A review by arielcorrea
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I picked this book up after hearing Soairse-Monica Jackson talk about her role in the TV adaptation. I completely misheard her description and spent the majority of the book waiting for a story line that never happened (my fault). Aside from that, I found Silas to be sickening and knowing what he was working up to was hard to deal with. This story of Iris, based on Lizzie Siddal, is powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Death, Classism, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Violence