The Second Life of Snap

When Zuzu’s dad loses his job at the biggest company around, they didn’t give him money, food, or water; they gave him a very outdated robot with a broken charging station.  Zuzu doesn’t want a nanny robot and does everything possible to leave him behind so she and her friends could go on their adventures.  But the day Snap is with them, and when her dad gets home and asks about her day and if she went where she shouldn’t, and when Snap is asked, he lies for her, not only going against all things robot but just wow.  That changes their relationship for the rest of the time.

Zuzu had gone through so much in her twelve years that some of it does not always seem fair.  But going through the ups and downs of this takes the cake.  She and the town will miss Snap as he is sent back after he drains himself of all his power, helping to save the townspeople during a dust storm.  I love the character in this book as it is so genuine and raw. The plot and speed of the book move fast, making this a great read for anyone.  It has a lot of action and a surprise ending I hope you won’t see coming, as it makes for a more fun experience.  I really did love this book, and I will also say the audiobook narrated by Ferdelle Capistrano is very good and wonderful for those not-so-long car trips, as it clocks in at a bit over 4 hours.