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Trigger warnings: death, suicide, grief, terrorism (in the past), death of a family member (in the past), homophobia, alcohol, religious bigotry

This was...definitely a slower read than I anticipated. It's essentially Derry Girls meets The Parent Trap, but minus all the humour and with a metric ton of generational trauma added in. And, like, don't get me wrong, I liked both Tara and Faith as protagonists. But there was a lot of build up here. And while the payoff was ultimately worth it, there was so much build up that at times I struggled to, you know, care.

syahira's review

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3.0

3.5⭐️

This book is about two girls, Tara & Faith. Tara is from Derry City while Faith is from rural Armagh. They both have been living differently until they met each other to discover that they both look exactly the same,like a twin. That is where they started to search for the truth which leads them to uncover more than they nargained for.

Throughout their journey, I find it quite hard to adapt to the writings but when I reached few chapters before it ends, I get the story. I feel that the story is quite predictable at some points but it’s fine since at the end readers will get to know the truth. I’m not sure if it was just me but I believe the writing style is a bit different than others,therefore if you’re a beginner,I don’t recommend you to start with this book. It’s fast paced & a simple story that contains not only about finding the truth but also about forgiveness. This book is the story of women across three generations in Nothern Ireland. There’s histories from the past generations of Tara & Faith which is related to ‘the Troubles’ , the lagacy conflict & about social and right-based issues.

The author mentions that the characters and plot is fictitious,the context is real. Tbh, I’m not so familiar to the other country’s history but in this book, there are stories related to regional government in Nothern Ireland & British government that have something to do with polictics. Also, ‘the Troubles’ , the Prod(Protestants) & the IRA also mentioned in this book. Please take note that it’s not mainly about the politics but it’s about finding the truth of the mystery of the two girl’s with the same face. Trope found in this story is found family. It’s truly a heart-warming story

softshepard's review

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emotional hopeful reflective

4.75

fennyisreding's review

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4.0

4.25⭐️

I was surprised by how much I like this book. I may not be well versed with whatever’s happening in the United Kingdom but Protestants and Catholics have always been going on head to head with each other. As a Christian myself, I can see why Faith has such struggle with her identity, albeit the fact that I’m not of her community. I do, however, have Christian friends in her community (can’t say it, it’ll spoil the plot). Some of them have opened up to me and I became their avid listener of what they are going through. Hence, I understood her stand in her faith and in her identity.

As for both of them being confused by their background and their impeccably similar physical traits, almost like they’re looking at each other’s mirror, I love their found family trope. I find it very heart warming.

THIS is what I was looking for in a YA book. Their journey of self discovery, their first time of doing something on their own, and of course, the friends that they meet along the way.