Okay, so either I'm completely emotionless or this wasn't scary AT ALL. Whyyyy can't I read a book that REALLY scares the crap out of me?! Haven't found one yet ... does anyone have a recommendation? Anyways, I still enjoyed this book a lot! It's my first by Katie Alender so I have nothing to compare it with but I'll definitely read the other two books of this trilogy too!

"I longed to be wrapped in his arms again, pour my troubles, make everything feel okay, even if it wasn't."

The characters weren't really deep but I liked them enough to care about their fate, even though they annoyed me sometimes. But I guess that's normal. Alexis wasn't really a "special" character - except for her pink hair - and the rest of them were all pretty normal either. I didn't expect them to be geniuses or anything but that way you could replace them very easily and I wouldn't care. They just were there and that's it, oh well. Carter Blume was Alexis' love interest and while it did feel a little insta-love-ish, it didn't bother me too much because most of the time he wasn't even a part of the book. It was actually good that way - no cheesy romance or anything, it was just sweet and really cute.

The storyline was very predictable but, again, I didn't mind ... I mean, most of the ghost stories are predictable so I already knew what to expect. There were a few scenes that were a little creepy, or well, at least had the potential to be scary so that was pretty cool.

"Just say something real. Everyone just always tries so hard, and it all comes out the same. I just want someone to say something real."

All in all, I'd recommend reading this book if you like ghost stories and well ... dolls. Seriously, how can someone have so many dolls in a room and NOT be freaked out? That's just ... nope. The book has its flaws but kept my attention and was thrilling enough for me to turn the pages a lot faster than I expected to. Definitely a great read for Halloween!

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October 22nd:
All in all a pretty good book - I enjoyed it a lot even though it's predictable and not scary at all!