Cannonball Read 18

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Not a Moriarty Gem, but Fun Nonetheless

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

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Nine strangers come together for a ten-day self-improvement retreat at a health spa in Australia called Tranquillum House, each desiring their own unique results – Frances, an out-of-touch romance novelist; Jessica and Ben, lottery winners with a troubled marriage; Lars, a good-looking divorce lawyer; Tony, a retired Australian Rules Footballer; Carmel, a depressed mother obsessed with her weight; and the Marconis, a grieving family of three. They are welcomed by three intense employees – owner Masha and her two minions. At first, the retreat seems […]

Lacking Evil-Geniusness

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I should have seen it coming. The first of this series was a best-seller, and I didn’t think it was that great. The second installment was also a NYT best-seller, and I figured maybe this one will be better. I was wrong. It was not better; if anything, Moriarty was worse than The House of Silk. I can at least understand why people were interested in the book. They premise involves what happens immediately after Reichenbach Falls to both Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty, a time-frame […]

All in the golden afternoon….wait…this ALSO seems familiar!

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Vacation read #2, and the one I was most looking forward to.  Liane Moriarty never disappoints.  She creates such relatable, flawed, and lovely characters. Breezy young parents Sam and Clementine and their Type A friends Erika and Oliver are invited to a barbeque at the home of May/December couple Tiffany and Vid.  For some reason this barbeque has gone horribly wrong, and we spend the book sussing out the details of the incident. In finding out why the incident has been so destructive to these families, […]

Should One Twist an Oft-Trod Twist?

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Though I have not read or watched everything the Sherlock world has to offer, I am fond of smart people who are good at their job, so the consulting detective’s universe is interesting to me. Between those characters and enjoying Anthony Horowitz’s work on Foyle’s War, I wanted to like Moriarty a lot more than I did. Taking place shortly after Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty’s “deaths” at Reichenbach Falls, private detective Agent Frederick Chase arrives from New York and soon meets up with Scotland […]

The Last Anniversary

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The Last Anniversary was my last stop on the Lianne Moriarty tour. It was yet another interesting and different story, though I didn’t love it as much as theHypnotist’s Love Story.* The story focuses on Sophie Honeywell, a single woman in her late thirties feeling the full weight of her biological clock. Sophie is known for being a great friend, always willing to entertain her couple friends with her single girl exploits, and up for whatever romantic adventure she encounters. Still, despite her rich social life, Sophie […]

My Favourite Lianne Moriarty book.

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After reading three Liane Moriarty books, I decided to just keep going with the same author for awhile, and as it turns out, The Hypnotist’s Love Story is my favourite. It has the same fantastic tension as Big Little Lies, while maintaining Moriarty’s sense of humour and strong character development. This is not your average story and the plot, characters, and writing are completely original. The hypnotist, Ellen O’Farrell, has watched as her friends slowly paired off and have children. She’s watched love stories and stories of personal triumph unfold […]



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