Savvy

I'm sorry for not posting in forever! I meant to, then didn't.


Title: Savvy
Author: Ingrid Law
Genre: General Fiction
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Rating: 6

I have read this book twice and listened to it on audiobook, and let me tell you, I really enjoyed it on audiotape.

The Beaumont family is kind of special: at thirteen, each member gains a Savvy, a special power that can have good effects, or ones that are equally as bad.

When Mississippi, or Mibs, turns thirteen, something tragic occurs and she hopes to use had Savvy to help save her dad. Unfortunately, she can't find a way to get there, and her Savvy isn't what she thinks it is.

Joined by her brother, and 2 kids from a church, the kids pile into a pink Bible van and head off to Kentucky to find her dad. Inly, that's not where they end up going.

On a cross-country road trip joined by Lester, the unconfident driver of the bus, miss discovers her savvy and tries to save her dad.

I've always dreamed of having a magic power that nobody else has. It's like one of those recurring dreams that you can't get rid of, but can only half remember when you wake up. That's how I associate the book: like a dream, half there, half gone.

The writing style enhances the book so well that it's like I'm there. The reader for the audiobook is amazing!

Pros:
-The story is interesting
-The characters are well-developed
-there are plot twists
-the savvies are just... Yes.

Cons:
-There is some romance
-Some parts are very predictable
-It gets tiring after awhile

Read this if you crave any whimsy!

Rating: 6 - Worth Reading

I have nothing else to say, really.  Some of the writing just takes you in, and the characters and backstories really branch into beauty, but there really is nothing else to say.