The Dolls

The Dolls

By Author / Illustrator

Kiki Sullivan

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

11+

Publisher

Usborne Publishing Ltd

ISBN

9781409584001

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

01-03-2015

Synopsis

When 17-year-old Eveny returns to the tiny Louisiana town where she was born, she discovers she is the powerful missing link in a trio of voodoo queens who have everyone under their spell. But they need her help. Because darkness is descending on Carrefour and even the Dolls' combined powers may not be enough to stop the killer in their midst.

Reviews

Caroline

When Eveny Cheval moves back to Carrefour with her Aunt after 14 years away the last thing she expects is to discover a dark and magical past her family have struggled to forget! Eveny is no stranger to loss, having been abandoned by her father and losing her mother as a child so the question is how much more will she lose? A queen of Zandara magic, a power she has never known about before, Eveny is introduced to a world of wealth and influence she never dreamed she would experience; as well as danger no 17 year old should ever face. Will she and her fellow Queens survive? Who can she trust? Most importantly, what really happened to her Mother? From the second you open this book you are drawn into the mysterious world of Carrefour, which is so well described you can almost feel the humidity of the Louisiana Bayou seeping through the pages. The descriptions of the Deep South are engaging and absorbing, the characters are colourful and well written and the story itself is mysterious and exciting, keeping you guessing until the very last page. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys magic and thrillers and personally I cannot wait for the rest of the books in the series! 432 pages / Ages 14+ / Reviewed by Caroline Mitchell, school librarian

Suggested Reading Age 11+

 

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