A review by lanidon
The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter

3.0

I'm not sure I'd really recommend this to a child. As it says on the cover, this is a ghost story, but all the ghosts are alive and wishing they were dead. The discussions of suicide may be too much for a younger reader

I don't think the conclusion of the story really landed for me, but the setup was very intriguing. I wish we got to see the mom get with her cute doctor because that was one of the sweetest parts of the book. It's not a great sign though if the best parts of a middle grade are about the adults

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Blood and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Medical content, and Death of parent