Paige Alexander is seventeen and has her whole life in front of her. One day her girlfriend comes home to discover that Paige has slit her wrists. Paige isn't insane, but she acts like she is. Why?After the incident, Paige agrees to go to therapy to appease her girlfriend, Jess. However, Paige doesn't believe that therapy will help her. She believes she's beyond help. Paige doesn't want to find herself and she doesn't want to relive her painful past in order to come to terms with it. What Paige wants is control over her life, which she hasn't had since her birth.During her childhood, Paige is blamed for a family tragedy, when in fact, her twin sister, Abbie was responsible. Abbie doesn't come forward and Paige becomes the pariah of the family.To add to Paige's woes, while attending a college in a small town in Colorado, the residents are in the midst of debating whether or not gays and lesbians should have equal rights. Tension is high and there's a threat of violence. She isn't out of the closet and pretends to be straight at school since she fears what will happen if her parents find out she's a lesbian. Will she end up dead like her best friend, Alex? Praise for MARIONETTE:"I highly recommend this book not only to young adult readers but to mature readers as well since many difficult topics are addressed." -- Lipstick Lesbian Reviews"The ending was definitely shocking and unexpected." -- This Girl Reads A Lot Blog"Marionette is something I will definitely be keeping on my Kindle and reading again." -- Angie"The book has mystery, action, suspense, and sadness woven together to make it a good, fast paced novel. An interesting book with a lot of emotions and drama woven together." -- Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite"I read Marionette in one sitting. Then I went back to read it again for this review and was just as delighted the second time." -- Reviewed by Jo Bryant for Blog Critics "You know how sometimes a book just slowly creeps up on you and before you know it, you are right there, in the moment and the rest of the world has disappeared? Marionette by T. B. Markinson did that to me!" -- Tome Tender Blogspot"I thought I knew where it might end, but I was surprised where the tale took me. It's not often a book can surprise me anymore." -- Christine Rains, author of Fearless"The novel is full of dark humor and realistic, smart dialogue. This is an intelligent first-personnovel that includes both suspense and romance." -- Lynn Kear, author of Black-Hearted Bitch"MARIONETTE is a satisfying, thrilling read that delivers from the outset and packs apowerful wallop at the end." -- Matthew Peters, author of Conversations Among Ruins