The Perfect Ones, Nicole Hackett
The Perfect Ones, Nicole Hackett
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The Perfect Ones

Author: Nicole Hackett

Narrator: Patricia Santomasso, Jess Nahikian, Elise Arsenault

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2023


Synopsis

Two days after arriving in Iceland for a promotional trip, Instagram influencer Alabama Wood goes missing. With no leads, the Icelandic police start their investigation by focusing on the two influencers seemingly closest to Alabama on the trip: Celeste Reed, Alabama’s best friend of ten years, and Hollie Goodwin, fitness guru and Alabama's unwilling idol. Celeste and Alabama have grown apart recently because Celeste has been too distracted by her five-year-old’s behavioral issues and her husband’s refusal to admit that there’s a problem. What Celeste doesn’t tell them is how she has been coping with these worries and how it involves Alabama in ways no one would guess. On the outside, Hollie appears to have everything—the husband, the body, and over one million Instagram followers. In reality, however, Hollie came to Iceland to escape the implosion of her life behind the screen. The only person who suspected something amiss behind Hollie’s precisely filtered pictures is Alabama. As secrets are revealed and loyalties are tested, debut author Nicole Hackett asks a vital question: do we control our online image, or does it control us?

About Nicole Hackett

Nicole Hackett is the author of The Perfect Ones. A biochemical patent agent for a law firm based in Washington, DC, she lives near Baltimore, Maryland, with her husband and two children.

About Patricia Santomasso

Patricia Santomasso is a trained actor and audiobook narrator who has worked with a multitude of audiobook publishers on over 150 projects. She currently records out of her home studio in Queens, where she works with their two-year-old on character voices so that she can join the family business

About Jess Nahikian

Jess Nahikian is a Midwest-born, British-trained actor and voiceover artist who has worked on sets, on stages, and in sound booths in Scotland, St. Petersburg, the United Kingdom, the United States, and everywhere else in between. She currently resides in New York City.

About Elise Arsenault

Elise Arsenault is a talented actor, life coach, and voiceover artist who has lent her talents to many projects. She has appeared in numerous television shows and plays, and her voice can be heard in a multitude of audiobooks, commercials, and podcasts. She currently resides in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Hmm… the plot about famous influencers trapped in Iceland resort when one of them is mysteriously missing, presumed dead: picked my interest imminently. But a few things failed me to enjoy this not so claustrophobic but mostly flat and dull reading experience. Firstly, Alabama Wood’s disappearance sto......more

3⭐ Publication date ~ May 2, 2023 Featuring ~ debut, multiple 3rd person POV, multiple timelines, 6 part story, social media influencers, infidelity, mental illness, miscarriage Hollie, Celeste & Alabama are influencers off to Iceland for a week. Usually I am big fan of multiple narrators and timelines......more

The Perfect Ones, not The Perfect Ones for me🙃 SUMMARY: When a perfect trip to Iceland goes wrong. There are three of them (Alabama Wood, Hollie Goodwin, and Celeste Reed), but one person (Alabama Wood) goes missing only two days after their arrival for the influencer trip. Each of them seems to h......more

3.75 ⭐️ Thank you NetGalley, Crooked Lane Books and Nichole Hackett for letting me read “The Perfect Ones” in exchange for an honest review. Publication: May 2nd 2023 The cover! Isn’t it exquisite? Love at first right, definitely! It’s eerie, it’s beautiful, the colours match beautifully… the cover alo......more