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The premise of this novel was interesting, so I purchased it. One afternoon young Lucy Sexton is surprised when a grubby looking woman knocks on the door. Upon opening it Lucy recognizes that under all the grime is a woman who looks exactly like her mother and invites her in to wait for her mother. When Lucy's mother arrives home, true to Victorian style, she faints upon seeing this look alike. From here this period piece gradually takes off, although never quite gets off the ground. Helen, the long lost twin of Lucy's mother, undergoes a Pygmalion transformation in what seems like a matter of months. Helen is then introduced into society on the common birthday and from there murder and mayhem ensue. With about 25 pages to go, the murder is solved under unusual and unrealistic circumstances.

Lucy does have a love interest throughout the novel, and although very chaste and appropriate to the period in which the novel is set, contains unrealistic elements that don't play out as well as they could have.

I don't want to get into any spoilers here, so will refrain from telling more about the plot. The book is slow going. Not all young adults, or readers of young adult novels will appreciate an adequate presentation of a young woman being raised in upper class Victorian society. Some may find it highly sexist, which was the norm at that time.

I think the author could have done more with the plot, but I do think she did well in showing us the events through Lucy's eyes.


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The Twin Daughter Lauren BaratzLogsted Books Reviews

Combining two genres I love (historial fiction and mystery) this novel with not disappoint. What would you do if your mother's long lost (and previously unknown) identical twin appears on your doorstep and slowly incorporates her life into yours? This novel was like a Victorian "Single White Female" but with a twist. I won't spoil the ending but it left me shocked! There's a little bit of everything in here- murder, deceit and mystery. All from the eyes of a distrustful teen who doesn't trust her long lost aunt. Hell I didn't trust the aunt from the get-go but the ending shows that you may share looks but ones personality always will shine through- looks are indeed deceiving in other words.
I was a bit hesitant to get this book, I wasn't sure if I would like it. But I was intrigued by the story and decided to go for it. I'm happy I did. The story kept me guessing and I couldn't put the book down.The love story was there but it didn't overtake the story which I enjoyed, it was there developing but the author focused on the story at hand and the was the mystery. I found myself second guessing my instincts and who was alive and who was dead and changed my mind throughout the book, I also enjoyed this because it kept me guessing and I didn't figure out the truth till the very end. This book is really good and I would recommend it.
I found this book interesting and engrossing. Maybe a little slow at the beginning but it pulls you in and pulls you along. Twins, separated at birth, reunited in Victorian London. How will they deal together, what will join them and what will come between them. The story is told from the point of view of the daughter of one of the twins. She develops a relationship with her aunt, falls in love, grows up. But, along the way, one twin is murdered. We think we know which, then we change our mind, then we change our mind again. Nicely done.
This is a gripping tale told from the perspective of the fourteen-year-old daughter (Lucy) of an identical twin named Aliese, a very refined and loving wife and mother. Helen, the other twin, did not have the myriad of opportunities that Aliese had because, after they were separated at birth, Helen was placed in an orphanage. They are reunited and Helen is welcomed into the family.

The book is very well written, and the characters are well defined and interesting. I believe both young adults and adults would enjoy it. It pleases me when intimate encounters are left to the imagination rather than graphically portrayed. That being said, the book can still be called a romance/murder mystery and is very well executed. There are a lot of twists and turns in the plot. Several times I 'thought' I had everything figured out...Lucy thought that as well. We were both surprised.

One of my favorite characters in this book was Kit, the boy-next-door and two years Lucy's senior. I wish I'd known a Kit in my lifetime. Seeing the two of them grow to adulthood during the events of this narrative was a story in itself.
This gothic tale is told from the point of view of 13-year-old Lucy Sexton. It begins when she opens the door and is shocked to see her wealthy mother Aliese dressed in ragged clothes. When her parents see this woman, they learn that she is Aliese's twin sister Helen. Apparently Helen is the only one who knew they were twins, as they had been separated shortly after birth. A wealthy family adopted Aliese and Helen had been placed in an orphanage. The Sextons take Helen in their home and give her clothes and tutoring.

The first part of the book builds up the background and setting and develops the characters and their relationships. Periodically, I wondered if one of the identical twins was Helen or Aliese, especially as they sometimes wore one another's clothes.

Lucy becomes friends with Kit who lives next door. She shares her thoughts and feeling with him after the murder of one of the twins. Every time I thought I'd figured out who was murdered and "who done it," another twist occurred. I really was convinced I had figured out the answers to the mystery more than one time and I was always wrong.

This book kept me engrossed and I found it difficult to put down. If you like mysteries, especially gothic mysteries, I highly recommend it.
The premise of this novel was interesting, so I purchased it. One afternoon young Lucy Sexton is surprised when a grubby looking woman knocks on the door. Upon opening it Lucy recognizes that under all the grime is a woman who looks exactly like her mother and invites her in to wait for her mother. When Lucy's mother arrives home, true to Victorian style, she faints upon seeing this look alike. From here this period piece gradually takes off, although never quite gets off the ground. Helen, the long lost twin of Lucy's mother, undergoes a Pygmalion transformation in what seems like a matter of months. Helen is then introduced into society on the common birthday and from there murder and mayhem ensue. With about 25 pages to go, the murder is solved under unusual and unrealistic circumstances.

Lucy does have a love interest throughout the novel, and although very chaste and appropriate to the period in which the novel is set, contains unrealistic elements that don't play out as well as they could have.

I don't want to get into any spoilers here, so will refrain from telling more about the plot. The book is slow going. Not all young adults, or readers of young adult novels will appreciate an adequate presentation of a young woman being raised in upper class Victorian society. Some may find it highly sexist, which was the norm at that time.

I think the author could have done more with the plot, but I do think she did well in showing us the events through Lucy's eyes.