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Motion of Puppets by Keith Donohue
2.0

Sort of DNF. I got about 2/3 of the way in and started skimming until the last two chapters. It was rough folks. Now, I reserve 1 out of 5 stars for books I hate. This sits right about that. I didn't hate it but I do regret picking this up. My entire emotions can be summed up with one gif:
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Once again, a book set in Canada is a disappointment for me. I give up.
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I pondered for this whole thing "who is this book for?" It's got a cover to appeal to middle grade, the price point of an adult title (nearly $40 CAD. Are publishers out of their damn mind?!) and I...think the actual content of YA/adult. It sits in this weird limbo that I wouldn't know who to recommend this to as a librarian. Not a damn clue.

There was literally nothing I liked about this book. The characters...well existed but I think that's all the praise I can give. The plot seemed non-existent. The slowest damn pacing ever--
...wait...
...I figured out it's target audience...
...Give it to parents who need help making their kids fall asleep!
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So in summation...don't bother? Nothing happens. Dull. Potentially cool idea but just absolutely nothing was done with it.