A review by bonefires
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

A lot of unexpected animal violence and cruelty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Needlessly graphic. Only finished it because of the narrator, Tuppence Middleton. Not literary. Crass and derivative of “You” and “American Psycho.”