Doll House by John Hunt - Starting August 21st 2020

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Olivia is excited for university. She will be on her own, in a new place hopeful to meet new friends.


On the night she moves in, she is taken off the street by two masked men. She is placed in a room which is little more than a cell. A pink cell. A room made for a doll. She is now part of their collection.

[Autumn]

26%
(view spoiler)[ Oh. My. God. There were NO trigger warnings so I thought it would be too bad, but it's BAD. Cutting off her fingers, toes, and her ear while raping her? DUDE. I'm so happy she killed the Gorilla. (hide spoiler)]

[Autumn]

61%
(view spoiler)[ A lot has happened. I personally think Frank is the Jackal because he is reserved, independent, has money to support himself to travel, is a carpenter, and was at the house that night when Dale showed up. It just seems too suspicious. Dale is excluded because he has a smaller frame than the Jackal, and was her ex. Dale wouldn't be able to keep his hands off her if that's the case. I don't know, just thinking. (hide spoiler)]

[Autumn]

79%
(view spoiler)[ Now I'm not so sure. From Jackal's POV he didn't know they were selling the house, but I am surprised how quickly he found out where they are staying now. I'm glad Olivia got a dog though. They are amazing companions and she is starting to relax a bit more. But, I know it's going to get bad soon. (hide spoiler)]

[Autumn]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ I suspected Carl, but I thought because he had a wife it would be hard to get away so often. But jeez. Brutus is the MVP of this book though and so happy he made it. Unfortunately, Harry didn't :(. But now Olivia won't have to worry anymore, but still a sad ending. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Opening two chapters seriously screw with our heads...how do you go to such extremes?

[Autumn]

Karen wrote: "Opening two chapters seriously screw with our heads...how do you go to such extremes?"

I know, I had to put it down several times but (view spoiler)[ after 25% it gets a little better. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Up to ch5. I’m going to have to grit my teeth through this. It’s pure sadism. How on earth can she keep going?

[Karen]

Autumn wrote: "26%
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(view spoiler)[ Wish I hadn't read this spoiler just a bit quickly - however, I was rather taken back by how graphic/how quickly we got into this. It was sadistic. (hide spoiler)]

[Autumn]

Karen wrote: "Autumn wrote: "26%
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(view spoiler)[ I com[letely understand. If there were trigger warnings in the synopsis, I might not have picked this up. The book definitely relies on shock factor for the first bit, but it is 100% suspense/thriller. It gets wayyy better afterward. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Autumn wrote: "Karen wrote: "Autumn wrote: "26%
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[Karen]

Up to ch32. (view spoiler)[ I’m loving the dog, and am amazed at how positive Olivia can be. However, I’m racking my brain to work out which of the people she’s mentioned/knows could be the one obsessed with her. (hide spoiler)]

[Autumn]

You might want to put those into spoilers, but (view spoiler)[ same here! Brutus really helped Olivia get out of her shell. I can't wait for you to find out who it really is. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Finished. Review on home page. Well, did not see that coming although the clues were there.

[Karen]

Autumn wrote: "61%
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(view spoiler)[ Haven't looked at this until afterwards, and Frank was high up there on the suspect list. Quite deliberately I think, and it certainly stops you looking too closely at such a peripheral character as Carl. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Autumn wrote: "79%
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(view spoiler)[ Having looked at this after the reveal, I think this moment is deliberately put in to try and mislead us. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Autumn wrote: "Finished
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(view spoiler)[ I was so pleased Brutus made it. I wanted Harry not to get hurt, but he did go out defending his daughter so I think he'd be happy. (hide spoiler)]

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

29%

(view spoiler)[ Well that was gruesome and not really something you want to read before bed. I'm glad the girls are out of there , but how many girls did they get altogether? What will Jackal do now? Will he go back after them or get new girls? (hide spoiler)]

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

50%

(view spoiler)[ I like the way she's making changes to try and move on. She's admitted that their house isn't working so they found a new one. (hide spoiler)]

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

85%

(view spoiler)[ I don't think it's him. they have the wrong person. That was too easy for such a controlled man. I agree with Olivia's dad they shouldn't relax yet. (hide spoiler)]

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Finished

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Autumn wrote: "26%
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(view spoiler)[ I stopped reading the blurb of books a long time ago. I had to put this down and read it in the morning just in case it got worse. (hide spoiler)]

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Autumn wrote: "79%
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(view spoiler)[ Yeah you always have the niggling feeling that it's about to turn in this book. (hide spoiler)]

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Karen wrote: "Opening two chapters seriously screw with our heads...how do you go to such extremes?"

(view spoiler)[ yeah the author just jumps right in but then it helps to set the scene too. (hide spoiler)]

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Autumn wrote: "Karen wrote: "Autumn wrote: "26%
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(view spoiler)[ It was bad but then i think the story would have been boring without it. We needed to know all the things that happened then have the others there at different stages so our imagination can run away with how bad things could get. (hide spoiler)]

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Karen wrote: "Up to ch32. [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yeah I like the added dog. Seems smart to have a companion. (hide spoiler)]

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

Karen wrote: "Autumn wrote: "Finished
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(view spoiler)[ I didn't think about that for her dad but I think your right. No guilt this time as he gave his life protecting his daughter. (hide spoiler)]