Title: Baby Doll By:
Hollie Overton
Publication Date: 7/12/2016
Summary:
Escape was just the beginning.
Held captive for eight years, Lily has grown from a teenager to an
adult in a small basement prison. Her daughter Sky has been a captive her whole
life. But one day their captor leaves the deadbolt unlocked.
This is what happens next... to Lily, to her twin sister, to her
mother, to her daughter -- and to her captor. - From www.amazon.com
Review:
I liked this book. I read it in a couple of days and it kept
my interest. But, I have to add that I don't particularly feel like this book
should have been categorized as a psychological thriller. It was more of a
family drama. A few thoughts:
- Perhaps I didn't read the description clearly, but I thought I was going to be reading about a girl tortured in a dungeon and how she persevered. What it ended up being was the story of a girl captured within the first chapter. I figured we would go back after a couple chapters and relive her horror (is that effed up?) but that didn't happen. That being said, the book was still good, just not what I thought I was going to read.
- There are a lot of books written about being held captive, so even though I was expecting to read this, it was a nice change of theme to read about what happens AFTER she gets out.
- Lily didn't seem "broken" or damaged enough to me, considering she had just spent 8 years in confinement. I almost wanted her to be a total psycho, but she was way too normal. I see a spider in my house and I have worse PTSD than she did.
- The relationships within her family are interesting, particularly the one she has with her sister. The author did a good job showing that. You could feel the love/devotion they had for one another.
Overall it was a good read and I would recommend it. Just
read it knowing that you aren’t living through her experience with her. This
really isn’t a problem because there are plenty of books like that.
Read Date: 7/24/2016
Acquired From:
NetGalley
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