This book was not all I hoped it would be. I don't think I'm spoiling anything for you to say it's about a doll that kills people. The doll originally came from somewhere in South America and was given to a 12 year old girl in 1882 who resented it immediately because she was too old to play with baby dolls. She was the first to discover that the doll could be used to do away with people. I loved the first third of the book because it was not only creepy but read like a historical fiction. As time passed and the doll continued to kill through several generations it became so repetitive that I've lost track of how many times people began to suspect the doll of causing deaths and then miraculously forget their suspicions in 477 pages that could have easily fit into 300. ( )

Ruby Jean Jensen wrote creepy horror novels where no one was safe. Not children, not the main character, people often died in unsuspecting ways. One of her favorite themes seemed to be dolls. She wrote the creepy plastic villains like the best of them. Dark, haunting, and worth a read for a cheesy 80's horror type.