Friday, December 13, 2019

#Review - The Pretenders by Rebecca Hanover #YA #SyFy #Mystery

Series: The Similars # 2
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Release Date: December 10, 2019
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Science Fiction

Perfect for fans of The Umbrella Academy! In this thrilling conclusion to The Similars duology, Emma must figure out who she really is, decide between two boys with the same face, and stop a dangerous plan based on revenge.

Emma is still reeling from the events of her junior year at Darkwood. Not only is her best friend, Oliver, shockingly alive, but the boy she loves—his Similar, Levi—is still on the island where he grew up, stranded with his deranged creator.

More importantly, she is grappling with who she really is. Emma can't accept the hard truths she learned last year and refuses to share her secrets with anyone, isolating herself from her friends and Ollie.

But when more of the Similars' creator's plot is revealed, Emma and her friends will have to try to stop him from putting a plan into motion that could destroy everyone she loves.





Rebecca Hanover's The Pretenders is the second and final installment to the authors The Similars duology. Emmaline Chase and her Similar friends are back at Darkwood Academy but with a surprise. Oliver Gravelle, who was thought to be dead, has been returned from Castor Island after being away for his entire Junior year. On the other hand, Levi, who is Oliver's similar, is still on the island and not allowed to leave or contact Emma. As the story opens, Emma has been told a really twisted secret by Gravelle. 
 
Now, it is a matter of her believing what she's been told, or choosing to ignore it and try to get Levi back from the clutches of Augustus Gravelle. She and her friends must also fight the growing anti-cloning movement that is still lingering around the school and elsewhere. Clones are now banned from gaining citizenship. They are banned from leaving the country. They really have no rights. Yet, they aren't shying away from the bigotry. This book once again digs deep into high school shenanigans and drama. 
 
The same old antagonists are once again back and relentless in their hatred towards Emma's friends.With Emma dealing with her own identity crisis, it becomes even more twisted when Levi seemingly returns to Darkwood. Of course, Oliver, who has been Emma's best friend for a long time now, decides now is the time to tell her exactly how he feels. What's even more curious is Emma's awareness of how different she is from before. She heals quicker than before, and she can hear thoughts. 

Emma and her friends eventually discover the truth, but it is covered with too many secrets to deal with while trying to stop the creator from doing any more damage. I could go further into the story, but won't. I will say that the story ends in a very twisted manner that left me scratching my head. The whole time I'm reading this story, the author adds yet another element to the clones. I just couldn't imagine she would upturn the apple cart and screw with readers heads that badly. But she does. I don't believe that this series needs another installment.
 

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