A review by alexblackreads
The Walls by Hollie Overton
3.0
I adored Baby Doll, so I thought I'd give Hollie Overton's next book a try, but this wasn't really for me. I struggle a lot with thrillers about domestic violence where it's treated as a battle of wits. Like the main character doesn't love her abusive husband, she's just a prisoner and considers him a sadistic sociopath. It's just not my thing, so this book had an uphill struggle to begin with.
The first half was so hard for me. I was bored and I didn't care and I honestly started questioning if I liked Baby Doll at all. But I will admit, the second half got a lot better. I was invested and wanted to follow the story. In the end, it wound up being on the verge of four stars because of how much better it got.
I feel like it brought up a lot of interesting questions about justice and abuse and guilt, but never really explored them. I would have liked to see a lot more depth because I could have loved a book like that. What we got felt a little lacking and way too obvious.
It was a fun ride and I would recommend it, but I think it came up a bit short. Not amazing, but I did enjoy it.
The first half was so hard for me. I was bored and I didn't care and I honestly started questioning if I liked Baby Doll at all. But I will admit, the second half got a lot better. I was invested and wanted to follow the story. In the end, it wound up being on the verge of four stars because of how much better it got.
I feel like it brought up a lot of interesting questions about justice and abuse and guilt, but never really explored them. I would have liked to see a lot more depth because I could have loved a book like that. What we got felt a little lacking and way too obvious.
It was a fun ride and I would recommend it, but I think it came up a bit short. Not amazing, but I did enjoy it.