Today is my stop on the Dead Ringer blog tour and I am very excited to share this book with you.
Summary
Get ready to meet the other you.
Just upload your photo to get started. Using the latest facial recognition software, plus your votes, MeetYourDouble will find your doppelganger.
START NOW.
The idea is simple, vain, exciting. Tap the app, upload a picture, find your #deadringer – and if you like, set up a meeting in real life.
When Ella and Jem connect, the resemblance is uncanny, but their lives are polar opposites. One is stagnating in her Northern hometown, while the other, an aspiring actress living in a multimillion-pound mansion, is a Chelsea socialite who knows she’s skating on thin ice.
Other than their looks, their only similarity is the desire to escape. Is it possible to hide in your double’s skin? And at what cost? Dead Ringer is an all-too-believable, twisty, compelling story that will leave you reeling.
My Review
Dead Ringer is a fast paced thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. It starts off gently, Ella and Jem meeting for the first time after finding each other on the MeetYourDouble app. But just a few pages in and the reader realises that this isn't going to be a fun and funny story about two girls, who look alike, meeting and having a wonderful adventure together. This is a story that will grab you, pull you in and not let go until, emotionally and physically drained, you have finished the last page.
I love how the story is told from both Ella's and Jem's point of view. These young women may look alike, but that's as far as their similarities go. They are very different characters, with different priorities and outlooks. They also have secrets. I really enjoyed how the story built and we got to know more about each of the characters. Jem and Ella's family and friends ( and enemies ) are beautifully written, each character strong enough to be the protagonist of their own book.
Each and every time real life got in the way of my reading, I felt very frustrated. I just wanted to carry on reading and find out what the next word, the next paragraph, the next page would bring.
Dead Ringer is a tense, compelling, thrilling, and clever story that really makes the reader think.
Thank you to Saraband Books for the gifted copy to review and Kelly at Ruth Killick Publicity for inviting me to be a part of the tour.
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