The book uses the aid of twin mythology from Nigeria and other countries around the globe to investigate the uniqueness of twin bonds and the significance of being a Nigerian twin growing up in the United States.

Second Twin mimics the format of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street. Like Cisneros’s well-known novel, it is a quick read, offering short, yet intense chapters that can easily stand alone as short stories.

Though a memoir, Second Twin is held together by a strong narrative voice and reads more like a novel than a typical autobiographical work. It combines elements of humor, myth, and narrative that will hold reader interest. It is also narrated by a self-conscious, indecisive, introverted girl who, by the end of the book, has blossomed into womanhood.