Horror Book Review: Mirror Me by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg

 

This week’s book of the week is MIRROR ME written by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg. The novel was released in December 2024 and is on the bestseller list of Occult Horror and Magical Realism. 

The book has received praise for its fast pace, riveting plot, and sensitive exploration of race and family. 

Many readers were intrigued with the concept of the protagonist dealing with DID, and how while in therapy, he uncovers some deep-buried secrets within himself. 

The book deals with psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder themes that are woven into the narrative. 

Readers found it difficult to follow it at times and many confessed to not being able to finish it. Those who continued to read, have written positive reviews of the book. 

Quick Book Review of Mirror Me

The concept of Dissociative Identity Disorder has always fascinated me, which was why I decided to pick Mirror Me as the horror book of the week. 

Mirror Me deals with the story of a man called Eddie who thinks he may have murdered his brother Robert’s fiancee Lucy. He meets with psychiatrist Dr Richard Montgomery who helps him piece together his memories, but he then finds out that Eddie may have al alter ego who calls himself Par. The other self may know more about Eddie since he has been taking care of him by erasing any traumatic thoughts. 

Eddie seems to have seen another boy in his childhood, which he thinks may have been a dream. But is it? 

Each chapter goes back and forth with Edward, or Eddie giving his statement while Par giving a recount of what happened in their childhood and how he came to be. 

The story can become confusing at times in the initial chapters and it takes some time before it finds its footing. The editor does claim it to be in the same vein as The Silent Patient but perhaps Mirror Me is a little more complex for readers to immediately connect with it. 

To Read or Not to Read

As a fan of stories with DID themes, I did find the concept promising. It took me four chapters before I was finally ready to commit to the story and keep reading. 

While I admire authors taking a different approach nowadays, I do miss linear storytelling rather than disjointed narratives that can be hard to follow. 

Mirror Me is not that hard to follow. The story is promising and there were a few twists and turns that made me want to continue reading. The novel may contain a variety of themes but I want to believe that by the last page, all of It will make sense and that the themes will help with the flow of the narrative rather than stick out. 

I would definitely want to continue reading Mirror Me. 

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