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Overall this was a decent read. I really enjoyed the premise of the book and thought it was a clever twist on the original fairy tale. There were a few spelling errors and grammar errors though, and I didn't like the formatting of the book (too much blank space). One other thing that bothered me was that there was a lot of repetition and I didn't really click with any of it. I did finish it, and I think that Pauline Harris has some fantastic potential as a writer, but it definitely needed to be cleaned up and edited a bit more.


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Puppet A Retelling of Pinocchio Pauline C Harris Books Reviews

Puppet has a very interesting premise. Definitely a different twist on the Pinocchio tales. More opposite in fact. Pauline C Harris lays out an interesting foundation for storytelling. Sadly, though, I feel it fell a bit short of it's potential.

Penelope (Pen for short) is an orphan girl taken in by a man named Jed. In return for a home, she had agreed to his experiments on her. Now she is a living marionette. Now I fell this is a bit of a futuristic time because marionettes are not dolls on strings. They are instead control by remote control. They are faster and stronger than humans. But Pen her has a mind and heart of her own.

When Jeb starts showing her off to the public, the authorities begin to view her as a threat. So to attempt to erase some of that threat Jeb "programs" her so that she cannot lie. As things go from bad to worse, Pen feels like she is losing her rights as a person.

It is obvious she is, She cares, loves and has a sense of being that a doll would not have. The one she loves most is Jeb's son, James. Even though they have been raised together for a period of time, she in no way looks to him as a sibling. He is her romantic interest and to protect him, she may have to reveal more than is smart to.

Again, like I said, potential with the marionette concept but I feel that so many questions were overlooked. Things that come into question are her time at the orphanage. Does she have human limbs or now looking more like the cover? How does the science work? What is up with the government? I felt that so many things were glossed over and the time should have been taken to go over more. It is a very short read and more information would have added so much to the story. As it is, I often felt very confused in the purpose of everything.

**I received a copy of this book from Patchwork Press in exchange for a fair/honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.**
This was a really good story. Kept me turning the pages. Very steady paced book. No real highs or lows. Love the cover artwork.
“What I am now was derived from things like that puppet onstage. In many ways, we’re alike; the same. Controlled by others in a world where all you want is to be free.” ( Locations 1121-1122).

Puppet is a twisted retelling of Pinocchio, where Penelope is a real girl with real problems who is recruited (somewhat forced to volunteer) to be an experiment by her new adopted father Jed. He has created an advanced technology that allows Pen to be stronger, faster, and more like a puppet than ever…. Her abilities make her a liability and so she must be curbed, but Jed doesn’t have that technology yet and what he has to do to make it so she is free takes away all the freedoms she thought she wanted.

This shorter novel contained many similarities to the Mechanical Trilogy by the same author, Pauline C. Harris, as if this shorter version is the inspiration for the trilogy. There were similar themes, events, and characters between Puppet and the Mechanical Trilogy. At one point, someone throws something fast and without warning at Pen’s head and she is able to catch it with her new-found abilities, just like in both stories.

I thought it was really clever some of the integration of Pinocchio with this modern sci fi retelling of the tale. The smooth inclusion of taking away Pen’s ability to lie was quite interesting. I could clearly see the imagination of the author at work.

The appearance of a carnival in the middle of the woods is random and seems unrelated to the plot.

There was a lack of clarity and definition for the science or technology or the more general description of a world with this type of technology.

The version I read, downloaded for kindle from contained very little proper eBook formatting. The book was simple, though, and flowed enough where the lack of spacing and justifying didn’t actually detract from the speed and ease of reading, just detracted from the maturity and responsibility of the publisher and the author.
This was a sweet, quick read. But for some reason I felt disappointed the whole time reading it. It was a good book, but missed a lot of potential. I'm glad I finally read it though, just wished there had been more to it.
*I was sent this book by the author in exchange for a review

"Puppet" is a retelling of Pinocchio about an orphan who is adopted by a man who turns her into a living marionette. Which compelled me from the start.

In the beginning, there was a hefty amount of info dump which wasn't too bad and fortunately didn't go over my head like info dumps usually do. The story itself was so good. There wasn't one character I disliked. (Except for the villains but that's to be expected). I really liked the main character Pen. She had a lot of relatable thoughts and feelings and you just wanted the best for her, even though she obviously went through a lot of conflict throughout the book.

I wish there was a little more world development in this. At some points, the world was explained but I felt like it wasn't enough. Yet, this was the only flaw I found. Everything else was great.

As for the retelling, I felt like it was Pinocchio set in a sicfi world which was so good! And you could really see the similarities.

I enjoyed this overall. <3 Check out my video review as well https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo9NlHlj_so
Overall this was a decent read. I really enjoyed the premise of the book and thought it was a clever twist on the original fairy tale. There were a few spelling errors and grammar errors though, and I didn't like the formatting of the book (too much blank space). One other thing that bothered me was that there was a lot of repetition and I didn't really click with any of it. I did finish it, and I think that Pauline Harris has some fantastic potential as a writer, but it definitely needed to be cleaned up and edited a bit more.