Original Twin – ARC Book Review

A twisty crossover thriller that will have readers guessing right up until the end. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Mary Kubica, and Megan Abbott.

SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN SECOND BEST. NOW SHE’S THE ONLY ONE LEFT.

Twin sisters May and June couldn’t be more different. May is quiet, self-conscious, withdrawn; June is boisterous, beautiful, magnetic…and missing.

It’s been a year since June disappeared, a year of May waiting for her to turn up with an explanation of where she’s been and why she left. But with the discovery of an old newspaper article comes a secret: Their mother once vanished, too, on the same date when she was nineteen years old.

Just like June.

This was no coincidence. June was investigating this buried family mystery, and she left May a series of clues to pick up where she left off. Now, if May wants to find June, she’ll have to retrace her footsteps through their mother’s past.

The more answers she digs up, the more questions May has. And the biggest one of all: When her sister’s trail of breadcrumbs runs out, what will she find?

It’s been nearly a year since May’s twin sister June disappeared. May wanted to know the real reason why June upped and left. When May discovers a newspaper article, she was shocked to find that her mother, who at that time was a college student went missing before she was finally found. June had been investigating about their mother’s mysterious disappearance and the possibility that the abductor might be their biological father. May then begin to trace June’s footsteps and to uncover the hidden secret behind the abduction of their mother and the sudden disappearance of June.

This was a page turning twisty thriller. The letters written by June to her mother was actually interesting to read. Though the story is mainly told in Mays POV, there are snippets of their mother’s POV as well as June’s letters. The book actually started out great and this was a thriller that I actually couldn’t put the book down. Not only that–the whole story itself was actually very unpredictable that you actually have no idea how this story will end. Despite the interesting start, the numerous twists and turns and an unpredictable storyline, I thought I didn’t like the ending very much. Despite that, although this is a debut thriller, I actually enjoyed this thriller and would recommend this page turning thriller. Overall this is worth 4 stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.