Tethered Twin by Mike Essex

**Nota Bene: Major spoilers are present in this review.
Read at your own risk**

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Wow...just wow. This was such a great read and it kept my interest the entire time. My mind is still reeling from the ending (in a good way).

 

The whole twin concept was so original and not something I ever seen done before. It was interesting how the resistance group was named "The Deck" and the ranking followed that of a playing deck. I was surprised to find that the members of The Deck were born without twins.

 

Emmie is a likeable protagonist. She just want to find the answers behind her brother's death and by the end help protect everybody.

 

I was happy to see Tobias grow into a multidimensional villain. I first just saw him as a creepy, power hungry dude but as I learned of his background towards the end, I started to feel a bit sorry for him.

 

He actually reminds me a bit from Van Grants from Tales of the Abyss (a Japanese RPG game) because they were both experimented on and then sought to take revenge (by using any means necessary and regardless the casualties of innocent people).

 

The mystery about the leader of "The Deck" was interesting and my jaw literally dropped when I found out that it was none other than Emmie's father, who was also working under Tobias to get back for the death of her mother.

 

Hands down, I would definetely read any sequels to this amazing book.

My Verdict: Four stars out of Five.