The Ice Twins

by S. K. Tremayne

            

           The premise of this book sounded so intriguing. A young British couple, Angus and Sarah Moorcraft, tries to cope with the death of one of their twin daughters, Kristie. A year later, the surviving twin announces that she is actually Lydia, the twin that was thought to be dead. In the midst of this turmoil, the husband inherits an island in Scotland from his grandmother. Hoping a change will help them heal, the family moves to this tiny island. Far from helping, the move only serves to compound their problems, as Kristie/Lydia becomes more and more disturbed and Angus and Sarah’s marriage fractures.

            I wanted to love this book after reading the synopsis. I really did. But this novel has so many problems. First and foremost, the characters are so unlikeable. Sarah is impulsive, shallow and just wholly unbelievable as a mother. Angus is a mystery throughout the book. He is at times portrayed as a loving father, an alcoholic, an uncaring brute and an indifferent husband. The surviving twin, whomever she is, is in need of serious psychological help. Which she never gets. The book moves very slowly. I would not call it a suspense novel at all. By the end, which is so anti-climactic as to become almost a clique, it’s hard to care what happens to this family.

            There are so many good suspense novels out there, why bother reading a bad one. This one deserves a pass.

            Scheduled for publications May 19^th, 2015.

            Disclaimer: I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.