Cracked Smile (Realm of Nightmare – 1) by Amanda Williams
My name is Britney and I’m 12 years old. My parents dragged me out to the middle of nowhere away from my hometown and my friends. All I have now is my goody two shoes sister, and my dog Benji.
To make things worse my Dad got this real ugly doll with the creepiest smile I’ve ever seen. It was just laying around here. Maybe it found us?
Some weird things started the day we moved in. As usual, I got the blame. I needed to know what was going on, but all the evidence was making me look crazy. I could have sworn the doll moved some times. But it couldn’t really be alive…..right?
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5 stars
Britney and her family have just moved into their grandfather’s old house. On the first day their father finds this old, cracked, creepy doll. Britney’s sister Ella falls in love with it. But then things start happening around the house. Ella painting and a freshly painted room are destroyed with red paint. Other things happen and everyone blames Britney. No one wants to believe it was the doll. Britney keeps getting blamed and into trouble and is about ready to be sent to a doctor when she gets help from an unlikely source.
This was a quick, creepy read. I admit that some dolls weird me out. So, reading this story gave me the chills thinking some creepy Annabell like doll is causing trouble and worse. The ending really sealed the story for me. It is that perfect twist that gave me the chills.
If you like horror stories you need to check out Cracked Smile. It’s a first book for Amanda Williams and if this is the start, I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.
I received Cracked Smile from Ari at Candid Book Reviews for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.
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