The characters were nothing special, and some of them just felt like they were often there for show. Honestly, the characterization was lacking and I found it hard to know anything about any of the characters. I was indifferent to a lot of them, but it would have been impossible for me to like them. There wasn’t a single one that I can say truthfully that I liked. The characters were just plain unlikeable. I never thought a book from the author who gave us Crank, a beautifully written and incredibly structured story, could be so sloppily structured. For me, this means that this book was just meh. I base my ratings on the Goodreads rating system, which means that I gave this book two stars for “it was ok”. I am an avid fan of Ellen Hopkins novels, and I had high expectations for this one, the only one I haven’t read (except Traffick, which is still relatively new). Let me get something straight: I didn’t like this book, but I didn’t dislike it. I honestly never thought I would see the day where I give an Ellen Hopkins book less than four stars, but here we are.
Pretty soon it’s obvious that neither sister can handle it alone, and one sister must step up to save the other, but the question is - who?
If she has to lose, she will do it on her own terms, so she chooses drugs, alcohol, and sex. Secrets like the ones the twins are harboring are not meant to be kept - from each other or anyone else. All that Raeanne sees is Daddy playing a game of favorites - and she is losing. Behind the facade each sister has her own dark secret, and that’s where their differences begin. For Kaeleigh, she’s the misplaced focus of Daddy’s love, intended for a mother whose presence on the campaign trail means absence at home. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family - on the surface. Summary (from Goodreads): Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple.
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