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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
2.75
ta jak na razie najmniej ulubiona, bo mam wrażenie, że mia cały czas tylko powtarzała, że tęskni za michaelem, potem, że nie wie czy on ją kocha w nieplatoniczny sposób, potem, że boi się, że z nią zerwie, a w międzyczasie jeszcze, że jest beztalenciem. i tak bardzo jak lubię styl pisania autorki, tak w tym tomie te powtórzenia były czasem aż do przesady:(
ta jak na razie najmniej ulubiona, bo mam wrażenie, że mia cały czas tylko powtarzała, że tęskni za michaelem, potem, że nie wie czy on ją kocha w nieplatoniczny sposób, potem, że boi się, że z nią zerwie, a w międzyczasie jeszcze, że jest beztalenciem. i tak bardzo jak lubię styl pisania autorki, tak w tym tomie te powtórzenia były czasem aż do przesady:(
I really love this series and they just keep getting better. Mia is so imperfect that she is just perfect. Except she can be a bit blind sometimes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Whiny teenager doing whiny teenager things. Spent the whole book whining about her boyfriend breaking up with her. This book sucks. Not relatable.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
- Was this volume even needed? It seemed a tad useless. Nothing really happens.
- I wish I could have read more about Mia's first visit to Genovia. Those parts were really skimmed over.
- Mia is pretty shallow, and I feel like she is a bit of a hypocrite at times.
- Lilly is SO self absorbed! Why is anyone, especially Mia, her friend? You have to be a friend to have friends, and Lilly is a horrible friend.
- Is Shameeka a needed character? All we know is that she is pretty and hangs out with Mia's group. We don't really get to know her character, and I feel like she isn't needed.
- Mia drives me nuts sometimes! She doesn't realize or appreciate the good things in her life. She just wants to whine and over analyze everything. Ugh!
- I loved all the Star Wars references.
- I wish I could have read more about Mia's first visit to Genovia. Those parts were really skimmed over.
- Mia is pretty shallow, and I feel like she is a bit of a hypocrite at times.
- Lilly is SO self absorbed! Why is anyone, especially Mia, her friend? You have to be a friend to have friends, and Lilly is a horrible friend.
- Is Shameeka a needed character? All we know is that she is pretty and hangs out with Mia's group. We don't really get to know her character, and I feel like she isn't needed.
- Mia drives me nuts sometimes! She doesn't realize or appreciate the good things in her life. She just wants to whine and over analyze everything. Ugh!
- I loved all the Star Wars references.
I swear that this series just keeps getting better and better. I love the build up between Michael and Mia. I love the characters that never made it into the movies. I never thought I'd say it, but I'm pretty sure I prefer these books to the movies.
Unfortunately, I didn't like this book nearly as much as I liked the first three in the series. When I was reading it, it just felt like a middle book you know? Classic middle book syndrome. Here are the symptoms:
1. Lack of direction (and when the direction comes, it's towards the next book). All throughout this book, we're not really going anywhere. Sure, Mia is in Genovia and she's learning about the country and what she has to do, but the main conflict is simply her trying to get back to the States, and ultimately, Michael. And when you get to end, you realize it's all just leaning into the next book.
2. Character development is minimal at best. In this book, we don't really see any changes in Mia besides the fact that realizes Michael isn't going to run away from her.
Basically, middle books serve the purpose of getting the story from point A to point B and no more. They're like buying a 20 year-old clunker to drive or a unique sort of vehicle. There are very few series' that don't fall prey to this terrible disease so I don't hold it against this poor book at all. It was just an okay book.
There were things in it that made reading it an enjoyable experience such as Mia's ever present personality that so vividly comes out through the writing. The ending of the book was equally hilarious and sweet and there were several times I couldn't help but good-naturedly shake my head at Mia's antics and their consequences.
The Final Verdict:
Though this book was enjoyable as always, it had the distinct feeling of middle-book-syndrome.
3 stars
Quotes:
“Hello," Lilly said."Movie. Of your life.You were portrayed as shy and awkward."
"I am shy and awkward," I reminded her.
"They made your grandmother all kindly and sympathetic to your plight," Lilly said."It was the grossest mischaracterization I've seen since Shakespeare in Love tried to pass off the Bard as a hottie with a six-pack and a full set of teeth.”
“Really,Mia,"she said. "You know I don't like to contradict your grandmother ..."
This was the biggest lie I'd heard since the Prince of Liechtenstein told me I waltzed divinely,but I let it slide,on account of Mom's condition.”
“But a sweater? I mean,that is so unromantic.It is the kind of thing I would get my dad — if he wasn't so in need of anger-management manuals,which is what I got for him for Christmas.”
“French: why does this language even exist? Everyone there speaks english anyway.”
“I realized Michael was right. I mean, I am always writing in this journal. And I do compose a lot of poetry, and write a lot of notes and emails and stuff. I mean, I feel like I am always writing. I do it so much, I never even thought about it as a talent. It's just something I do all the time, like breathing.”
1. Lack of direction (and when the direction comes, it's towards the next book). All throughout this book, we're not really going anywhere. Sure, Mia is in Genovia and she's learning about the country and what she has to do, but the main conflict is simply her trying to get back to the States, and ultimately, Michael. And when you get to end, you realize it's all just leaning into the next book.
2. Character development is minimal at best. In this book, we don't really see any changes in Mia besides the fact that realizes Michael isn't going to run away from her.
Basically, middle books serve the purpose of getting the story from point A to point B and no more. They're like buying a 20 year-old clunker to drive or a unique sort of vehicle. There are very few series' that don't fall prey to this terrible disease so I don't hold it against this poor book at all. It was just an okay book.
There were things in it that made reading it an enjoyable experience such as Mia's ever present personality that so vividly comes out through the writing. The ending of the book was equally hilarious and sweet and there were several times I couldn't help but good-naturedly shake my head at Mia's antics and their consequences.
The Final Verdict:
Though this book was enjoyable as always, it had the distinct feeling of middle-book-syndrome.
3 stars
Quotes:
“Hello," Lilly said."Movie. Of your life.You were portrayed as shy and awkward."
"I am shy and awkward," I reminded her.
"They made your grandmother all kindly and sympathetic to your plight," Lilly said."It was the grossest mischaracterization I've seen since Shakespeare in Love tried to pass off the Bard as a hottie with a six-pack and a full set of teeth.”
“Really,Mia,"she said. "You know I don't like to contradict your grandmother ..."
This was the biggest lie I'd heard since the Prince of Liechtenstein told me I waltzed divinely,but I let it slide,on account of Mom's condition.”
“But a sweater? I mean,that is so unromantic.It is the kind of thing I would get my dad — if he wasn't so in need of anger-management manuals,which is what I got for him for Christmas.”
“French: why does this language even exist? Everyone there speaks english anyway.”
“I realized Michael was right. I mean, I am always writing in this journal. And I do compose a lot of poetry, and write a lot of notes and emails and stuff. I mean, I feel like I am always writing. I do it so much, I never even thought about it as a talent. It's just something I do all the time, like breathing.”