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A review by coffeedragon
The Puppetmaster's Apprentice by Lisa DeSelm
3.25
This has been on my tbr for a while now and I'm glad it's been checked off. I didn't realize it was a retelling and I'm not 💯 sure if I got it right, but I'm thinking it's for Pinocchio? A wooden puppet is given life through magic and then gets punished whenever they lie? ✅ I think
I did enjoy a lot of the elements of this book. I'm a sucker for retellings after all and the idea of animated puppets is pretty cool! The thing is that the MC was so...daft. She just never connected any dots or questioned anything, which was frustrating as a reader. I mean, would it have changed anything? Idk, but at least it would have endeared me to her a bit more. The most interesting parts did end up happening toward the end, which is where I felt her character grew a bit, but then the last scene had to remind me she wasn't so bright 😂 😂
An ok read
I did enjoy a lot of the elements of this book. I'm a sucker for retellings after all and the idea of animated puppets is pretty cool! The thing is that the MC was so...daft. She just never connected any dots or questioned anything, which was frustrating as a reader. I mean, would it have changed anything? Idk, but at least it would have endeared me to her a bit more. The most interesting parts did end up happening toward the end, which is where I felt her character grew a bit, but then the last scene had to remind me she wasn't so bright 😂 😂
An ok read