2/10/25
I'm reading my first collection of short stories. The Doll-Master was a pretty good one. I had found it pretty fascinating. Of course this book does land on a square in the winter bingo. The square being "read a collection of short stories" and since I like horror, I grabbed this one. The second short story had me a little confused. It was about a man that was a trial for killing someone. He said it was in self-defense but was it really? The third story was about a house sitting that had gone wrong. Nothing like someone unexpected show up and scares you. Then suddenly someone ends up dead, traumatizing the house sitter forever. The fourth story I just started and so far it is a couple on a vacation in South America. That is as far as I got. I know I skipped talking about the first story but that one is too fascinating to talk about. I want you to read it to figure out what the Doll-Master is all about. I'll update you once I finish the stories.
2/11/25
Well I did enjoy this little collection of stories. They aren't that scary but are pretty good. The vacation one that I left off on gave me a bit of toxic vibes. Also it didn't help that the wife did everything to make sure the husband was happy. The story after that long of a short story was about this little girl that lived in a town where pets and children were going missing. I got a creep vibe right away from her friend's family and I was right to have them. You will have to read to figure out what happens with that story. I only have one story left and I thought I would give my rating on the book. I give it a solid three stars. I liked it but I didn't love it. Each story ended with a cliff hanger to make the reader wonder what happened. This book would be a good book to read to an English class and have them discuss what was going on in each short story. This book would be good in an educational setting to teach foreshadowing and other constructive writings.
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