Book of the day: "The Opposite of Me"

In honor of International Chick Lit Month and our one year blogoversary, we're bringing you a book a day (and then some). If you've read the book and want to comment on this post with your thoughts, please do. If you haven't read it yet, we hope you'll take interest in it after hearing our thoughts. To make this fun, anyone who comments on any of these posts has a chance to be entered in a drawing for a special prize. The more posts you comment on, the more chances to win! (See here for contest details.)

"The Opposite of Me" by Sarah Pekkanen:
Twenty-nine year old Lindsey Rose has, for as long as she can remember, lived in the shadow of her devastatingly beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. Determined to get noticed, Lindsey is finally on the cusp of being named Creative Vice President of an elite New York advertising agency, after years of 80 plus-hour weeks, migraines, and profound loneliness. But during the course of one devastating night, Lindsey’s carefully-constructed life implodes.

Humiliated and desperate, she flees the glitter of Manhattan and retreats to the time warp of her parents’ Maryland home. As her sister plans her lavish wedding to her prince charming, Lindsey struggles to maintain her identity as the smart, responsible twin, while she furtively tries to put her career back together. But things get more complicated when a long-held family secret is unleashed that forces both sisters to reconsider who they are and who they are meant to be. (Summary courtesy of Sarah Pekkanen's website.)

Melissa A:

I read this book a year ago and I still think about it often. It was a captivating story that has become the start of an amazing career for Ms. Pekkanen. Thinking back on the story, I realize how much Lindsey has inspired me to make Chick Lit Central into what it is today. See my review for more of my thoughts on this novel.

Melissa P:
This book stayed on my mind for a while after I read it. I have a sister and sometimes it's hard not to compare yourself to your sister, but in the end, remember that it's you two against the world.

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