The Originals
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4.5 • 13 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Another fast paced thriller from Cat Patrick with enough romance and suspense to keep girls hooked right to the end. To the outside world, Elizabeth Best is a model student. She’s a cheerleader, gets straight As and holds down an after-school job. But what the outside world doesn’t know is that Elizabeth Best is actually three girls. Lizzie, Betsey and Ella are no ordinary triplets. Born as part of an illegal cloning program, the girls were forced into hiding when the program was uncovered. To avoid being taken away, the girls have lived as one girl ever since. Living a third of a life can suck. Imagine having to consult your sisters before choosing your clothes, or hairstyle, or boyfriend. So when Lizzie is forbidden from seeing Sean, the amazing guy from her English class, she and her sisters decide they’ve had enough. But for a chance at a full life, they’ll have to risk everything they know.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Patrick (Revived) is making a niche for herself with high-concept romantic thrillers about girls whose realities are far from the norm, and her third novel may be her best yet. Lizzie is a clone, one of three 16-year-old "sisters," raised under the strict supervision of their scientist mother. Everyone outside the house thinks Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey are the same person, Elizabeth Best, since their mother has the girls living in shifts: Ella goes to school in the morning, Lizzie takes the midday shift, and Betsy gets evenings. The girls are growing increasingly resistant to this arrangement, especially after Lizzie and Ella fall for two different boys at school. Having three girls masquerade as one certainly sets the stage for conflict, but it's the strong bond between the three girls as they begin to assert themselves, as well as Lizzie's tantalizing and clandestine new relationship with classmate Sean Kelly, that will keep readers riveted. Patrick doesn't dwell on the science behind the story, but instead uses cloning as a vehicle to explore themes of identity, sisterhood, and family. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
BEST BOOK
This book is seriously one of the best written in my opinion. I love girly books but this tones it down a little rather than the usual beach setting and a girl who falls in love etc. This book has a story line, unlike many other boring ones, and I was shattered when I found out there were no more to the series! PLEASE CAT PATRICK WRITE MORE!! I recommend this book to any girls who are wanting a change from the usual soppy love stories they normally go for. Love it xx
👍AMAZING👍
Cat Patrick is an AMAZING author I love her! Her books are great and every time u start reading one I can't put it down. I recommend this book to everyone it is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awesome! Her other books are also sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awesome. I reckon they should make movies out of all her books that would be so cool I'd buy every single one of them. Again Cat Patrick is an AMZING author and her books are AWESOME!