Synopsis:
A year after one of
their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah Moorcroft
move to the tiny Scottish island Angus inherited from his grandmother, hoping
to put together the pieces of their shattered lives.
But when their
surviving daughter, Kirstie, claims they have mistaken her identity – that she,
in fact, is Lydia – their world comes crashing down once again.
As winter encroaches, Angus is forced to travel away from the island for
work, Sarah is feeling isolated, and Kirstie (or is it Lydia?) is growing more
disturbed. When a violent storm leaves Sarah and her daughter stranded, Sarah
finds herself tortured by the past – what really happened on that fateful day
one of her daughters died?
My
review:
The Ice Twins was my introduction into the world of author S.K.
Tremayne. And what an experience this was. I don’t think my breathing has
slowed down yet and I feel like I need to be looking over my shoulder. I might
even start hating the dark again.
The novel starts innocently enough with the bereaved Moorcroft family of
mum Sarah, dad Angus and their surviving twin Kirstie, preparing to move from
London to an isolated little island in the Hebrides. It looks beautiful, will
solve their financial trouble and just maybe it will give them the fresh start
they all need. They have lost nearly everything since the death of Kirstie’s
identical twin sister Lydia, but this move could bring them closer and forget
about the past as much as they could.
But past doesn’t stay in one place. You carry it on your shoulder and it
jumps out of the shadows when you least expecting it. Both Sarah and Angus are
grieving. They are also full of distrust and anger towards each other and the
one person suffering the most is Kirstie, which becomes obvious when she tells
her mum that she is not Kirstie, she is Lydia and that Kirstie is dead. This
sparks a massive snowball effect of bad decisions, more secrets and events that
this little family just cannot survive.
I was on the edge of my seat. I had half of the book still to read last
night but I had to finish it there and then. I couldn’t go another day without
knowing how this would end and what really did happen.
Fabulous book and I am most definitely looking forward to reading more
by this author. If you are looking for a psychological thriller that will keep
you up at night and that gives nothing away until the last few pages, then this
is for you.
My rating: 5/5
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