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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
It's no secret that I like the YA stuff. And I like a good fluff book as much as the next girl. But I've over these books. TOO fluffy. Maybe if I'd read them as a middle-schooler I could have gotten behind them, but I'm past that now. And as much as I still like the YA, I'm done with this series. There's nothing WRONG with it...it's light and entertaining, but it's like cotton candy: it's sweet and sugary, but it's gone as soon as you consume it. So, yeah. There ya go.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Why are these so entertaining??? Like the little plotlines that just keep everything so jazzy are hilarious. The restaurant strike
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming
Great continuation. I don't understand how people are complaining about Mia's behavior when it is the same as the previous books. She is only 15 now. That said, there were some questionable parts like Mia's whole thing with Aspberger's. I get the whole seeing yourself in symptoms, but it was a bit off-putting, especially with diagnosing her friends. But again, she is 15, so this a personal preference on my end. I also find it hard to believe that a mental health disorder would be giving in health and safety. It just doesn't make much sense. Something else that was weird was separate proms for the white kids ans the African American kids at other schools? What kind of world does Mia think this is??? Just weird. And the entire thing with Boris hurting himself was odd as well. Michael was great as usual.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh, the drama, the breakups, and makeups, the semi-outdated pop culture references. Could there be anything better?
Princess in Pink picks up five months on from where we last left our leading lady Mia. As her fifteenth birthday looms ever closer Mia strives to achieve self-actualization. She plans on doing this by being invited to Prom by boyfriend Michael Moscovitz, getting out of spending her summer in Genovia, and finally finding her Princess Amidala underwear (they are her lucky ones). Meanwhile, her best-friend is organizing a city-wide strike that leaves her Grandmere on her doorstep. Oh and Prom is canceled – and cue the drama.
Five books in and to be honest I am starting to get a little bored. This is most likely due to being 22 instead of the target age of 11-16. The biggest downfall of this series is its repetitiveness, every second sentence is Mia lamenting about Michael not yet having asked her to the dance. It's interesting – but as the main plot? Then again I may be expecting too much.
Let's talk about Lily and Boris, shall we? I have been an open critic of Lily, I find her annoying, manipulative and a downright witch (with a b)! This entry did not endear her to my heart. She cheats on her boyfriend, almost in front of him, casually brushes him off, and then continually refuses to actually have a conversation with him. Then later when he finds a new girl, she laments over what she has lost, upset that he has dared to move on. That isn’t to say Boris is perfect, while in my eyes he is the better of the two. The whole smashes a globe on his head in an attempt to make Lily take him back? For any teenage girls reading this – if a boy tells you he is gonna hurt himself over you, it is not romantic, it's creepy – run, run far.
Despite my criticism, there were so many moments I loved! The introduction of the school paper and giving Mia a career to aim for are great additions. World-building in a way that is easy to give small snippets about a range of characters. The subplot of Lily organizing a strike for hospitality workers was something I definitely didn’t pick up on the first time around. And of course Michael, any and all of his actions and plots, he is crush-worthy.
Not as well-paced as its previous entries, however still with a wide range of moments ranging from amusing to hilarious. I would recommend to anyone who has read this far.
Princess in Pink picks up five months on from where we last left our leading lady Mia. As her fifteenth birthday looms ever closer Mia strives to achieve self-actualization. She plans on doing this by being invited to Prom by boyfriend Michael Moscovitz, getting out of spending her summer in Genovia, and finally finding her Princess Amidala underwear (they are her lucky ones). Meanwhile, her best-friend is organizing a city-wide strike that leaves her Grandmere on her doorstep. Oh and Prom is canceled – and cue the drama.
Five books in and to be honest I am starting to get a little bored. This is most likely due to being 22 instead of the target age of 11-16. The biggest downfall of this series is its repetitiveness, every second sentence is Mia lamenting about Michael not yet having asked her to the dance. It's interesting – but as the main plot? Then again I may be expecting too much.
Let's talk about Lily and Boris, shall we? I have been an open critic of Lily, I find her annoying, manipulative and a downright witch (with a b)! This entry did not endear her to my heart. She cheats on her boyfriend, almost in front of him, casually brushes him off, and then continually refuses to actually have a conversation with him. Then later when he finds a new girl, she laments over what she has lost, upset that he has dared to move on. That isn’t to say Boris is perfect, while in my eyes he is the better of the two. The whole smashes a globe on his head in an attempt to make Lily take him back? For any teenage girls reading this – if a boy tells you he is gonna hurt himself over you, it is not romantic, it's creepy – run, run far.
Despite my criticism, there were so many moments I loved! The introduction of the school paper and giving Mia a career to aim for are great additions. World-building in a way that is easy to give small snippets about a range of characters. The subplot of Lily organizing a strike for hospitality workers was something I definitely didn’t pick up on the first time around. And of course Michael, any and all of his actions and plots, he is crush-worthy.
Not as well-paced as its previous entries, however still with a wide range of moments ranging from amusing to hilarious. I would recommend to anyone who has read this far.
Now that I’ve committed this far I have to read them all but ugh much displease.
lighthearted
fast-paced