A review by nawarafra
Abby's Twin by Ann M. Martin, Hodges Soileau

fast-paced

1.0

This book was weird man, I don’t know what else to say. It genuinely pains me to score a BSC book so low, but this one just was not it (which ghostwriter got their hands on this?).

Pros:

• Abby and Kristy’s dynamic is always fun! It’s always funny to see how Abby describes Kristy while somehow not realizing that they’re eerily similar. Also, this exchange between them:

“It’s me. Come over to my house as fast as you can.” It was Kristy. “I just had a great idea.”
I rolled my eyes. “I was on my way back to bed.”

“See you in five minutes,” she said, hanging up.

• The b-plot, truly the highlight of the book. I loved all the chapters about the Winter Carnival and it’s always fun when the kids show up. (Although, Kristy wanting the kids to help them earn money for it when the club is organizing for the kids is so funny and it is peak Kristy behaviour.)
• “Enough with the Snow White songs, already.” - See, Byron gets it. Also, Kristy, you can’t be as insane as Abby in her own book, calm down girl.

Cons:

Literally just the entire a-plot of the book. Abby was infuriating! I get it okay, she’s like 13 and doesn’t know how to deal with her emotions, but her behaviour toward Anna was so bizarre! Anna’s a better person than me because I would not have been nearly as forgiving or understanding.