Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Doll House by Amour. Doll House by Amour. In the gritty streets of Toledo, Ohio, Doll finds her world turned upside down. Her mother, April Jones, is back on drugs, and her guardian, Unc, winds up in jail, leaving her to face the world alone. Her first love, Zae, is the father of the baby she miscarried, and he has broken her heart. It seems as if all her friends are jealous and stab her in the back. After all the In the gritty streets of Toledo, Ohio, Doll finds her world turned upside down.
After all the lies, drama, tears, and betrayals, she decides to move to Atlanta to be with her aunt and her younger sister, Fall. She soon realizes that Atlanta consists of the same hate Toledo had for her, plus a few deaths. Will she overcome the misery that wants to accompany her? Only time will tell. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Doll House , please sign up. What genre is this book? See 1 question about Doll House….
Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jul 14, Natasha rated it liked it Shelves: The cliff hanging ending was very abrupt. The story kept my attention, I had a little trouble keeping everybody straight, seemed like a lot of female characters were introduced at one point and since they weren't the main character they would sporadically pop in here and there depending on where Doll was in life. The narrator's voice fit perfectly to me since the characters were young, teens and early 20s.
I'd put this in the YA category. Oct 09, Tiarra rated it it was amazing. Please tell me there will be a part two i am on pins did doll survive? What is going on with zae? Will money get there in time? How was it a parking lot full of people and no one tried to help?
Doll House
I need answers omg. Sep 05, Valerie rated it liked it Shelves: Book had an abrupt cliff hanger. The characters seem very juvenile. Narrator got on my nerves. Sep 29, Lisa Marks rated it it was amazing. Feb 22, Bean rated it it was amazing.
So pissed about the ending. View all 24 comments.
Olivia's nightmare in the "twisted pink doll house" begins the very first day her beloved father gets her settled in her new dorm room when she decides to take a walk around campu 3. I loved every minute but had a lot of trouble reading it due to the unspeakable torture of Olivia, it got to the point where I was actually saying enough is enough buti just couldn't stop does that make any sense? May 16, Sarah Joint rated it really liked it. Yes, all caps and bold font. If you have a weak stomach, it isn't for you. There were a couple of moments that made me feel a bit ill, and I'm quite used to dark tales.
The author doesn't hold back, and isn't glossing anything over. The blurb for this one doesn't give much away, and I'd hate to reveal any spoilers so I'll keep my synopsis similarly brief. I will say that I was happy with the direction this one took, and it definitely added something fresh to this genre. It is hard to read at times, but the main character is incredibly likable and easy to root for.
Olivia is thrilled to be off to university. Her father is having a hard time letting go, having raised her by himself She doesn't even last the night. She's kidnapped off the street, thrown into a van by two men wearing animal masks. They deposit her not so gently into a room of her very own: She is to be their plaything, and they'll do whatever they want with her. View all 17 comments.
This book is billed as a frightening horror thriller. Pffffffft I was really excited to read this. Because all the reviews and the synopsis and the freaking cover led me to believe that it was all of those things listed above. Here are a few excerpts from the reviews of this book: I'm seriously getting really turned off by self-pubs and books published by independent publishing houses.
This is the second of these books I've read this year where I feel completely and utterly duped because of the "glowing" reviews of something that is not at all what it's supposed to be. And you know what's funny? All the reviews say the same freaking thing. They all sound about like this: Olivia is a beautiful girl with a single father who is off at university for her first time away from home.
She's feeling that pull of independence and excited to start a new chapter in her life. Then her dream becomes a nightmare when two men in masks abduct her and put her in a van. She wakes up in a brightly pink room where her tormentors treat her like a doll in a dollhouse. They rape and torture her day after day after day. Away from her father and all those she loved, Olivia must become acclimated to her new life or find a way to fight back. It is thrilling and exciting and the pages practically turned themselves. And when it is happening, it's pretty graphic.
It isn't for the faint hearted. This author certainly does not shy away from graphic imagery. Olivia's captors, only known as The Gorilla, and The Jackal due to the masks they wear, are psychopaths. The Gorilla does all of the raping and the torturing. He cleans Olivia up afterwards. He does her hair. He paints her nails. But Olivia does get the distinct impression that despite all of this, the Jackal is the one in charge.
So one day when the Gorilla decides to visit her alone, Olivia sees an opportunity and she fights back. She escapes, taking two other captives along with her, both of whom look like her and are in similar "doll rooms. All of the above happens in the first 40 pages of this novel. So, this novel may have been gripping, and graphic, and frightening, and horrifying, and thrilling for 40 pages even though, to me it really wasn't.
The whole book is a whole lotta nothing. This book is fucking boring. The only reason I breezed through it quickly is because I forced myself to. I have never ever been so bored reading a book in my life and I'd like to mention also that I'm also reading Stephenie Meyer's The Host as I'm saying this. Here are things that happened during the pages that comprise the meat of this book: And flirts with Olivia. In a pretty contrived ending, but since it was the most action I'd seen for most of the book, I let it slide Even the first 40 pages when Olivia was in captivity were boring because all they did was describe in detail her torture and rape.
Her capture was even over in maybe 3 pages. Her escape both times were the only times that any type of action occurred and this maybe took up 25 pages of real estate in a page book. There is a famous Italian opera song entitled Ave Maria. It has been sung by greats like Andrea Bocelli and Luciano Pavarotti. I tacked on half a star because of Olivia. I thought she, like every other character in this novel, lacked depth. They were all flat.
But Olivia fought back. And she really fought back against two disgusting perpetrators. And I give credit for that. Oh yeah and I guessed who The Jackal was the very first time his non-Jackal character was introduced. I cannot believe that it scored a 4. Especially when a lot of the so-called reviewers all say the same thing and use the same phrases the publisher uses to promote this book. So though this isn't really a rant like the review of the other deceptive self-pub was, I'm kinda pissed off that I read a boring piece of fiction about the mundanity of life after abduction when I wanted a horror thriller.
I know to steer clear of Black Rose publishing in the future. I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. View all 10 comments. Olivia is a college freshman, her first day of college, first day of living on her own. Her father worries, but don't all parents? Olivia never gets to even sleep in her dorm room. She is taken off the street by two men wearing masks.
They take her somewhere She has become a new member of their collection. For five years Olivia is kept prisoner in her pink room. She is tortured, she is beat, she is raped repeatedly, she loses body parts when she fights back. Olivia's father is still grieving her loss. Nothing much seems to matter anymore. The police are no longer actively looking for her. The only thing that seems to help relieve the pain at least temporarily is alcohol.. And then one night he gets a phone call.
On the other end, he hears a voice saying She has killed one of her abductors. She also finds 3 other girls locked in other pink rooms. It's like having PSTD One of her captors is still out there and she's so afraid he's coming back for her. The story is told in different voices Olivia's, her father's, the two men who kidnapped her, and one of the other victims that she saved. Contains massive violence, rape, torture, even cannibalism. It's very fast-paced with little let up. I was engaged from the very first to the very end.
All of the characters are finely drawn and very credible. The ending was electric. Made me get up and double check the locks on the doors. All opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own. View all 7 comments. For all of my reviews, visit my blog at https: College freshman, Olivia, is kidnapped on her very first day at her new university.
Trapped in a pink cell and treated like a doll, Olivia is repeatedly raped and tortured by her two captors. After five years of this, Olivia manages to escape, and is reunited with her dad. She is constantly on edge, because while one captor died…the other, known as The Jackal, is still out there, and no one knows who he is. Told thro For all of my reviews, visit my blog at https: I loved Doll House! I really loved Olivia as the main character. She was strong despite her circumstances, and refused to let her captors break her, as they did to many other women before her.
After escaping, she was understandably shaken and paranoid, but she still was able to help her dad kick his alcohol addiction and took steps to be proactive in make her feel safe. There were a few times around two thirds into the story where it felt like the plot was moving a little slowly for me because not much was happening. I was able to predict the outcome of the book, which always makes me feel like Sherlock Holmes! Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me a copy of Doll House in exchange for an honest review.
Aug 04, Mort rated it liked it. It's rare for me to feel so differently about a book, especially when reading some of my friends' reviews. But I didn't enjoy this one that much. I do have a theory about why Excellent writing, pacing, etc. The part in the middle is almost exclusively used for building the tension toward the finale. I think if you can read this book in a single or two sittings, it works very well. However, if you had a rough two weeks and you had to rely on It's rare for me to feel so differently about a book, especially when reading some of my friends' reviews.
However, if you had a rough two weeks and you had to rely on stealing ten minutes here and there, and it takes more than a week to finish the story, it feels like things die in the middle. In the end, it just felt like this page story was too long. Also, since my reading times were not ideal and I still feel that the writer is good, I'm not willing to write him off.
For all my reviews, visit my blog at http: It is unreal what she goes through at the hands of these two s For all my reviews, visit my blog at http: I read this book really quick for me as couldn't put this book down,I would say this book was like watching a horror movie,some readers might find it abit disturbing.
I would highly recommend this book for its so gripping hope to see more books from this author as I certainly will be reading it. One of the most or maybe the most intense and gripping book I ever read. I forgot to breathe several times! More than once I just wanted to yell: Get out of there as fast as you can! Feb 02, Nicki rated it it was amazing. Then one day a miracle happens,he answers the phone and hears a voice that he never thought he would hear again. Olivia is alive,after enduring years of being beaten,raped and tortured she has killed one of the kidnappers and escaped with three other girls that she found in the house of horrors where they were being held prisoner.
This dark twisted thriller is voiced by Olivia,Harry,Jen who is one of the girls that Olivia saved and the kidnappers. The person who is still at large is a cruel,twisted individual who could be any one of the male characters who feature in this story. The story is very dark and intense at times,the torture scenes are quite graphic but the rapes are only implied and not gone into in a lot of detail. I really enjoyed this gripping thriller,the story doesn't take long to get started,there is a constant sense of menace and danger and a nerve shredding final confrontation.
It's a very well written book,the characters are realistic and believable and I think this would make a very good film. I would happily recommend this book to any reader who enjoys a dark,creepy thriller. Many thanks to publishers Black Rose Writing for a arc of this book via netgalley in exchange for a honest review. Feb 13, Sam Clues and Reviews rated it it was amazing. For all my reviews, check out Clues and Reviews www. For five years she is raped, tortured and abused. Her room is pink. A room fit for a doll. She is a member of their sick collection.
After Olivia escapes her captors, her worries truly begin. Getting out of the Doll House was the easy part; remaining away from the Doll House proves to be For all my reviews, check out Clues and Reviews www. Getting out of the Doll House was the easy part; remaining away from the Doll House proves to be the bigger obstacle. Doll House by John Hunt was one of the creepiest books that I have read in a long time; it takes quite a bit for me to be truly frightened, but this one had my skin crawling. I was glued to my seat.
I was compelled to keep reading. I could have read this one easily in one sitting, but I had to take a break when it became too dark. I had to read this one during the daytime. The novel opens and immediately jumps into the action; Olivia is abducted and her descent into hell begins. Explicitly written, but not overdone, Hunt relies on the reality of a psychopathic mind instead of ostentatious shows of violence. In fact, the scariest part of this novel was the fact that it felt so real.
There was no paranormal element, nothing supernatural, just the pure, raw and macabre horrors of human nature. From the pace to plot and a kick-ass female protagonist, I found not much to fault in Doll House. Feb 07, Karen Whittard rated it liked it. Thank you to Netgalley, Black Rose writing and John Hunt for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance reader copy of this book. You can find my review on both Goodreads and Amazon. On Goodreads from today under Karen Whittard and on Amazon under k.
Please take caution and think carefully before you read this book.
Doll House (Urban Books)
For this book contains many things that the average reader will find hard to stomach. I think that I have an iron clad stomach. This is the third book that I have read this year. That has descriptions in that I think the average viewer would find possibly offensive.
The Doll House by Phoebe Morgan
Let's just say it is uncomfortable reading at times. Before this book Olivia is a freshman college student. It is her first time being in her own. The first day in her dorm when she is abducted by some masked men off the street. For five years Olivia has been kept captive. She had been kept in a pink room.
Where she has been tortured, raped and abused. Her father is going through the grieving process the only thing that helps him is at the end of a bottle. The police have given up hope.
Until one day Olivia's father gets a call. Which says daddy please help me. The story is told from different points of view. Olivia's, her fathers and the two kidnappers and one other victim. It is a harrowing, scary, bone tingerling book. That if you can manage to read it will have the desired effect if creeping you out. Let me know if you manage to read this one. Feb 07, Ana rated it it was ok Shelves: Doll House is definitely not for the faint of heart. There is a lot of explicit violence.
When I read the blurb for this book I thought that this could be an episode right out of my favourite show, Criminal Minds.
A pink cell, two sickos wanting to make this girl their doll - I wondered what made them tick. The more I read the more disappointed I would get. The characters felt flat, and not only do we not get to know how these guys came to think the way they https: The characters felt flat, and not only do we not get to know how these guys came to think the way they did but we also do not even find out how they met and teamed up. And it is indeed creepy to read a man gets an erection every time he thinks of maiming a girl but after a while it is just not enough. There were other ways in which the psychological aspect majorly lacked.
I could never even relate to any of the characters. Harry did not sound like the middle-aged adult he is supposed to be and Olivia just sounded fake, like the author worked too hard to make her sound like a heroine. Even the constant swear words, which I usually don't notice because they blend in with the stories when properly used, stood out like a neon sign because they did not add anything.
The writing drove me insane since I kept reading the same things over and over again. Because of that, the book actually dragged on for me. It also sounded very immature, especially when the voice turned to Harry, or the police detectives, who I just could not take seriously. Even the attempts at humour were too silly to be funny. You're sure he's not our guy? I'll be sure when we get DNA. But I'd have to say, at this point, his story checks out. We've proven that much of it. Call if you need anything. The lack of punctuation was an issue as well.
The writing just felt clumsy. After Davis left Olivia closed the door and locked it behind him. She felt exhausted and leaned her heard against the door, her head swimming with information. Still, Doll House has its qualities.
Reward Yourself
This is not a book just about twisted men abducting and exerting extreme violence over young women. It's about what happens if the unthinkable becomes real and the captive breaks free. Would you be able to lead a normal life? Especially if the person who caused you so much pain was still out there? Would you ever feel safe? It does explore these questions so not all is bad and I am sure several people will enjoy it very much. Unfortunately I did not find it memorable at all and could not help finishing the experience feeling disappointed, especially since even the last line seemed corny.
I would like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This shit was terrifying. Nothing supernatural here, just old school psychopathic murder. I literally started double checking that I was locking my front door, and when I left my wife alone I made sure the shotgun was accessible seriously.
Luckily, while that does happen, the book does not draw this part out but uses it as method of getting you to hate the villians just as much This shit was terrifying. Luckily, while that does happen, the book does not draw this part out but uses it as method of getting you to hate the villians just as much as Olivia does. The beginning of this book is gruesome, bloody, cringeworthy, and a serious trainwreck!
I didn't know if I could continue. I was buddy reading with my girl Tracy and we were like "what the f are we reading right now? And I'm glad I did. Olivia is just about to start her freshman year at college. Her dad, Harry, is like any parent would be dropping their only daughter off at school What happens next is more than downright scary I was looking for a scary book for Halloween. This was not what I expected. Tracy asked me what I thought of the book and I only had to think about that for a second. I really liked it!
You are one hell of a dog!!!!! View all 5 comments. Feb 13, Irene rated it really liked it. Olivia and her dad Harry said their good-byes when he dropped her off at University. He knew he would miss her terribly but he never dreamed it would be the last he saw of her. Olivia was kidnapped that very night by 2 masked men she would come to think of as The Gorilla and The Jackal for the next 5 years.
She is dumped in a cell of putrid pink, and systematically raped, tormented and tortured on a regular basis by the Gorilla as the Jackal watches. Meanwhile Her father Harry has slipped into a Olivia and her dad Harry said their good-byes when he dropped her off at University. Meanwhile Her father Harry has slipped into a stupor of alcoholism, never knowing for sure if Olivia is alive or dead until that one fateful night when her captors make a fatal mistake and she seizes the opportunity to make her escape. The Jackal however, is not willing to give up on tracking her down and bringing her back.
This was a fast paced, suspenseful thriller often quite brutal in it's graphic violence. Not for the faint of heart and not something to read while snacking if you are weak of stomach. Currently free at Amazon at the time of this post. I received a complimentary copy for review. Feb 13, Chandra Claypool wherethereadergrows rated it it was amazing Shelves: Olivia embarks on her first year of college but before she can even get settled into her dorm room or attend her first class, she's abducted and terrorized in a tiny pink room Harry, her father, drowns himself in alcohol to cope with his daughter's disappearance until he answers the phone one day, five years later, and hears, "Daddy?
But this isn't the end, it's only the beginning of a continued nightmare where every shadow, every Olivia embarks on her first year of college but before she can even get settled into her dorm room or attend her first class, she's abducted and terrorized in a tiny pink room But this isn't the end, it's only the beginning of a continued nightmare where every shadow, every knock on the door, every tap on the window, could be someone coming for her. You never truly get away after going through what Olivia endured. This book is not for the faint of heart.
It's deliciously dark and gruesome. Extremely fast paced, yet somehow you feel every part of the girls' pain. I don't mind explicit gore in a book and this walks a fine line - just enough to make you squeamish without ever going too far at least for me, but I don't mind squeamish. Moving from action to suspense to action again, your heart races throughout. What's even scarier is there are no supernatural monsters, ghosts or demons - just a plausible scenario which will have you paying more attention to your surroundings.
May 23, Jean rated it it was amazing Shelves: Wow, I loved this book! Be forewarned, there is a lot of violence. This is not for the weak. Olivia is excited for her first day at university. It has always been just her and her dad. She will now be on her own in a new place. Not even making it to her first class, Olivia is abducted and placed in a room. But she is not always treated as a doll.
Olivia escapes but her nightmare is not over. Every sound and shadow makes her scared. The only comfort is the kni Wow, I loved this book! The only comfort is the knife that she keeps with her at all times. This book was gripping, disturbing and suspenseful. Not your normal grab and rape story and it's so believable. Keeps you guessing until the very end. Well written with great character development.
I will definitely be reading more from this author. Mar 12, Denise added it. I like thrillers and read this genre almost exclusively, and this one had the potential to be quite a suspenseful read. Basic premise -- two men, the Gorilla and the Jackal, nab young women off the street and keep them in little cells decorated in pink.
While kept in these rooms in the basement, the men maim, rape and torture them. Can you say cannibals? As I said, just think of a horror and it's pro I like thrillers and read this genre almost exclusively, and this one had the potential to be quite a suspenseful read. As I said, just think of a horror and it's probably in this book. Olivia is the main character, snatched off her college campus on the night she moves to University. She's subjected to brutality but manages to effect an escape with other girls held there.
Not a spoiler because this is where the story really starts -- after she gets out and goes back home. She is meant to be a feisty heroine, but I just never really felt that much for the believability of her character. Her responses to being home, her conversations with people, her thoughts -- I don't know, maybe it's just me. Lots of repetition of the horrors she experienced yeah we got it and her fear and tangents about security being an illusion etc.
It seemed to drag and what was supposed to be tantalizing little hints about the identity of the Jackal probably won't fool anyone. Yeah we knew who it was.