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criminolly's review against another edition
2.0
I guess I’m not the target audience, but I really found this dull
grandmoffparkin's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
4.0
Moody, tense and atmospheric. The level of paranoia this book induced probably wasn’t healthy but this was a wild ride.
paulabrandon's review against another edition
4.0
I would have hated this as a kid! But as an adult, I enjoyed the writing and the loopy-ness of it all. Yes, Cooney tends to over-write, and her books all seem to be a parable about the individual choosing between good and evil, but this one evoked a sinister atmosphere that hooked me in! Unfortunately, Cooney can't seem to decide what is actually behind the evil perfume and Dove's vanished twin, which lets the story down. And a climax involving an interpretive dance in a mall's water fountain? Hardly exciting!
ambipure's review
Didn't finish, though I did try to. Dove was bland and boring. Wing wasn't scary.
dolcezzina21's review against another edition
4.0
I read this when I was young and loved these kinds of books! I happened to come across it when looking for a book with the same name! What a throwback to the 80's!/early 90's!!
natniss's review against another edition
2.0
Picked this up at a free book exchange and was excited to read a Point Horror I hadn't before (was OBSESSED with these as a teen). On the first page I realised I had already read this one and wasn't a huge fan and it didn't do much for me this time, either.
But now I want to seek out all of them again.
But now I want to seek out all of them again.
thishannah's review against another edition
Of all the (many, many) teen horror tales I read in middle school and high school, this one has stuck in my memory more than most for some reason. Maybe it's the names "Dove" and "Wing," or the way that the fictional store Dry Ice reminded me of Hot Topic (when it was still scary and not nerdy). Or maybe it's because of the guilty feelings associated with the book: I bought it as a birthday gift for my sister and speed-read the whole thing before I wrapped it and gave it to her. :-/
Anyway, this was another instance of a "comforting" reread from my youth to enjoy during the sleepless pandemic nights. It's no classic, but I did appreciate all the symbolic messaging around teen hormones unearthing the monster within and the moping about the blandness of Dove's home and life. The horror elements were tamer than I remembered--I kind of thought someone actually died?--but the thought of having your mind taken over by an evil twin is scary enough itself.
My edition also included a fun little bio of Caroline B. Cooney (with photos!), which I thoroughly enjoyed, especially now that I know more about the inner workings of the publishing industry. I didn't know (though it makes sense) that several of her book concepts were commissioned by her editor. She really mastered a specific genre of teen writing, and boy did it work for young Hannah!
Anyway, this was another instance of a "comforting" reread from my youth to enjoy during the sleepless pandemic nights. It's no classic, but I did appreciate all the symbolic messaging around teen hormones unearthing the monster within and the moping about the blandness of Dove's home and life. The horror elements were tamer than I remembered--I kind of thought someone actually died?--but the thought of having your mind taken over by an evil twin is scary enough itself.
My edition also included a fun little bio of Caroline B. Cooney (with photos!), which I thoroughly enjoyed, especially now that I know more about the inner workings of the publishing industry. I didn't know (though it makes sense) that several of her book concepts were commissioned by her editor. She really mastered a specific genre of teen writing, and boy did it work for young Hannah!
sloan_emmi92's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I thought at the beginning of this book that the concept of someone else being inside your body would be so cool to read about and it was, but the story was incredibly underwhelming in my opinion.
It was an okay story to read but to me, it was quite boring. I also felt like there was no surprising ending and it was predictable and there were just a few elements that I didn’t enjoy. However, it was different to read about the things that Dove wasn’t able to stop her alternate self from doing.
It was an okay story to read but to me, it was quite boring. I also felt like there was no surprising ending and it was predictable and there were just a few elements that I didn’t enjoy. However, it was different to read about the things that Dove wasn’t able to stop her alternate self from doing.
amypitts's review against another edition
meh I just really didn't like it and couldn't get into it. I think I know where it was going to I might maybe look up a spoiler but I don't think I care.
kiramke's review against another edition
The fun thing about Goodreads book lists is that occasionally I come across something I've completely forgotten existed, and an entire memory suddenly returns. Granted, it's a memory of middle school, but still...