Forbidding boarding schools, terrible headmistresses, brave girls, and tons of secrets. So many things I love are expertly wrapped up in here. I'm well out of the age range that this book is aimed at, but I absolutely adored every bit of it! I can only imagine how much excitement younger Jessica would have had, upon discovering this story.

moreīRAVO! Truly, a around of applause is owed to Sophie Cleverly and The Lost Twin. No matter how old you are, this is a fucking cool book and you should read it :D. Ballet! Secret diaries! Old timey boarding schools with midnight feasts! Mysteries! A horrible old teacher who was like a combination of Miss Havisham and Mrs Medlock! Creepy skeletons! And the most awesomely random, exciteable adorably nerdy and enthusiastic friend ever! 10-13 year old me would have been just as excited for it because it had SO MUCH AWESOME, aka stuff I was and still am RIGHT INTO reading. Ballet! Secret diaries! Old timey boarding schools with midnight feasts! Mysteries! A horrible old teacher who was like a combination of Miss Havisham and Mrs Medlock! Creepy skeletons! And the most awesomely random, exciteable adorably nerdy and enthusiastic friend ever! No matter how I'm nearly 30 so I'm WAY out of the demographic for this book. I'm nearly 30 so I'm WAY out of the demographic for this book. She's got to.īut the staff of Rookwood is always watching, and they'll do anything to keep their secrets buried. Ivy's going to figure out what happened to Scarlet. She's left pieces of her journal carefully hidden all over the school for Ivy to find. Luckily for Ivy, Scarlet isn't about to disappear without a fight. What on earth happened to the real Scarlet, and why is the school trying to keep it a secret? She must think like Scarlet, act like Scarlet, become Scarlet. When shy Ivy's troublemaking twin Scarlet vanishes from Rookwood boarding school, Ivy is invited to 'take her place.' But when Ivy arrives, she discovers the school's true intention she has to pretend to be Scarlet. And if you are, well, I suppose you're the new me. Wha Ivy, I pray that it's you reading this.

Long lost twins