Do you love adventures? Do you believe in magic? Then Holly Black’s Doll Bones is the book for you!
Zach, Poppy and Alice are friends who have known each other for ever. The three of them love coming up with awesome stories and imagining a magical world of adventure and heroism. Since they were young, they've been telling tales of pirates, mermaids, and a Great Queen, an antique bone china doll locked away in a glass cabinet. But the unthinkable happens when, without warning, Zach’s father throws away all of his action figures because according to him, at 12, Zach should no longer be playing make-believe.
Zach is furious but also ashamed and confused at the same time. So instead of talking to his friends, he closes himself off altogether and stops playing the game. But then one night Poppy and Alice show up at his house saying that Poppy has been contacted by the ghost of The Queen who claims that her soul is trapped in the china doll which has been made from the bones of her murdered body. Who says she'll haunt them until they bury the doll in her proper grave.
Adventure goes on as Zach, Poppy and Alice run away from home and go on their-this time, real-Quest. Though he's uncertain whether the ghost story is real or a desperate act by Poppy to keep the game going and their friendship alive.
My favourite part of this book would have to be when Poppy found out that her little sister was sitting upright in bed one night saying that if the doll got out it would come after them. I liked this part of the story because it gave the feeling that the doll was alive.
I would rate this book a 5 out of 5. Doll Bones turned out to be not as creepy as I was hoping but more thoughtful than I was expecting. I really loved this book because everything flowed smoothly from event to event and one of my favourite genres is mystery. Overall, a very good read.
