Books like In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

In a hidden home nestled among trees lives Victor Lawson, a human, and his unusual companions: the fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a sadistic nurse machine, and a loving vacuum. When Victor repairs a mysterious android labeled "HAP," he discovers a dark history linking HAP and Giovanni—an era of hunting humans. HAP inadvertently draws the attention of other robots from Giovanni’s past, forcing the family into escape. Giovanni is captured and taken back to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams. The remaining members of Victor’s assembled family must traverse an otherworldly landscape to rescue Giovanni from decommission or reprogramming. Along the journey, Victor wrestles with feelings of betrayal and affection toward HAP, questioning whether he can accept love that comes with strings attached.

First publish date: 2023