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Her Perfect Twin

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Megan Hardcastle has been married to Christopher for four years, but Chris has become increasingly more controlling towards her. When Megan discovers photo's of her estranged identical twin sister on her husband's phone she wants answers.

Leah has everything that Megan wanted, fame, fortune, and freedom to do what she wants.

Eventually the twins agree to meet in a remote cabin. But at the end of their rendezvous only one twin will prevail. But which one?

A brilliant twisty thriller full of revenge, jealousy and hate. At one point I had a jaw dropping moment where I was completely gobsmacked!!

An author I will be looking out for.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Absolutely brilliant with so many twists and turns. It made me miss my Tube stop, which says it all!

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This was good. It wasn’t the most amazing boom I’ve ever read and felt like the overall story could have done with some tweaks but I overall enjoyed this. It was a quick easy read.

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Could not put it down, thoroughly enjoyed it. Twists, turns, plots, numerous suspects, kept you guessing, and although I guessed the baddie, ... I also suspected nearly everyone else as they all seemed to be guilty! Loved this and highly recommend it. Had me ignoring the world!

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A fantastic debut novel. I could not put this book down. A superb read that I have highly recommended to all my friends and family,.

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I wasn’t sure about this book but requested it and got it and I am so glad I got it. Absolutely brilliant storyline I loved it

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This book is a wee gem.

✨ Twins (obvs)
✨ MURDER
✨ Pandemic vibes

Leah had it all. The fancy lifestyle, the fame and the money that comes with it.
Megan had nothing. Apart from jealousy.

The only thing they have in common is that they're identical twins. That's where their relationship pretty much ends.

Things escalate. Murdery things happen and before the cover-up can commence, lockdown kicks in throwing a spanner right in the works. The only thing Megan can do is become Leah.

Honestly, this was a tense AF book with loads of twists and turns that you'll come away with whiplash.

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If you’re looking for a fast paced thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat, look no more. Her Perfect Twin pulled me in instantly and wouldn’t let me go until the very shocking ang twisted conclusion. Jealousy, revenge and betrayal fill the pages with twists that had me gasping out loud. To say this was a page turner is an understatement. Very entertaining and highly addictive! Thank you NetGalley for my copy.

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To be honest when I started this book I wasn’t expecting much but wow was I wrong ! This book is so cleverly written with loads of twists and turns from the POV of each of the characters loved it !

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A thrill of a read and a masterful debut from the author.
The story revolves around estranged twins Leah and Megan and Megan's toxic husband Chris. After years of toxicity at the hands of Leah, Megan snaps landing a deathly blow on her twin. The only way she can cover her crime is to become both Megan and Leah, no mean feat especially as the country is placed in Lockdown. Told from varying perspectives the story skilfully unfolds. A must-read. Many thanks to netgalley and the publishers for an advance read copy.

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𝙃𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙝 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧

I can't believe this was Bonner's debut novel. This is the dysfunctional story of identical twins with a vile, abusive husband thrown in. I really enjoy thriller plots revolving around twins - my Mum's an identical twin (here's to hoping it runs in the family) and I find the bond and connection fascinating, especially when crime is involved. This was told through multiple perspectives from Megan, husband Chris, Leah, and Chris' lawyer and to experience a first-person perspective into a psychopath's mind was both disturbing and chilling, but also fascinating. 

Faced with multiple truly unlikeable characters, the definition of "unreliable narrators" and the dangers and drama of covering a crime (always anxiety-inducing, but even more-so in a pandemic with travel restrictions), the plot was fast paced and well developed, with the character's motives well matched and set out well within the timeframe. I don't know if it's just me, but I absolutely can't stand any mention of the dreaded C19 in books - I deal with it 24/7 in my job, already do everything I can to avoid the news and read books for an escape, so normally would be hugely put off by the pandemic aspect in a plot BUT I felt this was so well written and engaging that I could put it aside. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more of Bonner's work.

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (4/5)

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 + 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐀𝐑𝐂!

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A really good twisty turny debut. So many different parts to this that I couldn’t stop reading it. I’ve sent an email to my friends saying GO BUY THIS! A strong 5/5.

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Her Perfect Twin is twisty, clever and creepy as hell. I couldn't put it down and read it in one sitting.

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Megan is married to Chris. Megan finds photos of herself on Chris's phone...only they aren't her...they are her twin Leah. Megan confronts Leah about her relationship with Chris and this takes a murderous turn.

The premise of twins was brilliant, the idea of one becoming the other to change her life...also brilliant. The execution of said ideas in Her Perfect Twin; not so brilliant. I found the first portion of the book engaging and I could see if was building up to a big plot twist BUT for the ending of the book to work, Maggie's impersonation of Leah has to be flawless, she is trying to convince her own husband after all....from the second half of the book its unbelievable and too neatly tied up. In a situation like this, something has to have gone wrong. The murder wasn't planned so how was the execution so flawless? This for me brought the rating down. I also didn't understand the need to have the perspective of the lawyer in there at the end.

The final chapters were page-turners albeit I didn't like the characters I did want to find out what happened.

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The story starts out slow and it took me a while to really get caught up in the life of Megan. But, little by little, I started to dislike her husband, Chris. And when mote background about him was revealed, I hoped he would get what he deserved. There was a moment I wasn’t sure what to believe. I don’t know if I like Megan, but I definitely understand her motivation in everything she’s doing.

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Fantastic read, full of twists and turns and one that I couldn’t put down. Such a thrilling and gripping read and one that I highly recommend to readers of this genre.
Great characters, great storyline, great read!
Stunning debut novel.
Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for the review copy.

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This was a compulsive page turner. I never knew where the story was going but I was so invested. Incredibly twisty, well written, and I'll definitely be reading whatever Sarah Bonner writes next.

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It is shocking that this is only Sarah Bonner's debut novel. The story is thrilling and compulsively readable. What happens when Megan discovers pictures on her husband's phone of her estranged twin sister? The story is told from the perspective of all the main characters. The story is incredibly twisty and unpredictable. Highly recommended!!

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Wow! What a book. It was fantastic! I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it gave me one of those book hangovers you get where you can't start another book for a couple of days (I usually dive right in).

The Perfect Twin is Sarah Bonner's debut novel, and the writing is excellent. I was completely drawn into the book from the very first pages, and there was no slowing down. A truly great psychological thriller, the twists were amazing and even made me gasp, though they weren't too off the scale to be unbelievable. Very cleverly worked, with lots of research obviously having been done.

On the whole the book is told from the point of view of Megan, the gentle, softer twin, who accidentally ends up murdering her twin sister! It's also told from the point of view of her manipulative husband Chris and said sister, Leah, in various parts.

I immediately liked Megan, and rooted for her throughout the book. The way the twin relationship was played out in the novel was very clever. It focused on things I hadn't imagined or thought about with regards to twins, and how it may be possible to get away with murder, and this made it really intriguing and all the more engaging.

I have to say that this is the first book I have read that was based in Lockdown, I know there's been some controversy about whether books should be written involving the pandemic, however this book is focused on the lockdown itself, rather than covid, and it works very well for the plot of the book.

My only bug bear is that the ending was quite abrupt. I could have kept reading for the length of another whole book!

Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for a copy of the book in return for an open and honest review. All thoughts are my own.

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Oh my gosh this is such a hugely exciting thriller that I cannot recommend highly enough. I was gripped and riveted and honestly anyone who tried to get me to do anything but read this book over the last few days has been ignored (sorry family!).
The book tells us the tale of a set of twins - Megan and Leah. Megan's husband Chris is a piece of work, he is controlling and basically a nightmare to live with, meanwhile Leah just has it all. When Megan finds a picture of Leah on Chris's phone, things really kick off. I don't want to give any spoilers but my gosh the twists and turns!
I also loved the way the novel also featured the pandemic, which I felt was cleverly worked into the narrative.
Just 5 stars!

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