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Journal de Mia, princesse malgré elle - Tome 11: Le mariage d'une princesse (Journal de Mia, princesse malgré elle
Meg Cabot
3.86 AVERAGE
938 reviews for:
Journal de Mia, princesse malgré elle - Tome 11: Le mariage d'une princesse (Journal de Mia, princesse malgré elle
Meg Cabot
3.86 AVERAGE
I should probably start this by admitting just how much I love Meg Cabot. I've been reading her books for over a decade. I remember back in senior physics almost failing because I spent most of the year reading her Mediator series under the desk rather than learning about gravitational pull and the importance of vectors (two concepts I'm still not quite sure on). I've read everything she's published even those books which were originally under pen names - i loved them without even knowing they were Meg's! From ghosts to pop stars-turned-residential-hall-managers, I adore Meg Cabot's work.
So it shouldn't be a surprise I was excited to read Royal Wedding, the latest chapter in the Princess Mia of Genovia story.
For those of you unfamiliar with Mia's story, you don't need to have any prior knowledge to enjoy this story. There's enough information given for you to jump right in and follow Mia's current adventure. Mia is about to turn twenty six, working in New York City, dodging paparazzi and waiting to see if her long time boyfriend Michael will pop the question. And she's not the only one wondering. Her family are still rather eccentric with her father causing international incidents and her fiendish grand-mere is as manipulative as ever.
One of the lovely things about this book is it works no matter how familiar you are with Mia's story (superfans to Mia newcomers) - there is something in Royal Wedding for everyone. There's enough little inside jokes for those who have followed Mia throughout her life to enjoy but not to the stage where it alienates newcomers. Mia maintains her distinctive style throughout which has matured since her school days yet is authentic to the characters.
This book was wonderfully easy to read. It's fast paced without feeling rushed and modern with Mia and her friends keeping with the times and embracing social media. There are surprises and complications with Mia's romantic life and the struggle to balance her normal life with that of being heir to the throne of a European country. I loved the role her friends and family played in her life and the new developments in their own lives. The romance is so very Mia and Michael yet with a more grown up aspect. As for Mia's family? They add some wonderfully dramatic flair to Mia's life and show that whilst everything can change, sometimes things never really change at all.
Royal Wedding is perfect for anyone who wants a light hearted entertaining read. It's romantic at the right spots and full of the humour Meg Cabot fans love. This book is appropriate for older fans who never read Mia's teen years but also for those who have loved her all along.
Thanks to Pan Macmillan Australia for the review copy
So it shouldn't be a surprise I was excited to read Royal Wedding, the latest chapter in the Princess Mia of Genovia story.
For those of you unfamiliar with Mia's story, you don't need to have any prior knowledge to enjoy this story. There's enough information given for you to jump right in and follow Mia's current adventure. Mia is about to turn twenty six, working in New York City, dodging paparazzi and waiting to see if her long time boyfriend Michael will pop the question. And she's not the only one wondering. Her family are still rather eccentric with her father causing international incidents and her fiendish grand-mere is as manipulative as ever.
One of the lovely things about this book is it works no matter how familiar you are with Mia's story (superfans to Mia newcomers) - there is something in Royal Wedding for everyone. There's enough little inside jokes for those who have followed Mia throughout her life to enjoy but not to the stage where it alienates newcomers. Mia maintains her distinctive style throughout which has matured since her school days yet is authentic to the characters.
This book was wonderfully easy to read. It's fast paced without feeling rushed and modern with Mia and her friends keeping with the times and embracing social media. There are surprises and complications with Mia's romantic life and the struggle to balance her normal life with that of being heir to the throne of a European country. I loved the role her friends and family played in her life and the new developments in their own lives. The romance is so very Mia and Michael yet with a more grown up aspect. As for Mia's family? They add some wonderfully dramatic flair to Mia's life and show that whilst everything can change, sometimes things never really change at all.
Royal Wedding is perfect for anyone who wants a light hearted entertaining read. It's romantic at the right spots and full of the humour Meg Cabot fans love. This book is appropriate for older fans who never read Mia's teen years but also for those who have loved her all along.
Thanks to Pan Macmillan Australia for the review copy
Oh my god, you have no idea how excited I was to find out that there was an adult installment of the Princess Diaries available for me to read! I was absolutely addicted to the series growing up and I think I've read every single one of them. Meg Cabot was one of my favorite authors growing up and I can now say that I still love her into my adult years. I also found out there's an adult installment of her series,"The Mediator" which I was also addicted to. I wonder if there's one for "All American Girl", too! Literally 5/5 stars just because I love Mia and she's my favorite.
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was really cute. However, when the title of the book is "Royal Wedding", it's a little frustrating that it takes so much time for the proposal to occur.
As an old Princess Diaries fan, I couldn't NOT read the first adult novel about Mia, which revolves around her engagement to Michael and the discovery that she has a half-sister. Meg Cabot did a great job writing a mature Mia who's still her same endearing, well-intentioned self.
This book was utterly fabulous. I found myself laughing out loud more times than I could count. It was incredibly lovely to read this as an adult of a similar age to Mia after reading the previous books when I was a child. All the things that made Mia such a great character were still there but with the added bonus of adult humour and jokes mixed in with the innate dorkiness. Such a joy to read.
I have to say, I think this is an instance where the movie outshines the book so much that I just can't get into the series very much.
I'll be honest; I haven't picked up a Meg Cabot book in years, and honestly I thought I had outgrown them. I bought this book on my Kindle for old times sake, to remember the good times with Mia and the gang. But I realized that Cabot, and Mia herself, had grown up just as much as I had. The issues Mia had were still fundamentally Mia, just a bit more adult in nature, and handled a bit more maturely (but only a bit). 'Royal Wedding' surprised me in so many ways, reminding me that I can still laugh at the crazy antics and situations Mia finds herself in, and that Cabot never lost her touch. I laughed along, and the twists had me 'squeeing' just as much as I did back in the day, when Michael declared his love for Mia with a computer game in her sophomore year, to when he left for Japan, to when he returned only to win back her love from the ever-evil JP Reynolds-Abernathy IV. I still have 'Ransom my Heart' on my nightstand for the lonely nights, and I cheered with Tina over every little aspect of Mia's love life. From Boris's crazy-romantic (or sometimes just plain crazy- globe anyone?) antics, Lilly's ever-liberal rants, Tina's devotion to romance novels and the hilarious-ness that is the dowager princess Clarisse, I'd forgotten how much I loved them all, and this book reminded me just how much. Everyone had grown up from the just-graduated 18-year-olds to the young 20-somethings who are trying to figure out their lives, and boy was it great. Michael was romantic as always, Phillipe just as crazy, and Mia just as much of a 'panda-licker' as we remember. It was a roller-coaster of twists and turns, but boy was it one hell of a ride, and I am so glad we got this last installment of the personal diaries of Her Royal Highness Princess Mia.
Also *spoilers*
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Also *spoilers*
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