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A review by exorcismofemilyreed
The Toy Thief by D.W. Gillespie
Did not finish book.
I had high hopes for The Toy Thief, and I think it that the book has a really promising concept. I was interested in the monster, but entirely too much of this book is focused on a very annoying narrator and her personal issues. This story constantly jumps around & you pretty much need an Adderall to be able to follow along with the narrator's train of thought. It didn't flow at all.
The Toy Thief would have been much better as a novella or short story. The chilling moments are few and far between, and much time is spent on the narrator talking about herself - how pretty she is, how smart she is, how fat other people are, etc. I can deal with being in the head of a character like this if the rest of the book balances it out, but this one does not. I think it could probably use some more editing, and a lot of unnecessary information could have been removed.
This potentially awesome story was overshadowed by an attempt to write a "cool girl" character. It was a struggle to connect with The Toy Thief, and this was one I had really been looking forward to.
The Toy Thief would have been much better as a novella or short story. The chilling moments are few and far between, and much time is spent on the narrator talking about herself - how pretty she is, how smart she is, how fat other people are, etc. I can deal with being in the head of a character like this if the rest of the book balances it out, but this one does not. I think it could probably use some more editing, and a lot of unnecessary information could have been removed.
This potentially awesome story was overshadowed by an attempt to write a "cool girl" character. It was a struggle to connect with The Toy Thief, and this was one I had really been looking forward to.