Double or Nothing

by Brooke Carter

The odds have never been higher for Essie now that her twin sister's life is on the line. Ester "Essie" Tomasi is a genius. She got an early entrance scholarship to university and at eighteen years old is already in her second year of pre-med. But Essie also struggles with a dark she has a serious gambling problem. She is falling deeper and deeper into debt, struggling to keep up with her heavy course load and unable to make even the simplest of decisions without flipping a coin.But when Essie makes a bet that she can’t cover, it’s her identical twin sister, Aggie, who comes to the rescue, making a dangerous deal with the gangsters holding Essie’s latest bet. Essie must find her way out of this mess or risk losing everything she’s ever cared about.

152 pages, Paperback

Published September 22, 2020

About the author

Brooke Carter is the author of several books, including The Stone of Sorrow, Another Miserable Love Song, Learning Seventeen, Lucky Break, The Unbroken Hearts Club, Double or Nothing, Sulfur Heart, Star-Eaters, Ghost Girl, and the forthcoming sequel Ghost Girl: The Other Side.

Reviews

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love reading the books in this series. They are aimed at YA and while they are fiction, they always tackle social issues.

They are also very short, which makes it challenging for an author I am sure.

This one looks at gambling addiction from a young girl's point of view.

Overall, the story is good, until the last two chapters.

Normally I complain that parents are not present enough in books discussing serious issues like abortion or addiction. But in this one, the parents are way too everything nice with sprinkles on top. The author took every cliche when it comes to the "perfect" and ran with it. It really took away from an otherwise pretty good plot.

Shame.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my second read of this book and I did not read my previous review on purpose.

I loved the writing style, down to earth and the engaging.

Addiction to gambling, this is a subject that engrosses me.

So why only 3 stars?

1) you really need to suspend your disbelief.

2) Things themselves beautifully with a big bow.

3) The love couple is just not realistic, ditto for the parents reactions.

[Hannah]

Too short to rate😂

[rana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly this book was really good, it was short but I really loved it! I think this book is getting me out of a reading slump so thank you Brooke Carter 💕💕

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty good one.