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Doll House

By: John Hunt
Narrated by: Delaney Hart
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"All you girls were less than human. Play things in a twisted doll house."

Olivia is taken from the sidewalk near her college and thrown into a van. Her captors, who she soon discovers are vile, sadistic monsters, abuse her immediately, both mentally and physically. Then she is taken into a house, into a locked room, where everything is cotton candy pink. The pink furniture is designed with rounded edges and corners bolted to the floor, and the seams at the bolts melted. This is where the nightmare begins. She is now a part of their collection.

While disturbing in nature and horrific at times, John Hunt has created a masterpiece psychological thriller, full of suspense. Olivia makes heroines of similar genre books pale in comparison. She is one of the bravest you'll ever meet and her story will move you.

©2017 Black Rose Writing (P)2025 Black Rose Writing Crime Fiction Horror Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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Very easy to listen to. Good characters and plot.
Well narrated. Kept me guessing to the end. Will definitely listen to Olivia, follow on book if becomes available on audible.

very exciting in places

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I wanted to enjoy Doll House — it promised psychological horror and tension — but I found it underwhelming and disappointing. From chapter 1 to chapter 9, the story mostly consists of exposition about Olivia having been held captive for five years, with horrible things implied to have happened to her. Despite references to rape, mutilation, and trauma, the author barely describes any of it. I never felt the psychological depth or suspense build in a way that justified the thriller label.

The narrative structure also jumped awkwardly — chapter 1 shows Olivia leaving for university, then suddenly she’s been missing for five years and her family is just waiting around. The emotional and dramatic beats lacked impact, and the pacing felt flat rather than tense or gripping.

Ultimately, I didn’t feel compelled to continue because the story I was reading wasn’t what the genre suggested it would be. Psychological thrillers should make you feel something — dread, fear, unease — and this didn’t pull me into that experience. Other readers may enjoy the concept or themes, but it didn’t work for me.

A complete lack of everything this book suggests it is

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