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Saving Washington

6/25/2019

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Reviewed by Helena

Rating: High Two

Who I'd Recommend to: I would suggest this book to people who like heavy historical fiction with minimal embellished fiction elements that make a story more colorful. Some other historical fiction books I have read and liked are Fever 1793 by Laurie Anderson, Now by Morris Gleitzman, and Towers Falling by Jewell Rhodes.

Synopsis (from the publisher) : 
SAVING WASHINGTON follows young Joshua Bolton and his childhood friend Ben, a freed black man, as they witness British tyranny firsthand, become enraptured by the cause, and ultimately enlist to defend their new nation in a battle that galvanized the American nation on the eve of its birth. 

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Thoughts: Saving Washington has a really cool concept. It follows a character named Josh, and his best friend Ben through the Revolutionary War, and a battle that is almost completely unknown. It is a battle in which many untrained militia men from  Baltimore, Maryland were suddenly burst into battle to save General Washington, who would later become our first President. I was fascinated by the subject and started reading immediately after I got the book. Sadly, in only the first few chapters, I was disappointed with the character development. The characters seemed very one-dimensional, and none of them had detailed arcs. To further express my point, in the first half of the book, the only main female character was the love interest, and the only adjective they used to describe her was ‘busty’. I wish that the characters and their arcs were further developed and that they had distinguishing traits that helped me get involved in their story. I was not a big fan of this book. I love this genre, and history is my favorite subject, so it was a shock to me that I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would.

Disclaimer: this book was given to us in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are our own. 
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