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A review by kitty_kat21
Baby Doll by Hollie Overton
3.0
I listened to this one as an audiobook which was narrated by Laurence Bouvard. I think she did an amazing job with her narration, every female character had a distinct voice and she did her best with the male voices, which unfortunately weren’t as good but still well done. A+ for the narration.
Looking at the reviews of this book, they seem very mixed with the main complaint being that this book was marketed as similar to ‘The Girl on the Train’ and ‘Gone Girl’, which is completely misleading. This book is actually more about the aftermath of being held captive for years with the beginning of the book starting with Lily escaping with her daughter, Sky, who was born in captivity. There are very few twists or shocks that you would expect from the thriller genre. I actually thought that it was an interesting premise to have the entire book about the aftermath and the effects it has on the victim and her family, but I think that ‘Room’ by Emma Donoghue had a similar premise and did it much better.
To be honest, Lily seemed to not suffer too many emotional effects from her captivity and her daughter is completely normal. A fact I find really hard to believe. The structure of this book is third person with chapters alternating between different characters, with the kidnapper being one. His perspective is just total cringe and not believable as a psychopath. The ending was good, albeit completely unrealistic. Nonetheless, I had an enjoyable time listening to this audiobook and I think it was a solid debut. I’d be interested to check out any future books written by this author.
Looking at the reviews of this book, they seem very mixed with the main complaint being that this book was marketed as similar to ‘The Girl on the Train’ and ‘Gone Girl’, which is completely misleading. This book is actually more about the aftermath of being held captive for years with the beginning of the book starting with Lily escaping with her daughter, Sky, who was born in captivity. There are very few twists or shocks that you would expect from the thriller genre. I actually thought that it was an interesting premise to have the entire book about the aftermath and the effects it has on the victim and her family, but I think that ‘Room’ by Emma Donoghue had a similar premise and did it much better.
To be honest, Lily seemed to not suffer too many emotional effects from her captivity and her daughter is completely normal. A fact I find really hard to believe. The structure of this book is third person with chapters alternating between different characters, with the kidnapper being one. His perspective is just total cringe and not believable as a psychopath. The ending was good, albeit completely unrealistic. Nonetheless, I had an enjoyable time listening to this audiobook and I think it was a solid debut. I’d be interested to check out any future books written by this author.