It was hard enough for Kelsey to deal with the death of her identical twin sister, Michelle, but that was only the beginning of her heartache. Michelle’s most recent boyfriend, Peter, had just deployed to Afghanistan before Michelle’s tragic accident,t and Kelsey didn’t know how to get in touch with him. She thought Peter deserved to know what had happened, but she didn’t even know his last name — and he was one of those guys who didn’t have a Facebook page, so she couldn’t just stalk him down via her sister’s page. When she finally ended up talking to him, via Skype, things got out of hand very quickly. Between the glitchy connection and the fact that she was Michelle’s identical twin, Peter mistakenly thought he was talking to Michelle. Before Kelsey could correct him, though, an attack on his base made him cut the call short. She kept meaning to set the record straight, but pretending to be Michelle made it feel almost like Michelle wasn’t actually gone, and she worried what might happen to Peter if the news distracted him from his mission in Afghanistan.
When I initially read the description for this book, I had no sympathy for Kelsey’s predicament. I was horrified to think that she would even consider impersonating her dead twin. But, as I read the story, I couldn’t help but feel bad for her. It was very easy once I saw how it actually played out. She never intended to hurt anyone, but she just kept digging herself deeper. The compounding lies ate her up inside, but she was worried even more about how Peter would take the news. And then, of course, there is the fact that she started to fall in love with him. Talk about drama! Fans of Sarah Dessen and Sara Zarr should definitely give this book a try.