Wendy H. (donkeycheese) - , reviewed on 2/29/2016 + 1255 more book reviews

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!

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