Review: Quick and Engaging
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 29, 2012
This is the story of a young girl who finds herself changing (mentally, emotionally, and physically) as she struggles to stay one step ahead of kidnapping henchmen.  Her father is a newly elected congressman with a trusty security man, her mother is an impossibly young-looking wise woman and she has one gadget-loving little brother.  Together with a few they collect on the way, they travel across the country in a mostly vain attempt to evade "the bad guys."Overall, I really enjoyed the book.  The pace is quick and engaging, the dialog is witty and believable, and the characters are (for the most part) well rounded and realistic.  It was fun to read!My only complaints were that a few times the political conversations become a little preachy (even though I agreed with them for the most part) and a few of their evasive tactics were repeated until the mysterious bad guy seemed ridiculously foolish for not taking appropriate precautions.  Also, I kind of felt like the spiritual aspect of the changes was forced.  Though the author mentioned the family's churchgoing habits a couple of times, faith never really seemed to play a part in the book until the end.  None of these little things diminished my enjoyment of the book, however, and I am excited for the next in the series.I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my review.