Review: Sammy Keyes and the Showdown in Sin City

Sammy Keyes and the Showdown in Sin City by Wendelin van Draanen

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Barnes and Noble Overview:  

In this pivotal book in the Sammy Keyes series, Sammy tackles the persistent mysteries of her own life.

Mysteries like: Who is her father? And why has her mother kept it such a secret? How long can she manage to hide out in Grams' seniors-only building before someone catches on? Is her mother really planning to marry her boyfriend's father? (Ew.) And why, why is Heather Acosta so nasty?

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During one crazy weekend in Las Vegas, with the help of an entire army of Elvis impersonators, Sammy finally gets some answers. But of course knowledge comes at a price—and solving the mysteries of her own life will cost Sammy more than she ever meant to pay. . . . 

My Review: 
I loved this book. I am a big fan of this series and this on is my favorite one in the series so far. Usually each Sammy Keyes book has two main parts, a problem that Sammy is facing in her life and a mystery that she is trying to solve. I feel that this book combined the two together and Sammy had to figure out this mystery of who her dad was and what her mom was doing in Las Vegas with her enemy and her boyfriend's dad. What made me love this book so much was finding out more about why Heather is how she is. My view of Candy (Heather and Casey's mom). I used to hate Candy, but after this book I understand why she was like she was. Each of Wendelin's characters in this book changed in this book. I loved who her father turned out to be and a can't wait to see what he adds to the rest of the series.

Cover: I like both of the covers. My favorite one is for once is Cover 2. My favorite covers of the other books has been the cartoon ones, but for some reason I like the collage one more for Sin City. It maybe the the three Elvis on it, or the coloring used. Something about it makes me love it.

Overall: A+