PositiveThe New York Times Book Review\"If three characters were good in Big Little Lies, nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers ... The other characters are also fully realized, with compelling lives, relationships and motivations ... One of the most satisfying aspects of Nine Perfect Strangers is that it is thought-provoking but never pedantic. The novel raises fascinating questions about our relentless quest for self-improvement, why we seek out others to transform us and whether external change causes internal change, or vice versa ... Moriarty doesn’t supply the answers, but trusts her readers to come up with their own, which is just as it should be.\
Lauren Weisberger
PositiveThe Washington Post[When Life Gives You Lululemons] reads like \'The Real Housewives of Greenwich,\' a reality show that doesn’t exist, but should… underneath the shiny surface, both Lululemons and Prada are exploring what it’s like to be a woman buffeted by conflicting messages about career, relationships and motherhood. My only quibble with Lululemons is that its satire can slip into cruelty. These characters are obsessed with body image, and their frequent references to weight sometimes morph them into mean girls... But those elements can’t dampen the humor here.
Fiona Barton
PositiveThe Washington PostBarton is a veteran British journalist who has reported for the Daily Mail and other publications, so it comes as no surprise that her prose is deft and her story well told. What does come as a surprise is that her novel is also richly character-driven in a way that is both satisfying and engrossing.
