Wow - this really is a tense thriller. Read it in two days. Creepy and nerve tingling throughout with a twist at the end. Had me engrossed from start to finish and can't wait for the next one.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of this. I really liked this book!
It starts with Corinne who is going through IVF to have a baby with her partner Dominic, it also tells the story through her sister Ashley who is already a mum to 3 children. And Dominic also gives his part of the story too, I like the 3 narrators in this book and I also like the characters. Some parts of the story were really obvious and others were much more subtle. I enjoy a book where I'm right about the outcome, where you get that moment of "oh I know what's going on here" I'd highly recommend reading this! Will look out for more to come!

The Doll's House, Phoebe Morgan's debut psychological thriller, delivers and keeps the reader guessing until the very end. It is an unputdownable thriller that I read in two sittings and the final twist caught me out.

It is during the lead up to the first year anniversary of the death of their charismatic architect father that the lives of two sisters, Corinne and Ashley, are turned upside down. Corrine and her partner Dominic's attempts at trying for a baby via IVF have failed and she is distraught. She becomes paranoid when pieces from her childhood dolls house appear mysteriously in her home and her mother is secretive about what happened to the dolls house.
Ashley's husband, James, spends long hours at work leaving her to care for her three children. The youngest, Holly is a baby who suffers from nighttime terrors ensuring that Ashey gets little or no sleep. She receives silent phone calls which she comes to believe are from someone James must be seeing as he is never around.

Interspersed in the narrative is an unnamed character who we realise is following events. Who is she and what does she want? How is she involved with the two sisters? Unlike many other psychological thrillers, we are kept guessing to the end and the twist is excellent. Readers of I See You and The Sister will love this book. Many thanks to NetGalley and HQDigital for the opportunity to read and review The Dolls House.

Brilliant book! Fast paced, hooks you from page one and towards the end it gets your heart racing. I honestly had to put this book down several times because the adrenaline was making my heart thump. Loved it!

This was a fast-paced mystery/thriller that takes different members of a picture perfect family, and combines them into a story about how we never know what is going on behind closed doors, maybe not even in our own families.

I loved the way the author wrote and drew us in to the story and the characters -- I could feel myself descending into "madness" like Ashley and Corinne -- terrified that maybe I was insane and that I was making it all up.

I wasn't 100% sold on the very ending, and wished it hadn't ended on such a cliffhanger/open ending, but other than that - it was great.

I simply loved this wonderful debut from Phoebe Morgan, it had me turning pages quicker than the speed of light. The story follows Corinne, who along with her sister, is wrecked with grief after the death of their father almost a year before. Trying to move on, her and endearing boyfriend Dominic have been unsuccessfully trying for a baby through IVF. The treatments have taken their toll on the couple, so when Corinne notices tiny pieces of her old doll’s house turning up, Dominic brushes off the suggestion something sinister is going on, believing Corinne is suffering emotionally. I really enjoyed how the story built up and intertwined with the childhood flashbacks and I loved the characters, especially Dominic who I thought was a great character. I was gripped as the pace quickened, unravelling the clever plot and don’t think my Kindle button has ever been clicked so fast as it was towards the end. It was sinister and creepy in all the right ways.

A tense and unnerving read which I raced through desperate for the answers to the many questions that this novel presented.
This book centers around two sisters who are dealing with with some creepy happenings. Silent calls, objects turning up in the house and a mysterious stranger. This book has it all! I love how the story blends a past story with the present. I fairly connected it up quickly but the ending still shocked me! Very cleverly tied up with a chilling ending.
It leaves you questioning about how well we really know those who we idolize and is your perception of a person really how they are to others?

A very chilling and suspenseful book and I would highly recommend it.

The cover and the first pages of this novel are absolutely stunning as physiological thrillers go, but as I crept along the next pages to find this great story, it just was too slow paced.
Really hard to follow through as interest in the story goes away.

Corrine and her sister have lived the perfect idyllic childhood. They have the loving mother and caring father. They enjoy everything life has to offer them as children.
Being grownup has its trials, but things are good for the sisters. Ashley has a loving husband a d three beautiful children. Corrine has a wonderful boyfriend. The only thing lacking is her desire for a baby.
Then one day she finds a rocking horse in her flat. A mere toy, but one from her childhood. Where did it come from? Most importantly, how did it get in their flat, and who put it there.
A psychological thriller, that takes you through the twists and turns and ups and downs, til you wonder, are you standing or sitting. Wonderfully chaotic, reads like a gothic. Absolutely loved it.
5 stars!

Sisters Corinne and Ashley have their problems: one is struggling with infertility, while the other fears her husband is cheating. After a series of strange occurrences at both their homes, they wonder if it might have something to do with a doll's house that was their dead father's pride and joy. Would appeal to fans of family drama and domestic thriller, although the child-like voice of one of the sisters made it difficult to take her fears seriously.

I did not figure it out at all. This book was full of so many edge of your seat twists and turns. The author did an amazing job building the suspense throughout this book that I was riveted till the very end. Ashley and Corrine are both living lives that make them question their lives. I look forward to reading more books from this author. Thank you NetGalley and Phoebe Morgan for allowing me to read and leave an honest review of this book.

I devoured this book, every free minute I was glued to my kindle, ready to unravel the next part of this superb psychological thriller. If you need a book that keeps suprising you, then read this book. NOW!
The story revolves around two sisters: Corinne and Ashley, who lost their father recently. Corinne and her partner Dominic are trying for a baby through IVF, whereas Ashley and her husband have threr kids and a comfortable lifestyle. Both sisters have strange happenings occuring in their lives, from prank phone calls to parts of their childhokd dolls house turning up strangely. There is someone watching them, playing with their minds and making them crazy.
The storyline flicks from a young unknown female character to the main characters present day lives, until the end when everything you thought you knew turns out to be compleyely wrong!
This book is brilliantly written, with so many great twists!! I was highly and emotionally involved in the book and it is one I will continue to recommend!
If you enjoyed The Sister by Louise Jenson then this is the book for you!!
I can not think of anything terribly bad about the book or the way it was written apart from the sister's mother could have possibly played a bigger part of the book (but that is just technicality)

This book was fine. It was a relatively enjoyable British mystery/psychological thriller in the vein of Mark Edwards, but less bonkers. It was fairly compelling, but also dragged on pretty slowly plot-wise. I felt like every time something would happen to the main character, she'd then rehash it to her boyfriend and to her sister and in her own head, so the reader went through the same plot point four times without any advancement. The mystery isn't all that difficult to figure out, but it does get there better than a lot of the hack "psychological thrillers" that tried to poorly emulate Gone Girl.

The Doll House is the debut novel by Phoebe Morgan, this book is mystery crime thriller.

The book follows Corinne, her boyfriend Dominic and Corinne sister Ashley. Corinne is struggling her latest attempt of IVF has failed, and now she is on the last attempt. When she starts to find piece of her old Doll's house in her flat, taken this a sign from her deceased father that everything will be ok.  This signs start to take a sinister turn, is someone watching her and getting into her flat? She tries to tell her boyfriend Dominic but he thinks it just stress of trying for a baby. She tells her sister Ashley but Ashley brushes it off as she has her own problems, her husband is working all hours, her oldest daughter is keeping secrets and her youngest daughter wont sleep through the night.

The book is a slow build but that builds to the suspense of the book and helps its creepy undertone. The book is told in 4 perspective, with one of the perspective as an unknown character. Having the unknown character story builds up the suspense as you start to realise how their story connects to Corinne family, and a deadly secret that neither Corinne and Ashley knew about until it was too late.

I felt sorry for Corinne in the story as she wasn't really listened too, her family explained her behaviour on her anxiety and stress of trying for a baby.

The way the book ended I am left wondering if we could be seeing Corinne in another book.

If you want to read about that make you wonder if your been watched then give this book a read.

Thank you NetGalley and HQ digital for a copy of this book to review.

For a debut novel I am really quite impressed. At one point fairly early on I thought I had it all figured out, then later realised I was wrong but it was a great red herring!

I found it a little repetitive and overly descriptive in places and was a bit disappointed with the ending as I found it quite abrupt with potential for another couple of chapters to complete it.

A great example of why you should trust your instincts, be super careful online and be honest with those you love.

Thanks to HQ Digital for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a novel that I lost a LOT of sleep over - because I couldn't put it down! I thought several times that I had it all figured out, but I was wrong every single time. This is a story about a couple trying to have a baby. Corinne is a mess constantly. Then random pieces of her childhood doll house start to appear out of nowhere. Corinne's father died fairly recently and her and her sister, Ashley, visit their mother for a weekend trip with their families. But something is off in their mother's house too. This has a hidden point of view as well - we don't know this person, but we know their perspective. Lastly - THAT. ENDING. Whoa. Great read, 4.5 stars

I couldn't put this book down! And I thought I had it all figured out, but NOPE. I got it all wrong.

The story is about Corinne and Dominic who are trying to have a baby. Corinne is a nervous wreck all of the time. Then pieces of her and Ashley's (her sister) old dollhouse start to appear in different places for her to find. That's not creepy or anything.

Ashley is married to James and they have three kids, Lucy, Benji, and Holly. Ashley works one day a week at a cafe just so she can have some peace for a little bit. James has been working a lot more lately. They don't need the money, but it's what it is. Ashley has a lady watch Holly on the days she is at work.

The girls father died not that long ago and they go visit their mother for a little weekend holiday with the family and kids. There is something strange going on in their mothers house as well. What is going on with everyone?

The book switches back and forth between the characters and there is a character that we don't know, also telling their story. Duh, duh, duh!

The story gets crazier and crazier as this person seems to be involved in everyone's lives.

I thought it was great, although, I kept feeling I have read this same book before and I can't put my finger on it.

That ending though!

Mel ♥

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book.*

A definite page turner of a book, this had me hooked from page one. Corinne and Ashley are sisters, each struggling in their own way, Corrine, dealing with fertility issues is pinning her hopes on one last bout of IVF funded by Ashley, and Ashley beginning to have doubts about her husband, who seems to be spending many late nights at the office since the birth of their third child. Both women are also dealing with the loss of their father, and when pieces of the doll house he built for them begin turning up at Corinne's house it's the beginning of a campaign of hate and vengeance that will have them doubting their sanity and fearing for their lives.
I find it hard to believe that this impressive thriller is a debut work, Phoebe Morgan assuredly guides the reader through a chilling tale, full of twists and turns. Part of the fun of reading any thriller is trying to guess the outcome, and about mid way through I had definite ideas about what I thought ws going on...some were realised in the thrilling and dramatic finale of the book, but there were also revelations that genuinely shocked me, and you can't ask for more than that. The only reason why this was not a five star read for me was it felt a little jumbled at the beginning and took a little time to really come together and get going, but once it did, it never stopped.

25/08/17

I have just finished this book and i am really really impressed with how the book played out.
It is a massively over used statement but! You really should read this book!
If you are fans of Chelsea Cain, Karin Slaughter or M. J. Arlidge, you will love this.
It is an amazing debut novel and Phoebe Morgan is going to be an author to look out for, she will definitely be on mine.
When i wrote the initial review i was only 28% the way through and if my ME wasn't playing up i would have completed the book much much faster.
It continued all the way through with twists and turns, some plot twists you might see coming but there are many more you won't!
It's nice to be surprised by a book these days and not to have it worked out how it will end completely without having to read the end!
I will be recommending this book to anyone that ill listen and i wouldn't hesitate buying this book for a present for friends and family ;-)
Congratulations Phoebe on a brilliant debut, i hope the wait until your next release isn't going to be too long!!


I have been a bit slack on the book reviews thanks to my M.E but I am still trying!
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My ME has decided to flare up so I have either been asleep or topped up on morphine
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I honestly wouldn’t wish this on anyone, just when I thought I had a handle on it, thought I was on the up with it it decides to remind me it still has control over my life!!
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I am currently reading The Doll House by Phoebe Morgan and I’m 28% the way into now.
So far it’s a really good book. Very atmospheric and as things are picking up in the book it’s starting to get more suspenseful with plot twists added in.
I can’t wait to unravel the plot, I just need to stay awake long enough and have the brain fog to clear so I can keep up with the new twists and turns!
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The story so far is about 2 sisters and their partners and the grief of losing there dad who was a world renowned architect. He hand made a big dolls house to a replica of their own house for the girls which they treasured all through childhood.
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Now grown up and having moved the sisters haven’t seen or thought about that dolls house for years, that is until a piece of the house turns up on 1 of the sisters doorstep.
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Who is leaving parts of the house? Where is the dolls house and who has it?
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That has yet to be discovered and I can’t wait, it has defiantly got me intrigued!
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I fell asleep on the sofa reading earlier and Birdie has had a bit of a chew on the corner of my new kindle Only cosmetic damage that god! Some how she managed to take all my earrings and nose ring out without waking me up!! Maybe she has a bit of Magpie in her DNA!

If money gets tight I will have to take her into some jewlery shops lol.
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The kitten wladimir ( named after Wladimir Klitschko! ) is getting a bit to brave, as you can see he ended up shutting himself in Birdies cage!
I was worried about the dog with the kitten but other than following him everywhere we’ve had no problems of that front yet! My dog is a huge Alaskan Malamute so compared to a 10 week old kitten he looks like a giant!! It is a mad house here!!

I am sure the animals know when I am suffering and not feeling great, all 3 cars plus the kitten are in bed with me tonight! Thank god I have a superking size bed or there would be no room for me!

That statement instantly let’s you know I am single!!! I’m heading into the crazy cat lady category if I’m not there already!

I will do a full book review on The Doll House when I finish it and going on what I’ve read so far it’s just getting better and better!

Thanks for bearing with me.

You can pre order this book from amazon now
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doll-House-gripping-psychological-thriller-ebook/dp/B072TVPN1N/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1503259636&sr=1-1&keywords=the+doll+house

Have a good weekend from me and Birdie and now Jack the dog and wladimir xx

I have not read a thriller in some time so this was a delight. I will break this review down in sections:

What I liked:
- No one is really what they seem, everyone is hiding a secret, a worry or a fear.
- There were many gasping, hand over my mouth moments
- Getting up close and personal with each of the main characters and the alternating POV's
- The ''Then' sections and trying to decipher that mystery
- ThaT ending. Wow. I thought I had figured out who the culprit was but boy was I wrong. What a great twist.

What I didn't like:
- Short chapters were a bit confusing, especially when the POV remained the same in the next one
- I would have liked a little more back story on their father, more about his other business dealings
- Could have been longer, again I would liked a little development of the rest of the family

Bottom Line: Excellent thriller, with a pulse pounding ending that will keep you on the edge of your seat.