Better Together

Better Together, inspired by The Parent Trap, is a book that I was very excited to read. I knew going in that I would need to suspend my disbelief to an extent (because, lets face it, even if your kids are identical twins - which these sisters are not - what kind of parent doesn't recognise that the teenager they've brought home isn't the same one they dropped off at Camp?) but even then, I found some of this book a little difficult to get behind. Jaime and Siri were both pretty annoying characters, and I didn't really care about either of them. The parents were awful (so actually, maybe they wouldn't recognise their own children? Not that it mattered given they had a strange "magical" disguise). There was an obligatory love interest for each girl, and again I wasn't totally convinced that this was the right book for there to be such a focus on romance - I wasn't it to be more about the family. In the end though, I didn't really care whether they were reunited or stayed separated, which I don't think was the intention! I made it to the end of the book, but it was a struggle to get there. I don't think it was a book for me! I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Was all right

I got an early reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Better Together centers around two separated sisters, Jamie and Siri, who cross paths while they are both struggling to find themselves figure out their futures. I really liked the dynamics between the two sisters; whether they were bonding or fighting or learning more about each other, their interactions felt very real and reminded me of growing up with my own sibling. I especially identified with Siri. Her social insecurities and her fight to overcome them were very relatable to me personally. Her journey to figure out what she wants to do in life and what really makes her happy was very fulfilling to read and follow along with. I also really liked the two romances with each of the main characters, and thought those were handled and resolved really well. There are some really funny moments, especially between the two sisters near the start of the book, but it can also get very serious, especially when they are dealing with their parents and the trauma their parents put them through. Whether it’s being silly or serious though, it never loses its heart, which is the journey of Jamie and Siri bonding together as sisters. Overall I had a really fun time reading Better Together, and would definitely recommend it, especially to anyone growing up/grew up with siblings.

I’ve been following Chistine’s work for a while and this is her best book so far. This book reminds me of the movie It Takes Two, for obvious reasons (maybe it has inspired her somehow). Its’s a great story, I love Christine’s writing. I’ll give it four stars because i do think she can do even better.

First I have to say i love this book. I did read her first novel Again but better when it first came out and even though I liked it i still had some personal problems with it. Well, those where plot elements that I never like. Sorry gor being cryptic here, I really don't want to spoil any of her books here. Her second book however doesn't have those elements and it just fits right into the tropes and plots i love in a rom com. I loved the partent trap and Freaky Friday when I grew up and this book is combining the tropes in those movies perfectly. I am utterly in love with the main characters this time also. I love both Siri and Jamie equally. They feel almost like they could be real people, they are flawed in a very realistic ways and even though they have their shoty moment's I couldn't help to love them. The romance in this book is so good, exactly what I wanted. Both love interests where so intercorseing wholesome. This book really made me feel thing like an excrement ton of things and it made me loose yhe ability to curse like a normal person. I hope that just a phase, though xD anyways this book hit me like a strom and I would have read it in one sitting if I wouldn't have to be a semi functioning adult now and then. It made me so emotional and my chronically depressed rear end always loves thing's that maker them feel. I also love that this book is diverse in a very natrual sounding way and I just love the bi representation because I am pan and that is kinda like a specific way to be bi (a very bad and lazy description I know but I wanna talk about the book now) there where characters I didn't like and understand much but I am one of those kids who's parent's didn't divorce so may I can't relate to that kinda stuff (although my mom almost raised us alone cause dad is away at work for 3 weeks and then comes home for 2-4 days and has to go away to work again since I can remember but that's still a differentdynamici guess) but you don't have to relate to all the characters in a book. I mean there are real people i can't relate too so why should that be different in a book. Anyways even though this book mad me teary eyed at some point it was still funy and over all very positive:) it was the mostly contemporary book I needed at the moment. If you are in a contemporary mood and don't mind a little angst and a touch of fantasy or magical realisim then this book is for you. Also it made me want a sister for the first time in my 27 year's of life, well I will make do with my brother and my afab genderfluid best friend:)

I LOVE CHRISTINE'S BOOKS!!! The book was damaged in multiple places tho and the packaging (one thing piece of brown paper) was also ripped....Amazon PLEASE package books more securely 🙏🥲