I'd say crime is my favorite genre based on the books I read, I love a good murder novel, with a bit of stalking, or a kidnap. Saving Sophie starts with a murder, then stalking, then kidnap. So basically all the things I look for in a crime novel.
Saving Sophie follows Sophie Finch and her mum Karen. Sophie is your typical teen, splitting her time between work, college and socializing with her friendship group, until that is, Sophie's oldest friend Erin is found, murdered. Sophie has no memory of the night Erin was killed, but deep down, she knows something. Mum Karen is desperate to both protect Sophie and expose what she believes Sophie is hiding, however Karen has problems of her own, shes agoraphobic and can't set foot outside (or sometimes even near) her porch without having a crippling panic attack.
I liked Sophie, she was vulnerable but at the same time, gritty however, she is a complete fool, hiding things she should of exposed to the police MUCH sooner and the same goes for her Mum, who seemed to value preserving her reputation over solving the murder of her goddaughter. Also the novel gives you the general impression that mostly all teenagers are selfish and bitchy. It was relatively creepy and had a nicely tied up and well explained plot with a sad ending.
Three stars!
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