The book's lead character is both an 'object of' desire and an 'object of' pity. [=the lead character is both desired and pitied by other characters in the book]
When they take a vacation, 'money is no object'. [=they don't worry about how much something costs] They always stay at the most expensive places.
If 'cost was/were no object' [=if cost did not matter; if we had enough money] we'd buy a new car instead of fixing the old one.
(..) - Or tried to. There she was, at the bottom of one of our last boxes. I still don't understand what the doll has to do with this supposed demon. Demons can sometimes use objects as conduits to achieve their desired goal. "Their desired goal"? Our souls, John. That's why it's after Leah. (..)2014 Annabelle