YIKES!! That was nuts!
Listen - I'm all about twin books (I confess - it started w Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield wayyyyy back in the 80s lol) So I ALWAYS look forward to a good twin book - especially if its a thriller or mystery!!
Holy Moly - you seriously didn't have a chance to see the ending coming - and I thought it was sincerely delicious!! This was a great book and I have a new to me author to keep tabs on now - so that's always a bonus! Thanks to Netgalley and Marti Green for an Advanced digital copy of The Good Twin in exchange for an honest review.

I could not get into this book, sorry. Trying to clean up my netgalley. Didn’t realize that I was forgetting to leave reviews on netgalley itself, My apologies.

I had a bit of trouble with this novel. I felt myself getting slightly confused and some parts to be unbelievable. This felt to be kinda dramatic and over the top..

Identical twin sisters, separated at birth – while Mallory lives with the birth mother, Charlie gets adopted by a wealthy family.
One day when Mallory is mistaken for her twin sister, is when she learns that she has a sister that too an identical twin! When she goes to her house to meet Charlie, she instead gets a chance to meet the husband Ben who seems to have a whole different plan in mind to welcome Mallory to the family.
Mallory innocently goes along with the plan Ben has, and neither Mallory nor Charlie knows what’s going to happen next in their lives.
Well paced book, thanks to Netgalley, Thomas & Mercer for approving this book in exchange for an unbiased review

What a wild ride this one was, pure fun and definitely not the type of read to take too seriously. You see, it’s outrageous and a little out there but this was entertainment at it’s finest and because it was such a crazy ride you truly never really knew what would happen next and those types of reads are always the best for me.

This is told from two viewpoints, twin sisters Mallory and Charly and is very fast paced and engaging. Mallory is the twin who grew up with a single mother who struggled to make ends meet and Charly was at the complete opposite end of the spectrum and led a privileged life. Trying to figure out who the Good Twin actually was wound up being more challenging than I had anticipated, gotta love playing the guessing game. The whole long lost sibling premise is nothing new, but what made it different and interesting was that Green has a style that is extremely compulsive. This was reminiscent of watching a juicy soap opera, plenty of backstabbing and betrayals and storylines that are like watching a train wreck, I couldn’t look away!

I’ll admit, I did have a few things figured out ahead of time but in the end, Green delivered, I totally did not see the ending coming and was really surprised and pleased by the direction it took. Perfect for fans of lighter style suspense who want a quick read that is sure to entertain.

The Good Twin in three words: Dramatic, Fun and Mischievous.

The premise of The Good Twin is incredibly intriguing. Mallory discovers she has an identical twin sister she’d never known about, Charly, and when she tries to make a connection, finds herself in touch with Charly’s husband Ben, who wants to help Mallory out for his own reasons. I had my expectations on how the story would go but this tale of deception did manage to surprise me at a few points. The first part of this book had me intrigued however it lost me somewhere in the middle. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author, for an ARC of this book, in exhange for an honest review.
I enjoyed reading "The Good Twin" by Marti Green.
I found it to be an addictive, interesting & well written story that pulled me in right away & didn't let me go until its ending.
I would love to read another book by Ms. Green.

I would like to thank NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book even though I did not finish this book.

Unfortunately I didn’t love this one as much as I was hoping to. I liked the idea behind it and the storyline, but it fell flat for me. I can see why some people love this one, but it just wasn’t for me.

Wow! I read The Good Twin in one day---the plot was so intriguing that I simply could not put it down! I loved the premise of the novel, and Marti Green threw in plenty of plot twists, and her characters were incredibly well-developed. I also loved the alternating points of view between Charly and Mallory. Loved this book!

Thank you so much for the opportunity to review this book and to be an early reader via NetGalley! However, I will not be writing a review for this title at this time, as my reading preferences have since changed somewhat. In the event that I decide to review the book in the future, I will make sure to purchase a copy for myself or borrow it from a library. Once again, thank you so much for providing me with early access to this title. I truly appreciate it. Please feel free to contact me with any follow-up questions or concerns.

This one is a bit outrageous, but such a great read. A fast paced and crazy, good psychological thriller. Full of twists and turns throughout. Will look for more from this author.

The book begins in September 1990 when 17-year-old Sasha Holcolm gives birth to twin girls and gives one of them up for adoption.
Twenty-six years later, Mallory Holcolm is a waitress who hates her miserable life. The only positive aspect in her life are the art classes she takes twice a week, in hopes of making it as an artist.
When a guest at her restaurant mistakes her for Charlotte “Charly” Jensen, insisting that the resemblance between them is uncanny, Mallory first becomes aware of Charly, rich heiress and owner of an art gallery, married to Ben Gordon, her childhood sweetheart.
Subsequent investigations reveal to her that Charly is the twin sister she never knew she had. Her attempt to connect with Charly leads her to Ben, who is excited about meeting Mallory for reasons of his own.
A middle-class man, Ben hates his job at his father-in-law’s hedge fund company but enjoys the perks of being rich. His marriage is stale but he would never leave his wife for his lover, because a prenup would mean giving up the lifestyle he can’t do without.
Ben has his own plans for Charly and they don’t include the two sisters ever meeting. Lying to Mallory that Charly is a bitch who worships money and hates her family, Ben turns Mallory’s heart against her rich sister. Mallory resents her sister for her rich lifestyle, her life of abundance, and is easily persuaded.
He makes an offer. If they were to get Charly killed, Mallory could pretend to be her dead sister, and they could split the money. One billion dollars each. It’s an offer she can’t refuse.
But is Ben to be trusted? And will Mallory fulfill her role in this devious plan? Will they get away with murder?

The story is written in the 1st person past tense PoV of Mallory and Charly, divided in two parts. Ben’s 3rd person past tense PoV is interspersed in alternate chapters. The third part is taken up by Mallory again.
We get to see very little of Charly in Mallory’s account, and come to know of her motivations only in the second part, which features her PoV. The third part once again shifts to Mallory’s account.
I found the pace better in Mallory’s account. Charly’s was unnecessarily rushed. It seemed as if it was in a tearing hurry to fill the gaps that peeked out in the earlier account. Of course, none of it mattered because in the end, neither of the two sisters came across as being likeable. On the contrary, such were the bizarre twists and turns in the third part, that I thought both the sisters were nice and obnoxious, at the same time.
One big boo-boo was the fact that the dialogue with reference to the same scene changed, depending upon the person whose first person account it was. This happened twice, once in connection with a scene at which the two narrators were present, and the other relating to a phone conversation.
Other than these issues, it was a fun read, one not to be taken seriously.
All said and done, I’m still wondering which one was the good twin.

If I have to be completely honest, I’m a bit torn about my rating for this book. The book started very intriguing, with a woman finding her twin sister after many years, gathering her courage to speak to her only to be met with her husband who tells her her sister wants nothing to do with her and an offer of ‘hey, how about, instead we kill her cause she’s such a horrible person, and you replace her?’ Because Yes, you guessed it, this sister is filthy rich.

I really liked the plot of this book. It was such an interesting story to begin with. I loved the idea of preparing to kill someone who looks exactly like you, to take her place and live the life you might’ve gotten had you been born a couple of minutes later. The moral dilemma that was presented with Mallory’s character-the poor sister who plots to kill her twin, Charly- fed my interest in human psyche.


We read the book through Mallory’s point of view mostly, with a few additions from Charly’s husband thrown in there, but they’re in third person rather than Mallory’s firsthand narration.

There are more things to talk about, more things to say but then I’ afraid I might be spoiling the book so I’ll refrain. But let me say that up until the end of the book, the story hooked me, I wanted to know what was going to happen, when and how. I wanted to know more about Mallory, about her twin Charly, and Charly’s husband Ben even. I got most of what I wanted too which was nice. But all up until the end, like I said. I’m sorry to say that the ending sort of felt anti climactic. I don’t know what I was expecting, at least I can’t tell you without spoiling anything for you, but perhaps I wanted something more in the lines of a full blown psychological thriller. I felt like the story built up and up for an explosive ending, but it didn’t deliver. At least not for this particular reader. That is not to say it wasn’t enjoyable, the ride sure was fun and easy to read.

This is a good choice is you like an easy thriller, something to skim through in a short amount of time because yeah, it makes you read, and let you decide for yourself how you like how things end at the last page.

Thank you NetGalley for the chance to review this ARC, although it took me a while to get to it. The Good Twin is the story of two identical twin sisters - Mallory, raised by her mother in poverty and Charlene (Charly) adopted and raised with every advantage. Neither knew about each other until a chance encounter with a classmate of Charly's sparks Mallory's curiosity to find the person that she was mistaken for. Mallory meets Charly's husband and the intrigue takes off from there. Mallory gets involved in a plot to take over Charly's life. There are many twists and turns in the story from there.

The story is entertaining but not very believable. I enjoyed it for what it was, a twist on the Prince and the Pauper with nefarious plan thrown in. The characters were not very likable but I was still intrigued to find out how it all came out.

This is an enchanting book that kept me enthralled from the start.. Well written and a genuine page turner.. i would suggest anyone who likes thriller and suspense to read this book you will not be disappointed..

I found the idea interesting for the story and when it got going and the twist was introduced...I was a bit nervous where the story was headed and wasn't sure I'd like it. In the end, though, there were more surprises and I was much more satisfied with it. I liked the twists and turns and getting to know the sisters. I liked the callous spouse even though he was a bit cliche. I thought a few parts definitely required me to just pretend it would all work out - the hospital and the pretending and all that - but in the end I did like it because it was entertaining and it did hold my interesting to know how it would all work out

I found the idea interesting for the story and when it got going and the twist was introduced...I was a bit nervous where the story was headed and wasn't sure I'd like it. In the end, though, there were more surprises and I was much more satisfied with it. I liked the twists and turns and getting to know the sisters. I liked the callous spouse even though he was a bit cliche. I thought a few parts definitely required me to just pretend it would all work out - the hospital and the pretending and all that - but in the end I did like it because it was entertaining and it did hold my interesting to know how it would all work out.

While the prose seemed thrilling and just utterly interesting, I felt that it relied on an age old overused trope.
The plot was messy, although it did make for a wild ride.
I felt a bit of a disconnect with the characters, and the story as a whole.
I think if the plot had been different I may have enjoyed this more, because I particularly enjoyed Green's actual writing. So I am looking forward to more from her.

This is a wild and riveting read. It was like a twisted dark version of "The Parent Trap"/ the Netflix movie "The Princess Switch" except not everyone's in on the swap. It's evident that the author has a degree in psychology, because she's fantastic about getting into the mind and psychique of these characters.