Name: Saffy's Angel
ISBN: 9780786255009

Hilary McKay

After thirteen-year-old Saffron learns that she was adopted, her relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes and this results in her traveling to Italy, the place of her birth.

Saffy's Angel

Eliza Gonzalez

I wanted to revisit this book from my childhood, as I never was able to complete the series, and I'm so relieved that it held up. It's not awfully realistic in the way events unfolded, but the cast of characters are all so colorful and entertaining. 

One thing I was surprised by was how concerned I felt for these kids right from the start, how neglected they are by their parents even though its clear that their mother loves them. It's an aspect of the book that I didn't really notice when I was a child.

This is definitely a book I would recommend to young readers, and hopefully the rest of the series is just as enchanting.

After Saffron discovers that she's adopted, life is never quite the same again. Her artistic parents and doting siblings adore her, but Saffy wants a piece of her past. So when her grandfather bequests a stone angel to her, Saffy knows she has to find it and stows away to Siena with her new friend.

Saffy's angel

Toniy Knight

I don't feel particularly strongly about this book in either direction. The story was interesting enough and most of the characters were interesting and likeable (I really didn't like the dad). But at the same time for a book called Saffy's Angel I found I left it knowing more about and being more interested in reading about the other Casson kids than her.