Reading Adventures of a Curious Kat

Lisa Unger has written my kind of spooky in her most recent short story, which I can only say makes me glad I wasn’t much of a doll kind of girl growing up! When renowned puppet and doll maker Kirin Winslow invites his love Jules and her 17-year-old daughter Scout to live with him on his 20-acre estate, it looks like a dream come true. After losing her husband by his own hand, Jules is convinced that Kirin’s devotion and kindness to her and Scout will be the new start for them that they both need. One person who’s not thrilled with this move is Scout. She and Jules have always been close, and even more so after her dad’s death, but now Jules has sold their beloved NYC apartment, moved Scout away from her school and friends and seems to be growing strangely less available for her by the day. Maybe the beautiful doll she discovered while wandering the house can keep her company … You know it’s only going to get creepier when a doll is introduced, right? Add in an eerily polite AI smart