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A review by erboe501
Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone
3.0
I was drawn to this book because of the setting: Scotland, and the focus on sisters. After finishing, I'm not sure what to think.
This is a book about very damaged people. At first, the fixation on make-believe and childhood annoyed me, although you eventually put together why Cat is talking about her childhood imaginary friends as real people. I did get goosebumps along the way, and some of the twists were unexpected, while some predictable. The plot continued to spiral a couple more paces when I expected conclusions.
As for the narration: the cadence and delivery was often off for me. It wasn't about accents (I lived in Scotland so I'm comfortable with that!), but how the narrator emphasized certain words in a robotic voice. And the higher-pitched children voices were very grating.
This is a book about very damaged people. At first, the fixation on make-believe and childhood annoyed me, although you eventually put together why Cat is talking about her childhood imaginary friends as real people. I did get goosebumps along the way, and some of the twists were unexpected, while some predictable. The plot continued to spiral a couple more paces when I expected conclusions.
As for the narration: the cadence and delivery was often off for me. It wasn't about accents (I lived in Scotland so I'm comfortable with that!), but how the narrator emphasized certain words in a robotic voice. And the higher-pitched children voices were very grating.