Name: The Third Twin
Rating: 3.666666666666667 (18 reviews)
ISBN: 9780375991714

C. J. Omololu

Cynthia Jaynes Omololu

Ava and Lexi, high school seniors and identical twins, created an imaginary triplet, Alicia, to date and dump boys but now they are being stalked and impersonated by the sister they invented and their former dates are turning up dead.

The Third Twin

Ava and Lexi, high school seniors and identical twins, created an imaginary triplet, Alicia, to date and dump boys but now they're being stalked and impersonated by the sister they invented--and their former dates are turning up dead.

Montgomery Pierce

I went outside of my usual go-to genre for this one, but I'm glad that I did. A YA thriller, The Third Twin was a quick yet engaging, page-turning read that managed to leave me speculating right up to the very end. Every twist felt like it had real stakes attached to it, and none felt contrived. 

In particular, I was impressed with how well tension was carried through the whole book. From the beginning, the reveal of the first murder, through the wonder of whether or not it was Alexis or Ava who was responsible for the strange occurrences happening around the girls and the constant question of whether or not Alicia, a girl who shouldn't exist, was possibly real. All of the reveals to these questions left a real impact. 

On the whole, this was a good book, well crafted, and interesting.

Chloe Searles

This was very clever and creative. Would recommend to thriller lovers. The ending was confusing, but the plot makes up for it!

Jessica Williamson

4 stars.

This was actually better than I expected. I thought I would enjoy the mystery part of it, even if I could guess what was happening, but really I didn't have a clue.

I KNEW about a few things, but the main murderer aspect of it? I didn't know it until about 10 pages before the MC's. I liked the writing style and the plot over all.

I don't read a lot of YA mystery so I can't really speak on its originality, but I did quite enjoy it.

The Third Twin

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