LOST ON DOLL ISLAND

Lee Osorio's youthful narration and precise pacing create a chilling listening experience in this middle-grade horror story. Diego is staying with his aunt and uncle in Mexico City while his parents go through a divorce, which he worries he caused. His new school's field trip to La Isla de Muñecas (Doll Island), a magical island with a wish-granting doll, could be the perfect opportunity to fix his life. Osorio delivers Diego's weighty experiences and conflicting emotions with authenticity, especially when Diego inwardly criticizes himself. Osorio's voices for Diego's new friends and other characters are easily differentiated by his tone and adjustment of their Spanish accents. And Osorio's voice for the doll that speaks in Diego's head is perfectly creepy as it implores Diego for attention. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2025]