Be yourself, people say. But the last person Clare Palmer wants to be is herself – she’s lost everything she once had and now can barely get through a bus ride without wanting to thump someone. (People who don’t wear headphones, sniffers, fried chicken guzzlers.)
So when she discovers her resemblance to beloved reality TV presenter Jenna Cox, Clare jumps at the chance to become a lookalike, earn some cash and get her life back together.
But it’s all too easy to cross the line between celebrity lookalike and pretending to be the real Jenna – and becoming someone else is about to take Clare’s life down a track that’s even rockier than the one she’s on…
What did I think?
Identity Crisis is Nicola Gill's fifth novel but it is the first of her books that I have read and I absolutely loved it.
Clare Palmer was once a successful author with a loving husband; now she has writer's block and her husband is shacked up with someone else. When Clare is mistaken for celebrity Jenna Cox one day, she applies and is accepted to become a lookalike. Whilst it's a good way to earn some money when her editor is waiting for Clare's next book, being Jenna Cox takes up more of Clare's life than being Clare Palmer.
With such a heartbreaking backstory, it's easy to see how Clare has lost sight of who she is so it's no wonder that she steps into Jenna's shoes so easily. It just gets Clare into a bit of a tangle when she starts to care about the people who think she is actually Jenna. There's a lot of humour but also a poignant moral dilemma as the story progresses and I had no idea whether or not it would all turn out right in the end. No spoilers here - you will need to read it yourself to find out!
Incredibly entertaining, laugh-out-loud hilarious and surprisingly emotional, Identity Crisis is a fun, heartfelt and uplifting novel that I absolutely raced through. I will definitely be looking out for more Nicola Gill books as Identity Crisis is a superb five star read.
I received a gifted paperback to read and review for the Bookstagram Tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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