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This book was alright. It sorta reminded me of The Dollhouse Murders but less thought out. It was definitely too long and there didn't really seem to be a reason for the mystery since I think Aunt Amelia knew where Lady was because of her hints? Like, why couldn't she just do it herself or tell someone else to? ( )

I read this book to see if it would be appropriate for my daughter. I am handing it over to her; nothing too terrifying here. A solid effort, a fast and easy read and pretty much everything you would expect from a Scholastic offering. I'm sure my daughter will read it and be just fine.

In my own childhood, (back in the 70's, when we didn't wear helmets or seatbelts or sunscreen) life had a much more primitive, medieval quality and the creepy doll/haunted dollhouse novel that terrified me was [b:Among the Dolls|24889|Among the Dolls|William Sleator|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1391664360s/24889.jpg|498888] by[a:William Sleator|14004|William Sleator|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1206554364p2/14004.jpg]. It was quite dark and disturbing; or at least that is how I remember it. ( )