Broken doll

by Thaise Wolff

When does a love story become a thriller or a horror tale? Is it when love ends and trust is broken, or when everything you believed turns out to be a lie?

When I met Alec, I thought the drama that haunted my life was life finally over, and that he was the Prince Charming I never believed I'd find. He made mistakes, did all the wrong things, and yet he was perfect for me because he loved me as I was. That was my happy ending come true.

Or so I was led to believe.

Sometimes the world is really just black or white. Wrong is clearly wrong, and fairness feels like the only right path. Most of the time, though, life doesn't play out that simply.

I was young, naive, and blind to the price my choices carried. It took me years before I noticed the first sign, but once I did, the perfect life I thought I had came crashing down around me

My faith, my marriage, and what I believed to be right and wrong shattered as if the world had been turned upside down.

And in the end, the only way to survive was to become the very broken doll I had been my entire life.

*This book walks the thin line between love and horror, faith and madness. Nothing is ever it seems, and the story unsettles through the possession of body and mind. Please read the trigger warning, as it is not for the faint of heart.

Genres: Horror, Thriller, Suspense

Unknown Binding

First published October 1, 2025

About the author

Thaise Wolff writes about deep psychological themes and taboo subjects, exploring the shadows that shape human behavior. Her novels blend tension, vulnerability, and unsettling truth to create immersive psychological narratives.

Reviews

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

📚Broken Doll
✍🏻Thaise Wolff
Blurb:
When does a love story become a thriller or a horror tale? Is it when love ends and trust is broken, or when everything you believed turns out to be a lie?

When I met Alec, I thought the drama that haunted my life was life finally over, and that he was the Prince Charming I never believed I'd find. He made mistakes, did all the wrong things, and yet he was perfect for me because he loved me as I was. That was my happy ending come true.

Or so I was led to believe.

Sometimes the world is really just black or white. Wrong is clearly wrong, and fairness feels like the only right path. Most of the time, though, life doesn't play out that simply.

I was young, naive, and blind to the price my choices carried. It took me years before I noticed the first sign, but once I did, the perfect life I thought I had came crashing down around me

My faith, my marriage, and what I believed to be right and wrong shattered as if the world had been turned upside down.

And in the end, the only way to survive was to become the very broken doll I had been my entire life.

*This book walks the thin line between love and horror, faith and madness. Nothing is ever it seems, and the story unsettles through the possession of body and mind. Please read the trigger warning, as it is not for the faint of heart.
My Thoughts:
This was a strong psychological thriller novelThis was an addictive, unsettling read and I tore through most of it. The atmosphere is great, the tension hits, and I love a dual POV when it actually adds something. But here… the “is she crazy or is she possessed?” trope felt a little worn out, and the constant back-and-forth hospital chaos.. The blend of demons, exorcism, and rich atmospheric tension pulled me in immediately, and the multiple POVs were so addictive I couldn’t stop reading.
Thanks NetGalley, and Author Thaise Wolf for the advanced copy of "Broken Doll" I am leaving my voluntary review in appreciation.
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⚠️Trigger Warnings: Explicit sexual content, Masochism, sadism and humiliation, Bullying, Abuse and Gaslighting, Manipulation and physiological disorders (psychopathic, narcissistic and psychotic episodes) Violence, aggression and torture, Self-harm, aggression and torture, Self-harm, mutilation and physical punishment, Murder, death and religious trauma

[Kat M · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was a strong psychological thriller novel, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed from this type of book. The characters were everything that I wanted in this and had that secrets that I was expecting. It was a strong psychological element that I wanted and was engaged with the suspenseful atmosphere that I was hoping for. Thaise Wolff wrote this well and was glad I got to read this.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Alda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book messed me up in the best way. Broken Doll is about a girl who’s basically trapped and treated like she’s nothing, and it’s dark, creepy, and pretty heartbreaking at times.

Some parts made me uncomfortable (in that “oh no, I can’t look away” kind of way), but I kept flipping pages because I had to know what would happen to her.

[Jackie Lomeli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! What a wild gothic ride from the very first page. The blend of demons, exorcism, and rich atmospheric tension pulled me in immediately, and the multiple POVs were so addictive I couldn’t stop reading. Every chapter deepened the mystery and the dread in the best way. Wow. This one had me hooked from start to finish.

[Jemma Roe · Rating 5 out of 5]

What the hell?? I loved this book, first book by this author and what a treat, super dark book full of tension and Suspense, I did not put this book down once even carried it to the bathroom with me lol

[Faye Moser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to Victory Editing & NetGalley for the eARC!

This was an addictive, unsettling read and I tore through most of it. The atmosphere is great, the tension hits, and I love a dual POV when it actually adds something. But here… the “is she crazy or is she possessed?” trope felt a little worn out, and the constant back-and-forth hospital chaos started to grate on me after a while.

I liked both narrators, but their interpretations of the same events were so wildly different that I sometimes felt like I needed a flowchart to keep up. Still, when the book lands, it really lands—and I stayed hooked enough to finish in practically one sitting.

A messy, eerie, emotional tangle of a story… in a mostly good way. (ARC read; opinions are my own.)

[Thaise Wolff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little blurb: Annie’s behavior begins to fracture in ways Alec, her husband, cannot understand. Together with their friends Mark and Joshua, he tries to hold onto what was safe, but concern turns into obsession, trust breaks, and fear becomes real in places you thought were home. Broken Doll explores what happens when the mirror you look in shows someone you no longer recognize, and faith becomes the thin glass mask hiding something far worse.

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is dark. How dark? Well… it’s the kind of darkness that sneaks up on you because you’re never entirely sure what’s real. Broken Doll is told by a narrator you can’t always trust, and that makes everything feel more unsettling. You’re constantly second guessing what’s actually happening and what’s in her head, and that tension doesn’t let up.

The tension is suffocating at times. There are moments that are horrifying, heartbreaking and moments that make you furious.

If you’re looking for a psychological thriller, Broken Doll is absolutely worth picking.