Frey has to learn to be Rafi to a level she’s not previously been exposes chatty, parties and well dressed but then she discovers her father has bigger plans and Frey needs to work out what she wants for a change.įor me Frey is the key factor in this book. He agrees but this time it’s Frey in disguise who is sent. Then Shreve needs to form an alliance for steel with the Palofox family in Victoria - they’ve asked for Rafi to be a hostage while their father’s troops are on the land. She is never seen publicly unless disguised as Rafi – practical, rarely talks to strangers and always ready for battle. Frey though is the secret twin sister and their father decided far better that Frey gets taught to fight and protect his firstborn. Her father is the ruthless ruler of Shreve and his first daughter Rafi is the gorgeous, well dressed witty socialite being groomed for leadership.

In Scott Westerfeld’s YA novel Imposters a new series starts exploring rebellion not just against the family but against dictatorshipįrey is a secret and if you find out about her there is a good chance you will die. Steeping out of the family circle, school, the workplaces and understanding our society means that as we become adults our exposure to the world changes us and we start to realise we don’t have to be exactly what our parents may have suggested be the best way forward. Part of growing up is deciding who you are and what do you want. Can Frey trust him with the truth and risk becoming her own person? But Col, the son of a rival leader, is getting close enough to spot the killer inside her.

When her father sends Frey in Rafi’s place as collateral in a precarious deal, she becomes the perfect imposter. Her only purpose is to protect her sister – to sacrifice herself if she must. While Rafi was raised to be the perfect daughter, Frey has been taught to kill. But Frey’s very existence is a secret.įrey is Rafi’s twin sister - and her body double.

NB – this story is set in the universe of Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series – but this doesn’t feel an essential pre-read based on contentįrey and Rafi are inseparable…two edges of the same knife. I would like to thank Mary from Scholastic for a copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review

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