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A review by nappobaby
Baby Doll by Hollie Overton
4.0
A really well-paced thriller that I evidently devoured. I was shocked at the opening chapter jumping into the story the way it did, but it suited the overall story arc: the character development and relationship struggles. I liked that they didn’t go down the predictable route regarding romance, and there was realism in the road to recovery from trauma.
All of the abuse is explored retrospectively, which may irk some people but I think the author avoided clichés and making delight out of horrible events by writing them in the way that they did. If you have an imagination, you’ll know the depths of what Lily went through from what she does say about it. This book isn’t about documenting abuse - it’s about what happens after.
Docked a point just because the antagonist seemed a bit sloppier than you’d expect of someone who managed to get away with being a predator for so long. I also take issue with him claiming, among other things, to potentially have BPD. Nothing he did signals that would be a reasonable diagnosis, and it’s quite problematic to even relate the condition to the type of person who does what Rick did to Lily.
Overlooking that as a minor detail, it was a fun, easy read. Yeah the events moved very quickly - much more quickly than they would in real life - but I appreciated the pacing as dragging it out would have made for a mundane read.
All of the abuse is explored retrospectively, which may irk some people but I think the author avoided clichés and making delight out of horrible events by writing them in the way that they did. If you have an imagination, you’ll know the depths of what Lily went through from what she does say about it. This book isn’t about documenting abuse - it’s about what happens after.
Docked a point just because the antagonist seemed a bit sloppier than you’d expect of someone who managed to get away with being a predator for so long. I also take issue with him claiming, among other things, to potentially have BPD. Nothing he did signals that would be a reasonable diagnosis, and it’s quite problematic to even relate the condition to the type of person who does what Rick did to Lily.
Overlooking that as a minor detail, it was a fun, easy read. Yeah the events moved very quickly - much more quickly than they would in real life - but I appreciated the pacing as dragging it out would have made for a mundane read.