Leanne Olson

by Nicole Hackett, narrated by Patricia Santomasso, Jess Nahikian, and Elise Arsenault

published May 2, 2023 from Dreamscape Media / Penguin Random House

The Perfect Ones by Nicole Hackett was fine.  It’s not a book I’ll remember much about, but it was amusing enough to listen to.

The premise is fun: while a group of fashion influencers are visiting Iceland, one of them — Alabama Wood, who nobody likes — goes missing.  The book bounces back and forth between the present and the past, mainly following two influencers: Celeste and Holly.

Alabama was by far the most interesting character, so it was unfortunate that we only saw her perspective a few times.  I had trouble differentiating Celeste and Holly.

I think part of the issue is I went into this expecting a thriller or a mystery, but it reads more like general fiction, which is less my genre.

Overall, it was just okay for me — I liked Hackett’s writing style and found it pleasant to listen to as an audiobook. The narrators were decent, though I didn’t actually realize there were three; I thought it was all the same woman. 

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Thank you to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for my review copy of this book.