The Perfect Ones: A Thriller

The Perfect Ones tells a story about a group of Instagram influencers who are invited to Iceland by one of their sponsors. The three main characters are Hollie, Celeste, and Alabama. The book introduces each of the women and what is going on in their personal lives. Hollie is married to Nick and finds out she is pregnant before the trip. She realizes she doesn’t want to be a mother, and this creates distance between her and Nick. Celeste is married to Louis, and they have a five-year-old daughter named Bella, who seems to have a hard time controlling her emotions. Alabama is married to perfectionist Henry, and her mental status seems to be off-kilter from the very beginning.

Then Alabama goes missing. The chapters alternate between the weeks before she goes missing, what happens the night that she goes missing, the investigation, and “the after.”

Overall, I felt this story was a complete flop. The women were not likable from the beginning because they were all so selfish. Celeste was the only one who seemed to be trying to be a good person. Alabama was superficial and annoying. I thought the plot would get really interesting as we found out what really happened to Alabama, but that, too, fell short. I felt like I wasted my time on what could have been an entertaining read.