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In the Lives of Puppets
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Feb 07, 2023
bookshelves: arcs, awesome-friendships, cover-lover, curious-fictional-creatures, diverse-reads, dystopian, extremely-unique-concepts, epic-adventure, fantasy-epic-adventure, fantasy-light, fantasy-whimsical, favorite-authors, favorites, found-family-trope, futuristic, incl-some-of-my-favorite-characters, lgbtqiap, love-as-a-major-or-main-theme, light-romance-not-main-theme, loveforever-always-changedmylife, magical-realism, new-adult-adult, post-apocalyptic, racism-social-injustice, retellings, science-fiction, swoon-worthy-love-interest, war-or-polical-conflict, family, growing-up-coming-of-age, mental-health, owned, personal-issues-with-health, robots-androids-ai, squad-goals, utopian, non-ya, favorite-artists, anticipated, 2023-releases
Star Rating: —> 5 Stars
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I… have no words. My heart is so full right now, it feels like it’s bursting (it totally is due to ALL THE FEELS). My eyes are filled with tears & I…this... just was…
An absolute wholesome masterpiece, full of heart, adventure, found family, & love.
This is one of the most charming stories I’ve ever read in my entire life 🥺, full of whimsy & fantastical, & full of whimsy world building, characters, & one incredible quest!
While this is being pitched as Pinocchio meets Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E, and I saw all of those stories within this one, the story that kept popping into *MY* mind was The Wizard of Oz ! Which of course means though it was filled with trickery & bittersweet moments, yet it was also filled with endless amounts of adventure & our found family of MCs—
[ Vic — A curious, loving, & asexual (wooooot for the asexual rep!) human;
Nurse Ratched — a slightly sociopathic, sarcastic, yet well-meaning nurse bot;
Rambo — a charismatic, excitable, little vacuum robot; and last but certainly not least,
HAP — (Aka Hysterically Angry Puppet 😂) a recently rescued from the scrap yard, & then given a heart made by Vic, amazing, sweet, very attractive (*waggles eyebrows*), ex-killer robot— who has an attachment to Victor practically as soon as he awakens! Also, js, I probably loved HAP the most! ]—
experience many, many, strange, wonderful, & frightening new things as they travel to the City of Electric Dreams to save Vic’s tinkerer robot father, GIO ! Boy was this a ride! Truly, this was so filled to the brim with heart, bravery, & love, I can’t say that enough…
Klune always creates works of ART, that tug on your heartstrings, & this was no different— it was absolutely life changing! I hold it in extremely high regard & it’s right up there with The House in the Cerulean Sea for me.
I can’t even count how many times this book made me laugh, made me smile, made me cry… it certainly packs a wonderful punch!
You know a book is exceptional when it’s capable of making your heart hurt in the most wonderful way, all the way through!
A million times over recommend!
A massive thank you to Tor/ Forge for the e-arc via netgalley. All thoughts & opinions are my own.
🌟⭐️🌟⭐️🌟
I… have no words. My heart is so full right now, it feels like it’s bursting (it totally is due to ALL THE FEELS). My eyes are filled with tears & I…this... just was…
An absolute wholesome masterpiece, full of heart, adventure, found family, & love.
This is one of the most charming stories I’ve ever read in my entire life 🥺, full of whimsy & fantastical, & full of whimsy world building, characters, & one incredible quest!
While this is being pitched as Pinocchio meets Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E, and I saw all of those stories within this one, the story that kept popping into *MY* mind was The Wizard of Oz ! Which of course means though it was filled with trickery & bittersweet moments, yet it was also filled with endless amounts of adventure & our found family of MCs—
[ Vic — A curious, loving, & asexual (wooooot for the asexual rep!) human;
Nurse Ratched — a slightly sociopathic, sarcastic, yet well-meaning nurse bot;
Rambo — a charismatic, excitable, little vacuum robot; and last but certainly not least,
HAP — (Aka Hysterically Angry Puppet 😂) a recently rescued from the scrap yard, & then given a heart made by Vic, amazing, sweet, very attractive (*waggles eyebrows*), ex-killer robot— who has an attachment to Victor practically as soon as he awakens! Also, js, I probably loved HAP the most! ]—
experience many, many, strange, wonderful, & frightening new things as they travel to the City of Electric Dreams to save Vic’s tinkerer robot father, GIO ! Boy was this a ride! Truly, this was so filled to the brim with heart, bravery, & love, I can’t say that enough…
Klune always creates works of ART, that tug on your heartstrings, & this was no different— it was absolutely life changing! I hold it in extremely high regard & it’s right up there with The House in the Cerulean Sea for me.
I can’t even count how many times this book made me laugh, made me smile, made me cry… it certainly packs a wonderful punch!
You know a book is exceptional when it’s capable of making your heart hurt in the most wonderful way, all the way through!
A million times over recommend!
A massive thank you to Tor/ Forge for the e-arc via netgalley. All thoughts & opinions are my own.
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July 17, 2020
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Feb 07, 2023 11:18AM
Wonderful review. Klune puts so much of his soul into his work!
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Brittany wrote: "Wonderful review. Klune puts so much of his soul into his work!"Thank you!!! He certainly does! I love everything I’ve ever read by him ! 🥺 Klune is absolutely incredible!
@stacey thank you so much!! Happy Reading! 💜
Great review Ashley! 🌟 Seeing such an overwhelming positive response makes me super excited to read it when it releases. ✨
@Amina I am so, so very happy to hear that—it is so kind of you to say! Thank you, so very much! ☺️ It is definitely a book I will re-read time & time again ( and I’ll most definitely be listening to the audiobook, as well, on or close after the release date because I find Klune’s audiobooks to be absolutely delightful & I love enjoying a book I adore in different formats!!!) I truly hope that you will enjoy it just as much as I did! Thank you again for your kind words, and Happy Reading! 💕
Ashley wrote: "@Amina I am so, so very happy to hear that—it is so kind of you to say! Thank you, so very much! ☺️ It is definitely a book I will re-read time & time again ( and I’ll most definitely be listening ..."Of course! And I also hope that the audiobook will be just as wonderful as the book for you, as well. Happy Reading to you, too! 😊
I was thinking about Wizard of Oz the whole time as well, thank you for saying it! Btw agree whole heartedly with your review. Still sitting here crying as I just finished it. Such a fantastic read 😭😭😭
