I did think the premise of this book sounded intriguing, and I was keen to like it. However, there was quite a lot that irritated me about it and I think I would have stopped reading it if I wasn't required to write this review (my mum did stop).
There were a few things that bothered me. None of the characters were likeable, which meant I didn't really care what happened to any of them. In fact the only character I had a soft spot for was the little two-year-old boy who the main character seemed to have an irrational hatred of (another irritation).
A lot of the book did rely on conveniences to work. For example, the plot relies on no one being able to tell the twins apart, so they make the mother almost blind, the brother away at college and the husband not very observant.
It isn't very well written (the brother's dialogue through the last few pages made me cringe) and included ridiculous phrases like 'fertility is the beginning of decay', with no further explanation. What?!
However, the story is good and after I got over the irritations and settled in to it, I really did want to find out what happened - even if I didn't care what happened to who! The twist is good and it does keep you guessing, so if you're not that fussy I'd maybe give it a go but it probably won't inspire you to read any more by the same author.
I was given this book free in return for an honest review.
There were a few things that bothered me. None of the characters were likeable, which meant I didn't really care what happened to any of them. In fact the only character I had a soft spot for was the little two-year-old boy who the main character seemed to have an irrational hatred of (another irritation).
A lot of the book did rely on conveniences to work. For example, the plot relies on no one being able to tell the twins apart, so they make the mother almost blind, the brother away at college and the husband not very observant.
It isn't very well written (the brother's dialogue through the last few pages made me cringe) and included ridiculous phrases like 'fertility is the beginning of decay', with no further explanation. What?!
However, the story is good and after I got over the irritations and settled in to it, I really did want to find out what happened - even if I didn't care what happened to who! The twist is good and it does keep you guessing, so if you're not that fussy I'd maybe give it a go but it probably won't inspire you to read any more by the same author.
I was given this book free in return for an honest review.