Review: A heart, a dream and a boy coming of age...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2011
The Fix-it-Man tells the story of sixteen year old Johnny,who meets Felicia, a thirteen year old girl, when she brings him her broken heart to fix while he is working in his grandfather's fix-it-shop.  That drew me right into Johnny's story.  How could it not? Over time,  Johnny falls in love with Felicia, with a love that is so deep that it will affect everything he does in his life.Johnny has two dreams. One is to marry Felicia, and the other is to develope an engine that gets 100 miles to the gallon of gas. We follow Johnny's life to find out if either, or both, come true. This isn't the easiest story I have ever read and I don't pretend to understand some of the decisions Johnny makes in his life, but I like Johnny. He is a good but flawed man just trying to keep his dreams alive.The author has done a very good job of telling Johnny's story. I kept trying to put my Kindle down to do chores, but found myself running back to read a little more. I will reread this book again because I rushed through it the first time trying to find out what happens to Johnny, and if his dreams come true.  I think that this is the hallmark of an author who can tell a good story. Some books I can savor while reading. This one wasn't one of those. This book had me so invested in wanting  Johnny's dreams to come true that I couldn't savor it. I  had to hurry to find out what happened on the next page, in the next chapter.The author gifted me this book, but I would have been happy to buy it. It is a wonderful story of a young man who grows up just trying to make the best decisions he can while following his dreams.  Johnny truly tries to be "the fix-it-man" and I think he succeeds.  I really enjoyed this book. It is a keeper and one I will be rereading and recommending.