She goes on many dates, gets invited to all the hot parties and is simply the coolest sister out. I really tried to like this but the amount of nonsensical plot devices got in the. Its pretty little liars meets revenge in this edgeofyourseat thriller with a shocking twist. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Having read all of ken folletts superb books in the pillars of the earth series and others as well, i have to say the third twin was the most poorly written and atrociously edited book of his i have read. Omololu this was not a bad read but i expected it to be way more frightening then it was. In the end, i was more thinking of how many implausible things happened than i was thinking i received a. Third twin, the hardcover january 1, 1900 by ken follett author 5. Its pretty little liars meets revenge in this edgeofyourseat thriller with a shocking. Melissa marr, new york times bestselling author of made for you delicious and deceptive, the third twin is a twistyturny thrill ride. This book is about two sisters who have an imaginary friend and as strange things start to happen, the girls become convinced that their imaginary friend is actually real. A new york times bestseller, the book deals with genetic engineering and the nature and nurture debate through the subject of identical twins raised apart. The third twin is a murder mystery and a highintensity thriller about identical twin sisters, alexa and ava, who play with fire by pretending to have a third sister, alicia. The third twin has an interesting, compelling premise. Parents need to know that the third twin is a murder mystery involving twins lexi and ava and a fake third sister, alicia. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading third twin. It was boring in the beginning all the way till past half the book. Your novel, the third twin, takes this to an extreme i didnt know existed.
Alicia is fun, beautiful, fashionable and extremely popular with boys. The third twin is sophomoric with every character a stereotype. The trio is now in the final stages of a lucrative friendly buyout by a corporate giantand they dont take kindly to jeannies diggings. The third twin is a teenage drama which includes thriller moments that make the readers want to continue reading. The novel has little suspense, no interesting characterizations, with foolish plot devices and juvenile twists abound. Identical twins have been the storytellers friend since roman times. Lexi and ava are identical twins who sometimes like to play tricks on the boys they are. A novel of suspense kindle edition by follett, ken. Lexi is a likable narrator, but the book offers no real character. All evidence points to one of the twins and maybe even to the one that doesnt exist. The third twin is a technothriller by the british writer ken follett and published by random house publications in 1996.
The heroine, jeannie ferrami, is a young professor at jones falls university jfuthink johns hopkins who is investigating the balance of nature versus nurture in criminality. When they were little, lexi and her identical twin, more. A 1997 television film based on the book starred kelly mcgillis as doctor jean ferrami and jason gedrick as steve logan. The third twin goodreads meet your next favorite book. Since lexi is dating one of the alicia boys in the beginning, it would. A new york times bestseller, the book deals with genetic engineering and.
Masterscribbler ken follett does the arrangement one better in his latest yarn, the third twin. Ava and lexi are identical twins right down to their dna and when they were younger they invented an imaginary friendsister, named alicia. My readers dont buy my books to learn about philosophy, of course, but they like a story to have a thoughtful side. The paranoia and fear lexi experiences is palpable. Dont misunderstand me, i think that the third twin is a great book but only if you. I am impatient to read the 3rd book in kingsbridge series the column of fire but, so far no such luck has come my way. I think i expected just a different type of book overall. The third twin, is a twisty whodunit young adult mystery thriller that was an instantly enjoyable escape from the first page, on. Books similar to the third twin meet your next favorite book. Boys whove dated alicia, the alter ego of twins lexi and ava, are murdered, always after a falling out with one of the girls.