Anya Allyn

“A penny for a spool of thread
A penny for a needle
A penny for the blood so red
That trickles down like treacle
-P”
― Anya Allyn, Dollhouse

I try to express only my most honest opinion in a spoiler free way. If you feel anything in my review is a spoiler and is not already hidden in spoiler brackets please let me know. Thank you.
This is a story that follows Callie after her and her friends end up trapped in what is basically a lifesized dollhouse, with a few others that had gone missing over the years. Here they are forced to dress as dolls and be good toys. Bad toys end up on the shelf or in the toy box. A place where one girl seems to have all the power and dolls come to life. A place that seems to have no escape no matter how hard they look.
Wow. This book sure lived up to my expectations. A dark, gothic, horror, though not scary exactly, mostly just seriously creepy and twisted. I couldn't put it down, and went back and bought the rest of series on kindle. The whole time I read it I had a kind of slow song, that I can't name, going through my head. It fit the mood of the book, which is probably why it was there. How has this not been in my life before. Due to how the book ended, I'm not sure where the series is going to go from here but I can't wait to find out.
How I choose my rating:
1* Hated it. Had to force myself to finish it.
2** Didn't really like it. Didn't hate it but not sure why I finished it other then for some closure.
3*** I liked it. I had some issues with it, but as a whole it was good. I probably won't reread again ever, but there is a chance I might finish the series. (If part of one) But if not it's not a huge loss.
4**** I really liked this book. Maybe not a work of genius, but highly entertaining. I might reread this again, and I will finish the series. (If part of one) I would recommend to those I know hold interest in this books content.
5***** I loved this book. I found little to no issues with it at all. I will definitely be rereading this and probably more than once. I will finish the series and reread it multiple times. (If part of one) I will recommend this book to EVERYONE!!!!… (meer)

I try to express only my most honest opinion in a spoiler-free way. If you feel anything in my review is a spoiler and is not already hidden in spoiler brackets please let me know. Thank you.

This book took the series in a whole different direction than I thought it would. It's too early to tell yet whether it will be a good or bad thing. I did give it one less star than the first book because it just wasn't as good. It seemed to be a way to tie the first book to the third book, but there wasn't enough going on. It was slow and at times a bit boring. It also wasn't as scary as the first. It didn't have that creepy vibe that I was loving from the first book. I did enjoy the parts from Jessamine's point of view though. It was nice to see exactly how she became the way she did.

I was super excited to continue this series because I LOVED the first one soooo much. So this book was a bit of a disappointment, but I don't feel discouraged. It's called a second book slump for a reason. I think this series could still turn out really well and I plan to continue on with the series.

How I choose my rating:
1* Hated it. I had to force myself to finish it.
2** Didn't like it. I didn't hate it but not sure why I finished it other than for some closure.
3*** I liked it. I had some issues with it, but as a whole it was good. I probably won't reread ever, but there is a chance I might finish the series. (If part of one) But if not it's not a huge loss.
4**** I really liked this book. Maybe not a work of genius, but highly entertaining. I might reread this, and I will finish the series. (If part of one) I would recommend to those I know hold interest in this book's content.
5***** I loved this book. I found little to no issues with it at all. I will be rereading this and probably more than once. I will finish the series and reread it multiple times. (If part of one) I will recommend this book to EVERYONE!!!!… (meer)

I try to express only my most honest opinion in a spoiler-free way. Unfortunately, there is still always a risk of slight spoilers despite my best efforts. If you feel something in my review is a spoiler please let me know. Thank you.

It was ok. There were parts of the story I liked. But a lot of it is confusing. I don't even know how the story got here from where it started. So far I feel the series as a whole started out FREAKING AMAZING. I loved the first book so so so much. But it started to decline with the second book and even more with this one. I'm still going to read the next book to finish the series, but I'm kinda sad that the sequels aren't living up to the first book.… (meer)