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A review by taylorhathcock
Dolly by Measha Stone
3.0
I really thought this was going to be one of those books I loved because it gave off the same vibes as Mindf*ck and Still Beating both of which I absolutely adored. However, this one just fell flat for me. I think it tried to hard to be so much like both of those books but also be different that it just couldn't accomplish what it wanted. It threw in this really graphic SA based human trafficking ring that only seemed to get worse the more we learned about it. Dolly for me didn't feel like a character in her 20's she was very childlike and KenDoll is like the complete opposite. I mean setting aside how dehumanizing it is to refer to them by these names (and the way they adopt them for themselves throughout the book) the graphic detail to what they endure is a bit hard to stomach at times.
The book is really more of a dark suspense story in my opinion with a super rushed and really psychologically unsound romance attempted. I think the book had so much potential if it could have picked an angle. I mean the whole tone shifts about 30% into the book and becomes this quest for revenge which also is full of a lot of plot issues. However, the author does manage to throw in some really good plot twists that change the whole tone of the story at this point. I honestly am super mixed about how I feel about this one. I wish I had liked it more. I also wish it had better trigger warnings because it delves into some pretty heavy topics.