Review: a fantastic, spooky read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2011
Joyce and her daughter Taylor go to the Island of the Dolls, an island in Mexico where creepy dolls dangle and rot. The island is dedicated to Salvadora, a little girl who drowned some time ago. Taylor falls in love with a doll at an altar, but Joyce forbids her to take it. According to island lore, bad things happen to people who touch the dolls. After coming home from their vacation, Joyce notices Taylor is acting strange. She researches the island and its rituals and finds out that the place is more sinister than she thought. Even though it appears they left the island empty-handed, her daughter is in danger. This is a fantastic, spooky read. I'm glad I had a chance to read this novella. Since I read it in October, it put me in that feel-good Halloween state of mind.