A review by bookslifeandeverythingnice
Baby Doll by Hollie Overton

4.0

Baby Doll is an engaging story about a woman who was kidnapped as a teenager. The novel mainly revolves around Lily’s life after her escape; how she copes with media frenzy surrounding her, reuniting with her family including her twin sister, integrating her daughter to the real world, and trying to move forward with her life. The chapters are told from different people’s perspectives, which I thought worked well. It allowed the reader to understand how each family member was coping with the same situation. The novel has moments of intense action and then slows down to deal with the emotional aftermath of the situation. Lately there have been a fair amount of books centered around women escaping from their abductors and reclaiming their lives, but Baby Doll is not a cookie cutter story. Not by any means. There were some twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. Overall, I highly recommend this book for it’s interesting plot lines, great storytelling, and realistic multi faceted characters.