Dear
Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay. Sam has had a rough
life with parents who nearly killed her, a series of foster homes, and a group
home in place of family. A charitable foundation offers to pay her way to
graduate school; the only stipulation is that she write to her benefactor under
the alias of Mr. Knightley. The letters narrate Sam’s attempts to overcome her
bad start and emerge from behind the classic books she quotes whenever she finds
herself in over her head.
This was probably my favorite book that I’ve read so
far this year. It’s very light, but it was a massively fun read (I read it in a
day), and the characters, especially Sam, are drawn sympathetically and
realistically. It turns out to be Christian fiction as well, and the faith part
of the book is written about as well as any I’ve read in a long time:
light-handed and understated. Watching Sam fight through to find her voice, her
confidence, and her family really made my day. 5/5*
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