Review: Mirrorland

Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Cat has lived in Los Angeles for over a decade.  She has no issues with staying away from her childhood home and the terrible memories that were left there, even if that means she can’t see her twin sister.  While children, they invented Mirrorland, a creation pulled from many of their favorite stories.  In Mirrorland, they were able to fight off the terrors that haunted them in the real world.  After El goes missing during a boating trip, Cat must return to the home that tormented her in her youth.  As Cat begins to live in their old house, she finds clues that seem to have been left behind by her sister.  Is El dead or playing a terrible joke?  What dark secrets will Cat remember about the childhood she left behind?

 

Mirrorland is a psychological thriller that on the surface appears to be a page-turner but in reality doesn’t pull through.  Johnstone’s overall storyline was good and the twists added needed distractions, but the characters were flat and overall I was easily distracted while reading.  I’m glad I finished the book because everything came together in the end, but if it had been a long read, I don’t know if I would have stuck it out to the end.  This would be a good read if your TBR pile is getting low.

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