The Twin
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FROM TWO MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR STEENA HOLMES AN UNPUTDOWNABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WITH THE MOST SHOCKING TWIST YOU’LL READ THIS YEAR.
My twin brother is the person I’m closest to. But now he frightens me.
We both have the same white-blond hair and clear blue eyes. All our lives people have stared at us. So we had to be there for each other.
Bryce tried to protect me from our dad. But when he died, I thought I was finally safe.
After the funeral, Bryce takes me aside: “Since Dad’s passing . . . well, it’s been going on for a few years now. I’ve been keeping a huge secret from you.”
Now I’m lying bruised and broken on a cold floor in a dark room. How I got here is the question. And what they want from me is insane . . .
AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF TENSION AND SUSPENSE BY A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Lucy Clarke, Lucy Foley, Shari Lapena, T.M. Logan and Clare Mackintosh.
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The Twin by Steena Holmes
What do you do when you spend your life listening to your father treat your twin so much better than you, for a prophecy that you don't believe... Thinking you are free when your father dies just for your brother to take his place and things have escalated to the point you can't trust the one person you used to trust with your life.
It was a really weird book but I really loved how twisty and weird it was. Two albino twins, living with the idea that their father believes this crazy prophecy about them but treating them both so differently. Brynn comes to realize that her brother isn't the person she thought he was and Bryce wants Brynn to give herself over willingly. It was a huge tug-o-war for Brynn and man oh man I got the creeper chills from the whole thing!
I loved the family drama, I loved the lowkey psychological games that were going on and I loved how the book ended. So dang good!!
I really think you should give this one a try!!
4 stars
'Deliciously Dark' Sounds Apt But Becomes Problematic. Without going into spoiler territory, I can't find a better title for this review than "Deliciously Dark", and yet... well, read the damn book to find out why I have problems using that title. :D
But seriously, this is one *dark* book - and while I just can't bring myself to spoil anything... think whatever you feel would be the darkest a book could possibly go. Then go darker. Darker. Darker again. And again. Ok, now add a dying candle into that. Because that's about as light as this book gets. (Though I *will* note some things that you may imagine that *don't* happen here: no dog dies. No kids are sexually assaulted. And yet... the rest of this paragraph applies. Better to be prepared and have it be lighter than you expect, with this kind of tale.)
Holmes manages almost a Poe level of storytelling, where it isn't necessarily what is on the page, but what is clearly just *off* the page that is so intense... and, eventually, those things come onto the page in stunning fashion.
If you like dark yet not necessarily "heavy" books, you're going to love this one. If you're looking for something lighter... come back to this when you're ready for *dark*. :)
Very much recommended.
Originally posted at bookanon.com.
