Baby Doll by Hollie Overton starts on November 11, 2015 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lily Riser cannot believe he actually left the door unlocked. She waited a while to make sure he was not coming back. Then Lily grabbed her daughter, Sky and took off. Lily could not wait to get home to her twin sister, Abby. Lily was kidnapped eight years prior when she was a teenager and this is her very first chance to escape. Lily does not want her six-year-old daughter, Sky to be raised a captive. Abby Riser is Lily's twin sister and she has had a troubled life since her sister disappeared. Abby has made bad choices. No one was left unaffected by the kidnapping. What happens now? Who is the kidnapper and why did he take Lily? Find out the complete story in Baby Doll.
I found Baby Doll to be a slow paced and predictable novel. I had a hard time liking any of the characters (I felt bad for Sky). The book is easy to read, but there is foul language and graphic scenes. I kept hoping for something more (a twist), but the novel plodded along to the expected ending. Abby rebelled in the typical ways, the mother sleeps around, poor Sky is scared and hides (as expected). The story is told from the various character's point-of-view including the kidnappers. I give Baby Doll 2 out of 5 stars (I did not like it). The story needed a faster pace and scary OMG moments that has the reader enthralled. Instead, I could have cared less what happened to any of them which made it hard to finish this book. The characters come across as juvenile (rebellious teenagers), and the story reminds me of a bad telenovela.
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. The comments and opinions expressed are strictly my own.
I found Baby Doll to be a slow paced and predictable novel. I had a hard time liking any of the characters (I felt bad for Sky). The book is easy to read, but there is foul language and graphic scenes. I kept hoping for something more (a twist), but the novel plodded along to the expected ending. Abby rebelled in the typical ways, the mother sleeps around, poor Sky is scared and hides (as expected). The story is told from the various character's point-of-view including the kidnappers. I give Baby Doll 2 out of 5 stars (I did not like it). The story needed a faster pace and scary OMG moments that has the reader enthralled. Instead, I could have cared less what happened to any of them which made it hard to finish this book. The characters come across as juvenile (rebellious teenagers), and the story reminds me of a bad telenovela.
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. The comments and opinions expressed are strictly my own.
Lily was taken when she was sixteen. She's been held captive for eight years and she's had a daughter, Sky. One day her captor forgets to lock the deadbolt to the basement and Lily decides that she can't let that moment pass without trying to escape. She's tried before and it's almost killed her, but this time she has Sky to think of.
Baby Doll is what happens after. Told in alternating views of Eve, Lily, Abby and Rick, the pages just soared by, so entrapped in the story weaving. Lily is also one half of a twin, Abby. Rick is the psychotic man who takes her, and Eve is Abby and Lily's mom. A lot has happened in the eight years that Lily has been gone. Not only does Abby take something that Lily believed to be hers, but she also sinks into darkness without her twin. Eve is lost without one of her girls, and the eventual loss of her husband, and she too takes a different path.
Lily is just trying to take control of her life now that she is out of captivity. But Rick is not willing to let those threads go, even behind bars. A fast-paced novel with powerful family dynamics, Baby Doll will keep you on the edge of your seat. I can't wait to read what Overton writes next!
Baby Doll is what happens after. Told in alternating views of Eve, Lily, Abby and Rick, the pages just soared by, so entrapped in the story weaving. Lily is also one half of a twin, Abby. Rick is the psychotic man who takes her, and Eve is Abby and Lily's mom. A lot has happened in the eight years that Lily has been gone. Not only does Abby take something that Lily believed to be hers, but she also sinks into darkness without her twin. Eve is lost without one of her girls, and the eventual loss of her husband, and she too takes a different path.
Lily is just trying to take control of her life now that she is out of captivity. But Rick is not willing to let those threads go, even behind bars. A fast-paced novel with powerful family dynamics, Baby Doll will keep you on the edge of your seat. I can't wait to read what Overton writes next!
