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sirensaria's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This was a quick read. I enjoyed it. There wasn't a whole lot to the book, but what was there was decent. It was rather creepy, I will admit. Granted, I also don't like dolls very much and find them scary, so yeah.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Moderate: Death
steffiraquel's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Minor: Bullying, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
andrewhatesham's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The living doll trope is my favorite! I also like witches; so this book was definitely my kind of thing. An impulse buy at Walmart, the cover was the first thing that caught my eye. As an adult reader, the writing style was of course very childish to me, wasn't scary, and honestly not that great objectively, but I really liked the plot! I didn't expect the writing to be amazing or particularly unique considering it's a middle-grade book. I definitely would recommend it to someone of a younger audience, and for older people, you'll probably like it if you're into the creepy/living doll trope. But beware if you have a real fear of dolls!!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Kidnapping