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A review by court_bee
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
3.75
This book is YOU by Caroline Kepnes but Historical and so much darker than anticipated.
Silas has one of the most disturbing POV'S I've read from. Once or twice, early in the book, I found myself feeling sorry for Silas, but then he would say something so disturbing and the awfulness of it would slap me right across the face. Iris not remembering Silas's name and his immediate thought being "you should kill her" was a jump scare. ☠️ Each of his chapters are a deeper descent into his darkness and we are pulled along not knowing its limits.
When Iris talked about herself being PRESERVED beyond death (in the painting) it felt foreboding and I was panicking because there was someone who would be far too bloody willing to make that happen.
ME: Spends most of the book concerned Silas will become so unhinged he STARTS killing people.
MEANWHILE SILAS: Admires his growing collection of stuffed rats, one for each person he's ALREADY killed.
I want to rate this higher but the ending felt a little abrupt. I do like that Iris saved herself but the build up of all that tension and constant unease leading to the last 15% was almost too good that the final chapters couldn't touch it. The epilogue with the art review of Iris's work was a creative idea but tonally it was jarring after the chaotic final chapters of her escape and it maybe need a chapter in-between to bridge the gap (I heard this idea came from the editor but now I'm curious what the alternative ending was)
When Iris talked about herself being PRESERVED beyond death (in the painting) it felt foreboding and I was panicking because there was someone who would be far too bloody willing to make that happen.
ME: Spends most of the book concerned Silas will become so unhinged he STARTS killing people.
MEANWHILE SILAS: Admires his growing collection of stuffed rats, one for each person he's ALREADY killed.
I want to rate this higher but the ending felt a little abrupt. I do like that Iris saved herself but the build up of all that tension and constant unease leading to the last 15% was almost too good that the final chapters couldn't touch it. The epilogue with the art review of Iris's work was a creative idea but tonally it was jarring after the chaotic final chapters of her escape and it maybe need a chapter in-between to bridge the gap (I heard this idea came from the editor but now I'm curious what the alternative ending was)