{"id":10307,"date":"2019-02-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10307"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:26:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:26:39","slug":"your-clone-at-your-school-the-similars-by-rebecca-hanover-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10307","title":{"rendered":"Your clone, at your school?! THE SIMILARS, by Rebecca Hanover (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New school year, new students,
old faces\u2026
cloned teens<\/a> in their first public appearance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darkwood Academy’s generations-strong tradition of academic excellence gets a huge shock as Emma’s junior year begins, worse for her as Levi is the clone of her best friend Eli who committed suicide during the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But why did someone invest a true fortune to get these six from the “misguided lab technician” who cloned them from the umbilical cord blood of Emma’s classmates, then give them the best-possible homeschooling on his island-nation estate until just this moment to reveal them to the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The near-future of Darkwood’s cloned teens may be nearer than we think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clones are genetically the same as their originals<\/a>, so what makes each human unique?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: The Similars \/ Rebecca Hanover. Sourcebooks Fire, 2019. [author site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every day at Darkwood reminds Emma of her best friend’s recent suicide – because his clone is one of the new students at their exclusive school. Sixteen years after being illegally cloned, the other “Similars” are in classes with their genetic twins, competing for grades, honors, and status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some families embrace the chance to welcome another member into their family, virulent anti-clone rhetoric invades classes and club meetings, especially after Emma’s roommate (an Original) is brutally attacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is the mysterious man who acquired and raised the Similars in secrecy till now?
Why were the clones allowed to apply to the same exclusive school as their Originals?
How can Emma endure seeing Levi when Eli is gone forever?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As some Similars edge out their Originals in academic rank and status, Darkwood Academy is on edge. What Emma learns from Levi may push them over the brink!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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