--- product_id: 102837540 title: "The Mystery Box (The Nightmare Collection)" brand: "eva pohler" price: "¥898" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/102837540-the-mystery-box-the-nightmare-collection store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # The Mystery Box (The Nightmare Collection) **Brand:** eva pohler **Price:** ¥898 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Mystery Box (The Nightmare Collection) by eva pohler - **How much does it cost?** ¥898 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/102837540-the-mystery-box-the-nightmare-collection) ## Best For - eva pohler enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted eva pohler brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Mystery Box (The Nightmare Collection) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71SVPdKrmcS.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐ Sub-par writing with irritating, idiotic characters *by K***T on Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2014* WARNING: Review contains spoilers!I normally don't read mystery books, but the short description of this one intrigued me. What was in that titular mystery box? The clue to solving a murder case? Something supernatural or fantastic in nature? The possibilities were endless, and I found myself wanting to know more. The fact that the e-book was free at the time didn't hurt anything either, and I figured I would be out pretty much nothing in giving this book a chance.In the end, though, I found the book to be extremely mediocre. Not terrible, but bland and ultimately forgettable.Yvette is a suburban mother in Texas, struggling to juggle a career as an online teacher with three kids, a husband, a dog, and everything else being a stay-at-home mother entails. When a box ends up on her doorstep, bearing her address but her next-door neighbor's name, she delivers the contents of said box (not the box for some strange reason) to Mona, the reclusive and crotchety woman who's long griped at her kids and dog through the back fence. Mona, quite uncharacteristically, invites Yvette into her house and, over the course of several days, tells her the story of her life. At first Yvette simply humors the lonely woman, but soon she finds herself drawn into her tale... and when Mona reveals they have a startling connection, Yvette realizes that she has to act to protect her family. But is the mysterious villain of Mona's tale the greater threat to her family... or Mona herself?"The Mystery Box" is written in a combination of present and past tense, with Yvette's story in present tense and Mona's in past tense. I'm not sure why the author chose to write it this way, as it adds nothing to the story and comes across as the author trying to be "experimental." It wasn't even necessary to use this style to differentiate between Yvette and Mona's stories, as Mona's story is told in first person while Yvette's is in third person. A minor annoyance, but an annoyance nonetheless.The writing in this book is sub-par, in my opinion. The plot has a tendency to meander, with the author pausing in the middle of the story to dump in a flashback or large chunks of exposition. And did we really need her to bring the plot crashing to a halt in order to drop in a Stockholm Syndrome definition that sounds like it came from Wikipedia? Surely this is something the reader is either smart enough to know already or can look up on their own. That and said definition segues into a story about Yvette's grandfather in WWII that has pretty much no impact on the rest of the plot. Also, the author has a tendency to repeat certain phrases over and over and over -- "No backbone" and "liar" and "idiot on morphine" and "hamster in a wheel." Sometimes we get several of these in one chapter, and it gets irritating fast.The characters in this book are rather unlikable as well -- Yvette comes across as weak-willed, resentful, and whiny, while Mona is pushy to the point of creepiness (though I suppose the "creepy" was intentional on the part of the author). Most of the other characters are pretty much cardboard cutouts with no real personality. Even the villain seems to have walked into the book straight from a James Bond film or cheesy cartoon -- he's evil to the point of ridiculousness, and he comes across as cartoony and over-the-top. Having him be connected to the Taliban also adds practically nothing to the plot, and seems to have been thrown in simply to show how EEEE-VUL he is. Authors, please stop using the Taliban as a cheap plot device. There are more (and better) ways to make your characters antagonists than by giving them ties to the Taliban.Yvette and Mona are constantly making stupid decisions as well, which stretched my willing suspension of disbelief to the breaking point. What kind of woman skips out on a family vacation just to listen to a neighbor she doesn't even like tell a story? Who tell someone to not call the police over a life-or-death matter and expects them to obey? Who dumps a loving fiancé just because their professor is hotter? Over and over these two women kept putting themselves in ridiculous situations and acting like airheads, until I finally stopped caring what happened to the. I was quite frankly more worried about Yvette's children than the two lead characters, if only because they didn't deserve to be put in danger because their mother was a bonehead.I give this book two stars instead of one because the last quarter of the book DOES pick up, and it kept me reading and on the edge of my seat. But all in all, this is a series I won't be revisiting, and I can only be glad that I didn't spend actual money on it. ### ⭐ A mess *by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2015* A stream of random thoughts from the author . It starts with gimmicky series of romantic cliffhangers then wanders to terrorism, kidnapping and torture told through a multitude of characters impossible to follow . ### ⭐ Good story, poor delivery *by C***Y on Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2018* The story line is very good. However, I did not like the delivery of the story. Too many times it read like a cheap romance novel, you know the ones that had Fabio on the cover. The story of a woman kidnapped, held hostage, impregnated by a Middle Eastern terrorist, who then gives up her baby, and tracks down the family that adopted the baby is better than it sounds, but the sappy, trite romance novel aspect was a little too cliche for me. I was glad to see the story end in one book. I was afraid I might be forced to read another to see what happens. I do not recommend this book unless you are a fan of cheap romance novels. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/102837540-the-mystery-box-the-nightmare-collection](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/102837540-the-mystery-box-the-nightmare-collection) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-05-13*