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Have you read Baby Doll by Hollie Overton? Post your feedback by 16 August for chance to win £100 Love2Shop Voucher!

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SorchaMumsnet · 27/06/2016 14:11

Held captive in one room with her six-year old daughter, one day Lily Riser realises that her captor has left the door unlocked. For the first time in eight years, Lily’s free. But escape is just the beginning... Baby Doll is the story of what happens next...

This psychological thriller by debut author Hollie Overton will have you on the edge of your seat. In Baby Doll, Hollie draws on her unique childhood experiences to give realism and compassion to this story of darkness and family entanglements.

We have 50 copies of Baby Doll to give away to give away to Mumsnetters who want to read and share their thoughts about it on this discussion. Go to the giveaway page to find out more about the book.

You don't have to win a free copy to take part in the discussion. Anyone who has read Baby Doll can post their feedback here. If you miss out on a free one, you can buy a copy. All who post feedback here before 16 August will be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Love2shop voucher. The giveaway is now closed.

This giveaway is sponsored by Penguin Random House

Have you read Baby Doll by Hollie Overton? Post your feedback by 16 August for chance to win £100 Love2Shop Voucher!
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jacqui5366 · 15/07/2016 16:56

Was completely hooked from the start.
The story is told from many viewpoints, and tells of Lily's escape from her hostile captor, and tense events following.
I stayed up until the wee small hoursbecause i kept reading "just one more chapter"! An amazing story and page turning until the end
I love reading psychological thrillers, as they take me to the part of my mind I dont use enough - my imagination, and quickly became absorbed in this gritty, intense story.
The story which explores abuse and complicated and often all too real relationships within families, was a real page turner which I couldn't put down.

This book is not not for all readers you have to have the mindset for tension and be in the mood for this, I would definitely recommend this book, and can't wait for the next releasefrom Hollie Overton.

mo3733 · 15/07/2016 15:35

this was gripping and i managed to read it in three days flat out. couldnt put it down.

grumpymummy3 · 15/07/2016 15:27

Was absorbed by this book and couldn't put it down

jandoc · 15/07/2016 14:43

I really enjoyed it

maryandbuzz1 · 15/07/2016 13:03

This book had me gripped from the start. It was both frightening and intriguing keeping me interested until the end. This is just the type of book I enjoy reading and Imlook forward to the author bringing out another.

amyhalliday1 · 15/07/2016 12:57

Really gripping my

iut044 · 15/07/2016 12:38

A gripping enjoyable read

insan1tyscartching · 15/07/2016 12:03

I bought the book as I missed the giveaway, loved the book well worth the money anyway. A gripping read, couldn't bear to put it down another day where the housework was neglected Grin

Clairescottshug · 15/07/2016 11:40

Page to page i loved it!

stefalfie11 · 15/07/2016 11:15

stayed up until the early hours because i kept reading "just one more chapter"! fantasic plot and gripping until the end.

glennamy · 15/07/2016 10:55

Sounds very interesting as I have not read it but will get a copy this weekend...

ebay91 · 15/07/2016 10:11

Loved this book! It was a real page turner! Baby Doll totally kept me addicted the way Gone Girl and The Girl On The Train did, however I liked it better because of the characters, especially the relationship between the sisters.

julieef · 15/07/2016 09:57

I love a good gripping book don't read much thrillers but loved this one

IonaAilidh11 · 15/07/2016 09:50

keep me gripped all the way to the end

janeyf1 · 15/07/2016 09:27

Sounds like a scarier 'Room'. Engrossing and gripping

phillie1 · 15/07/2016 09:16

read til late at night as wanted to keep going

juju3 · 15/07/2016 08:55

really gripping book that I could not put down

libra101 · 15/07/2016 08:30

I occasionally enjoy reading psychological thrillers, and rapidly became absorbed in this gritty, intense story.

Although the book title 'Baby Doll' didn't do the book justice, the story which explores abuse and complex relationships within families, was a real page turner which I couldn't put down.

The story is told from several different perspectives, and tells of Lily's escape from her ruthless captor, and chain of events which follow.

Although not for the faint hearted, I would definitely recommend this book, and can't wait for the next book from Hollie Overton.

Lisapaige24 · 15/07/2016 07:50

Although this book can be intense at time I found it easy to read
The lives of the people who were affected in the book really reminded me of a documentary I watched on a kidnap victim and her family and the ripple affects it had on everyone. I would recommend it though great read

izbiz88 · 15/07/2016 07:30

I absolutely love books like this but I really have to be in the right frame of mind. Luckily I am right now! Was completely hooked from the start. It is intense, most definitely, but you can't put it down once you've started. Fantastic book.

ricola1 · 15/07/2016 07:22

Original plot

CopperPan · 14/07/2016 18:19

I found this an intense read at times, it sometimes mellows out in its telling of it, but it allowed me to get more breath until it gathered momentum again. We gain some insight from Lily about what happened to her in her captivity but that's not what this story is about. It's about all the other lives touched and tainted by the crime. We watch the subsequent struggle for a normal future by people who have had a big chunk of their past stolen. I found it totally gripping.

ireadnovels · 14/07/2016 14:01

Thank you mums net for sending me Baby Doll by new author Hollie Overton. Hollie Overton is a major new voice in psychological crime. Escape is just the beginning. Baby Doll is published 30th June 2016 by penguin random house

jonniesmum · 14/07/2016 11:33

Just received my copy and can't wait to read it.

angieloumc · 11/07/2016 17:35

I really enjoyed this book, very slick for a debut novel. I won't give away any spoilers but though the premise is a little like Room, the different view points make it a slightly easier read. I'm looking forward to another book by the author in the future.

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