The Third Twin by CJ Omololu Review

Identical twins. Identical DNA. Identical suspects. It's Pretty Little Liars meets Revenge in this edge-of-your-seat thriller with a shocking twist.

When they were little, Lexi and her identical twin, Ava, made up a third sister, Alicia. If something broke? Alicia did it. Cookies got eaten? Alicia's guilty. Alicia was always to blame for everything. The game is all grown up now that the girls are seniors. They use Alicia as their cover to go out with boys who are hot but not exactly dating material. Boys they'd never, ever be with in real life.

Now one of the guys Alicia went out with has turned up dead, and Lexi wants to stop the game for good. As coincidences start piling up, Ava insists that if they follow the rules for being Alicia, everything will be fine. But when another boy is killed, the DNA evidence and surveillance photos point to only one suspect: Alicia. The girl who doesn't exist. As she runs from the cops, Lexi has to find the truth before another boy is murdered. Because either Ava is a killer…or Alicia is real. 

Published February 24th 2015 by Delacorte

I write as C.J., but you can call me Cynthia. My YA novel DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS came out in early 2010. My next book TRANSCENDENCE came out in June of 2012, followed by the sequel INTUITION in June of 2013. My newest book is a YA thriller called THE THIRD TWIN and will be out in February 2015 followed by another standalone thriller RECOVERY in early 2016. 

You might notice that I only give 4 or 5 star reviews. That isn't because I love everything, it's because I only review things I really love. As a writer, I know all that goes into making a book, and while a story might not strike a chord with me, who am I to say it won't with someone else? I hate tomatoes, but lots of people like them, and it's the same with a book. So, if I rate something here, it's means that I'd let you borrow my copy, but I really do want you to give it back so that I can read it again. 

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My Review

This story is one amazing murder mystery!  There were so many twist and turns, unexpected surprises, you will not be able to put it down.  This is one story that you don't want to know any spoilers.

Ava and Lexi had an imaginary friend as children called Alicia.  However, as they grown older, they decided to make Alicia a little more real, by giving her a very outgoing personality, and each girl takes turns going out as "her" to date boys without any ties.  Alicia's personality is more like Ava's.  Lexi, is very conservative, and hopes to one day go to Standford.  

THEN, everything gets intense.  Weird things start to happen, murders, and all out creepiness, that ends up having them on the run.

This is a brilliant thriller that you won't be able to put down.  Give it a try!