I don’t want to spoil anything but I must say that was one of the most bittersweet endings I have read from Tj. Only Victor’s peril-filled journey to the City of Electric Dreams with Nurse Ratched, Rambo and Hap to rescue Gio will decide what everyone’s future holds … or if there will be one at all.

There are some vivid descriptions which brings some fantastical, weird scenes alive with a smidgen of the macabre from time to time which is definitely in keeping with the original story. Near the top of the scrap heap he could see what appeared to be a multi-layer PCB in good condition. Picture Nurse Ratched from ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest’, and you will understand how “she” is in this book. Two metal hatches on either side of her base opened to reveal a dozen metal tentacles ending in various medical tools should the need to operate arise.

It also highlights how easy it is to forgive the ones we love but we need to be open about our mistakes and forgive ourselves too. Referring to him as a mere narrator seems like an insult after the way he voiced every single character to perfection. Klune has against the world - how he tries to evoke that feeling in his writing - as if he's upset, almost admonishing us that we're not doing all that we can do with our limitless potential. His secret mission to alert the robots about the hiding place of Giovanni destroys the small family and peaceful life they built in the woods. He squealed, pincers opening and closing, his circular body shaking as his all-terrain tires rolled over pieces of metal that had fallen from the scrap heap.

But I think I should start with some of the issues I had, get the nasty business out of the way, you know? He wasn’t heavy, but he had to be careful, his father’s voice a constant in his head, even if he worried too much.Author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. There is so much to enjoy in Under the Whispering Door , but what I cherish the most is its compassion for the little things--a touch, a glance, a precious piece of dialogue--healing me, telling me that for all the strangenesses I hold, I am valued, valid--and maybe even worthy of love.

His voices for each of the characters truly bring them to life in ways that both entertained and enthralled. Another imaginative and compassionate novel from the bestselling author of Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets centres on a group of robots and their human companion, and what happens when old enmities threaten to engulf their fragile happiness. For a book that’s almost entirely inhabited by androids and machines, this may be one of the most human books I’ve read in a long time! Circuit boards were a rare find these days, and though he’d wanted to pull it out when he first saw it a few weeks before, he hadn’t dared.Some darker themes are explored, unlike Linus from THITCS, Victor actually faces some in- and external challenges. I’m not a big fan of fantasy and sci-fi, so it says something that I already know this will be one of my favorites for this year.

Under the Whispering Door was my favorite of the "trilogy" but they all have such similar themes, characters, and romances that three books in, it just gets a little tiring instead of new and exciting. And with the light references to a few key points that stood out for me and my memory - 'the fox and the cat' made me chuckle, the Coachman was a clever idea, the floating whale was a chilling touch, the Blue Fairy was gifted with such a haunting yet chilling sadness and the other characters - I just don't know how to tell you about them.

Eventually though the little band of travelers reach their destination and achieve a satisfactory conclusion. Thank you to Tor Publishing Group, Tor Books, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.