The Similars (The Similars, 1)

Author: Hanover, Rebecca

Number Of Pages: 400

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A New York Times Bestseller! Don't miss the series debut that readers are calling Gossip Girl meets The Umbrella Academy and one of the best boarding school books. At Darkwood Academy, secret societies rule and nothing is as it seems… This fall, six new students are joining the junior class at the elite Darkwood Academy. But they aren't your regular over-achieving teens. They're DNA duplicates, and these "similars" are joining the class alongside their originals. The Similars are all anyone can talk about. Who are they? What are the odds that all of them would be Darkwood students? And who is the madman who broke the law to create them? Emmaline Chance could care less. Her best friend, Oliver, died over the summer and it's all she can do to get through each day without him. Then she comes face-to-heartbreaking-face with Levi, Oliver's exact DNA copy and one of the Similars. Emma wants nothing to do with the Similars, but she keeps getting pulled deeper into their world. She can't escape the dark truths about them or her prestigious school. No one can be trusted, not even the boy she is falling for with Oliver's face. This exhilarating and riveting debut by Rebecca Hanover is the next obsession for readers who devoured One of Us Is Lying, Tell Me Three Things, Scythe, and Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful. Perfect for readers looking for: teen books for girls age 13-16 young adult bestsellers exciting thriller series Praise for The Similars: "Fascinating. I was captivated."—Francine Pascal, bestselling author of the Sweet Valley High and Fearless series "[A]s immersive and fast-paced as it is shrewd, compelling and heartbreaking."—Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist, and New York Times bestselling author "A fast-paced thriller about identity and love."—Publishers Weekly"Episodic and fast-moving with plenty of twists and one very big turn that will delight mystery readers."—Booklist Also in this series: The Pretenders (Book 2) From School Library Journal Gr 8 Up-This debut novel takes place in the near-future, when humans have been successfully cloned; six clones, known as the Similars, have transferred to the prestigious Darkwood Academy after they were raised by a mysterious guardian on man-made island. They are all clones of current Darkwood students, with the exception of Levi, whose DNA match, Oliver, died at the end of the previous school year. Emma, still reeling from Oliver's death, is further traumatized by Levi's arrival and by a brutal attack on her friend Pru by an unknown assailant. She becomes determined to find out what happened. Hanover attempts to draw parallels between the Similars and refugees in our current world. The premise is interesting, but the writing is sometimes pedestrian. The pacing varies and the frequent use of hyperbolic language becomes counterproductive. Most characters are thinly developed boarding school stereotypes. Side plots involving human experimentation, an anti-clone movement, an underground clones-rights organization, the Similar's secret agenda, Darkwood's elite clique, Emma's relationship with her father, and Levi and Emma's inevitable romance are not adequately explored. The attack on Pru is unconvincingly resolved with quick exposition at the end. VERDICT Try Marisha Pessl's Neverworld Wake for a more nuanced boarding school drama with a sci-fi twist.-Judy Poyer, Anne Arundel County Public Library, MDα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Reviews:

"A fast-paced thriller about identity and love." - Publishers Weekly

"Episodic and fast-moving with plenty of twists and one very big turn that will delight mystery readers." - Booklist

"Fascinating. I was captivated." - Francine Pascal, bestselling author of Sweet Valley High and Fearless series

"A brilliantly imagined near-future world where six clones and their counterparts grapple with profound quest

UPC: 760789271311...

EAN: 9781492665106

Release Date: 01-01-2019

Languages: English

Item Condition: New

Binding: Hardcover