The Double life of Cassiel Roadnight.

" You can't just steal a life. You can't be somebody else and get away with it. In the end, you have to give it all back."

About the book:

Written by Jenny Valentine, the book follows the story of a fugitive teenager who takes on the identity of a missing boy. He, later on, discovers that the boy had some deadly secrets of his own.

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"The double life of Cassiel Roadnight"- the name itself has given me a sort of thrill. This could be my unresolved psychological issues speaking, but I've always loved stories which have the protagonists leading a double life. One life filled with adventures and the other, quite mundane. It's always thrilling to pretend to be this whole new person who's not you.

Coming to the story, a teenager by the name Chap who's on the run grabs the opportunity of being somebody else to forget his old life that is filled with nothing but sadness and loneliness. He pretends to be Cassiel Roadnight who had been missing for two years. All his life, Chap always wanted a family to call his own and to have an identity of his own. When he was mistaken for Cassiel, he clutches the chance to have what Cassiel had; family.

Now, I know I said that it's thrilling to pretend to be this whole new person but we all know how this is going to blow up in the face of our Wannabe Cassiel. The whole book he repeats, " it's bad to steal someone's life" but does it anyway. Later on when he finds out Cassiel's secrets he does everything in his power to correct his wrongdoings.

As the story continues, Chap notices the contrast between him and Cassiel. Chap is this sweet kid who's kind of rough around the edges who yearns for a family whereas Cassiel is none of it. From his family's perspective, he is nothing but a rude, inconsiderate and cruel boy. Chap is a vegetarian whereas Cassiel loves meatballs. Chap soon finds himself unable to enjoy the luxury of finally having a family as the fear of being found overpowered his every sense.

What I honestly felt is, this is not a book that would bring out my inner detective that would want me to Sherlock my way through it. But it's a good mystery nonetheless. The plot twist at the end brings more beauty to the book. From now, one of the rules in my life would always be - " If given an opportunity to be somebody else, refuse, don't be an airhead. Stay your true self even if you ended up living as a fugitive."