Identical

Ellen Hopkins

Aug 2008 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this eBook

Beneath their perfect family façade, twin sisters struggle alone with impossible circumstances and their own demons until they finally learn to fight for each other in this poignant tour de force from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins.

Sixteen-year-old Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family…on the surface. Underneath run very deep and damaging secrets. What really happened in the car accident that Daddy caused? And why is Mom never home, always running far away to pursue some new dream?

The girls themselves have become hopelessly divided over the years. Sick of losing Daddy’s game of favorites, Raeanne turns to painkillers, alcohol, and sex to dull her pain her anger. Kaeleigh tries to be her father’s perfect little flower, but being the misplaced focus of his sexual attention has her seeking control anywhere she can—even if it means cutting herself and unhealthy binge and purge eating.

Secrets like the ones the twins are harboring are not meant to be kept—from each other or anyone else. Before long, it's obvious that neither sister can handle their problems alone, and one must step up to save the other, but the question is…who?

Ratings and reviews

🅱🅾🅾🅺 🆁🅴🆅🅸🅴🆆 💔 This is my first time reading a book by this author, and let me just say I actually LOVE the writing style it kinda remind me of poetry. Healing my inner soul. 💔 This book can easily break anybody! This is about two identical twins Kaeleigh and Raeanne. 💔 The identical is entirely different mental. The twist, turns, and plot are amazing. The ending I DIDN'T SEE COMING! 💔 This quote hit somewhere in me. "𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒕, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏." 💔 Contains generation abuse. 💥 Check TW. This book contains child abuse. I almost DNF because of it. 💥 📚 E-Book &| 🎧 Audiobook • 4.5 🌟 • 0 🌶

I found this book very hard to follow. Therefore, I have caved into putting it away and bought a different book. I highly doubt I will going back to this one. And the formatting was terrible. Hard to read the words alone because they swayed back and fourth down the page. Don't waste your money

Awesome story that answers many questions people may have about identical twins and gives you a inside look on the relationship this pair of twins eyes. does a great job at addressing ptsd in a way and split personalities disorders.

About the author

Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, as well as the adult novels such as Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Follow her on Twitter at @EllenHopkinsLit.