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“This book is not for the faint of heart. It’s deliciously dark and gruesome.” –Where the Reader Grows
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; The Jackal and the Gorilla. She is placed in a room which is little more than a cell. A … 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.
Doll House is a novel of terror and psychological suspense from noted horror author, John Hunt. With over 2,000 Goodreads ratings and an over 4-star average, find out why John Hunt is the newest and most talked-about voice in horror.
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This was a good one!! The story begins with Olivia getting ready to go off to college. The very day she is dropped off by her dad, she is kidnapped and held prisoner by two very dark, sick, twisted and tortuous men. These men are known to Olivia as Gorilla and Jackal by the masks they wear when they enter her room.
For five years Olivia is held in this same room. It is unreal what she goes through at the hands of these two sickos. The graphic torturing events in the story were hard for me to read. Eventually Olivia is able to escape along with two other girls who also had rooms in this warped “Doll House”.
After Olivia’s escape she returns to live with her father who has become an alcoholic during her years of captivity. I did find myself getting irritated at Olivia’s dad, Harry, when Olivia had to take care of him and his alcohol problem after she had been through so much.
The author takes you through the thoughts, emotions, anxieties, and fears of Olivia’s post-captivity life. Olivia and Harry have so much emotional baggage to carry around after this set of horrific events. They both feel guilty and at times blame themselves for what happened.
The point of view switches throughout the story mostly between Olivia and the Jackal, who by the way was never captured and is still out there somewhere. The best part of the story for me was trying to figure out the identity of the Jackal. The police find out after interviewing all of the girls that the Jackal did things different when it came to Olivia. They believed the Jackal may be someone Olivia knew since he never spoke to her but he did the other girls.
The action rises towards the end…just wait until you find out the identity of the Jackal. Overall this is a great book…I give it 4 stars.
Thank you John Hunt, Black Rose Writing, and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review.
I struggled with rating this because I have a lot of mixed feelings towards this book.
For the most part, I did enjoy the content of it. It kept me extremely interested and I wanted to keep reading because I wanted to know what was going to happen, how it would all wrap up.
But, while I liked the content of it, I wasn’t a big fan of the writing. There were a lot of grammatical mistakes (which I can’t help but notice; I’m a grammar nerd) and there were so many parts that needed better transitions to help the flow of the story. Too many sections I had to do a quick reread of previous sentences because it felt awkward to me and I was trying to figure out the switches that were made. Also, too many tense changes throughout.
OVERALL. If you don’t usually pick up on grammar issues and are interested in the story line, I’d probably still recommend it. The idea is definitely there; I just think it could’ve undergone some more editing.
I thought this was a great read with a suprising twist
Liked it very much…
This book is like nothing I have ever read before! It’s hard to write this review without giving away the plot of the story. I felt empathy and heartbreak for the heroine. I felt anger and disgust towards the two pieces of filth that took her and the other girls. This book will have you on the edge of your seat feeling their pain, nail biting to get to the next page, and the ending will leave you speechless.
I was never drawn into the story. While the author mentions the horrors experienced by the protagonist, it was done with such objectivity that I never felt the terror, pain, or helplessness she experienced.
This was an incredible read. I couldn’t put it down!! I thought I had all the characters pegged and the bad guy figured out but I was wrong. I was disappointed in the ending, because I felt that closure was lacking and I was left wanting more. Either way, John Hunt has me hooked!
Was surprised by the ending. Didn’t see it coming.
This book was realistic in that it could happen to any woman and it was also gruesome and terrifyingly .I would definitely recommend this book.It was hard to put down because you wanted to read what would happen next.
I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone who dislikes graphic descriptions of serial killer activity. However, if you don’t mind the violence, this is a good read. The author does a good job of keeping you from guessing the identity of the killer(s), and the premise of the story is realistic enough that it makes you shudder.
Very exciting & scary couldn’t wait to find out if they get those monsters at the end!
This book kept me entertained all the way through…but was really scary
Loved it!
Actual rating 3.5 stars
At first sight I thought okay this book looks good. Reading the blurb really made me want to read this. So I picked this up and thought here goes nothing.
Well this had a good story to it. It was going to be a four star but the end bumped it down a half star. There are somethings that have been left unanswered. What will happen now for the girls?
I will say the writing is good. I almost wanted to throw up at times when torture was going on. I couldn’t figure out who the Jackal was till about chapter 39. After that I had my suspicions which turned out to be right. But it wasn’t bad for a debut novel. I will pick up another book of his when it comes out.
Was a very good book. It took me only 30 hours to read it!! Very different n very good.