Katie's Book Blog!!

Madison did not think this was how she would be spending her summer. She pictured herself in Hawaii with her family. Instead they are spending it at the worst beach she has ever been to. Sandyland, USA. Not exactly paradise.There is nothing to do in Sandyland so Madison spends her time taking pictures at the beach. When her camera breaks she ends up at Psychic Photo where she meets some strange characters. Delilah, Leo, Duncan, Rose, and Larry. They make up a very unique family and somehow Madison finds herself spending most of her time with them.Things seem to be looking up for Madison's summer until strange people start appearing in her photos. People that weren't there when the shots were taken. As if that's not weird enough, Madison starts getting some confusing messages from friends back home.Will Madison ever figure out what the people in the pictures mean? Will she ever figure out who the people are? And could this vacation to Sandyland turn out to be more than a vacation?The synopsis for Snap really intrigued me. I'm sad to say that the book didn't do the same. I was actually really disappointed with Snap after reading such rave reviews of Carol Snow's first book, Switch.Madison Sabatini was a stuck-up witch. She was snotty, rude, ungrateful, and just plain mean at times. I couldn't really find anything to like about her and while I admit that she changed a bit at the end, it wasn't enough.The rest of the characters were great. I loved Delilah, Leo, and Duncan. They all had problems with their lives but they were a family and they made it work. Plus, they were pretty funny. =]Oh and the whole random people in the pictures thing was a very minor part of the book. It was more about Madison and her being forced to spend her summer in Sandyland whining about how unfair her life was. It was explained in the end but not very well or very believably.Overall, I can't say I liked Snap or that I would recommend it. If you really want to read it check it out from your local library before buying it. =[