Review: A Gripping, Heart-wrenching YA Journey of Discovery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2013
I don't read a lot of YA, but one thing I've noticed in the good ones (like HUNGER GAMES) is a gripping first-person narrative. Paige's voice in MARIONETTE is incredible, drawing in the reader from the first page. Markinson excels as consistently telling Paige's story in the voice of an endearing yet troubled 17-year-old, from start to finish. Hailing from a dysfunctional family myself, I found a lot to relate to in Paige's angst. The overall story could have been shorter, but the characters are real, the dialogue is lifelike, and the prose is well-executed -- definitely one of the better self-published titles I've read to date.