Can 10 days at a special health resort change you forever? Can you lose weight, gain inner peace and make yourself into a newer, even better you? It could happen, sure. These nine people are about to find out just how much change can happen over 10 days (and it might happen even sooner than that)! Told with Moriarty's signature for creating interesting characters and a storyline that builds upon itself, complete with a bit of a dark undercurrent, this is a smoothly written pageturner that will stick with you after the last page.
The title is is actually a bit of a misnomer, as some of the people know each other; a couple has come to work on their marriage and a family of three has come to work on . . . well, that's not very obvious right away. Suffice to say, though, that all of these people have secrets they are hiding (sometimes even from themselves). And, true to real life, not all of the characters are likeable. However, what's important is how you see them play against each other, and struggle with themselves over a course of days in a place that seems tranquil and lovely. I'm using the word "seems" for a reason because as the story progresses, it becomes clear that something is a bit off about the person running this resort. And, there's a shocker about halfway through and the story really ramps up from there. And yes, it ramps up in a way that I found to be completely engrossing. This is a "screw the vacuuming because I'm going to read all afternoon" kind of book.
I admit it: I did a little happy dance inside when I got this ARC from the publisher. I really enjoy Moriarty's books and to read a new one ahead of schedule? How great is that? Actually, pretty damn great. I always enjoy that Moriarty's books combine interesting characters with a storyline that builds on itself and where there's a sense of a dark undercurrent to the story. There's usually a bit of edge to her books which I really like and which make her books worth reading again and again.
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