'The Queen of the Summer Novel' (People) The ultimate summertime reading for fans of Jennifer Weiner and Jodi Picoult.
Nantucket is only two and a half hours away from Martha's Vineyard by ferry. But the two islands might as well be worlds apart for a set of identical twin sisters who have been at odds for years.
Just because twins look exactly the same doesn't mean they're anything alike - and Tabitha and Harper Frost have spent their whole lives trying to prove this point. When a family crisis forces them to band together - or at least appear to - the twins come to realise that the special bond that they share is more important than the resentments that have driven them apart.
A story of new loves, old battles, and a threat that gives a whole new meaning to the term sibling rivalry, The Identicals is Elin Hilderbrand at her page-turning best.
This is a standard, fluffy beach read with a wholly predictable ending. I preferred Hilderbrand's summer 2016 offering, Here's To Us - the characters are more richly-drawn, the plot more interesting, and the writing more heartfelt. If The Identicals had been my first foray into Hilderbrand's Nantucket I probably wouldn't pick up another one of her books. Clearly, she's not technically an amazing writer, but there was something in Here's To Us that made it a bit more special than your average summer fare. The Identicals didn't depart from the mold at all. It was an easy, quick read, and it made a Megabus ride far less painless, but it's nothing special.
