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Double Identity
Seventeen-year old Bree, is ecstatic to discover that she has an identical twin sister. When she’s told Cassie is coming to live with her, she knows they’ll be best friends. After all, she’s always wanted a sister.
Luke, Cassie’s boyfriend, wants nothing more than to enjoy what’s left of summer vacation with the girl he’s loved forever. When her identical twin, Cassie, breezes into town and he can’t tell them apart, he knows he’s in for trouble.
Bree discovers that she and Cassie couldn’t be more different. Cassie is wild and impulsive. She’s from the big city and hates Bree’s small town and everything in it, everything except Bree’s boyfriend, Luke. When Cassie becomes obsessed with claiming Luke as her own, Bree learns how deceptive, ruthless, and frustrating sibling rivalry can be.
Luke, Cassie’s boyfriend, wants nothing more than to enjoy what’s left of summer vacation with the girl he’s loved forever. When her identical twin, Cassie, breezes into town and he can’t tell them apart, he knows he’s in for trouble.
Bree discovers that she and Cassie couldn’t be more different. Cassie is wild and impulsive. She’s from the big city and hates Bree’s small town and everything in it, everything except Bree’s boyfriend, Luke. When Cassie becomes obsessed with claiming Luke as her own, Bree learns how deceptive, ruthless, and frustrating sibling rivalry can be.
89 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 10, 2012
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December 19, 2012
Wow, this story was enthralling and I totally loved it! I felt the passion, the desperation, and the angst that comes with young love. So sad how a good thing can become so twisted when an estranged identical twin sister is thrown into the mix, especially one with no moral code. I have always wanted to read a story where one sister poses as the other, and this book satisfied that craving. It was nice to see the contrast in a novel between the beauty of pure love and the sordid side of using others out of a desperate need to be loved. That road is always lonely and empty in the end. The author did a fantastic job of showing that in this novel as well as the consequences of poor choices. I love this author's voice for YA fiction and whenever I hear a new YA novel is coming out by this author, I jump on it. Especially the books in this "Identity" series. I loved all three books, but this one was my favorite. The description was fantastic and the emotion was totally YA and intense. The romantic element was strong, too, and I always love a good romance. It had me desperately wanting to know how the situations would be resolved each time they came up. The ending had a typical K. Dawn Byrd feel to it, as well. Totally satisfying. This book is making my top fiction list for 2012.
February 18, 2016
Bree’s seventeen, doing well in school, has the perfect boyfriend, goes to church, wears a promise ring, and is generally the almost perfect daughter of the nearly perfect mother. Then Bree finds out that not only is her father not dead, but also she has a twin sister she's never met. She should be furious, but instead she’s eager to meet her Dad and share her bedroom with the sibling she’s always wanted. Unfortunately the father’s ill and the sister has no desire to relax into small town life. She might like to steal Bree’s boyfriend though, and ruin her reputation—that could be fun.
A teen novel with strong clear morals and good message, Double Identity presents questions of forgiveness, tolerance and generosity of spirit, nicely balanced with wisdom and good communication. Of course, lack of the latter will result in many missteps along the way, but faith in God wins through and the teen who’s having her identity stolen learns where her true identity lies by the end.
Double Identity presents convincing characters with plausible flaws in an interesting story full of twists and turns. The mix of first and third person writing is very nicely done, enhancing Bree’s character with inner turmoil and emotions while presenting the rest of the tale convincingly behind her back. It’s a good teen novel with food for thought and genuine dilemmas appropriately resolved and nicely muted scenes of the “evil twin’s” misdeeds—highly recommended.
Disclosure: I was lucky enough to win a free ecopy of this novel
Merged review:
Bree's seventeen, doing well in school, has the perfect boyfriend, goes to church, wears a promise ring, and is generally the almost perfect daughter of the nearly perfect mother. Then Bree finds out that not only is her father not dead, but also she has a twin sister she's never met. She should be furious, but instead she's eager to meet her Dad and share her bedroom with the sibling she's always wanted. Unfortunately the father's ill and the sister has no desire to relax into small town life. She might like to steal Bree's boyfriend though, and ruin her reputation--that could be fun.
A teen novel with strong clear morals and good message, Double Identity presents questions of forgiveness, tolerance and generosity of spirit, nicely balanced with wisdom and good communication. Of course, lack of the latter will result in many missteps along the way, but faith in God wins through and the teen who's having her identity stolen learns where her true identity lies by the end.
Double Identity presents convincing characters with plausible flaws in an interesting story full of twists and turns. The mix of first and third person writing is very nicely done, enhancing Bree's character with inner turmoil and emotions while presenting the rest of the tale convincingly behind her back. It's a good teen novel with food for thought and genuine dilemmas appropriately resolved and nicely muted scenes of the "evil twin's" misdeeds--highly recommended.
Disclosure: I was lucky enough to win a free ecopy of this novel
A teen novel with strong clear morals and good message, Double Identity presents questions of forgiveness, tolerance and generosity of spirit, nicely balanced with wisdom and good communication. Of course, lack of the latter will result in many missteps along the way, but faith in God wins through and the teen who’s having her identity stolen learns where her true identity lies by the end.
Double Identity presents convincing characters with plausible flaws in an interesting story full of twists and turns. The mix of first and third person writing is very nicely done, enhancing Bree’s character with inner turmoil and emotions while presenting the rest of the tale convincingly behind her back. It’s a good teen novel with food for thought and genuine dilemmas appropriately resolved and nicely muted scenes of the “evil twin’s” misdeeds—highly recommended.
Disclosure: I was lucky enough to win a free ecopy of this novel
Merged review:
Bree's seventeen, doing well in school, has the perfect boyfriend, goes to church, wears a promise ring, and is generally the almost perfect daughter of the nearly perfect mother. Then Bree finds out that not only is her father not dead, but also she has a twin sister she's never met. She should be furious, but instead she's eager to meet her Dad and share her bedroom with the sibling she's always wanted. Unfortunately the father's ill and the sister has no desire to relax into small town life. She might like to steal Bree's boyfriend though, and ruin her reputation--that could be fun.
A teen novel with strong clear morals and good message, Double Identity presents questions of forgiveness, tolerance and generosity of spirit, nicely balanced with wisdom and good communication. Of course, lack of the latter will result in many missteps along the way, but faith in God wins through and the teen who's having her identity stolen learns where her true identity lies by the end.
Double Identity presents convincing characters with plausible flaws in an interesting story full of twists and turns. The mix of first and third person writing is very nicely done, enhancing Bree's character with inner turmoil and emotions while presenting the rest of the tale convincingly behind her back. It's a good teen novel with food for thought and genuine dilemmas appropriately resolved and nicely muted scenes of the "evil twin's" misdeeds--highly recommended.
Disclosure: I was lucky enough to win a free ecopy of this novel
January 23, 2013
Picture this: you’re 17 and you’ve just found out that not only is your father alive, but you have a twin sister. What would you do? And what if your twin came to stay with you, pretended to be you, and tried to steal your boyfriend?
Double Identity is a modern day twist on The Parent Trap, but in this case the sisters aren’t friends and don’t want to live together. Not to mention that one sister could take the starring role in Single White Female.
Theology: To be saved, you have to be in a position to need a Savior
God may love all of us the same, but the twins in Double Identity don’t love Him the same. Bree has grown up in church, follows Christian principles, and repeatedly tries to love her difficult sister in a Christ-honoring way. Cassie, on the other hand, has grown up worshipping money and what it can buy her, and has been raised in a permissive household by a father that doesn’t know what to do with her.
Double Identity handles some issues teens face these days (see social issues). You have one out-of-control twin contrasted to a Christ-controlled twin. It’s easy to see which is the better/easier/preferable lifestyle. It’s also gives us a chance to understand how the out-of-control twin ended up where she is in her life. A lot of times, it’s not until we reach the end of ourselves that we realize we need a Savior.
Rating: at least PG-13
This book is intended for older teens. As you’ll see in the next section, there are a lot of issues that are meant for a more mature audience.
Social Issues: sex, drugs, alcohol, cutting, manic-depression
This book is about one really messed up kid who looks for anything that can fill the God-sized hole in her soul. That includes sex, drugs, alcohol, and cutting. Part of this exploration occurs because she has some psychological issues that require medication which she refuses to take.
The sex scenes are not graphic, nor are they set up in a way to advocate premarital sex. Just the opposite. The role model in the story (the good twin) strongly advocates abstinence and sobriety.
I would have no problem with my daughters reading this book once they get older (currently in elementary school). I believe Double Identity and books like it offer a great opportunity to talk to our daughters about the issues they might face and wouldn’t want to talk to us about.
My only negative is that I wished the book had been a bit longer. I wanted to know more about what happened at the end. Hopefully there will be a sequel.
Double Identity is a modern day twist on The Parent Trap, but in this case the sisters aren’t friends and don’t want to live together. Not to mention that one sister could take the starring role in Single White Female.
Theology: To be saved, you have to be in a position to need a Savior
God may love all of us the same, but the twins in Double Identity don’t love Him the same. Bree has grown up in church, follows Christian principles, and repeatedly tries to love her difficult sister in a Christ-honoring way. Cassie, on the other hand, has grown up worshipping money and what it can buy her, and has been raised in a permissive household by a father that doesn’t know what to do with her.
Double Identity handles some issues teens face these days (see social issues). You have one out-of-control twin contrasted to a Christ-controlled twin. It’s easy to see which is the better/easier/preferable lifestyle. It’s also gives us a chance to understand how the out-of-control twin ended up where she is in her life. A lot of times, it’s not until we reach the end of ourselves that we realize we need a Savior.
Rating: at least PG-13
This book is intended for older teens. As you’ll see in the next section, there are a lot of issues that are meant for a more mature audience.
Social Issues: sex, drugs, alcohol, cutting, manic-depression
This book is about one really messed up kid who looks for anything that can fill the God-sized hole in her soul. That includes sex, drugs, alcohol, and cutting. Part of this exploration occurs because she has some psychological issues that require medication which she refuses to take.
The sex scenes are not graphic, nor are they set up in a way to advocate premarital sex. Just the opposite. The role model in the story (the good twin) strongly advocates abstinence and sobriety.
I would have no problem with my daughters reading this book once they get older (currently in elementary school). I believe Double Identity and books like it offer a great opportunity to talk to our daughters about the issues they might face and wouldn’t want to talk to us about.
My only negative is that I wished the book had been a bit longer. I wanted to know more about what happened at the end. Hopefully there will be a sequel.
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