It happens that I've been reading mostly books in series lately. Lots of sequels coming out around now. And the more of them I read, the less I understand why publishers can't put a little recap in at the start. It's a year and a half since I read the first book. I vaguely remembered the plot, but the main source of angst for Emma the whole way through this one? No memory of it at all. I had to think what the Ten was and I'm still not sure why the school has both a Headmistress and a Principal.
On its own, this story isn't bad. There's little sense of urgency despite the terrible plans chugging along in the background, and during the climactic scene we're told there's a huge fight going on with guns and martial arts moves and everything, but the main characters still have time for a conversation. However, the characters are well written, the settings are good and a couple of reveals are well timed.
Overall, not amazing, but not terrible either.
In this 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.
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