Twitter summary: Separated twin sisters, leading completely opposite lives, are brought back together by their daughters.
The good: I loved the ongoing theme of connecting with oneself — for example, Desiree and Stella as one set of twins, Reese as himself, Kennedy as someone else (acting). I’ll admit that I didn’t know how the story would play out yet I was intrigued to find out how the twins would reunite and reconcile (or did they?). I also loved how this story spanned multiple decades but didn’t flip flop time periods because no one needs the unnecessary complexity. Bennett is a wonderfully descriptive writer whose words beautifully paint the story’s plot. I pictured Mallard and it’s small town tendencies (not like Stars Hallow though), felt Jude’s desire to belong and understood why Stella told her lies.
The bad: Be warned, this is a slow starter. It does pick up around 1/3 in and I felt invested enough to keep reading.
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