I received this book for review from NetGalley.
'Two' by Karl Alexander is the story of twins, Parker and Emerson Leigh, who become the main characters in upcoming young writer, Tim Raines' first novel.
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book. It was well-written and had an interesting story-line but there was something off about it. I think I liked it. I'm not certain.
Character-wise, I really grew to love the main trinity. At the beginning of the book, I quite disliked the twins. They irritated me and I found them to be immature and manipulative. That didn't change much, but somehow they grew on me. I loved their relationship and how much they genuinely cared about each other.
All of the reviews I've read have something bad to say about Tim and I can understand why, but I enjoyed his character. He had more than his share of sleazeball moments, but overall I thought he was great. I loved the portrait of this young, passionate writer who becomes so obsessed with his novel that he struggles to separate reality from fiction.
I really enjoyed the time spent in the novel within the novel. I felt completely transported to 1906, even with the twins being almost obnoxiously modern.
I'd give this book 3/5 stars
