Sally Bosco

Check out Poppet Cycle Book II – Runaway, by Donna JW Munro. In a dark future, the recently deceased are repurposed as servants called poppets, which are flesh robot complete with training chips and kill switches. It’s a compelling read. Review below:

This is the much anticipated sequel to Revelation: Poppet Cycle Book One. Ellie escapes from the DesLoge city where people are being turned into zombie-like slaves. She goes on a journey to find a safe place for her beloved poppet, Thom. At the same time Moze (whose mother has been turned into a poppet) makes it to Liberty-Lawrence and joins the revolution against DesLoge Com and its poppet-based economy. Elle and Moze intend to end the cruel poppet trade.

Runaway is an inventive take on the zombie mythos in which reanimated humans are used as slaves. Ellie is caught in the middle as heir to the company that created and sells Poppets, the reanimated humans. Ellie has made the choice to go against her family’s corporate fortune and expose the corrupt practices that have given then great wealth. She hopes to meet up with Moze, a boy from the wilds she’s in love with who was exploited by her family’s corporation. She hopes that together they can bring an end to the cruel slavery.

This is a haunting dystopian tale that examines the implications of class structure in a world in which an underclass of poppets has been created to serve the upper echelons of society. It’s a very sensitive and beautiful book, an original take on the zombie mythos. It isn’t very often that an author comes up with a truly original concept, but this book is definitely it.

I would highly recommend Runaway as a compelling read. #YAthriller #YAdistopian #PoppetCycle