A. J. C. (Bibliocrates) reviewed on 11/8/2007 + 252 more book reviews

This is the first book in 'The Blackstone Chronicles,' serial terror in 6 parts. The old Blackstone Asylum demolition project has been delayed due to financing problems. Evil lurks in the Asylum, where a dark figure with a gloved hand picks out perfect gifts from his secret trove of treasures for the community. Bill McGuire, the contractor for the demolition project, and his family are the unlucky first recipients of a perfect gift, a doll with a murderous menace that Bill's daughter Megan has named Sam. Sam makes Megan do terrible things and Bill's wife Elizabeth, who is expecting their second child, is in danger. Is the spirit of a boy who believes he is a girl trapped within the doll? Dolls have always freaked me out, something about the eyes, creepy! I look forward to reading the second book in this series. Who will receive the next gift and what will happen to them?

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