
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
How well do you know your sibling? And if that sibling is your twin, shouldn't you know her even better than non-twin siblings? That's popular wisdom, right? Well, not so fast - apparently Jess doesn't know Anna as well as a twin is supposed to know her twin.
Of course, that's pretty par for any YA book about twins (or even adult books for that matter). And how Anna ultimately ended up falling from her bedroom window? Not all that surprising, or different. Still, despite that predictability, there are some really nice moments and when Jess realizes how others see her (which isn't how she thinks they see her and leads to something of a change) it's a great thing for teens to read. Because, really, isn't that true of all of us? We don't know or see how others perceive us and our actions and affect. If teens can recognize that, and do some self-reflection, that's great. Another good thing was the depiction of grief and how we all deal with it differently, despite the literature saying "here's how to grieve a loss".
ARC provided by publisher.