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The Woman In The Mirror by Rebecca James
Aug. 12th, 2018 09:28 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
1947
Governess Alice Miller loves Winterbourne the moment she sees it towering over the wild Cornish cliffs. The house promises refuge from her past – and her charges, motherless twins Constance and Edmund, are angelic.
2018
Adopted at birth, Rachel’s roots are a mystery. So, when a letter brings news of the death of an unknown relative, Rachel travels to Cornwall, vowing to uncover her family’s secrets.
With each new arrival, something in Winterbourne stirs. It’s hiding in the paintings. It’s sitting on the stairs. It’s waiting in a mirror, behind a locked door …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Rebecca James’s gothic horror novel has some tense scenes and nicely nods at THE TURNING OF THE SCREW but while I enjoyed the 1947 storyline with Alice’s increasingly fragile mental state, the 2018 love triangle was a little clumsy, the central curse storyline never really convinced me and there were too many unanswered questions about the twins while the twist ending didn’t ring true given that Rachel knew what the curse was attached to.
THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR was released in the United Kingdom on 14th June 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Governess Alice Miller loves Winterbourne the moment she sees it towering over the wild Cornish cliffs. The house promises refuge from her past – and her charges, motherless twins Constance and Edmund, are angelic.
Adopted at birth, Rachel’s roots are a mystery. So, when a letter brings news of the death of an unknown relative, Rachel travels to Cornwall, vowing to uncover her family’s secrets.
With each new arrival, something in Winterbourne stirs. It’s hiding in the paintings. It’s sitting on the stairs. It’s waiting in a mirror, behind a locked door …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Rebecca James’s gothic horror novel has some tense scenes and nicely nods at THE TURNING OF THE SCREW but while I enjoyed the 1947 storyline with Alice’s increasingly fragile mental state, the 2018 love triangle was a little clumsy, the central curse storyline never really convinced me and there were too many unanswered questions about the twins while the twist ending didn’t ring true given that Rachel knew what the curse was attached to.
THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR was released in the United Kingdom on 14th June 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
