This book was abysmal. The main problem seems to be a combination of lackluster plot and stilted translation.

Simone St. James is an amazing author. Her books are atmospheric, thoughtful, spooky, and ultimately hopeful.

I struggled through this book and generally found all of the characters to be unlikeable, the dialogue unrealistic, and the plot flimsy.

Rachel Caine is a talented author who draws you right into this gritty, gripping story and even if you wanted to, you can’t look away.

Jacqueline Woodson is such an exquisite writer. Her words, her stories, they sing like melodies on the page.

This book was creepy, mysterious, and unputdownable.

Ava Collette, still reeling from tragedy, decides to leave Boston and rent a mysterious mansion in Maine for the summer.

Rose Dennis wakes up disoriented, with no memory, standing in a hospital gown in an unrecognizable neighborhood.

Matthew Venn is a successful detective with a loving husband and beautiful home just a stone's throw from the community that rejected him.

The Doll Factory is a dark and twisty psychological thriller, written in sweeping, atmospheric prose.