About
this book:
“In a shocking turn of events, all writers for the "Wexburg Academy Times" will cast their votes for next year's editor—and it looks like Savvy's vote will be the tie breaker! She must choose between a nasty-girl-turned-nice, with a sudden interest in letting Savvy get what she wants, and the prickly Hazelle, who promises nothing at all. Savvy then finds herself wrapped up in a new, seemingly innocent but potentially dangerous activity. It's all at risk in this book: her position on the paper, the boy she likes, the ministry she wants to go well. At a critical moment, Savvy must figure out how to rely on God rather than luck and to overcome temptation before it is too late.
“In a shocking turn of events, all writers for the "Wexburg Academy Times" will cast their votes for next year's editor—and it looks like Savvy's vote will be the tie breaker! She must choose between a nasty-girl-turned-nice, with a sudden interest in letting Savvy get what she wants, and the prickly Hazelle, who promises nothing at all. Savvy then finds herself wrapped up in a new, seemingly innocent but potentially dangerous activity. It's all at risk in this book: her position on the paper, the boy she likes, the ministry she wants to go well. At a critical moment, Savvy must figure out how to rely on God rather than luck and to overcome temptation before it is too late.
London
Confidential is a new series for young girls. In the series, British fashion,
friendships, and guys collide as an all-American teen girl learns to love life
and live out her faith. The series follows Savvy's entertaining attempts to fit
in during her first year at a new school in a new country.”
Series: Book #4 (of four) in the “London Confidential” series.
Reviews of Book #1 Here, Book #2 Here, and Book #3 Here!
Spiritual Content- Matthew 6:4 at the end; Prayers & Thanking God; Scriptures are read & mentioned; Church going & going to youth group; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Savvy is baptized & shares how she became a Christian; Savvy has a misunderstanding that the phrase “God helps those who help themselves” is in the Bible; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, Bible studies, those in the Bible, events, & Scriptures; Mentions of churches, church going, youth groups, services, & pastors; Mentions of worship teams & worshiping; Mentions of Christians; Mentions of a Christian ministry; A few mentions of crosses;
Spiritual Content- Matthew 6:4 at the end; Prayers & Thanking God; Scriptures are read & mentioned; Church going & going to youth group; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Savvy is baptized & shares how she became a Christian; Savvy has a misunderstanding that the phrase “God helps those who help themselves” is in the Bible; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, Bible studies, those in the Bible, events, & Scriptures; Mentions of churches, church going, youth groups, services, & pastors; Mentions of worship teams & worshiping; Mentions of Christians; Mentions of a Christian ministry; A few mentions of crosses;
*Note: Many mentions of horoscopes, superstitions,
& luck/jinxing; Mentions of a girl saying she’s not interested in “religious
stuff” in the prior book but later changes her tune when she needs something
from Savvy in this book; A couple mentions of people thinking others are
religious fruitcakes/nutcases; A mention of how close the word denim is to
demon.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘drat’, a ‘duh’, a ‘dumb’, and a ‘stupid’s; Some eye rolling; Many mentions of forward emails/messages (Savvy learns half-way that forwards promising luck are bad because of viruses attached to the messages); A few mentions of a plague & the symptoms; A few mentions of dislike/hatred; A few mentions of lying & lies; A few mentions of gas; A couple mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of rumors; A mention of a drug addict;
*Note: Mentions of celebrities, singers,
songs (Taylor Swift), TV shows; Mentions of designer names & shops.
Sexual
Content- A barely-above-not-detailed kiss (Savvy says that until her wedding
day, there’d be nothing more); A friendly hug; Noticing & Nearness; Savvy
isn’t allow to date one-on-one until she’s 16; Savvy and her friend discuss boys’
body language & what they look like when he’s about to kiss you (mentions
of this again later); Many mentions of boyfriends, girlfriends, couples, &
dating; Mentions of kisses, kissing, & seeing couples kiss; Mentions of dances
& dates; Mentions of crushes & blushes; A few
mentions of winking;
*Note: A handful of mentions of a
girl thinking her weight is heavier than other girls & making herself sick
after eating.
-Savannah
“Savvy” Smith, age 15
1st person P.O.V. of Savvy
256 pages
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1st person P.O.V. of Savvy
256 pages
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Pre Teens-
New Teens-
Early High School Teens-
Older High School Teens-
My personal Rating-
When I
started this final book, I thought that it would probably be my least favorite
in the series because of all the forwarding, superstitions, and horoscopes.
Thankfully, it didn’t last the entire book and Savvy learns her lessons about
those. I quite liked the ending and consider this one to be a good series for
older preteens. :)
See y’all
on Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
