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The Shadow Twins
One twin is gone. One remains. And their mother can’t shake the feeling something is very wrong…
Tanya Anderson has come to a quiet Oregon town to start again after the tragic loss of one of her twin daughters. She settles into a small, rented house with her surviving daughter, Ella, and hopes to escape the past before it swallows them whole.
But some things you can’t leave behind.
After losing her twin, Ella is troubled. She talks to someone who isn’t there and constantly draws pictures of little girls again and again — one always in the shadows.
Then the school calls and her estranged husband appears demanding answers that Tanya can’t give. Because there are things she has never allowed herself to remember. Things she has taught herself not to see.
All she knows is she cannot lose her child. Not again.
Even if protecting her means facing the darkest truth…
What is gone can haunt you.
But what remains might destroy you.
Tanya Anderson has come to a quiet Oregon town to start again after the tragic loss of one of her twin daughters. She settles into a small, rented house with her surviving daughter, Ella, and hopes to escape the past before it swallows them whole.
But some things you can’t leave behind.
After losing her twin, Ella is troubled. She talks to someone who isn’t there and constantly draws pictures of little girls again and again — one always in the shadows.
Then the school calls and her estranged husband appears demanding answers that Tanya can’t give. Because there are things she has never allowed herself to remember. Things she has taught herself not to see.
All she knows is she cannot lose her child. Not again.
Even if protecting her means facing the darkest truth…
What is gone can haunt you.
But what remains might destroy you.
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 27, 2026
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March 18, 2026
The Shadow Twins by Fiona Holloway is a totally gripping psychological suspense that I could not put down.
We see the effects on three lives after a dreadful tragedy saw a young twin sister drown (before the book opened). The marriage has fallen apart as the mother and remaining twin sister move houses and schools for a fresh start. “Was this what she had wanted? A town where no one knew her name, where no one asked questions?”
What starts out as anonymity soon warps into notoriety as the lives of both mother and daughter begin to unravel.
The mother is eaten up with grief, sorrow and guilt. She is denying the need for help, whilst nursing a dreadful secret.
The remaining twin appears to be communicating with her dead sister – but is she? Or is it grief and denial talking?
A fresh start in a new school brings some shocking results. The mother doesn’t believe they need help – when they clearly do.
The father steps in – but is it too little, too late? Can he beat the voices vying for attention?
All the characters were well drawn. The grief journey affected them all differently. We see that the grief journey is not linear. “Grief has a way of changing shape over time.”
There were some scenes that definitely rose the hairs on the back of my neck. The action was decidedly creepy at times – as I wondered, what is real?
As the suspense rose and the conclusion was coming, the tension heightened – until a jaw-dropping seen that I did not see coming! It was definitely a ‘wow, oh wow!’ moment!
I can thoroughly recommend The Shadow Twins. I could not put it down and read it in just one sitting – it was a late night for me!
We see the effects on three lives after a dreadful tragedy saw a young twin sister drown (before the book opened). The marriage has fallen apart as the mother and remaining twin sister move houses and schools for a fresh start. “Was this what she had wanted? A town where no one knew her name, where no one asked questions?”
What starts out as anonymity soon warps into notoriety as the lives of both mother and daughter begin to unravel.
The mother is eaten up with grief, sorrow and guilt. She is denying the need for help, whilst nursing a dreadful secret.
The remaining twin appears to be communicating with her dead sister – but is she? Or is it grief and denial talking?
A fresh start in a new school brings some shocking results. The mother doesn’t believe they need help – when they clearly do.
The father steps in – but is it too little, too late? Can he beat the voices vying for attention?
All the characters were well drawn. The grief journey affected them all differently. We see that the grief journey is not linear. “Grief has a way of changing shape over time.”
There were some scenes that definitely rose the hairs on the back of my neck. The action was decidedly creepy at times – as I wondered, what is real?
As the suspense rose and the conclusion was coming, the tension heightened – until a jaw-dropping seen that I did not see coming! It was definitely a ‘wow, oh wow!’ moment!
I can thoroughly recommend The Shadow Twins. I could not put it down and read it in just one sitting – it was a late night for me!
March 19, 2026
The aftermath of grief and loss is haunting, but is it literally so? A suspenseful psychological thriller that reveals secrets surrounding the loss of one twin and family dysfunction in the following year. A mother’s overprotective behaviors have consequences which create turning points and unraveling truths. A true page turner, that needs some proofreading but otherwise well done.
February 20, 2026
I cannot believe I managed to muster my way through this book. I felt like every page was the same lines on repeat over and over again…this story could have been told in less than fifty pages but the author just drew it out unnecessarily.
January 30, 2026
Good Read
Really kept my attention. Good read. Finished it in a couple hours. Couple twists to the story. Pretty good book.
Really kept my attention. Good read. Finished it in a couple hours. Couple twists to the story. Pretty good book.
February 1, 2026
Wow... A must read suspense
This kept me reading every word until there were no more to read. The story left me uncertain if I should breathe or not...
This kept me reading every word until there were no more to read. The story left me uncertain if I should breathe or not...
February 25, 2026
3🌟 that was strangely different but i didn’t hate? :)
April 10, 2026
Too many spelling errors and continuity mistakes. Very annoying. There were words that were spelt correctly but clearly wasn't what it was supposed to be.
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