The Puppeteer
Harrow Faire, Book 2
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The Puppeteer
Narrated by:
Hollie Jackson
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Narrated by:
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Hollie Jackson
Silver strings she can’t outrun...her trouble now has just begun.
After Cora Glass’s life was stolen by Harrow Faire, things just keep going from bad to worse. Unable to run, unable to escape, there seems to be no way to avoid what she’s become - the Contortionist. But a girl can only take so much.
Haunted by an abandoned and seemingly sentient circus? Fine. The life of her best friend threatened unless she sacrificed herself? Fine. Tormented and stalked by a grinning madman who wanted to kill her, and now wants to do worse? That’s where Cora has to draw the line. As she struggles with the knowledge that magic is real and she will never go home again, she is also forced to contend with the advances of a man who may be the devil himself. And just like the tales of old, she finds herself drawn to him. If only Harrow Faire would slow down and give her a second to catch her breath.
Too bad that doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
©2021 Kathryn Ann Kingsley (P)2021 Podium Audio
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Quote at the end was just so unexpectedly deep, I almost choked.
Intriguing
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She’s also fantastic with the rest of the cast. Every character has such a distinct voice and personality that I can immediately tell who is speaking without needing the book to tell me. It never feels like one woman simply changing her voice slightly for different characters. They actually feel like different people. I’m genuinely going to look through the other audiobooks she’s narrated because her performance has added so much to my enjoyment of Harrow Faire. She may genuinely be responsible for making me fall in love with Simon. 🥰✨
As for the book itself I really enjoyed Book 2 and I still love the world and the characters, but I do think the story could use a little more depth. There are interesting ideas, relationships and mysteries being introduced but sometimes I wish the book would spend a little longer exploring them rather than moving on quite so quickly.
Also… we get it. Simon is tall. 😭 I swear Cora rediscovers this man’s height every few chapters. He’s so tall. He’s towering over me. I have to look up at him. YES, CORA. WE KNOW. HE IS TALL. At some point it became so repetitive that I couldn’t stop noticing it… 🤨
I also find Aaron and Jack’s constant protectiveness over Cora a little forced sometimes. They seem to materialise together whenever she needs protecting even though I don’t feel like her relationship with either of them has developed enough yet to justify just how protective they are of her. I actually like both characters, I just wish that bond with Cora had been built up more before we were expected to completely buy into it.
On the positive side, I absolutely love Simon and Cora together. Personally I don’t read Simon as abusive toward her but I get why other people commentended on that. Hes obviously completely insane which is rather important considering who we’re talking about but I really enjoy their dynamic and the way Cora handles him. Their relationship is easily one of the biggest reasons I’m continuing the series. I was expecting things between them to get a little more intense in this book but I’m still very invested in seeing where their relationship goes!! 🫣
Overall, I really enjoyed The Puppeteer. I just wish some parts of the story and the secondary relationships had been given a little more room to breathe. 🫶
Simon is tall 🤨
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Book: The Puppeteer
Author: @kathrynannkingsley
My Rating: 4⭐
Book description:
Silver strings she can’t outrun…her trouble now has just begun.
After Cora Glass’s life was stolen by Harrow Faire, things just keep going from bad to worse. Unable to run, unable to escape, there seems to be no way to avoid what she’s become—the Contortionist. But a girl can only take so much.
My Thoughts 💭
The Puppeteer was a fantastic continuation to The Contortionist! It picks up right where the first one left off.
This series feels so different from everything else I've read from Kingsley. There is a feeling around these books that just keeps me enraptured! The world feels so small but huge at the same time.
Cora has a choice. The chance at her life back. But it will come at the expense of the lives of 'The Family'
Accept what she now is. The Contortionist. Or...
I've absolutely loved discovering more about the characters. I've loved watching how Cora is dealing with this rollercoaster shes on.
Mostly I've loved watching Simon develop as a character. He's mean and cruel, but theres such depths to him.
Kingsley has created a world so full of deep characters. I can't tell who's ally or enemy...
Most of all I'm absolutely loving the Letters from the elusive Mr Harrow at the end of the books. The carry so much meaning and real life applications it's almost chilling!
I've also just finished the Audiobook for this and again... amazing job!
I'm going to crawl back to my reading nook now...
Is your life worth more than others?
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I love this book!!
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