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Sovay by Celia Rees is about a girl living in England during the French Revolution. Her family is very much embroiled in politics in both France and England. When her brother and dad both turn up missing, Sovay is forced to take extreme measures to find out where they are. She puts on her brother’s clothes and robs a stage coach. It starts out innocently at first, but soon escalates into something bigger as Sovay has made an enemy of a very influential person in England. She soon finds that Sir Robert Dysart’s influence extends into France, where her father is sick, Sovay and her brother are hiding because they can’t return to England, and where she finally finds her true love.

I really had a hard time getting into this book, because there were too many people to keep track of. Once I got to know who everybody was, I found the book easier to follow and overall, much more enjoyable! There were a lot of twists in the plot that made me constantly wonder where the story line was going. The plot was very well done, but I would have liked it to be a little less confusing in the beginning. It also helped knowing a little about the timeline during the French revolution while reading, so you could understand exactly what they were referring to during the story.

You can read the first chapter here.

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Title: Sovay

Author: Celia Rees

Format: Paperback

Page Nos.: 404

ISBN: 978-1599904832

Publisher: Bloomsbury Teen

Release Date: June 2010

Available for purchase: Amazon, Barnes & Noble,

Reviewer: Jillian

**I received a copy of this book from the publisher but was not required to provide a review and it did not impact my review in any way.