Puppet (ARC) by Pauline C. Harris - Restarting January 20th 2016

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Penelope lives in a world of advanced technology but many claim society has yet to catch up. Marionettes have advanced in the form of robots; lifelike creations remote controlled to perform super human tasks.

When Penelope makes a deal with Jed, a marionette-obsessed scientist, she doesn’t fully realize what she’s getting herself into. In order for Jed to take her away from the orphanage she lives in, she must first agree to undergo his experiments and tests, ultimately creating something no one ever dreamed possible; the first living marionette.

As Jed shows off his scientific creation to the world, concerns arise surrounding Penelope’s abilities and what she’s capable of doing. Ordered to somehow lessen her abilities, Jed makes a desperate attempt to change Penelope to make her more human, more vulnerable. After Penelope lies to the officials about her past, Jed makes sure it’s the last one she’ll ever utter. The truth is now the only thing she is capable of telling.

As Penelope struggles with her past, her disturbingly new present, and her uncertain future, she is thrust into a magically twisted world of mayhem in search of the one thing she wants, but knows she can never have. The chance to be just a girl again. To be normal. To be real.

Abbie and I will be reading this on September 11th. Everybody welcome ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

10% (view spoiler)[ well I might have just missed something because I've got this on text-to-speech, but is she real or a puppet? I'm confused! was she real and his experiment was to turn her into a marrionette? why would she have been in an orphanage if she wasn't real? it reminds me a bit of cinder and the cyborgs. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Starting now. :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 9 (view spoiler)[ ha ha! she can't lie! that is a clever way to change her, although it would be awful for her. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

It seems to be going quite quickly. I've mainly had it on text-to-speech ☺

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "10% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ She was in the orphanage as a human girl, then volunteered to be turned into a puppet, i think. It is quite confusing! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "It seems to be going quite quickly. I've mainly had it on text-to-speech ☺"

It is! :)

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 9 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ It is quite clever! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

35% (view spoiler)[ oh dear. car wreck. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

33% - (view spoiler)[ Penelope Mae Trump?... That middle name really doesn't go with her last! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Oh dear, that name is so bad! i didn't really notice it on text to speech!

[Abi]

59% - (view spoiler)[ I doubt she'd find that pun funny! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

77% (view spoiler)[ she's a total puppet now! i feel really sorry for her. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "77% [spoilers removed]"

Me too. :(

[Abi]

The end (view spoiler)[ Yay! She finally got some good luck! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I am so glad she got a decent ending!

[Jamie]

Sarah wrote: "10% [spoilers removed]"
I am 12% and wondering the same thing. Bit of a confusing start.

[Jamie]

25% (view spoiler)[how bad was she at the orphanage? All kids lie. Yet because she told a lie about her past she is dangerous? Sheesh... (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Jamie wrote: "25% [spoilers removed]"

I think she did other stuff too. They did seem to be quite harsh towards her though!

[Jamie]

Sarah wrote: "Jamie wrote: "25% [spoilers removed]"

I think she did other stuff too. They did seem to be quite harsh towards her though!"
Oh, I am sure she did. Still...

37% Oh I hope this truth telling bites Jeb in the butt!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

ha ha!

[Jamie]

50% (view spoiler)[Ah, she finally gets a family now she has to run away simply for saving James' life? Sad. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

70% (view spoiler)[Ahh! Poor Pen! Now she can't even control her own actions if they don't like it. I hope they don't use it to have her hurt Jeb or James. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tayla]

Can a mod change this to january 20th please? thank you :)

[Abi]

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Reading from the 20th of January 2016

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[Brooke]

Oh my, i might have forgotten about this, i will download this and read it when i get home!

[Brooke]

20%
(view spoiler)[ man this girl, her life is tough for reals! The whole "Not lying" thing is a nice touch thou :D (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

35%
(view spoiler)[ oh man, this is why you shouldn't have learned to drive. Like it's tragic but so funny at the same time. At least to me, i was imaging a puppet driving a car, and i just couldn't stop laughing. Oh i'm a horrible person. (hide spoiler)]

[Tayla]

gah i trashed this and moved on haha

[Tayla]

didnt think anyone was here

[Brooke]

70%
(view spoiler)[ What the heck is going on!? She broke that man's arm! And now she's in this "jail" or is it more like a ward!? I'm a bit confused on that part. The people keeping her are a bit strange as well, i assume this is a government run place. (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

Ending Thoughts
(view spoiler)[ okay i'm a bit lost on some details, but overall the book was good. The retelling of this can be a bit tricky, but i feel like this book did a good job. The ending was very nice as well. A bit too clean for me but otherwise fine. (hide spoiler)]