Review: "Saving CeeCee Honeycutt" by Beth Hoffman

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt is a delightful coming-of-age Southern story about a young girl who learns about love and friendship during a summer in Savannah, GA. The novel opens with the title character, CeeCee Honeycutt, living in Ohio with her mentally ill mother and absentee father. Her mother’s psychosis is no secret to the townspeople and, unfortunately, CeeCee bears the brunt of their jokes. Tragedy strikes when her mother is killed in an accident and everything changes for CeeCee. Unable to raise his daughter, CeeCee’s father decides she must move to Georgia and live with her Great-aunt Tallulah (“Tootie”). Once in Savannah, CeeCee meets a group of incredible, eccentric women who help inspire her to believe in herself.

The Savannah ladies in this book are absolute Southern gems! I enjoyed experiencing their world along with CeeCee. The author did a great job bringing both the characters and setting to life. I felt as though I was right there, in Savannah during the 1960s.

I absolutely loved this book. That said, my only criticism has to do with the editing, namely the lack of transitional end marks. At times scenes ran together without much in the way of transition, producing a jarring effect.

This structural issue was a minor distraction and did not undermine my enjoyment of the book. Overall, I would highly recommend Saving CeeCee Honeycutt. It is a wonderful story about hope and what it means to be a survivor.

I received this book from the publisher.