Blog Tour: The Invention of Sophie Carter by Samantha Hastings Review + Giveaway (US only)










The Invention of Sophie Carter
Samantha Hastings
(Swoon Reads)
Publication date: July 14th 2020
Genres: Historical Romance, Young Adult

Blurb:

Identical twin sisters take turns swapping places over the course of a summer in order to pursue their secret ambitions in Samantha Hastings’ Victorian YA romance.

1851. Bounced from one begrudging relative to another their whole lives, orphaned identical twins Sophie and Mariah Carter have always relied on each other for love and support, even though the sisters couldn't be more different.

Brash Sophie wants to be an inventor, and demure Mariah wants to be an artist. Both long to visit London for the summer—Sophie to see the Queen’s Great Exhibition and Mariah to study the world’s finest collection of paintings. But when their cantankerous aunt answers their letter pleading for a place to stay, she insists she only has time and room to spare for one of them.

So, Mariah and Sophie hatch a clever scheme: They will travel to London together and take turns playing the part of “Sophie”.

At first the plan runs like clockwork. But as the girls avoid getting caught by increasingly narrow margins and two handsome gentlemen—both of whom think they’re falling in love with the real Sophie Carter—enter the equation, the sisters find they don’t have the situation quite as under control as they thought.

With all sorts of delightful Parent Trap-style identical twin hijinks, The Invention of Sophie Carter 
is the perfect light-and-sweet palate cleanser.

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Review:

Sophie and Mariah are identical twins, on the outside they are a mirror of each other but on the inside, they are night and day. Mariah is the romantic, the artist, the softer one, thinking with her emotions. Sophia the logical one , the inventor, less trusting, more of a leader than a follower. Both are kind, caring and talented. Both have been treated as if they were noting, unwanted and unloved. Orphaned at childbirth, sent way from their foster parents after the birth of their own child, to live with strangers who only viewed them as unpaid help. 

Sophie, always being the practical and more forward of the two takes the steps to insure both her and Mariah never again have to live dependent on others. She asks their mothers sister for help. Hoping to go to London and see the Great Exhibition.To become an apprentice. To secure their future. But things don't go as she hoped, her plan now requires them both to be one person, Sophie. 

As "Sophie" experiences a season in London with their aunt who is only willing to help one of her nieces find a husband, they both begin to live as one. In doing so they have to be very careful to not be seen. To remember who they have met, and have talked about. Finding a husband was never part of Sophie's original idea, but when two young men both seem to care for "her", it isn't good for one of them when she get's the same feelings in return. How does "one" person go about living as two people and not have anyone notice? Will they be found out? Will they ever find the happiness they have lacked all their lives? 

Through all the swaps, hiding and acting like one person they both come to discover more about who they are as individuals. 

I found The Invention of Sophie Carter to be heartbreaking right from the very beginning. The story it's self is a light and quick read but still heavy with it's themes. We have two young girls who whether they admit it or not are deeply in need of love and affection. To always feel unwanted and burden hit home. Because I could relate to some of the hurt and feelings of these characters it helped placing myself in the story. 

But despite the sadness there were many enjoyable times and I truly did like this story and many of the characters. Samantha Hastings did a wonderful job in the creation of her cast, even if I didn't like some of the people, that just means she her job well.


My copy was uncorrected proof so that being said it did have some errors in the text, an name typo and scene cutting which I'm sure will be fixed in the final printing.  




Author Bio:


Samantha Hastings has degrees from Brigham Young University, the University of Reading (Berkshire, England), and the University of North Texas. She met her husband in a turkey sandwich line. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she spends most of her time reading, eating popcorn, and chasing her kids. She is the author of THE LAST WORD, THE INVENTION OF SOPHIE CARTER, and A ROYAL CHRISTMAS QUANDARY.

Where to find her:
Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram




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