City of a Thousand Dolls, Miriam Forster
City of a Thousand Dolls, Miriam Forster
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City of a Thousand Dolls

Author: Miriam Forster

Narrator: Shannon McManus

Unabridged: 13 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/05/2013


Synopsis

The girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives.Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a little girl. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. She makes her way as Matron's errand girl, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city's handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die.Before she becomes the next victim, Nisha decides to uncover the secrets that surround the girls' deaths. But by getting involved, Nisha jeopardizes not only her own future in the City of a Thousand Dolls—but also her life.

About Miriam Forster

Miriam Forster is a recovering barista and former bookseller who is obsessed with anthropology, British television, and stories of all kinds. She lives in Oregon with her husband and her cat. City of a Thousand Dolls was her debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by missART on December 09, 2012

Girl hangs out with cats, solves mysteries and kicks ass. Me gusta.......more

Goodreads review by Julianna on January 01, 2013

**ACTUAL, FULL REVIEW** Original will be posted on my blog on January 10th, 2013, here. (Note: due to copy-and-paste, formatting and links have been lost.) I'm going to try really, really hard to make this review as gentle as I can let it be. But make no mistake: I did not, at all, like this book. Let'......more

Goodreads review by Cinda on June 27, 2012

A fantastical murder mystery with a creative premise, heart-pounding pacing, and characters with secrets to keep.......more

Goodreads review by Liviania on February 24, 2013

Miriam Forster's debut novel is glorious. Nisha is a resident of the City of a Thousand Dolls. The city is a walled-off district for unwanted female babies, where they are raised to be skilled members of society then sold to be wives, mistresses, apprentices, and more. It's not a perfect solution, b......more

Goodreads review by Zuleeza on February 09, 2017

I don't get it...this book is quite good and yet, it's not that popular? Well, it's not perfect BUT IT'S GOOD! I still remember adding City of A Thousand Dolls to my TBR in 2012, really looking forward to read it once it comes out. But then it kinda got lost in the sea of other YA new releases in 20......more