The Lost Twin
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Average rating4.3
When shy Ivy's troublemaking twin Scarlet vanishes from Rookwood boarding school, Ivy is invited to "take her place." But when Ivy arrives, she discovers the school's true intention; she has to pretend to be Scarlet. Ivy must think like Scarlet, act like Scarlet, become Scarlet. What on earth happened to the real Scarlet, and why is the school trying to keep it a secret? Luckily for Ivy, Scarlet isn't about to disappear without a fight. She's left pieces of her journal carefully hidden all over the school for Ivy to find. Ivy's going to figure out what happened to Scarlet. She's got to. But the staff of Rookwood is always watching, and they'll do anything to keep their secrets buried... Scarlet and Ivy Series: The Lost Twin (Book 1) The Whispers in the Walls (Book 2) The Dance in the Dark (Book 3)
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Middle grade mysteries are just so enjoyable to me. This one is set in a boarding school, which is a trope I've loved all my life, and it features a main character that gets to grow a lot, a sidekick who is frankly adorable, and it's set in the 1930s, so there's the historical aspect as well.
Also, I 100% pictured Mrs Fox as Matron from “Wild Child”.
Well I'm definitely not the target audience, maybe if I was 12 I'd have loved it. It just didn't draw me in and I never became emotionally invested in the characters. The fact that my daughter, who lent me it, couldn't remember anything about is not a great sign. Annoyingly the ending made me want to read the next one. Clever Ms Cleverly!
