5 Books with Twins
5 Books with Twins
By: Brittany Shields
Today (December 18) is National Twin Day!
I have my own set of twins who turned 1 this year! To celebrate this now relevant day for me, I’ve compiled a few books I’ve read that have twins in them.
Have you read any books with twins? Comment below!
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
Genre: Mystery
“Sisterly relationships are so strange. The way I can be mad at her but still want to please her. Be terrified of her and also want to run to her. Hate her and love her, both at the same time. Maybe when it comes to sisters, boundaries are always a little bit blurry. Blurred boundaries, I think, are what sisters do best.”
Fern and Rose. Twins. With a close sisterly bond forged in a traumatic childhood. Plus a pretty cute relationship between one of the sisters and a stranger that resembles ‘Where's Wally?’ (aka Waldo-this is set in Australia) who lives in a big orange van. But there is a foreboding cloud hovering over all of them. I had my suspicions near the beginning but the situation is more sinister than I had first imagined.
This is a psychological thriller you’ll probably finish in one day— two tops.
“My sister holds the key to my sanity (even though I never gave it to her).”
And. That. Last. Page.
2. Night Road by Kristin Hannah
Genre: Fiction
Mia and Zach are teenage twins. When an accident happens one night, it changes the family forever.
This is a dramatic story that explores the fears of a mother of teenagers realized and how the consequences could change their lives.
Although I had my annoyances (read the review for more detail) I can’t deny I was really drawn into this story and it tapped into a lot of different emotions.
3. The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
A couple with twin daughters moves to a Scottish island after one of the twins dies in an accident. When the mother finds herself alone with her remaining daughter as a winter storm approaches, her daughter claims to be the twin who died and the mother is forced to discover what really happened the day Lydia died.
4. Against All Odds by Danielle Steel
Genre: Fiction/Romance
This book follows a family of five (mother and four grown children, including twins) as they go through a variety of life struggles and obstacles.
I had never read a Danielle Steel book before so I don’t have anything to compare it to, but I didn’t actually like this book.
You can click the link below to read my snarky review, but it was a little too Dr. Phil dysfunctional for me.
5. Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca
Genre: Nonfiction
Okay, this is a bit of a stretch because the twins in this book are a small segment, but they are worth mentioning because they are what inspired the term ‘Siamese Twins.’
Though the entire book is not about twins, there are a lot of interesting things in here! Read my full review to get a fuller taste of the randomness.
BONUS: because I had no foresight when I started this post!
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Verity is a popular author who has just gotten in a car accident. Lowen, another author, steps in to finish her book series.
But Lowen stumbles upon an unpublished autobiography written by Verity that reveals some disturbing secrets and a sinister explanation for the deaths of their little girls— their twins who died within months of each other.
This is a very popular book, but one I was disappointed with. The thriller story line was compelling but there was some sexual content that I wish she hadn’t included.
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Genre: YA
Angeline Boulley’s debut novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter, won many awards. This is the sequel that takes place ten years later focusing on a different character- Perry Firekeeper-Birch.
Perry is a twin to her sister, Paulline. There is a small thread that explores their twin relationship, but the primary plot of the story is the quest Perry goes on to get sacred ancestral remains and funerary objects back to their tribe where they belong, doing whatever it takes to do so.
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