Meet Tommy Phan and detective novelist living his dream in southern California. His family is from Vietnam and terribly disappointed that he had not become a doctor or worked at the family bakery. After buying his new Corvette he drives around for awhile, and then he stops a diner to get something to eat and goes home. Once inside he hears a knock at the door but no one except for a ten inch doll was there. The doll had two big black stitched for eyes, five small stitches for a mouth, and a big black stitch over the heart. So Tommy brings the strange looking doll inside and opens the note attached to its hand but, it was all in Vietnamese which he did not know enough of to read it. He settles down at his computer to start writing when he heard a noise, like fabric ripping, and when he turns around he sees the doll come to life. The big black stitches were now bright green eyes and the five small stitches were tiny sharp teeth! It left a message on his computer screen that read: The dead is dawn, Tick Tock. Tommy knew he had to get out of the house when he did he drove off just to find the doll was in the car so Tommy crashed it, that’s when he met Del Payne. He told her the whole story and she agreed to help him make it until dawn, which raises the question will Tommy make it until dawn? Find out by reading Tick Tock.
I liked this book because it is action packed and full of surprises, it will keep you on the edge of your seat and it’s extremely hard to put down. It’s a great story to read in the dark and use to scare your friends. My favorite character was Del because she was never surprised at any of the events in the book, like a killer doll, and always kept her cool. I think anyone who likes scary or action packed stories should read this.
Reviewed by: Dobby
