After being murdered, eighteen-year-old Lucy returns as a porcelain doll with one goal: find her killer, Kyle, and make him pay. With help from Nicola, a fellow outsider, Lucy sets out for revenge in a town determined to protect its golden boy.
Give me a light paranormal elements, murder, haunted porcelain dolls, female rage, queer love, and fierce friendship, and I'm hooked.
Barbara Truelove had me turning pages because I genuinely needed to know where this wonderfully weird, dark story was going.
The concept was cool, but the revenge plot lacked emotional weight. The repeated talk about revenge, Lucy being trapped in a doll, and Nicola's fear became tedious, making the eventual payoff overwhelming. I wanted more detail about Lucy's murder and Kyle's motive, along with tighter pacing and fewer unnecessary pop-culture and social-media references.
Would recommend for fans of light paranormal elements,