The Quick Cut: Twin sisters find different ways of coping with their father's sudden death after moving into a house with their mom and a mysterious man who appeared at their father's death bed. A Real Review: Thank you to Soho Press for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Growing up, we often forget that our parents are people just like us. Rather than see them as people with lives, relationships, and secrets, we typically see them as nothing more than our forebears. When twin sisters Sabine and Blythe start revealing secrets about their parents, they see their parents as people in this drama filled novel. Sabine and Blythe are identical twin sisters dealing with the sudden loss of their father when they move into a large house with their mom and mysterious man claiming to be a best friend of their late dad. Partway through renovation, they find their lives nothing like they expected. Will their need to find out the secret behind their new home turn for the disastrous? I wanted to like this book so much because it discusses many topics often not seen in YA books. Polyamory is an often misunderstood relationship style and seeing it normalized through the written word could be a good thing. Instead, this story almost hurt that cause by making it seem like a dirty lifestyle choice that needs to be hidden. To make this read even more frustrating, a big component of the story's twist about the father is openly unveiled in the book's synopsis. However, said twist (to be unspoilery, the reason why the father died) is mentioned but never really taken advantage of as a plot point. It's a huge missed opportunity. The narrator throughout the book is Sabine, who I found completely unlikable. She is selfish, mean, and her vain attempt to correct her bad behavior comes too late in the book. If I had someone like this in my life, I would not have forgiven her as quickly as the other characters do. She justifies her behavior instead of admitting she was wrong and it only made things worse. A book of wasted opportunities. My rating: 2 out of 5