SuitabookThe lost twin
Sophie Cleverly
- Reading
- Try reading a little at a time and pause when a new diary clue appears. This gives you and your reader room to discuss what Ivy knows, what remains a mystery and how the school’s expectations affect her.
- Themes
- Identity and expectation: Ivy is expected to think and act like her missing twin, Scarlet, while taking her place at school. The premise raises questions about how Ivy relates to her own identity under this expectation, but does not establish the story’s judgement of it.
- Secrets and investigation: Ivy follows diary pages Scarlet hid around the school to investigate her disappearance and the school’s intentions. The plot uses secrecy and clues to create a mystery; the overview does not show whether the school’s conduct is justified or how the secret is resolved.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes a missing sister, an unexplained secret and the warning that Ivy must act before it is too late. Consider whether this sort of unresolved danger feels exciting or unsettling to your reader.