Creepy Books About Twins: Am I My Sibling’s Keeper?

They say there’s no bond as strong as the one between siblings. Some of our favorite literary characters are siblings who have each other’s backs. But what about the opposite? What if you find yourself not able to trust your sibling, or worse, find out your sibling intends to get rid of you? Creepy, we know! We took a look at some of the most sinister siblings we could think of, and let’s just say you wouldn’t want these characters to have your back . . . you might just find a knife in it.

Little Monsters

Little Monsters

By Kara Thomas

Kacey has a brand-new life in a new town. She’s moved in with her dad, stepmom, stepbrother, and an adoring half sister. Her new life is pretty good, complete with a new circle of friends. It seems too good to be true—and it is. Things start to get weird when Kacey’s BFFs Bailey and Jade forget to invite her to the biggest party of the year. No big deal . . . until Bailey never makes it home from the party. This new girl is about to learn a very important lesson: appearances can be deceiving. Sometimes when you’re the new girl, you shouldn’t trust anyone.

The Breathless

The Breathless

By Tara Goedjen

Roxanne’s body was found on a beach, but not much is known about what happened to her. Ro’s boyfriend, Cage, took off that night and hadn’t been seen since—until he arrived at Roxanne’s family home with no memory of the previous twelve months. Ro’s sister Mae can’t make sense of all this. But one thing’s for certain—nothing’s been the same since Ro died. Searching for the truth can be dangerous, though. And when you live in a place like Blue Gate House, you’re likely to find that the past is not where you want to look for answers. Ghosts are never happy to give up their secrets.

The Cheerleaders

The Cheerleaders

By Kara Thomas

Riverdale meets Veronica Mars in this creepy tale. There are no more cheerleaders in the town of Sunnybrook. First there was the car accident—two girls dead after hitting a tree on a rainy night. Not long after, the murders happened. Those two girls were killed by the man next door. Monica’s sister was the last cheerleader to die. After her suicide, Sunnybrook High disbanded the cheer squad. No one wanted to be reminded of the girls they’d lost. But five years later, strange things are happening again. Some people in town know more than they’re saying. And somehow, Monica is at the center of it all.

Two Can Keep a Secret

Two Can Keep a Secret

By Karen M. McManus

Echo Ridge is picture-perfect, but it’s hiding secrets. Before school even begins, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing. Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them; her grandmother does, too. And the longer she’s in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. The thing is, secrets are dangerous—and most people aren’t good at keeping them. Which is why, in Echo Ridge, it’s safest to keep your secrets to yourself.

The Darkest Corners

The Darkest Corners

By Kara Thomas

There are ghosts around every corner in Fayette, Pennsylvania. Tessa left when she was nine and has been trying ever since not to think about what happened that last summer. Callie never left. She moved to another house, so she doesn’t have to walk those same halls, but then Callie always was the stronger one. She can handle staring into the face of her demons—and if she parties hard enough, maybe one day they’ll disappear for good. Tessa and Callie haven’t talked about what they saw that night since it happened. After the trial, Callie drifted and Tessa moved, and childhood friends just have a way of losing touch. But ever since she left, Tessa has had questions. Things have never quite added up. And now she has to go back to Fayette.

Some Kind of Animal

Some Kind of Animal

By Maria Romasco-Moore

Jo lives in the same Appalachian town where her mother disappeared fifteen years ago. Everyone knows what happened to Jo’s mom. She was wild, and bad things happen to girls like that. Now people are starting to talk about Jo. She’s barely passing her classes and falls asleep at her desk every day. She’s following in her mom’s footsteps. Jo does have a secret. It’s not what people think, though. Not a boy or a drug habit. Jo has a twin sister. Jo’s sister is not like most people. She lives in the woods, catching rabbits with her bare hands and eating them raw. Night after night, Jo slips out of her bedroom window and meets her sister among the trees. And together they run, fearlessly. The thing is, no one’s ever seen Jo’s sister. So when her twin attacks a boy from town, everyone assumes that it was Jo. Which means Jo has to decide: Does she tell the world about her sister, or does she run?

The Window

The Window

By Amelia Brunskill

Anna and Jess are twins. But Anna is athletic, ambitious, and outgoing, while Jess is much more reserved and quiet. The two couldn’t be more opposite, but still they tell each other everything. Or so Jess thought, until one night, Anna dies while attempting to sneak out her bedroom window. To Jess, none of this makes sense—she has so many questions. Was her sister who she said she was, or has Jess been in denial this entire time?

The Waking Forest

The Waking Forest

By Alyssa Wees

The Waking Forest appears to Rhea like a haunting and mysterious mirage, but when she touches it, it vanishes. On the other side of the forest lives the Witch, who grants dreaming children their wishes. And while Rhea and the Witch are not sisters, their lives become intertwined as a deadly threat arises. Something is stirring in the forest, and when Rhea’s and the Witch’s paths collide, a truth more treacherous and deadly than either could ever imagine surfaces. But how much are they willing to risk to survive?

Brave New Girl

Brave New Girl

By Rachel Vincent

Dahlia 16 is a hydroponic gardener—one of 5,000 girls who look just like her—in a world populated entirely by clones, each designed to be ideally suited for their place in society. Yet Dahlia is somehow different. The authorities are hunting for her. A boy she knows as Trigger 17 is trying to help her figure out what’s different about her as they escape, but she’s unfamiliar with physical attraction and can’t understand what she feels when she’s with him. Government conspiracies and secrets loom. The fate of all 4,999 of Dahlia’s identicals—and Dahlia herself—hangs in the balance.

Burn Our Bodies Down

Burn Our Bodies Down

By Rory Power

A thrilling family saga, Burn Our Bodies Down follows Margot, a girl determined to figure out the mystery of her past and her family. Margot’s mom doesn’t tell her much, but one day Margot stumbled upon a photograph of her family’s hometown, Phalene. Of course, Margot ventures to Phalene, only to discover that things aren’t what they seem and her family is even more gnarled than she realized. Margot’s mother left for a reason. But was it to hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what’s still there?

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