Getting Away With It by Julie Cohen.

Getting Away With It by Julie Cohen.

Headline Review, 2011.

Review by Laura Parish.

Wherever there’s trouble there’s Liza Haven….
That’s what the villagers of Stoneguard used to say. But when your identical twin sister’s the local golden girl, sometimes it’s more fun to be the bad twin.
Now working in LA as a stuntwoman, Liza can be as wild as she wants. But when she loses her job, and almost her life, she’s forced to return home.
Only, things have changed in Stoneguard and her sister Lee has gone, deserting their difficult mother, a flagging family business and a dangerously attractive boyfriend. What’s more, the whole village thinks Liza is Lee.
Can Liza get away with pretending to be the good twin? Or is it finally time to discover who she really is?

‘Getting Away With It’ is a funny, warm read with an addictive plot, likable and relatable characters.
Liza Haven returns to her hometown. She’s not been there since she ran following some shocking news from her mother and an argument with her sister Lee.
Liza arrives and Lee is nowhere to be found. When Lee does eventually get in touch and asks Liza to look after things for a while, Liza reluctantly agrees.
However, Liza starts to like being mistaken as her twin, ‘the good twin.’ She takes the opportunity to step into her sister’s shoes for a while but it doesn’t take long for her little lie to spiral out of control.
I don’t want to give too much away as I don’t want to ruin it for any potential readers. I loved this story. I’d be lying if I didn’t sometimes wish I could step into someone else’s life for a while; to see what it’s like. It’s my nosy nature. Therefore, that element of the plot appealed to me.
Although mostly told from Liza’s point of view, you get to see life from Lee’s side too. The plot gives you enough information to retain your sympathy for the characters, regardless of behaviour.
A sensitive issue was handled well and with realism.
The action begins immediately, the plot develops well and the ending, for me, definitely has the ‘awww’ factor.
I recommend ‘Getting Away With It.’ I couldn’t stop reading. It’s wonderful escapism.

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.