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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
lighthearted
medium-paced
Too much of this felt long and drawn out for no reason. I surprisingly liked the ending, though.
Mia's obsession and the repetitveness of it was annoying. I know it's supposed to be her diary and that's actually what I expect of a 14-year-old, but it was still annoying. She wanted to figure out the mystery, and couldn't even do that.
Mia's obsession and the repetitveness of it was annoying. I know it's supposed to be her diary and that's actually what I expect of a 14-year-old, but it was still annoying. She wanted to figure out the mystery, and couldn't even do that.
3 stars. I enjoyed this one more than book one but man is Mia a trash human being. She's the epitome of self centered and self serving. Her friendship with Lilly is toxic as hell and they seem more like frenemies than friends. I did like everything else that was going on here though. Like with her mother's pregnancy, the wedding, and the secret admirer. Those plot points made this a fun read and while I may not be too crazy about Mia reading these now as an adult I cannot deny how entertaining and drenched in early 2000's these books are. I love that.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Take out the mindless and useless repetition (both of details already fleshed out in the first book and of details mentioned in this book itself), and you could probably cut this book down to half its length.
Mia is marginally more mature and less annoying than she was in the first book, but even that can't save this from being pretty painful to get through. The main plot itself (the Thermopolis/Gianini wedding and pregnancy) is so utterly outrageous, even for goofy chick-flick-style YA literature. The sub-plots (Mia's interactions with the press, her secret admirer, her crush on Michael) were way better, even if some of them were not consistent with what had happened in the first book. The story could have done away with the main plot and hyped up the press/interviews and the other sub-plots and it would have been so much better!
As I was getting thru the last few diary entries, I started convincing myself that the wedding was a ruse for something else (like officially presenting Mia to the public) just because everyone's behavior was so nonsensical. I gave Cabot too much credit in even thinking that, I suppose.
The only thing I cared about by the end was eventually seeing if anything was going to come out of Michael's and Mia's clear attraction to each other, but I'm sure it will, maybe another 6 books down the road, and I'm unfortunately not going to stick around for that.
Mia is marginally more mature and less annoying than she was in the first book, but even that can't save this from being pretty painful to get through. The main plot itself (the Thermopolis/Gianini wedding and pregnancy) is so utterly outrageous, even for goofy chick-flick-style YA literature. The sub-plots (Mia's interactions with the press, her secret admirer, her crush on Michael) were way better, even if some of them were not consistent with what had happened in the first book. The story could have done away with the main plot and hyped up the press/interviews and the other sub-plots and it would have been so much better!
As I was getting thru the last few diary entries, I started convincing myself that the wedding was a ruse for something else (like officially presenting Mia to the public) just because everyone's behavior was so nonsensical. I gave Cabot too much credit in even thinking that, I suppose.
The only thing I cared about by the end was eventually seeing if anything was going to come out of Michael's and Mia's clear attraction to each other, but I'm sure it will, maybe another 6 books down the road, and I'm unfortunately not going to stick around for that.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated