The Identicals: A Novel

by Elin Hilderbrand

Genres: Audiobook

Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2017

About the author

Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her five previous novels. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.

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Reviews

[Ashley Cunningham Drapcho · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Finished the book on the ferry to Nantucket, what’s better than that!?

[Fiona Prestemon · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars

Romance, conflict, and some drama! I feel like some of the drama was unfounded personally so one of the characters irked me a bit, but I always love a book by this author.

[Courtney Halverson · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars
Twin sisters Harper and Tabitha Frost haven’t spoken in years after a major falling out. Living separate lives on neighboring islands, Harper on Martha’s Vineyard and Tabitha on Nantucket, they swap places for the summer, stepping into each other’s worlds. As they navigate unfamiliar lives, relationships, and responsibilities, both sisters begin to confront past mistakes, heal old wounds, and rediscover their bond, leading to second chances in love, family, and their relationship with each other.
This has been one of my favorite Elin Hilderbrand books that I have read so far. It gave me Parent Trap vibes but like the grown up version. I really liked Harper and Ainsley's relationship and how much Ainsley evolved with some love and attention. I do wish it had ended differently, I felt like it left some things unfinished which I didn't love. This one kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time!

[Hannah Zimeri · Rating 1 out of 5]

Another Elin Hildebrand book that I absolutely loved! I enjoyed reading the chapters from different POVs of the family members. I felt like she wrote each persons stage of life perfectly each time. I love how it tied in actual parts of history during this time period, and even her own life mentioned in the authors note. My ONLY issue (reason for 4 stars and not 5) is that the book ended before Tiger’s return?! It still wrapped up very well but I guess I just wanted the cliche happy ending! But overall this read really resonated with me, probably because of the family dynamics :)

[Shan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t completely love this story, but one thing Elin Hilderbrand consistently does well is character depth. Her characters always feel layered and real. While I stayed interested in the people at the center of the story the overall plot didn’t fully come together for me. It felt like something was missing that would have tied everything together. Still, the strong character work kept me engaged and reminded me why I continue to pick up her books.

3.5

[Melissa Mae · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW. I was searching for a book that was just a good story. I didn’t want to expect any twists, nothing to keep me on “the edge of my seat”, very little romance. This one did it for me. About two identical sisters and their lives. A little drama, but a big happy ending. Loved it!

[Molly Ellis · Rating 3 out of 5]

More like 3.5 stars. The story never quite reached the ending I was hoping it would. Instead, it felt like a lot of storylines were left unfinished. However, it was a nice story and it kept me interested the whole time.

[amypete · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good beach read for a December vacation. Lively characters and setting.

[Mary Klementowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great storyline

Elin Hilderbrand is a wonderful author. She keeps the reader’s interest with different twists and turns. And she intertwines family emotions into this book.

[Alyssa Wray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a fab, breezy, mamma mia-like read, would recommend.

[Carrie Schaller · Rating 3 out of 5]

A total beach read, no matter where or when you read it

[Cindy W · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book

enjoyable read
I liked the plot and characters in the story line. I found it easy read and could not put it down.

[Emily Henderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Twins. Two islands. A feud lasting 14 years and two women falling in love with the “wrong” guy. Another fabulous book by Elin!

[Liselouh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just meh. Not her best. I enjoyed the epilogue from the dig more than the book itself - not something I would usually say with an Elin book.

[Amanda Bivens · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was maybe my least favorite Hilderbrand so far. I really never warmed to Tabitha and the ending was awful. It just stoped.

[Gianisa Dougherty · Rating 5 out of 5]

GWOW! This got me out of my reading slump. Such a good book. No notes

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I find twins an interesting topic and enjoyed this book despite the conflict you don't expect between twins.

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite Elin Hilderbrand but still liked it!

[Jamckeen1 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Audio. The usual beach read.

[Joelleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

thank god she didn’t kill the dog at the end

I was very worried the dog of 12 1/2 years was dying at the end of of the book. I would have given it zero stars if that happened

[Aftan Robertson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Goodness Elin what were you doing here

[Livvy Fletcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just like other Elin Hilderbrand books but I love her and Nantucket so I liked it. The characters are well developed and I liked the ending.