Savvy
Mississippi "Mibs" Beaumont is part of a savvy family. Every Beaumont is given a savvy, a supernatural power, when they turn 13. Over the years, Mibs witnessed her family's awesome savvies, and waited for the day she would turn 13.
Unfortunately, her father gets hurt in a car accident days before her birthday, separating Mibs from her parents temporarily. Also, her party turns out to be a total bust, her savvy is driving her crazy, and she's desperate to travel to Salina, where her father is, and somehow use her savvy to wake him up. And the real story starts when Mibs and her family and friends hitch a ride on a Bible bus to Salina. I really liked this story. It's all about friendship and family, and I love the different relationships Mibs has with these different characters. Especially with Will and Bobbi. And then there's Lester & Lill <3 For the most part, the characters are believable. They're all pretty different, which I like. This book was pretty entertaining overall. I'd give it 4 and a half stars out of five! ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Well. . . Here's Scumble! >> |
Scumble
Ledger Kale turns 13 and expects an awesome savvy just like his cousins, the Beaumonts, have. However, on the day of Fish Beaumont's wedding, he finds out how big of a disaster his savvy is. All he can do is destroy things!
Ledge has to scumble, or control, his savvy before any more chaos ensues. It's trouble enough trying to hide the family secret from reporter wannabe, Sarah Jane Cabot and her dad. I think I liked this story more than Savvy. I really loved how characters from the first story connected to new characters. Again, I love the relationships Ledge has with the other characters--Sarah Jane, Rocket. I also love Rocket & Winona and Mibs & Will. I find the whole story completely amazing! Of course, Ingrid Law made some great realistic characters. So to cut it short, I give it 5 stars out of 5! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ *SLOW CLAP* Everybody's starry-eyed. . . Now lettuce enjoy Gravity by Coldplay! |
I've finished Ingrid Law's books Savvy and Scumble. Warning: Contains spoilers!
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I finished Matched, and I am ecstatic to review it! Rundown time! Warning: Contain spoilers! Read at your own risk! Cassia lives in a classic dystopian world where the Society controls nearly everything in her life. The story begins with Cassia and her best friend, Xander, at the Matching ceremony. The Society makes couples--they've matched Cassia's parents, and now Cassia is next. Later, she finds out she's put into a rare event where she's matched with someone she already knows, Xander. She's happy, but once she reads the microcard with all of Xander's information, an error occurs. Instead of seeing her match's picture on the microcard, she sees a picture of another boy named Ky. Even though the Officials inform Cassia it's just a malfunction, these events lead to Cassia falling in love with Ky. Then, twists and turns and EXPLOSION. A lot of emotions were evoked while reading this book. I'd feel hatred for the Officials and pity for Xander and fondness for Ky and. . . I don't know about Cassia. Actually, I think I just felt whatever Cassia felt, which I guess is a good thing. The author expressed Cassia's feelings so well, I started to feel the same things. Also, there were numerous times where I just had to put down the book and soak in all the information--when an Official told Cassia they knew about the relationship with Ky, how they knew all along, that they set it up, when Ky was taken away, when Xander came to visit Cassia. . . I'm a little perplexed at how flawless Ky is. I mean, Ky is just perfect. He's strong even under his circumstances. He's different and intelligent and talented, but when was the last time you saw someone like that in real life? If you're a fangirl and lookin' for the real dirt. . . Then, no, it's not really enough for me to "ship" Cassia x Ky. Maybe if I read the book a second time I might change my mind. I think I like couples that have some flaws to them, ones that have problems between themselves. Because the best couples can solve their own problems with love. But I feel Cassia's relationship with Ky was almost too perfect; like, it's unrealistic. I mean, there are problems, but it's not problems between them, it's their problems between the Society, their problems between Xander. . . Speaking of Xander, I think I might like Cassia better with him. It would've been all good from the start, if the Society hadn't set up the whole "Ky" thing. And they are flawed, in fact. They were best friends, and maybe Cassia didn't want to be more than friends. I find it sweet that even though Cassia is slowly forgetting about Xander, he's still supporting her and treating her as a friend. Okay, das it. I'd say. . . ★ ★ ★ ★ FOUR OUT OF FIVE STARS. Small round green vegetables. I'm off to read Crossed! |
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