The first few sentences of Marionette hooked me right away. Paige tried to kill herself by cutting her wrists, but she failed. And she hates herself for failing. In the beginning she seemed pretty introverted and introverted me appreciated that. You don’t often find introverted characters in a book. (I don’t know if she really was or not, but that was my impression and it made me enjoy this story even more.) On top of that, Paige is a very interesting character. All of T.B. Markinson’s characters are great. They feel so real and that’s what I love about reading her books. But Paige really stuck with me. She was developed so well. Her internal dialogue is dark and sarcastic, which was entertaining. A few parts read like rambling thoughts, but it was all information we needed to know to understand Paige’s relationship with her family.

Paige’s girlfriend, Jess, makes her promise to go to therapy during college and Paige doesn’t break her promises. In her therapy sessions we learn about her past. I enjoyed those moments because it gave us a deeper look into Paige and revealed a dark history involving her parents, twin sister, and her best friend who died years ago.

There are secrets galore in this story, and a ton of tamales. If you like characters with dark, secretive pasts, unfolding mysteries, and stories about college students, I highly recommend this book.


Note: There is talk of suicide and there are gay characters. I mention this only for the readers who won't like that. Oh and if you don't like farting...there's a lot of farts in this story. (Haha!)

This was a cute, clever book. If I was a kid, it definitely would've spooked me. The one thing I kept thinking while reading this story is that this book could give kids some bad ideas. The kids in this story sneak off at night without telling their parents, get on a bus, break into places, steal things, and more. Not a very good book to set an example, especially when the kids don't face any consequences for the things they do, but I still enjoyed it.

I love books about angels and jumped on this short story series immediately.

NOTE: This story is M/M and has erotic scenes. I mention this only to give a heads up. I didn't mind it but wasn't expecting it.

Four angels (Michael, Zadekiel, Jophiel, and Gabriel) live on Earth and hunt down fallen angels and their offspring.

Lake is part angel. When we first meet him he goes to a gay bar. There's a cringe-worthy moment with the bouncer and Lake, but it was short lived and stopped just before it became disturbing.

Despite being the son of an angel, Lake has a sad life with a drunk mom and an absent father. He's bullied mercilessly by other teens and brings out negative reactions in all people. I felt bad for him and really wanted to hug him!

When it comes to Lake, Michael feels a deep connection and falls to temptation, but Lake is the very thing Michael hunts....

I enjoyed the tension, the action, and the dilemmas the character's faced.

The story ends on a big cliff hanger though, with many story lines open, which is pure torture. I am diving into the next story right now!