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A review by spooky_librarian
The Toymaker by Sergio Gomez
4.0
“It was like some living doll. Like a puppet without any strings. A deranged Pinocchio.”
This was such a fun and dark horror fantasy reminiscent of R.L. Stine’s Night of the Living Dummy and Stephen King’s IT! I was actually very surprised to have my heart strings pulled by the loneliness of the old toymaker Mr. Gibson, the strong bond of the neighborhood kids, and even the betrayal and abandonment felt by the evil dummy! In spite of this being over 500 pages, I sped through this book in a week and appreciated all the time Sergio Gomez put into developing his characters and the small world of Dutch County. Can’t wait to read more from Gomez!
This was such a fun and dark horror fantasy reminiscent of R.L. Stine’s Night of the Living Dummy and Stephen King’s IT! I was actually very surprised to have my heart strings pulled by the loneliness of the old toymaker Mr. Gibson, the strong bond of the neighborhood kids, and even the betrayal and abandonment felt by the evil dummy! In spite of this being over 500 pages, I sped through this book in a week and appreciated all the time Sergio Gomez put into developing his characters and the small world of Dutch County. Can’t wait to read more from Gomez!