Sunday, November 9, 2014

Review - The Doll


The Doll
by Taylor Stevens
Publisher: Broadway Books
Pub. Date: March 4, 2014
ISBN: 978-0307888808
Pages: 352
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Being a book reviewer has its ups and downs, well, at least for me it does. There are times when I get behind on reviewing and I have to shove some books aside to focus on those that I'm stuck with a specific post date in a book blog tour. Unfortunately, I sometimes forgot about these books completely, which is what happened with The Doll by Taylor Stevens, a book I had signed up to review back in April or May. Luckily, I have been doing some fall cleaning and found the book last week.

The Doll centers on Vanessa Michael Munroe who is kidnapped on the streets of Dallas and is forced to work for the Doll Maker, a crazed "baddie" who kidnaps famous and beautiful girls for rich clients. One of these clients has their eyes on a rock star, Neeva, which is why the Doll Maker grabbed Munroe, as the Doll Maker want her to escort the lovely rocker to the client's location.

Of course Munroe tries to resists, but it seems the Doll Maker is one step ahead of her and threatens the life of one of her dearest friends - Logan. Munroe is known for being a chameleon and a hunter, but her skills will be put to the ultimate test in this intense thriller.

Though I have never read the other books in the series (The Informationist and The Innocent), to me The Doll felt like a standalone adventure. It is nice to find a smart and tough female character that isn't cliched to death. The author, Taylor Stevens, has a talent for this type of novel and her vivid descriptions are more impressive than the recent slew of James Patterson thrillers. Overall, The Doll is a well-written thrill-ride from start to finish. I can easily see this being turned into a feature film.



*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.


About the Author:

TAYLOR STEVENS is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Informationist, The Innocent and The Doll. Featuring Vanessa Michael Munroe, the series has received critical acclaim and the books are published in twenty languages. The Informationist has been optioned for film by James Cameron's production company, Lightstorm Entertainment.

Born in New York State, and into the Children of God, an apocalyptic religious cult spun from the Jesus Movement of the '60s, Stevens was raised in communes across the globe. Separated from her family at age twelve and denied an education beyond sixth grade, she lived on three continents and in a dozen countries before reaching fourteen. In place of schooling, the majority of her adolescence was spent begging on city streets at the behest of cult leaders, or as a worker bee child, caring for the many younger commune children, washing laundry and cooking meals for hundreds at a time. In her twenties, Stevens broke free in order to follow hope and a vague idea of what possibilities lay beyond. She now lives in Texas, and is at work on the next Munroe novel.

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