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This book is about the mental struggles, inevitable self-destruction of twin girls Kaeleigh and Raeanne. On the outside, their family is picture perfect. Their mother is a politician, and their father is a district court judge. They are living the dream, or so it seems. In reality, their mother is emotionally and physically absent, and their father is an abusive alcoholic. Both girls do well in school, but they also both seek their own form of escape. Raeanne retreats towards sex and drugs, and Kaeleigh binges and cuts herself.
It is revealed in brief confessions that there is history of sexual and emotional abuse. This book is horrifying and shocking. It will make you almost not want to read but also hard to put down.
The twisted ending will appall and amaze you. I recommend reading this book, even if it's not the type of book you read or even if you don't like reading you will like this one.
I feel like this is such a predictable book, it wouldn't appeal to me. It seems like such a depressing subject and therefore wouldn't be what I would read at this point. I like adventure books that are comedic that I can laugh at and be on the edge of my seat. You should try The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler! It's such a crazy book!
ReplyDeleteI read a book like this one time, where a girl seemed picture perfect at school, and though even outside of school, she lived in a huge house, her parents were never home, because of their busy schedules and her only sibling, her sister, had a mental disorder, so just like this book, it had that reality vs fake. That book was actually one of my favorites, and is in similar with this, but it had a romantic side and twist to it which grasped me in more, where for this novel, It may not be the 'full package' for me to take time and read because of the darkness and tension with it.
ReplyDeleteThe novel I'm connecting it to, is called, " Perfect Chemistry"