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Look Both Ways (Midnight Twins Novels)

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Meredith and Mallory Brynn are identical twins, exact mirror images of each other. Friends and family can tell them apart by their personalities: Meredith is outgoing, bubbly and a cheerleader, and Mallory is more of a loner, serious and a soccer player. Being twins is something unique in itself, but a few added phenomena even set the Brynn girls apart from other twins. For one, they don't even share the same birth year. That's because one was born just before midnight on New Year's Eve, and the other arrived just after midnight on New Year's Day. The other unique characteristic they share is their psychic abilities. Mally sees visions of the future, while Merry sees visions of the past.

The most recent vision wakes Mally out of her dreams, screaming. She sees a white mountain lion prowling the locker room at school where the cheerleaders' outfits are stored. Stranger yet, she knows the mountain lion, though she's not sure how. The twins figure it has something to do with the cheerleader varsity tryouts quickly approaching. And then one of the cheerleaders ends up in the hospital.

Meanwhile, Merry and Mally begin keeping secrets from one another when each has a friend in trouble. Merry's friend, Kim, so devastated from her brother's death a few months earlier, has started hanging out at the ravine where troublemakers go to smoke and drink. Mally's friend, Eden, continues to sneak away to see her boyfriend, James, even though her family forbids it. And then Eden confides to Mally just why the relationship is so forbidden, an explanation that roots deep in her Native American heritage and is almost too wild to believe. Eden's brother, Cooper, approaches Mally for help in protecting Eden, and along the way, he and Mally start falling in love. Their next-door neighbor and lifelong friend, Drew, is not too happy about this turn of events.

The twins hate their visions and desperately wish their lives could return to normal. However, this is their lot in life, for better or for worse. As their 14th birthday approaches, they struggle to figure out a way to help their friends and family. One thing they do know is that they have to stick together, stay open and connected with each other. Maybe, just maybe, this "gift" will help save someone's life.

Celebrated author Jacquelyn Mitchard reunites her fans with the amazing psychic twins for another exciting dip into the mysterious world of future and past visions. Her writing style bursts forth with energy and intrigue; she knows just how to hook a reader and build the suspense until it erupts from the pages. Even though this is a sequel, it is not necessary to have read the first book to understand the plot. Mitchard does a good job of rehashing and reviewing without being too repetitive for those familiar with the story. She does not disappoint, and that goes double for her Midnight Twins trilogy.

--- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman, author of FINDING MY LIGHT, GHOSTS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA and THE BLACK POND

Ever since the death of David Jellico, Mallory and Merry Brynn have slowly slipped back into normal life, Merry worrying about cheerleading, and Mally about soccer. But when a vision reveals a cheerleader getting seriously injured, their old fears and apprehensions come rushing back. As they struggle to find he culprit, Mallory stumbles upon a secret her friend Eden has been keeping. This revelation causes Merry and Mally to rush to find the answers they need before the unspeakable can occur.

Look Both Ways is an entertaining continuation of Jacquelyn Mitchard's The Midnight Twins trilogy. In this installment, Mitchard stretches beyond just the twins' strange abilities to include local folklore and magic, making Mally and Merry's world more believable and three dimensional. Readers aren't given many more clues as to how the twins' powers work, but Mitchard reveals just enough to keep readers interested and excited for the next book in the series. Besides building upon the supernatural elements of the book, Mitchard also explores day to day issues and takes a look at how the twins deal with the new, normal changes in their lives, from family dynamics to boyfriends. The even balance between the two gives Look Both Ways its appeal, and will make it a popular book among younger teens.

I think the first one was better. Currently reading the third so I will see if it is better.

Open your imagination and travel through the traditions of families and friends in this fabulous book. See how responsibilities, love and friendship can take you on an amazing and wonderful trip.

This book is great for any age group or gender. The Midnight Twins is just the beginning! It is almost unbearable to wait for another!

If you're a fan of THE MIDNIGHT TWINS, or even if you've never heard of it, you're going to love this book!

LOOK BOTH WAYS by Jacquelyn Mitchard is a fun-filled book, with suspense, comedy, and even romance. It's definitely a book for everybody - there are elements of this novel that would be appealing for any different type of teen reader. Although it is geared for young adults, I think any age group could enjoy it.

Mally and Merry thought life had gone back to normal by the close of THE MIDNIGHT TWINS, but by the first couple of chapters of their second adventure, they and their readers knew they were in for another wild ride.

The twins, one born the minute before midnight and one born the minute after, have odd dreams throughout the series. At the beginning of the novel, their visions and dreams start up again. They discover, partly through their visions, a secret that Eden, another character in the book, has been keeping from them; one that ties into an accident involving a girl on the cheerleading squad.

Can they figure out what's going on before it's too late?

This book is a fun, quick read - coming out just in time for summer!

Reviewed by: Margaret Waterman