Thanks to Netgalley for the free ebook in exchange for an honest review!

Holy crap, this one was a wild ride! It kept me wanting to continue reading it and hoping it would resolve neatly and Ivy come out on top. It was definitely a psychological thriller and the whole time I was like can you not see Iris for who she is?!? And that ending, dang.

I loved reading this as a YA thriller, but some parts were really juvenile. I’m not going to criticize for that as it’s written for YA and read as such. This book did read much like a diary and I was half waiting for someone to stumble upon it and find out everything that was going on. But that never happened and now my brain hurts.

Definitely will continue to read what else this author has out!

I really wanted to love this one, but I couldn't connect with it. I tried to read it multiple times, but the story and the characters felt very flat to me. Although this was marketed as a mystery from what I could tell, I didn't feel that need to discover the answer the way one usually would with a good mystery. I won't be reviewing this on any other platform because I believe it could appeal to others.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publishing house, Random House Children’s (Delacorte Press), for providing an advanced copy for review. All thoughts and opinions written in this review are my own.

This was a great YA mystery/thriller! It was definitely a slow-build mystery and I enjoyed the good twin versus the bad twin storyline. I had some ideas early on about what might happen and I was far from the mark. It definitely kept me guessing. I also appreciated that the author wrote in characters who advocated and who received counseling for the devastating event that happened (don’t want to give anything away here). I have not read anything by Ms. Preston before but she’s an author I will add to my list.

This was a really quick and easy read. I haven’t read many YA thrillers. But this one was surprisingly good. I am more used to the darker thrillers so i wasn’t sure what to expect. I was left with some questions as the ending felt a little rushed to me. It wasn’t quite unique or original in i think I’ve heard this story before but it was well written. Overall tho it was an enjoyable read.

Recently I have not enjoyed Natasha Preston books as much as I used to. I can't put a finger on why, but they're just not working for me.

This is not my first Natasha Preston book. It wasn’t quite a twisty as her other books like The Cellar. It was a slow burn book. It took me a while to get into the book, because I personally enjoy fast pace plot. I did find the book extremely predictable. I did love the bad twin vs is the good twin theme. I would say this is a perfect read for a young adult, that wants to read a thriller.

With its stunning cover, it was only natural to hope that The Twin would be an equally stunning "psychological thriller." Unfortunately, with its generic plotline and unsatisfying ending, this novel was far from it. I loved the idea of having an evil twin, and evil twin there was- only she was one dimensional, mirroring many of the other characters in this book. Overall, a rushed book promising so much, but delivering little to nothing.

This just fell flat for me. The characters really weren't fleshed out, and although it was interesting to see a "decent into madness" it was just an unadressed gaslighting of one character with a kind of meh cliffhanger ending.

This Author is really great. I really loved this book. This tale was highly engrossing and highly recommendable!!

The premise of this one was intriguing, and I was hoping that I'd be getting a unique take on the normal twin trope that we've seen time and time again in fiction and media. Unfortunately, the ol' good twin/bad twin thing was replayed again, and I just couldn't get behind this. This had so much potential but it fell really flat for me, which is disappointing since I've read other books by the author & enjoyed them quite a bit!

I also have an issue with thriller/suspense books where you can clearly solve the entire thing by using modern technology (ie, recording what's going on) - why this HUGE loophole still appears in books is beyond me, but it always cheapens them for me. This wasn't written before our current technology, so why pretend the ability to easily prove things with video isn't there? Frustrated me!

I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from Natasha Preston and Random House Children’s publishers through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

A lot of the teen books I read are fantasy or romance, so I was very excited to see a psychological thriller in the teen section. My excitement was short lived, this book was slow to start and it didn’t really grab my attention like other thriller books have in the past. I found the story line very predictable and the ending was anti-climactic.

I will try reading another Natasha Preston book in the future as one of her other books may provide the excitement I was hoping for when I picked up this book.

“ The Twin” by Natasha Preston has been on my radar. Young adult + psychological thriller? Count me all the way in!

“Ivy and Iris haven’t lived together for years - when their mother and father divorced, each parent got custody of one twin. But after a tragic accident takes their mom's life, the devastated sisters are reunited, and Iris moves in with Ivy and their dad. Iris takes their mom's death especially hard. She barely talks, spending hours alone in her room. Ivy can't stand to see Iris so sad. She promised Iris that she can share her life now. After all, they're sisters. Twins.
It's a promise that Iris takes seriously. And before long, Ivy's friends, her teachers, and even her boyfriend fall under Iris's spell. Soon Ivy begins to think there's something wrong with her twin. It's almost like Iris is out to get her. Ivy tells herself she's being paranoid. It's not like she's in any danger from her twin.”
I was super excited to read this book but there were a few things that really stopped me from liking it. While the overall writing was ok, I did not connect with the story. It is just something that has been done so many times. A bit too predictable. The pace was also slow. I just really had a hard time connecting.

This book caught my attention at first and I was looking forward to reading how it would all end. Once I read the ending though I felt like I was missing chapters. It just stopped without the story being finished. Unfortunate the the ending left me unsatisfied with the book.

The Twin is a great read. I love criminal thrillers and this was a nice ride down a new road. I never thought it would turn out this way. Wow wow wow is all I can say. Great book

I love books about twins. I always find them highly unbelievable, but I still am drawn right in. This is a typical good twin/bad twin book, with a split custody and divorce of parents. The book gets a slow start, but still holds your attention.

I've been a fan of Preston's work for years, and this one did not disappoint! The writing isn't the highest quality, admittedly, and it reads like a Lifetime suspense movie, but the twists are so good I can't stay away.

Oh how I've always enjoyed Natasha Preston's writing.
Two twins grow up apart, until a tragedy occurs and they move in together. Things start to get a little crazy when one sister is not exactly normal....

I enjoyed the book until near the end. The ending was a let down, and made me feel like I wasted my time.
It was okay.

I love all of Natasha Preston’s books and THE TWIN did not disappoint! So many plot twists and turns! Will absolutely be recommending to everyone!

This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 3.5 star rating! It was a pretty Quick and easy read!

I really liked the good vs. evil twin. I always think it's an interesting read when one character tries to make another character look bad, jealous, crazy, etc. It keeps me so on edge!