The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne is one of those books that is
everywhere at the moment, everybody is reading it and talking about it. Angus
and Sarah Moorland are a picture perfect family, good careers, nice London
house and two perfect girls, twins. When one night a tragic accident takes one
of their girls away, Lydia, leaving Angus and Sarah behind to try and rebuild
their lives with Kirstie, their remaining daughter. They move to a remote
Scottish Ireland and try to begin again when Kirstie reveals an explosive
secret, that she is not Kirstie at all, but is actually Lydia. The couple know
they lost one of their twins, but can they be sure which one?
This book is genuinely creepy, with a real Susan Hill vibe,
the remote location and the dangerous flatlands and the constant eerie presence
of death are a real throw to The Woman in Black. Whilst I didn’t love the
characters of Sarah and Angus, both of whom were complete messes and barely
able to function, I did love that Kirstie/Lydia’s character was truly macabre,
every line of dialogue for her was unsettling. The ending felt slightly rushed,
but that is the only criticism I can make and it was still satisfying.
4/5, I definitely recommend this read!
