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Her boyfriend, Cass Gianis, confessed to the crime. Now Cass has been released from prison into the care of his twin, Mayoral candidate Paul Gianis, who is in the middle of a high profile political campaign. But what does the mayoral candidate really have to hide? And why has Cass Gianis vanished? By clicking 'Sign me up' I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of use.

Must redeem within 90 days. See full terms and conditions and this month's choices. About The Author. Sonya Sones. Ellen Hopkins. Product Details. Publisher: Margaret K. Related Articles. Awards and Honors. Resources and Downloads. More books from this author: Ellen Hopkins. See more by Ellen Hopkins. I also have to say, I've never read something in this style or with such plot. I honestly do. Read this book. The poetry isn't too difficult to read.

It's written prose-y and you can certainly read it like a real book once you get by it's format. Aug 12, Snotchocheez rated it liked it. About as subtle as unanesthetized oral surgery, and for me, anyway just as painful to endure. View 1 comment. Jul 17, Kristi rated it liked it. Okay so, WOW. I love the rawness, no fluffy descriptions or unneeded stances, just pure emotion. Laci is a huge fan of Ellen Hopkins and she had been trying to get me to read one of her books for a long time.

And when opportunity comes knockin, you best answer the door. I read a lot of books. And ones that m Okay so, WOW. And ones that make a definite impression are few and far between. Identical falls in the former category with a few other books that continue to stay on my mind. But, the less you know about that going in, the better. And a fan is born. May 18, Karin rated it it was amazing Shelves: youngadult , edgy , reads , novels-in-verse. One family - damaged by tragedy. A father who drinks too much; an absentee, professionally-driven mother.

Twin girls left in the middle. Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical twins - each with their own deep, dark secret. One daughter attracts the inappropriate attention of their damaged father.

The other daughter, usually ignored, takes part in riskier and riskier behavior just screaming to be heard. Both girls suffer in silence, living behind the facade of a perfect, all-American family. Ellen Hop One family - damaged by tragedy. Ellen Hopkins has written another gripping novel in verse that will leave you on the edge of your seat. If you are at all familiar with her work you know to expect the unexpected.

Prepare for your jaw to drop when you reach the end of this gripping tale. Be aware - this is a graphic story. View 2 comments. Jun 24, Mary rated it it was amazing. And I like how that feels. And I hate how that feels. Because love is an invention of fiction writers. Someone sculpted from ice.

I keep the melted me bottled up inside. Where no one can touch her, until, unbidden, she comes pouring out. Also, feel free to share your thoughts, comment or tell me anything : Buy it from the Book Depository : If you liked this stupid review, consider buying me a coffee because it keeps me warm View all 14 comments. Sep 20, Debbie rated it liked it Recommends it for: Hopkins fans.

Shelves: young-adult-lit , abuse , poetry , realistic-fiction , drugs-and-alcohol , eating-disorders , mental-illness. Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical twins, mirror images of each other.

They share a terrible secret. Kaeleigh is the good girl--she does well in school and has a lead role in the school musical. Ian, her sort-of boyfriend, loves her deeply.

Her father loves her too, but not the way a father should. Raeanne knows about her father's visits to Kaeleigh's bed. While a part of her wants to protect Kaeleigh, another part of her feels jealous because her father didn't pick her.

She breaks rules at every Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical twins, mirror images of each other. She breaks rules at every turn, skipping school, getting high, and having all kinds of sex.

The family was normal until the night of the accident, when their father, a judge, caused a fatal accident while driving drunk. Their mother responded by throwing herself into her political career and freezing out her family. Their parents are still married, but the marriage is in name only. Their father, lonely and tortured by his own terrible secret, drinks to escape his demons. And he sexually abuses Kaeleigh. I loved the format of the novel. The poems were beautifully written and the shapes, especially of the mirrored ones, made me slow down and savor the structure.

The treatment of Raeanne's drug use made me a bit uncomfortable, mostly because the negative aspects were downplayed. In Crank, which details a girl's downward spiral into addiction, her drug use is also graphic and descriptive, but the reader could clearly see the path of destruction. I would have liked to have read more about Kaeleigh's relationship with her father and also about the events in his childhood that set him on the path of the abuser. Also, the twist at the end would have felt more authentic if it hadn't happened so close to the end of the book.

While this was not my favorite Hopkins novel, teen fans will not be able to put it down. It is chock full of issues and mature content. It's all here--sexual abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, cutting, mental illness, bad boys, and, like Pandora's box, a small taste of hope and love.

View all 5 comments. Apr 08, Caroline rated it really liked it Shelves: young-adult , poetry. This is one of those really hard books to review, because it's difficult to say if I really enjoyed it. It deals with twin sisters, one who is sexually abused by their father for years and the other who watches it from her bed. It's a story dealing with sexual abuse, mental illness, drug abuse, alcoholism, eating disorders and promiscuity in teenagers, and at times it was really horrifying and difficult to read.

But, Ellen Hopkins is really excellent at pulling you through the tough spots with so This is one of those really hard books to review, because it's difficult to say if I really enjoyed it. But, Ellen Hopkins is really excellent at pulling you through the tough spots with some kind of glimmer of hope that things might turn out alright in the end.

At first I hated the sheer number of names Hopkins dumps on the reader right at the beginning--the book is separated into chunks basically, chapters, but Hopkins doesn't really ever use chapters in her novels told from the perspective of each twin, with a neat mirror effect with the poetry every time the perspective swaps. There's a lot of names, though, and at first I had a tough time keeping it all straight. By the end it was definitely worth it.

I was bugged by some of the details, like the fact the sisters never really interact with each other even though they see each other.

Luckily, this is resolved in the end in a way I was expecting about halfway through but was still surprised to see her pull off. It definitely kept me reading, despite some of the rougher points. On sheer craft, plot and character I'd probably have rated this 5-stars, but I certainly can't claim to have loved this. This story is so disturbing I'm almost appalled at myself for enjoying it this much. The writing is great though, and the story too actually. Awesome really.

I thought I knew what I was reading, and then she flipped it. Quite brilliantly. I should have thought of it. I loved that I didn't. It's so lovely to be oblivious. No, really. I usually expect plot twists, and I mostly find it tiring if there are none. Just not with this genre. Probably because it's just light, bland, nothingness most of t This story is so disturbing I'm almost appalled at myself for enjoying it this much.

Probably because it's just light, bland, nothingness most of the time. At least IMO more often than not, it's time wasted. And then this book comes along. Really, why is it that I automatically disregard contemporary fiction? I know Because it doesn't interest me much. Because they're all the same.. Identical is more, though. It's teenage drama and family life, sure, but not just. And not just small ridiculous stuff, or a bunch of generic morals being pushed through either.

This novel offers more than mere ordinary or relatable issues. It probably won't make you feel, like you've experienced something similar, or know someone who has. It might not even make you feel all that emotional - except maybe more or less appalled - regardless of the devastating subject. Or, I wouldn't think so. At least I didn't love it for its ability to draw me in emotionally.

I loved it as a whole, especially because it allows for a lot more grayscale than most. Which I think, is what makes it stand out. That, and the fact that nothing gets sugarcoated, or gloss over. Also it's the definitely proof, that there's still lots of great stories, I've missed. In fact, I might just have to go back to screening the contemporary genre a bit more thoroughly. Maybe even read the actual description rather than just skim a few lines. And acknowledge, that the genre is not all chick-lit, teenage romance and the likes.

At least not if I'm more careful with my choices. I've actually been wanting to read something by Ellen Hopkins for awhile. I can't recall why though, because if had I known what to expect, I wouldn't have left it for sometime in the future.

Obvious I'm happy with this book. It's one of a small number of books I've actually liked enough to go for the five star rating this year. I'm definitely reading more of her books. Fortunately there is a lot of them.

Which I enjoyed less - Probably inevitable, because how would it compare to this one? And it's kind of impossible not to compare, when reading them back to back. So the next one will be as soon as I've read a few non-contemporaries. Sep 02, Anna Motteler rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Mature readers. I'm used to her books being about drugs or sexual things, but this book was different. At the beginning you're introduced to these two twin sisters, Kaeleigh and Raeanne.

You learn that their father sexually abuses Kaeleigh and Raeanne secretly wants it. The mother, Kay, then ran for Congress wom spoiler Honestly, I was a little surprised by this book. The mother, Kay, then ran for Congress woman and was never home, which made the fater, Ray, in charge of everything.

The daughters both had their major problems: drugs, sex, alcohol, etc. The sad part is, at the end of the book, or near the end of the book I should say, you learn that Raeanna actually died in the car accident caused by Ray and Kaeleigh had multiple identities, living through herself and her twin sister. It was a really confusing book and makes me wonder where Ellen Hopkins gets her ideas, you know?

I was a little disappointed, but it was an okay book, it kept me reading. Ellen could have done a lot better though. Jan 26, Aryn rated it it was ok Shelves: young-adult , poetry , loaned-to-me. Actual Rating: 1 and a half stars I was kind and rounded up.

I finished this book last night and I'm still not entirely certain what I want to say about it or how I want to rate it. I wanted to sleep on it, mull it over - I'm still at a loss. So, I'm just going to start writing and hope that whatever spills out gives me an appropriate star rating.

What the back of the book says: "Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mo Actual Rating: 1 and a half stars I was kind and rounded up. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family - on the surface. But behind the facade, each sister has her own dark secret. I'm probably just going to continue that into the review, because that'll let me have more of a stream of consciousness, try to get this all out.

Twin 1 is being raped by Daddy, and Twin 2 wants to be raped by Daddy. I almost had to stop reading on page And if Daddy would just stand still for me, I'd happily tap his core. I was pissed, and honestly, I still am. That was a clue that perhaps this book was written for the shock value, and not entirely for tackling the issue. I know it's a hard issue to tackle, but I've read books with similar subject matters and none of them have left me with a book on the other side of the room and twitching.

Shock value is not synonymous with tackling difficult issues. One of the reviews I read on Goodreads, that I can't find at the moment - if you find it, let me know and I'll link to it - called this book "trauma porn. Thank Gods after that point the I want to fuck Daddy, erotic language was largely dropped, because that's what made it seem like Hopkins was just trying to get a rise out of us.

There were definitely other scenes that I felt were written for their shock, rather than their value, but nothing that got such a disgusted reaction from me. Twin 1 is the "weak" twin, who can't say no, is the lead in the school play Grease. Twin 2 is the "strong" twin, getting stoned daily, sleeping around with her dealers. Both twins have eating disorders of various types, and deal with their pain in less-than-healthy ways. Mom is always away, she's running for Congress, only returning for photo-ops.

Daddy's a judge and he's also an alcoholic, control freak. It was almost a page book, and I had the big twist figured out in the first or so. I think if I hadn't figured it out, I would have stopped reading. It made some of the shock value stuff seem less out-and-out shock value. I'd explain why, but if you still plan to read this, or are reading it and haven't figured out the big twist, I won't give it away for you. I think that Ellen Hopkins is an incredibly talented author, I actually enjoyed the prose - and I am not a poetry person, not even a little.

What soured this book for me is that I didn't think she was actually tackling the big issue, I think she was writing to get a rise. And she got one, but not in a good way. I think that I'd be interested to read Crank, because that was based on her daughter, so it will probably be less shock-value and more actual value. Dec 02, Kathryn rated it it was amazing Shelves: ya-read , For the last several days since I finished Identical , I, A.

I keep finding myself thinking about Kaleigh and Raeanne and their stories. Oh, and I guess a C My friend Janie recently read Identical and thought I would like it, and her review really made me want to check this out for myself. I found the book used, and was really excited to get it. When I finally did receive it in the mail, I finished up my current read at the time, and moved this up on my reading list. I am so glad I did that What a powerful not necessarily in the way you might think , emotional, crazy, unbelievable story.

I have never read anything quite like this before, and it was extremely refreshing. Now, even though I said I've never read anything quite like Identical , I have read books about drug use, promiscuous sex, alcohol abuse, and the like. And to be honest, they are usually some of the best books I've read and my favorites. I don't know why and am unsure of what that says about me.

It sounds bad to say, almost, because I find it fascinating, intriguing, and I even like the heart-breaking things to some extent. I like rooting for these characters you wouldn't root for in real life. I love when an author can do this to me. I kept wanting certain things to happen I wouldn't have wanted my own daughter, of which I don't have kids, doing.

To me, that is part of what makes this book so good. What also made this book so good is the fact, in the beginning, I had a slight suspicion of what was really going on. But, Hopkins really took that idea away from me and made me abandon it. Then, when I found out what was really going on, I couldn't believe I didn't see it coming sooner.

My original idea was wrong for the most part, and I like that I was wrong. I'm sorry to use language like that, but this is serious. I had suspected a part of what was going on view spoiler [the dad raping his daughter continuously hide spoiler ]. But when Raeanne says, view spoiler [she wishes she could love Daddy better than Kaeleigh, and basically she would give him sex whenever he wanted and however he wanted hide spoiler ].

I had to walk away from the book for a moment. And even though I had to walk away, I still had to know what was going on. To me, that is so important to me about writing, but also, it's what I love and why I read. Ellen Hopkins is surely not an author to miss. I don't think many people can handle her books well, I've only read this one, but they follow the same type of destructive lives , so I definitely say proceed with caution. All in all, a fantastic, refreshing read, and I am really, really looking forward to reading the rest of her work.

View all 4 comments. Let me start by saying that when I read a book, I am usually certain about whether or not I liked it. However, that is not the case with this book. I have never particularly enjoyed verse writing, so when this book arrived and I saw that it was ALL in verse, I considered just leaving it in a corner to collect dust. Yes, there's a "but". After reading a c Let me start by saying that when I read a book, I am usually certain about whether or not I liked it.

After reading a couple reviews on here, I decided to give it a shot. I can say that I'm glad I did. Now I know since you're reading this, you have probably heard all about the book from the summary and all the other reviews. So I won't talk about that at all.