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A review by missprint
The Dolls by Kiki Sullivan
2.0
Most of this book's negatives were predictable negatives: lots of shallow, vapid characters and conversation; fixation on clothes/looks/money; abominably instant insta-love; and a total lack of realism in general.
I appreciated Eveny's skepticism of the power - her own and others' - and liked that she recognized that it was being misused. Though I kept waiting for someone to verbally point out that "you don't NEED to live in a mansion" and of course no one did. Terribly irritating.
"Dolls" also REEKS of Disappearing Parent/Guardian Syndrome, and while I liked that Eveny didn't spend the WHOLE book in the dark, Aunt Bea was so friggin' useless, actually avoiding a CHILD in the most childish way possible.
I appreciated Eveny's skepticism of the power - her own and others' - and liked that she recognized that it was being misused. Though I kept waiting for someone to verbally point out that "you don't NEED to live in a mansion" and of course no one did. Terribly irritating.
"Dolls" also REEKS of Disappearing Parent/Guardian Syndrome, and while I liked that Eveny didn't spend the WHOLE book in the dark, Aunt Bea was so friggin' useless, actually avoiding a CHILD in the most childish way possible.