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The Originals

The Originals 1

by Cat Patrick
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/05/2013
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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.
ISBN:
9781742973579
9781742973579
Category:
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-05-2013
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Egmont
Country of origin:
Australia
Dimensions (mm):
207x138x26mm
Weight:
0.27kg

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Three girls, one life. For the past decade Lizzie, Betsey and Ella have been sharing the life of Elizabeth Best. One taking the morning shift, one the afternoon and the final girl being the one to take the evenings. But Lizzie is sick of having their mother control their every move. Each taking a third of the same life with none of them getting to live their own life at all. But this is the way things have been for years and their mother says its for their own protection that no one can know they arent sisters but rather clones. When Lizzie falls in love with Sean she doesnt want to share him with her sisters or be forced to date the boy their mother chose for them. So its time to find out just who theyre hiding from and what secrets their mother has been hiding from them



The idea behind this book is brilliant. Ella, Betsey and Lizzie all sharing the one life and only being allowed to leave the house when their mother permits it. Ive not read many books regarding clones and I loved how Cat Patrick approached the subject. I loved that the girls are the same and yet so completely different from each other.



Lizzie is a great narrator. Shes sweet and trying to navigate life the best way she knows how. A bit difficult when you only get a few hours each day outside. But somehow Lizzie manages to fit in with society and set herself aside from her sisters. Sean is adorable but a little too accepting and perfect to be entirely real. Betsey and Ella are fantastic at supporting Lizzie and showing how their circumstances effect all three girls. I would have loved to have read parts of this book from the sisters perspectives but even just with Lizzies thoughts this book is complete and interesting.



I loved how the characters grew throughout this book and how the plot developed as the girls learned more about where they came from and who they were. Theres a lot of mystery and tension as things get revealed and secrets come out. Sean was a great catalyst for the triplets searching for the truth and their own lives. I felt a little let down by the ending but the build up and characters more than made up for it.



Ive not read a Cat Patrick book before but after reading the Originals and enjoying her writing style Ill be looking forward to reading her other books.

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