What do you think?
Rate this book
Midnight Twins #2
Look Both Ways
“The mix of prophetic visions and dreams, friends in dire straits, and cheerleading tryouts will keep…readers turning pages.”—Ilene Cooper, Booklist
If it wasn’t enough that mirror twins Merry and Mallory have just learned that they share a powerful psychic gift, a close friend is in terrible trouble. A member of the local Native American tribe, Eden is a shapeshifter, dangerous and hunted in her other form, and she’s in love with a boy who doesn’t suspect her fearsome secret. The twins must find a way to save Eden’s boyfriend from her, and save Eden from herself.
A story like Cat Winters’ The Cure for Dreaming , #1 New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard’s LOOK BOTH WAYS is a sequel that keeps readers guessing—will Merry and Mallory master their gifts in time to save their friends?
If it wasn’t enough that mirror twins Merry and Mallory have just learned that they share a powerful psychic gift, a close friend is in terrible trouble. A member of the local Native American tribe, Eden is a shapeshifter, dangerous and hunted in her other form, and she’s in love with a boy who doesn’t suspect her fearsome secret. The twins must find a way to save Eden’s boyfriend from her, and save Eden from herself.
A story like Cat Winters’ The Cure for Dreaming , #1 New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard’s LOOK BOTH WAYS is a sequel that keeps readers guessing—will Merry and Mallory master their gifts in time to save their friends?
211 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2009
10 people are currently reading
646 people want to read
About the author
Jacquelyn Mitchard
81 books1,244 followersJacquelyn Mitchard’s first novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, was named by USA Today as one of the ten most influential books of the past 25 years – second only to the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (but second by a long shot, it must be said.)
The Deep End of the Ocean was chosen as the first novel in the book club made famous by the TV host Oprah Winfrey, and transformed into a feature film produced by and starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
Most of Mitchard’s novels have been greater or lesser bestsellers – and include The Most Wanted, A Theory of Relativity, Twelve Times Blessed, The Breakdown Lane, The Good Son, and Cage of Stars. Critics have praised them for their authentic humanity and command of story. Readers identify because they see reflected, in her characters – however extreme their circumstances – emotions they already understand.
Mitchard also has written four novels for young adults.
The first, Now You See Her, from HarperTeen, is the story of a pampered, driven young actress who fakes her own abduction.
All We Know of Heaven told the story of lifetime best friends Bridget and Maureen, who are just sixteen when a fatal crash on an icy road and a poignant case of mistaken identity divide their small Minnesota town forever.
The Midnight Twins was the first in a trilogy of teen mysteries about identical twin sisters born on New Year’s Eve – one a minute before and a minute after midnight – Meredith and Mallory Brynn learn on the night they turn thirteen that their psychic abilities will force them to intervene in dire events, although one twin can see only the future and one can see only the past. The Midnight Twins is in development as a TV series by Kaleidoscope Entertainment.
Mitchard's newest novel for adult, A Very Inconvenient Scandal, out in November 2023 from Mira/HarperCollins, is the story of an acclaimed young underwater photographer whose famed marine biologist father shatters their family by marrying her best friend., a woman 35 years his junior.
At the local coffee shop, Mitchard is best-known as the mother of Rob, Dan, Marty, Francie, Mia, Will and Atticus , as the grandma of Hank and Diana and the wife of handsome Chris Brent.
Her favorite color is periwinkle blue; her favorite holiday is Halloween; her favorite flower is freesia; her favorite word is "smite," and her second favorite is "Massachusetts"; her lucky number is 119 (anyone who can guess where that comes from wins free first editions of her novels for life). She lives in her favorite place on earth, Cape Cod, summering in a villa on the Amalfi Coast. (Guess which part of that sentence is fiction.)
Her essays have appeared in publications including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune Magazine and Reader's Digest, and are widely anthologized and used in school curricula. She has taught in MFA programs in Vermont, Ohio, and Massachusetts, and is part of the faculty at the Summer Writers Institute at Yale University. She is a member of the Tall Poppies Writers and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the Ragdale Foundation.
Her pet peeves are known authors and editors who cannot and will not learn the difference between “lie” and “lay” and family signs pluralized with apostrophes.
She would love to appear on just ONE episode of any incarnation of ‘Law and Order,’ as has everyone else in America. She still is willing to play the role of a murder victim – except one found by earth-moving equipment in a landfill – though she would do that in a pinch.
Mitchard would like to have a swimming pool, because, although she lives near the ocean, she is afraid of the dark water and hates sand. She would love to have a clawfoot tub, or any tub.
She believes that stories are the ways that human beings make sense of life and that our stories will save us.
The Deep End of the Ocean was chosen as the first novel in the book club made famous by the TV host Oprah Winfrey, and transformed into a feature film produced by and starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
Most of Mitchard’s novels have been greater or lesser bestsellers – and include The Most Wanted, A Theory of Relativity, Twelve Times Blessed, The Breakdown Lane, The Good Son, and Cage of Stars. Critics have praised them for their authentic humanity and command of story. Readers identify because they see reflected, in her characters – however extreme their circumstances – emotions they already understand.
Mitchard also has written four novels for young adults.
The first, Now You See Her, from HarperTeen, is the story of a pampered, driven young actress who fakes her own abduction.
All We Know of Heaven told the story of lifetime best friends Bridget and Maureen, who are just sixteen when a fatal crash on an icy road and a poignant case of mistaken identity divide their small Minnesota town forever.
The Midnight Twins was the first in a trilogy of teen mysteries about identical twin sisters born on New Year’s Eve – one a minute before and a minute after midnight – Meredith and Mallory Brynn learn on the night they turn thirteen that their psychic abilities will force them to intervene in dire events, although one twin can see only the future and one can see only the past. The Midnight Twins is in development as a TV series by Kaleidoscope Entertainment.
Mitchard's newest novel for adult, A Very Inconvenient Scandal, out in November 2023 from Mira/HarperCollins, is the story of an acclaimed young underwater photographer whose famed marine biologist father shatters their family by marrying her best friend., a woman 35 years his junior.
At the local coffee shop, Mitchard is best-known as the mother of Rob, Dan, Marty, Francie, Mia, Will and Atticus , as the grandma of Hank and Diana and the wife of handsome Chris Brent.
Her favorite color is periwinkle blue; her favorite holiday is Halloween; her favorite flower is freesia; her favorite word is "smite," and her second favorite is "Massachusetts"; her lucky number is 119 (anyone who can guess where that comes from wins free first editions of her novels for life). She lives in her favorite place on earth, Cape Cod, summering in a villa on the Amalfi Coast. (Guess which part of that sentence is fiction.)
Her essays have appeared in publications including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune Magazine and Reader's Digest, and are widely anthologized and used in school curricula. She has taught in MFA programs in Vermont, Ohio, and Massachusetts, and is part of the faculty at the Summer Writers Institute at Yale University. She is a member of the Tall Poppies Writers and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the Ragdale Foundation.
Her pet peeves are known authors and editors who cannot and will not learn the difference between “lie” and “lay” and family signs pluralized with apostrophes.
She would love to appear on just ONE episode of any incarnation of ‘Law and Order,’ as has everyone else in America. She still is willing to play the role of a murder victim – except one found by earth-moving equipment in a landfill – though she would do that in a pinch.
Mitchard would like to have a swimming pool, because, although she lives near the ocean, she is afraid of the dark water and hates sand. She would love to have a clawfoot tub, or any tub.
She believes that stories are the ways that human beings make sense of life and that our stories will save us.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 30 reviews
February 23, 2011
I can't get over how bad this book was. I had held off writing a review for the first of the Midnight Twins novels because I wasn't overly impressed and thought I was missing something, but man, that one looks Pulitzer worthy next to this. The "action" of the story jumped from place to place (and most frustratingly, time to time, like 'oh, and yesterday, this happened..." - I hate when a book that is generally using a chronological order starts breaking that time line).
The main twin characters were just awful to each other all of the time and to their friends more often than not. The dialog sounded ridiculously like a middle aged woman trying to mimic a teen. Oh, hey, who wrote this book?
The funny thing is, it was SO bad, really, so, so bad, that I have a request out for the third book in the series to find out if it's as bad (one of the twins falls in love with the ghost of a long-dead war hero or something. No, honestly). Is there a literary equivalent of a camp film??
The main twin characters were just awful to each other all of the time and to their friends more often than not. The dialog sounded ridiculously like a middle aged woman trying to mimic a teen. Oh, hey, who wrote this book?
The funny thing is, it was SO bad, really, so, so bad, that I have a request out for the third book in the series to find out if it's as bad (one of the twins falls in love with the ghost of a long-dead war hero or something. No, honestly). Is there a literary equivalent of a camp film??
November 18, 2012
Reviewed by Margaret Waterman for TeensReadToo.com
If you're a fan of THE MIDNIGHT TWINS, or even if you've never heard of it, you're going to love this book!
LOOK BOTH WAYS by Jacquelyn Mitchard is a fun-filled book, with suspense, comedy, and even romance. It's definitely a book for everybody - there are elements of this novel that would be appealing for any different type of teen reader. Although it is geared for young adults, I think any age group could enjoy it.
Mally and Merry thought life had gone back to normal by the close of THE MIDNIGHT TWINS, but by the first couple of chapters of their second adventure, they and their readers knew they were in for another wild ride.
The twins, one born the minute before midnight and one born the minute after, have odd dreams throughout the series. At the beginning of the novel, their visions and dreams start up again. They discover, partly through their visions, a secret that Eden, another character in the book, has been keeping from them; one that ties into an accident involving a girl on the cheerleading squad.
Can they figure out what's going on before it's too late?
This book is a fun, quick read - coming out just in time for summer!
If you're a fan of THE MIDNIGHT TWINS, or even if you've never heard of it, you're going to love this book!
LOOK BOTH WAYS by Jacquelyn Mitchard is a fun-filled book, with suspense, comedy, and even romance. It's definitely a book for everybody - there are elements of this novel that would be appealing for any different type of teen reader. Although it is geared for young adults, I think any age group could enjoy it.
Mally and Merry thought life had gone back to normal by the close of THE MIDNIGHT TWINS, but by the first couple of chapters of their second adventure, they and their readers knew they were in for another wild ride.
The twins, one born the minute before midnight and one born the minute after, have odd dreams throughout the series. At the beginning of the novel, their visions and dreams start up again. They discover, partly through their visions, a secret that Eden, another character in the book, has been keeping from them; one that ties into an accident involving a girl on the cheerleading squad.
Can they figure out what's going on before it's too late?
This book is a fun, quick read - coming out just in time for summer!
December 18, 2017
Okay... I’m just gonna say one thing before I start ranting.
This book stinks.
Everything about this book is terrible. The characters, plot, story line, word choice, EVERYTHING.
I had to read this book for book clubs in school, and I can’t even describe how torturous it was for me to read it every week. My teacher realized this, and, with heavy caution from me I might add, she couldn’t even make it past chapter two!
All right, let’s see. Okay. First of all. Merry and Mally are simple, stupid, spoiled characters. They both are so stupid. Everything good happens to them even though they do nothing. They are teenaged brats that are idiots that so HAPPEN to have powers to see into the past and the future. They are so boring to read about and make me so angry reading how spoiled and stupid they are.
Next up, the plot. Oh dear where to begin. I can’t even explain how terrible it is. It is basic and boring teenaged drama. When we chose this book for book clubs, we were told it was a definite mystery. It at first sounded cool, two twins solving mysterys that can also see into the past and the future. Boy was I wrong. The only mystery in the ENTIRE BOOK takes up a total of five pages when someone slips on some tape on their shoes put there by someone with gold rings. Even thinking of that makes me feel sleepy. Why why why why!!! It’s so bad! Even after that the girl who did it became friends with the twins. UGH! No!! And later on, there is this girl named Eden. Don’t even get me started on her. She seems nice. Until the end. She gets with this older guy named James, and, of course, wants to run away with him and from her family to be with him. But, ah alas! she turns into a LION and if she turns in front of anyone they must die or she will run away forever!! Oh no! So of course she turns into a lion in front of Mally and therefore must run away. UGH! And Mally doesn’t even care! Of course she is like OH NO EDEN but then later on she just forgets her like she was nothing! And of course Mally gets with Eden’s brother Cooper and still loves Drew! Oh why? Teen drama is so hard! She even dreams about Cooper’s chin and Drew’s broad shoulders. That’s so stupid! But of course she gets with Cooper and comes home every night with kissing chin!! Because WHAT ELSE? And yeah I saw that coming Cooper leaves her because he is “so heartbroken over Eden.” Yeah right.
Okay, so I could keep going on and on, but now I must talk about the word choice. Ugh. I feel shivers down my spine just thinking about the terrible details. If you can even call them that. The way Mitchard writes this story is so horrible that you have to read it for yourself to even understand it. There is no imagery at all. It is like a third grader wrote it but with correct spelling. Also, the text messages everyone sends are HORRIBLE. My book club and I had to decipher each one to even begin to understand what the heck Mitchard was talking about. Which brings me to another point. Mitchard was over fifty years old when she wrote this book about fourteen year olds!! Now I’m not saying that if you are over fifty that you can’t write books about teens, but the way she wrote this was so unlike kids these days that I just can’t even understand.
Mitchard’s book Look Both Ways was absolutely terrible. I could keep going on and on about how horrible it is. To all the seventh graders out there, never choose this book for book clubs!
This book stinks.
Everything about this book is terrible. The characters, plot, story line, word choice, EVERYTHING.
I had to read this book for book clubs in school, and I can’t even describe how torturous it was for me to read it every week. My teacher realized this, and, with heavy caution from me I might add, she couldn’t even make it past chapter two!
All right, let’s see. Okay. First of all. Merry and Mally are simple, stupid, spoiled characters. They both are so stupid. Everything good happens to them even though they do nothing. They are teenaged brats that are idiots that so HAPPEN to have powers to see into the past and the future. They are so boring to read about and make me so angry reading how spoiled and stupid they are.
Next up, the plot. Oh dear where to begin. I can’t even explain how terrible it is. It is basic and boring teenaged drama. When we chose this book for book clubs, we were told it was a definite mystery. It at first sounded cool, two twins solving mysterys that can also see into the past and the future. Boy was I wrong. The only mystery in the ENTIRE BOOK takes up a total of five pages when someone slips on some tape on their shoes put there by someone with gold rings. Even thinking of that makes me feel sleepy. Why why why why!!! It’s so bad! Even after that the girl who did it became friends with the twins. UGH! No!! And later on, there is this girl named Eden. Don’t even get me started on her. She seems nice. Until the end. She gets with this older guy named James, and, of course, wants to run away with him and from her family to be with him. But, ah alas! she turns into a LION and if she turns in front of anyone they must die or she will run away forever!! Oh no! So of course she turns into a lion in front of Mally and therefore must run away. UGH! And Mally doesn’t even care! Of course she is like OH NO EDEN but then later on she just forgets her like she was nothing! And of course Mally gets with Eden’s brother Cooper and still loves Drew! Oh why? Teen drama is so hard! She even dreams about Cooper’s chin and Drew’s broad shoulders. That’s so stupid! But of course she gets with Cooper and comes home every night with kissing chin!! Because WHAT ELSE? And yeah I saw that coming Cooper leaves her because he is “so heartbroken over Eden.” Yeah right.
Okay, so I could keep going on and on, but now I must talk about the word choice. Ugh. I feel shivers down my spine just thinking about the terrible details. If you can even call them that. The way Mitchard writes this story is so horrible that you have to read it for yourself to even understand it. There is no imagery at all. It is like a third grader wrote it but with correct spelling. Also, the text messages everyone sends are HORRIBLE. My book club and I had to decipher each one to even begin to understand what the heck Mitchard was talking about. Which brings me to another point. Mitchard was over fifty years old when she wrote this book about fourteen year olds!! Now I’m not saying that if you are over fifty that you can’t write books about teens, but the way she wrote this was so unlike kids these days that I just can’t even understand.
Mitchard’s book Look Both Ways was absolutely terrible. I could keep going on and on about how horrible it is. To all the seventh graders out there, never choose this book for book clubs!
November 28, 2018
Ouch.
If I’m being honest, this book was physically painful for me to read.
First of all it makes no sense. It’s listed as a mystery yet it has...no...mystery? The only part that kinda sorta maaaybe be classified as a mystery was with Crystal’s shoes. Spoiler Alert, it’s Kim. Wow. Surprised. Truly I am shocked by this startling turn of events. Wooow.
Second of all, the dialogue is a bit off??? I mean I understand that the characters are young and dumb but it’s weird. It’s kinda like a teenager, who is out of the loop with pretty much everything, wrote a novel like an old lady who is very aware of today’s teens, as two 13/14 year old girls. Confused? Yeah that’s how I felt with the whole book.
Then we have the characters. Gosh the characters I don’t even know where to start. Oh wait, yes I do, they’re all awful. The twins got on my nerves most. They’re the most spoiled, self-centered, selfish, stupid twins I’ve ever read about. They’re so similar, I had to flip back to the first couple pages of the chapter to check who they are MANY TIMES. Okay yeah their names are similar, and sure one doesn’t like makeup and dresses and one does but seriously man? I really didn’t understand why they were so basic. They’re like every other female heroine. Petite, skinny, and of course attractive. Gosh I just want one book that has a character that’s not perfect, and they’re okay with that. And they’re bratty. For example, when the girly twin was an idiot and messed up her face, she asked her mom to get some face cream. Her mom, being a nice person, went out of her way to buy some. When the twin gets it, you won’t believe it, she complains. To put it simply, she said “MA tHIs iS dIgUsTiNg” I wanted to laugh and cry at this part. The mom was like “DONT SaY tHat” and the twin was like “oK” but then the mom was totally over it. At one point in the story the twin hit her head. Then she “stalked” to her parents when they were arguing and she screamed at them? I quote “Well you were so absorbed in the fight, you didn’t hear me yell! I practically got knocked out!” (123)
Who says that?
Honestly they all seemed really self absorbed.
Fourth of all (does anyone say that anymore?) the plot made no sense. I swear, if I read this novel upside down it would make more sense then right side up. It focused on the teenage drama, rather then the non-existent mystery.
Then there were the parts that were so dumb it’s laughable. My favorite parts of the story is when the teens text each other. Its so obvious that the author has no idea how texting slangs work. For example
“I QUIT. HAPPY?”
“NO. CL M”
.....
“CM 2BAD2BT”
.....
“?4U”
“411”
“LEMENO WEN”
“PCKING 2MORRO
.....
“U NO WHO REALLY WAS”
“UR DRESS WAS”
..............
Honestly it was so funny to me. It looks like the author just took some syllables out and was like “YES I AM THE MODERN DAY TEEN”
TL;DR: I just hated this book so badly. It was so bad and had no plot.
Quick Summary: On faints here, another fainting here OOH TEENAGE DRAMA SLIDE WHEEEE
If I’m being honest, this book was physically painful for me to read.
First of all it makes no sense. It’s listed as a mystery yet it has...no...mystery? The only part that kinda sorta maaaybe be classified as a mystery was with Crystal’s shoes. Spoiler Alert, it’s Kim. Wow. Surprised. Truly I am shocked by this startling turn of events. Wooow.
Second of all, the dialogue is a bit off??? I mean I understand that the characters are young and dumb but it’s weird. It’s kinda like a teenager, who is out of the loop with pretty much everything, wrote a novel like an old lady who is very aware of today’s teens, as two 13/14 year old girls. Confused? Yeah that’s how I felt with the whole book.
Then we have the characters. Gosh the characters I don’t even know where to start. Oh wait, yes I do, they’re all awful. The twins got on my nerves most. They’re the most spoiled, self-centered, selfish, stupid twins I’ve ever read about. They’re so similar, I had to flip back to the first couple pages of the chapter to check who they are MANY TIMES. Okay yeah their names are similar, and sure one doesn’t like makeup and dresses and one does but seriously man? I really didn’t understand why they were so basic. They’re like every other female heroine. Petite, skinny, and of course attractive. Gosh I just want one book that has a character that’s not perfect, and they’re okay with that. And they’re bratty. For example, when the girly twin was an idiot and messed up her face, she asked her mom to get some face cream. Her mom, being a nice person, went out of her way to buy some. When the twin gets it, you won’t believe it, she complains. To put it simply, she said “MA tHIs iS dIgUsTiNg” I wanted to laugh and cry at this part. The mom was like “DONT SaY tHat” and the twin was like “oK” but then the mom was totally over it. At one point in the story the twin hit her head. Then she “stalked” to her parents when they were arguing and she screamed at them? I quote “Well you were so absorbed in the fight, you didn’t hear me yell! I practically got knocked out!” (123)
Who says that?
Honestly they all seemed really self absorbed.
Fourth of all (does anyone say that anymore?) the plot made no sense. I swear, if I read this novel upside down it would make more sense then right side up. It focused on the teenage drama, rather then the non-existent mystery.
Then there were the parts that were so dumb it’s laughable. My favorite parts of the story is when the teens text each other. Its so obvious that the author has no idea how texting slangs work. For example
“I QUIT. HAPPY?”
“NO. CL M”
.....
“CM 2BAD2BT”
.....
“?4U”
“411”
“LEMENO WEN”
“PCKING 2MORRO
.....
“U NO WHO REALLY WAS”
“UR DRESS WAS”
..............
Honestly it was so funny to me. It looks like the author just took some syllables out and was like “YES I AM THE MODERN DAY TEEN”
TL;DR: I just hated this book so badly. It was so bad and had no plot.
Quick Summary: On faints here, another fainting here OOH TEENAGE DRAMA SLIDE WHEEEE
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 6, 2009
This is the second in the Midnight Twins series and I have not read the first one, which I think would have been helpful to understanding the characters more. I found the book very confusing in the beginning and hard to keep the characters straight. But, once I got into a third of the way into the story, it was easier. I tried to imagine myself as a teenager reading this book and think that teen girls would love this story. The author does an excellent job of keeping it current with the teens communicating through texting and with Mallory playing soccer. I also thought her descriptions of their first kisses and feelings of "love" were quite accurate and believable. The story involves the American Indian legend of a "shape shifter" and I found it quite interesting, but again, did make it confusing at times. As a mom, I enjoyed the storyline of Campbell (the mom) and her decisions for her and her family's future. The writing was very descriptive and I could easily imagine the Ridgeline wilderness and imagine myself skiing through the woods as Mallory did. I love the Pow Wow and all the stories and intricate details to describe the clothing and traditions and the Cree Indians. Although the storyline ends sadly for some characters, for others I think it sparks a new beginning and easily will flow into a new adventure for a possible third novel in the series. The "white lion" is still out there.
Again, I think teen girls would enjoy the story, but I do recommend reading the first in the series titled The Midnight Twins. Thanks to Penguin Group and Jacquelyn Mitchard for the opportunity to read this story.
Again, I think teen girls would enjoy the story, but I do recommend reading the first in the series titled The Midnight Twins. Thanks to Penguin Group and Jacquelyn Mitchard for the opportunity to read this story.
March 31, 2012
I'll give this book one thing: I would have liked it at 13. I would have loved the cover, loved the boyz, loved the "gothic" and "supernatural" overtones. I liked the basic premise. The twins thing had been done to death but its still fun to read about. I was kinda getting into it when it suddenly became so grating. The twins for one thing are super irritating. They have no depth, do the dumbest things and I constantly got them confused. (I think the author did too)They also have way too many freedoms for 14 year old with loving and involved parents. (Sneak into the woods,climb on cliffs, go to crazy parties, make out with guys, blah blah blah.) Speaking of boys, they had all these handsome, wayy older guys into them. (Well, into Mallory at least, probably because Merry is a complete ditz) I'm sorry, but 16/17 year old guys to not fall in love with tiny 14 year old girls. Even though the author tries to make it feel like they're in so much danger and that the "sight" weighs so heavily on them, you never actually get that feeling.
Still, I get that its written for younger girls, girls that like all that bubblegum supernatural stuff. The author actually seems to be able to write a half way decent story depsite her awful characters, so i might give some of her adult fiction a try.
Still, I get that its written for younger girls, girls that like all that bubblegum supernatural stuff. The author actually seems to be able to write a half way decent story depsite her awful characters, so i might give some of her adult fiction a try.
Read
January 12, 2011This book was not one of my favorite ones to read. It started of really slow and didn't really get any better. I don't like books that take forever to describe things and this book basically did that the whole time. I don't know, this book just didn't click very well for me. I don't think that this book was suspenceful enough for me. There just wasn't anything good to grasp onto. I kind of thought that the writing of the book was a little cheesy. The way the girls went about doing things wasn't very intersting. Manly what got me to read this book was the cover. The cover was cool and really drew my attention to it. The girls kind of suspect the most random things and connect them to other random things. I don't understand how they think some of the "signs" they see are connected to anything and how they fit in. I just think the book is better for somebody who has more patience than me and who likes to read about the description of things in depth.
March 26, 2010
I didn't really like this book. The first book in the series, The Midnight Twins, was much better but not by much. I can't keep the twins seperate and the way the conversations are written it just made it too confusing to understand. I didn't really understand the plot of this book besides the whole Eden thing but that was boring and pretty uneventful. I thought the ending was completely dumb and it should not have ended like that. The only part I enjoyed is finally reading about Mally with the one she really was suppose to be with. My suggestion is to skip this book unless you really want to keep up with the series. I don't think that I will continue with it because after I was done reading this book I felt that I had wasted my time and I never feel like that, never. I read this in about 2 days.
June 17, 2010
I liked the first book way more. It was more interesting. This time, the twins, Merry and Mally, had to use their visions to figure out why this moutain lion was maiming everyone. Or, something along those lines.... So, there friend Eden is the lion. Really?! I thought this was a partially realish book. Just when you thought you couldn't get anymore curveballs.... She throws a lion to ya. So, in short, since I don't want to write a lot.... Eden moves away to protect the town. Yay.
For the record, me and Mally are almost exactly personality/hobby twins. Except, of course, I know how to crack a joke. :)
For the record, me and Mally are almost exactly personality/hobby twins. Except, of course, I know how to crack a joke. :)
November 29, 2012
I really enjoyed this book, it had a mysterious side to it. I liked the begging because it tells you the set up for the first chapters. The main characters, Meredith and Mallory, are twins with a gift. One of the twins, Meredith, has the gift of being able to see the past and Mallory can see the future. Both twins have their own friends. One day Meredith has a vision that something bad will happen to the cheer leading team so she tries to figure it out. While Meredith figures that out, Mallory had to help Eden with his destiny. Both Meredith and Mallory have to work together to help all their friends out.
April 13, 2009
This was as good as the last book, which most sequels can't say. The mystical was more heightened in this book, and it tied in well to the first. Mally got more of the ending this time, making up for Merry getting all the glory in the last book. But I can't imagine what Mitchard is going to do for the third. There isn't any foreshadowing that I can see, and the whole David thing is wrapped up more, so how can it be even more wrapped up unless the third book has nothing to do with the first two?
August 12, 2016
Many times, the "second" book in a series/trilogy doesn't live up to your expectations, but this one did. I enjoyed the Native American aspect of the book, and I enjoyed the development of Mallory's character.
I would recommend you read THE MIDNIGHT TWINS before reading this book.
Also be aware that this in not your typical YA book. It's written in third person omniscient, which means the narrative hops from character to character, including the adults in the book. And the main characters are younger than your typical YA characters.
I would recommend you read THE MIDNIGHT TWINS before reading this book.
Also be aware that this in not your typical YA book. It's written in third person omniscient, which means the narrative hops from character to character, including the adults in the book. And the main characters are younger than your typical YA characters.
March 29, 2009
This was an ARC and the second book in the trilogy. I don't know if it was just because this was an ARC, or if this is how the finished book will be, but it seemed to be all over the place. It seemed to jump from one thing to another and at times didn't explain things fully. But overall I enjoyed reading it and look forward to the third book.
March 9, 2010
I'm in a really weird reading place these days, and I'm not sure what's going on. Whatever it is, I just could not get in to this Midnight Twins sequel. It's been too long, I've read too much in between, and I've forgotten 1) what happened in the first one and 2) why I thought it was so special. I made it 85 pages in and am giving it back for now. Maybe I'll try again later?
May 23, 2009
Not as smooth and not as engrossing as The Midnight Twins. I found some elements of this book harder to swallow. The book incorporates some Native American legend, which was well done, but didn't feel (to me) as if it ever quite found its home in the book. Still, an enjoyable read.
February 29, 2012
I didn't care much for this book. It had a lot of pointless dialog and when it ended I was left scratching my head and thinking "I'm not positive about what just happened." I will not recommend it to anyone nor will I read any other of the books in the series.
December 13, 2013
I think this book is just good, because it is just talking about the fear and anxiety are endemic society and should control for healthy life. It teached me what real feeling about fear and anxiety is and how and why it is related to the word"death".
July 1, 2016
Somewhat better than the first, but there were still instances when the writing was so bad/rushed/etc., that I wondered why I was bothering. I don't think that I'll be reading the third book. I have way too many other books to read to waste my time on a good story that just isn't written very well.
December 9, 2009
Second book in the series, it was darker than the first (The Midnight Twins) and I enjoyed most of it more that the last one. I wish that the third one would come out soon!
February 28, 2011
Slow moving. Not as interesting as the first in the series.
April 2, 2011
I thought it was a good book.
July 4, 2011
Just as good as the first book! Looking forward to the third/final book!!!
July 24, 2012
This book was REALLY good. I would reccomend it to anyone.
April 3, 2014
Fairly juvenile but an enjoyable read
January 31, 2016
It was just as good, if not better than the first book.
May 3, 2009
Interesting sequel. Looking forward to the next one.
March 8, 2011
Good supernatural mystery book mostly for girls though.
April 15, 2011
Not nearly as interesting as the first. I doubt I'll keep reading the series.
December 3, 2015
The twins learn of other beings, such as Eden, as they grow up and enter hight school.
Read
July 16, 2017Content Rating
http://sagethoughtsonbooks.blogspot.c...
http://sagethoughtsonbooks.blogspot.c...
Displaying 1 - 30 of 30 reviews