Nine Perfect Strangers in Aussie Readers

Sep 14, 2018 Brenda rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary-fiction, reviewing-by-request, uncorrected-proof, 5000-books, aussie-authors, sent-by-publisher, arc, own-read, 2018-release

Frances Welty, popular romance writer who'd just felt her first rejection, had thought her career and future were assured at fifty-five years of age. The impulsive booking at Tranquillum House, a health and wellness resort (which was expensive), had her questioning her own decisions on the long and tiring drive from Sydney. Her arrival showed her a beautiful old home built in the 1800s, renovated to within an inch of its life, with a staircase reminiscent of the Titanic (in the film with Leonard ...more

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Oct 19, 2018 Janine rated it liked it · review of another edition

This would have to be one of the strangest books I’ve read, didn’t dislike it, but then again found it rather hard work too. Odd book with a strange ending too.

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Jan 14, 2019 John rated it liked it · review of another edition

Despite the three stars, I actually really enjoyed this book. It was intriguing and made want to keep reading. It made me think about how we never really know what strangers are going through and the importance of transforming our lives.

The three stars is due more to my own expectations. I had thought this would be more a murder mystery (like Big Little Lies) and I think that would have given the book a little more edge. I also wish Frances' POV hadn't dominated so much. I would have liked to ha ...more

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Oct 02, 2018 Monica rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Two and a half 🌠.
Wasn't terrible. Some enjoyable parts. Just a tad better than just ok. ...more

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Jan 30, 2019 Jyv rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, light-reading, ebook, chicklit

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Oct 05, 2018 Cathy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I asked to review this book as I thought that the premise sounded interesting. What could potentially happen to 9 strangers on a spa holiday. It turns out that this was a spa holiday with a difference. I did wonder how it would work flitting back between all the different characters as you follow what happens on the spa holiday.

Overall I enjoyed this book.

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