Identical; Ellen Hopkins

I've began reading Identical by Ellen Hopkins. The covers pretty bleh, nothing exciting. Just the word Identical with a reflection; shocker. But, hey, if you're curious:

I chose this book because her book Crank is one of my favorites. Her writing is almost poetic in the sense that it's written in 2-3 word lines and each time you turn the page there is a new header; small poems that all come together to tell a story. Hopkins' books are generally dark and usually based on teenage girls who get into some trouble involving drugs and other things of that nature and from what I've read, Identical is no different. But dark stories are the best stories because who wants to read a tale with constant happy endings? No one. That's not real. 

Dark. Cynical. Tragic. 

That's real life and my favorite kind of book.

Identical starts out with Raeanne, one of the twins, narrating. Hopkins grabs the readers attention by first speaking of how her and her sister, Kaeliegh, are identical; on the outside at least. She explains how different they are otherwise, calling Kaeliegh the egg, who acts exactly as their mother, and herself the sperm, being just like her father. 

And before diving into the story, she ends with this quote: 

"Do twins begin in the womb? 

Or in a better place?"

Hopkins' writing style is one of those that makes you unable to put down a book because a good stopping point is nonexistent. The story has you hanging on to every word until the very end, where usually there is no magical solution that makes the character's life great and perfect because like I said, she writes truth, real life.

I soon found that both of the girls carry a burden with them; a secret.

 The narrating then switches to Kaeliegh who tells about needing to confide in someone about this secret; but who? I'm anxious to find what the girls have gotten themselves into; and how, or if, they'll get out of it. I'll keep you posted.

You know you love me. 

xoxo, 

Bertablog.