Dummy

I've watched many dummy movies and they always creep me out. This book definitely had me feeing just as creeped out as watching a horror film.

I love a good creepy doll story. And teenagers doing dumb things and ending up dealing with the consequences, but add an elderly late and a young woman with blood lust and you find a fun book. Great if you just want a book to get lost in.

This shit proper spooked me. It's rare I get spooked by books, but this one got me. Granted dummies are fucking terrifying to begin with, but jesus.
It took me a bit to get into, but once I did... Nightmare-inducing shit.

This book reminded me of those books of early middle school. It was a quick read, had some gory parts and the story of how the mannequin came to be was well written. I was not terribly scared while reading this book. It was more nostalgic for me as a reader.

I LOVED this book. Perfect amount of spooky!! I highly recommend, especially since it’s spooky season!

This was a nice story. It has some gory moments and is creative. It's well written and moves at a quick pace. I would recommend it! Special Thank You to David Matthews Barnes, BooksGoSocial an NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! I knew this was going to be graphic, but.... wow!

Beverly is a character. She seems like the lonely old lady down the road who is a little eccentric. She has a routine she follows every night. She also has a mannequin that she treats like a person. As it turns out, her mannequin- she calls Talbot, is not just a mannequin. Any time someone touches him, there is a consequence. Beverly is no saint, she has bodies hid throughout her backyard. Some of them are there because of Talbot, others are her own victims.

Beverly has joined a theater group to spite an old nemesis. While there she becomes friends with a girl named Jenny. Jenny has a secret, while Beverly and Jenny are handling the secret from being discovered some thrill-seeking teenagers decide to steal the mannequin from the strange old lady's car. Not a good plan.

Talbot is scary. When I read the title, I thought the Dummy would be small and scary, like the dummy in the Goosebumps books. He is not. He is the size of a full-grown man and thus even more dangerous. He is like a heat-seeking missile, once he has his sights set on someone he does not break.

I will not recommend this to most of my students, there are a couple who would enjoy the book. I will give the parents the option, my students are between 12-13., due to the content of the stories.

I was given the opportunity to read this book by NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

Dummy is the perfect read for spooky season! This is a short book and would make a great movie. I think the idea of a life size mannequin would be scary. I love horror movies and books with dolls but I still get creeped out. There were some twists and the ending was good. This book gave me Goosebump and Five nights at Freddy's vibes. I would definitely recommend this book!


Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for allowing me to read this ARC for my honest opinion.

David-Matthew Barnes does a great job with the horror elements and the use of dummies. I was invested in what was going on and thought the characters fit the story. It had that horror element that I wanted and glad I was able to read this.

Perfect read for the Halloween, fall, spooky season. There's a creepy life-sized doll, need I say more?
Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

I really enjoyed this book! It was super creepy and just flat out bizarre, which are great features in my opinion. Dummy is about a senior citizen named Beverly and her 'friend' Talbot, a life-sized dummy that she talks to, cooks for and drives around in her car. She befriends a young girl called Jenny that doesn't know about a dark secret that Beverly has and she has a darkness of her own that she's hiding.

Dummy is great fun and I enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you for the ARC!