Annabelle by Ruby Jean Jensen (1987)
4 out of 5 stars
Annabelle is another excellent 'creepy doll' story from Ruby Jean Jensen. Little Jessica begins to explore a nearby abandoned mansion and returns regularly to play with the dolls she found there. At home she starts to have nightmares and her family get involved to try to help her...but the dolls have other plans.
Jensen's writing it really easy to get into and this is a good page-turner. I liked the cast of characters of different ages: five-year old Jessica, teenager Robert, twenty-something Brenda, and father and businessman Paul, to mention the main ones. I enjoyed the way that the story was told from these different perspectives. There are some good creepy moments to the story as well as some well-written action scenes (and unfortunate demises!).
To compare Annabelle to Mama I would say Mama is a slower-paced story with a good emotional element to it while Annabelle is a bit faster-paced with more characters and more craziness!
(I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review).
Annabelle is another excellent 'creepy doll' story from Ruby Jean Jensen. Little Jessica begins to explore a nearby abandoned mansion and returns regularly to play with the dolls she found there. At home she starts to have nightmares and her family get involved to try to help her...but the dolls have other plans.
Jensen's writing it really easy to get into and this is a good page-turner. I liked the cast of characters of different ages: five-year old Jessica, teenager Robert, twenty-something Brenda, and father and businessman Paul, to mention the main ones. I enjoyed the way that the story was told from these different perspectives. There are some good creepy moments to the story as well as some well-written action scenes (and unfortunate demises!).
To compare Annabelle to Mama I would say Mama is a slower-paced story with a good emotional element to it while Annabelle is a bit faster-paced with more characters and more craziness!
(I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review).
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