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alexaallen618's review against another edition
5.0
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!!! Quite the page turner, and it is perfect for teenage girls(: if you need a little book to relate too, I recommend this book! Loved it!
lgiunta's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
debthebee's review against another edition
I read this book's Serbian translation titled "Princezin dnevnik".
jenny_hedberg's review against another edition
4.0
Jag tycker det var en bra bok, den var ganska rolig. jag gillade att Mia, som är en så osjälvsäker person, var ganska stark vid vissa tillfällen. Jag tyckte boken var ganska verklighetstrogen, en av anledningarna till att jag tyckte den var bra. jag gillar att Cabot verkligen låtit Mias tankar ta plats i boken, som är skriven i dagboksform. istället för att det kunde ha blivit en väldigt händelse-baserad dagbok blev det verkligen en äkta dagbok med små matte-anteckningar i slutet, en ständig påminnelse om Mias ansträngningar för att få godkänt i matte.
sofia_santana's review against another edition
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
shelbyswartzel's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good though a little cringy. Loved it when I was younger but now it's just ok.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
Long ago, when I was just a little girl and mom took me to the library every week to get new books, I read the Princess Diaries. I doubt I read the complete series, since I don't think the library had them all. I do remember that I quite enjoyed them. So, when I was scrolling through a webshop with english boxsets and saw this one, I just couldn't bring myself to not getting them all. I'm so excited to re-read old favorites and re-discover new installments!
I had clearly forgotten how amusing and entertaining these books were. I dove into this book remembering that I liked it, but I ended up liking it even more than I remember. Maybe it's also because I read them in English now. Although we have great Dutch translations really doing justice to the story and its characters, it's not always easy to translate a tone and atmosphere to a different language.
What I really love so much is that Mia sounds so much like a real teenager. Over the years the YA genre has moved up and a lot of YA characters seem old and wise for their age and are more mini-adults than teenagers, but that's not the case with Mia. Mia is angry, Mia screams, Mia doesn't always see reason, Mia makes mistakes even when others are trying to keep her from doing so and Mia is chaotic and thinks she knows the world, even when she has no idea.
And for this story that works so well, especially because Mia is the kind of teenager who does not want to be a princess and who doesn't care about speaking properly or wearing the right clothes. It's what makes the interactions between her and her parents and grandmother so funny and entertaining, even when at times Mia is unreasonable. It feels real, as if it could really happen to some random girl in America and would really go like this.
Luckily I have all ten books ready now. I can't wait to read the rest!
I had clearly forgotten how amusing and entertaining these books were. I dove into this book remembering that I liked it, but I ended up liking it even more than I remember. Maybe it's also because I read them in English now. Although we have great Dutch translations really doing justice to the story and its characters, it's not always easy to translate a tone and atmosphere to a different language.
What I really love so much is that Mia sounds so much like a real teenager. Over the years the YA genre has moved up and a lot of YA characters seem old and wise for their age and are more mini-adults than teenagers, but that's not the case with Mia. Mia is angry, Mia screams, Mia doesn't always see reason, Mia makes mistakes even when others are trying to keep her from doing so and Mia is chaotic and thinks she knows the world, even when she has no idea.
And for this story that works so well, especially because Mia is the kind of teenager who does not want to be a princess and who doesn't care about speaking properly or wearing the right clothes. It's what makes the interactions between her and her parents and grandmother so funny and entertaining, even when at times Mia is unreasonable. It feels real, as if it could really happen to some random girl in America and would really go like this.
Luckily I have all ten books ready now. I can't wait to read the rest!
ashlxynicholx's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0