{"id":1823,"date":"2019-01-23T19:10:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T19:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2019-01-23T19:10:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T19:10:19","slug":"review-the-curse-of-doll-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=1823","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Curse of Doll Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of my many obsessions are horror movies. And not just any horror movies, I’m obsessed with old black and white horror movies, before CGI and the advent of slasher flicks. From Tom Browning’s Freaks to The Mummy I love old movies that evoke that anxious-crawl-up-the-back-of- the-couch kind of feeling, with dialogue, lighting, acting, and occasionally bad props and costumes. I love nothing better than curling up on a Saturday afternoon with a black and white favorite from the 1930s and a giant bucket of popcorn.<\/span>
\nOcean’s The Curse of Doll Island delivers that feeling book form. I devoured it in an evening. It has everything I love: a creepy setting, everyday objects trying to kill you, and rollicking witty dialogue. Did I mention frightening dolls that make Chucky look like an amateur? \u00a0Ocean’s world-building is stellar. The main characters, Rosie and Devin, are well developed and have solid character arcs. The story is well paced and whatever you do, do not skip the prologue. The Curse of Doll Island is<\/span> horror\/action-adventure tale in an enjoyable, easy read, novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. While this is the first book of Ocean’s I’ve read, but it won’t be the last.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Ocean<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I live in a lovely Seacoast town along the coast of New Hampshire about an hour north of Boston (go Pats!.) I\u2019ve gone by Ocean for over 20 years and my books are published by that single name. Easy to remember, right? As I often say, only the IRS calls me by my real name\u2026 and if they call \u2013 I run!
\nI have 5 books published. Two are by the ladies at Wicked Publishing and last year I published three as an indie. I tend to write about ordinary women that somehow get themselves into extraordinary situations. \u201cThe Curse of Doll Island\u201d is an action adventure thriller. \u201cInterview with a Lesbian Sasquatch\u201d is a light-hearted novella. \u201cThe Crab Brothers\u201d is an action-adventure children\u2019s story (grade 4 reading level.) My current WIP is \u201cReturn to Doll Island.\u201d
\nThanks for checking out my work and if it\u2019s your kind of book and you choose to read it, let me know what you think! My fb author page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oceanwrites\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Curse of Doll Island: An Action Adventure Suspense Thriller
\nIn 1732 a Shaman performed \u2018The Curse of the Damned\u2019 on two women, trapped their tormented souls in wax dolls, and banished them to a tiny island.
\nFast forward 287 years. Rosie Moorea is a simple girl who lives an unassuming life. Her friends convince her that she needs to give herself a fun adventure. Overcoming long-standing anxieties, she books a solo vacation. All is uneventful until she meets the charismatic, professional skateboarding movie star, Devin Fitzroy, who convinces her to go on a picnic. With a setting sun and an approaching storm, they end up on an island rumored to be haunted by cursed dolls.
\nRosie and Devin don\u2019t believe the superstitions that the dolls come alive when the sun goes down. However, they\u2019re about to discover there\u2019s more to worry about than bugs and snakes when they find themselves stranded on an island that holds many secrets, most of them evil.
\nForced to confront their own fears and insecurities, the women are thrown into situations that require quick wit and bravery to survive. Will they make it through the night to see the sunrise or will something more evil than they could ever have imagined get to them first? The Curse of Doll Island will take you on a harrowing adventure you may want to, but might never, forget.
\nThe Curse of Doll Island<\/strong> is available here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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