What a fantastic read! Mirror twins are a concept that I did not know about, and that's exactly what El and Cat are. The flashbacks of the twins early days were a harder read for me. Perhaps it was the way the author described the way they play and Mirrorland that had me confused at some points. It was also hard to differentiate the imaginary friends and the real kids but with nicknames. When reading about Mirrorland, it's like looking at a Picasso's painting, beautiful but confusing. However, if you can stick out some of those confusing moments, the ending will not disappoint. Ross character is incomplete. The story does dive into his younger life; however, the ending does not justify his character as a whole. This is one of those books where I am left not knowing exactly how I feel about it. It's a fantastic read, but there are confusions that still linger at the end.

Thank you to the Scribner and NetGalley for letting me read this fabulous ARC in exchange for an honest review.

My brain is on fire! My dear overcooked grey cells burned to ashes! Another stimulating, challenging thriller is out to surprise you with complicated twists!

We have an unreliable narrator on the board to tell us a creepy, delusional, blood freezing, complex story with a gothic, bleak, claustrophobic house theme dances with blended magical realism, psychological thriller, mystery genres!

Twin girls El and Cat created a world called Mirrorland till that world begins to threat them swallow whole. Once upon a time they walked hand in hand, scared, cold, crying in a Scottish harbor in Edinburgh to catch the latest pirate ship. At the very same night, their lives have completely changed.

We move forward in time : After 12 years later Cat who already moved on her life in California, is forced to return back to her childhood house. The place has been bought by El and her husband Ross because El always gets what she wants including taking Ross from Cat with her theatrical acts like suicide attempt threats.

The sisters stopped talking for 10 years and now El is missing, presumed dead which Cat doesn’t believe from the beginning. She knows her sister more than anyone and she has to find where she’s hiding and what she’s trying to do by dragging her back to the house of horrors.

As soon as Cat returns back to the childhood house, her torturous memories start to reappear on her mind. But the things she tells seem distorted, delusional. She gets threat messages from someone and as she digs out more she completely believes her sister might be alive!
We cannot decide if her words are accurate or she’s lying because her blurry mind barely differentiate between reality and dream. She finally realizes by coming back to the place where every nightmare in her life has started is the most dangerous choice she’d made and now she may pay it with her life.

Definitely complex, brain cell frying, mind numbing, layered, dark, smart, exhausting story made you feel like getting lost in labyrinths of your darkest fears with no accurate way out!

It was not an easy read: smoke clouds still rise above my head! You gotta pay attention to the details and the deep meanings behind the magical stories of twins. I cut some points because some parts and depictions in the book got me tired. My mind worked overtime to put the puzzle pieces at the right places.
I’m rounding up 3.5 stars to 4 clownish, house of horror four stars!

Wow! My grey cells still hurt but I’m so sure after reading this book they won’t get rusted as Mr. Poirot advised.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Scribner for sharing this digital copy of this original book in exchange my honest opinions.