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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
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Reading another Princess Diaries book feels like reuniting with a longtime friend.
A great continuation to this series. Brought me back to my teens when I read these books and was a great way to finish the series. Mia is just as funny and chaotic as se was in the start of the series but has also grown in to a strong and almost confident young woman.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This review appears on my blog: https://confessionsofabookwormweb.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/book-review-royal-wedding-the-princess-diaries-11-by-meg-cabot/
**WARNING THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THIS BOOK AND THE PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES***
Royal Wedding picks up several years after the events of Forever Princess. Mia has graduated from college and is helping run a community center that she started after the untimely death of her step-father, Mr. Gianini. However, due to a threatening stalker and the press hounding her after her father is arrested for drag racing, she is forced to keep a low-profile and live in the Genovian embassy - which also makes it hard for her to see her long-time boyfriend, Michael. But he makes a place to whisk them away to a seclueded tropical island for sometime alone, as well as finally propose to her. Mia accepts and they start making plans, however when they land in New York they discover that everyone in the world knows about their engagement and Grandmere has already started making plans for their wedding.
However, there is more to Grandmere's scheming that meets the eye, and Mia discovers that she is trying to save her son from further embarrassment (since he is up for re-election as prime minister of Genovia) when she uncovers that he has a secret daughter. Mia tries to confront her dad and get him to take responsibility and to step up and be a parent to his other daughter, however when he shies awat from that for the sake of his pride, Mia decides to take matters into her own hands. However, she causes a media circus when they catch her with her 12 year old sister, Olivia. And her father also wants another shot with Mia's mom, so he decides to abdicate the throne for her, which means that Mia will be crowned the ruler of Genovia. As if things couldn't be any more stressful for Mia, she discovers that she is pregnant with twins! Which means her and Michael's wedding might need to happen sooner rather than later.
I really liked this installment in the Princess Diaries, although I do hope that this means we might get more novels, however this also served as a back door introduction to the author's middle-grade series featuring Mia's sister Olivia.
My only complaint is that I didn't like how the last 10 pages jumped to Mia's wedding day, it seemed ajrring and I felt like as a reader I wanted more about the wedding than what was given.
I have already started reading the series featuring Olivia, so stay tuned for those reviews soon! 3.5/5 Stars.
**WARNING THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THIS BOOK AND THE PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES***
Royal Wedding picks up several years after the events of Forever Princess. Mia has graduated from college and is helping run a community center that she started after the untimely death of her step-father, Mr. Gianini. However, due to a threatening stalker and the press hounding her after her father is arrested for drag racing, she is forced to keep a low-profile and live in the Genovian embassy - which also makes it hard for her to see her long-time boyfriend, Michael. But he makes a place to whisk them away to a seclueded tropical island for sometime alone, as well as finally propose to her. Mia accepts and they start making plans, however when they land in New York they discover that everyone in the world knows about their engagement and Grandmere has already started making plans for their wedding.
However, there is more to Grandmere's scheming that meets the eye, and Mia discovers that she is trying to save her son from further embarrassment (since he is up for re-election as prime minister of Genovia) when she uncovers that he has a secret daughter. Mia tries to confront her dad and get him to take responsibility and to step up and be a parent to his other daughter, however when he shies awat from that for the sake of his pride, Mia decides to take matters into her own hands. However, she causes a media circus when they catch her with her 12 year old sister, Olivia. And her father also wants another shot with Mia's mom, so he decides to abdicate the throne for her, which means that Mia will be crowned the ruler of Genovia. As if things couldn't be any more stressful for Mia, she discovers that she is pregnant with twins! Which means her and Michael's wedding might need to happen sooner rather than later.
I really liked this installment in the Princess Diaries, although I do hope that this means we might get more novels, however this also served as a back door introduction to the author's middle-grade series featuring Mia's sister Olivia.
My only complaint is that I didn't like how the last 10 pages jumped to Mia's wedding day, it seemed ajrring and I felt like as a reader I wanted more about the wedding than what was given.
I have already started reading the series featuring Olivia, so stay tuned for those reviews soon! 3.5/5 Stars.
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
Like many millennials of a certain age I grew up reading the OG Princess Diaries books and the film remains one of my favourite comfort films. I finally polished off the series in 2021 and was quite excited to check out the time jump release of Mia in adulthood, planning her wedding to Michael.
However, this still felt very much like a YA novel, just with more references to Mia & Michael's sex life. Mia and her friends all still feel very much like the same people they were at the end of the original series, and whilst Mia does have a joking aside about how she's only friends with people from school, it did feel like a bit of a missed opportunity to expand her circle a bit more. Her voice still feels like that of a teenager, as do some of the decisions that she makes through the novel. There's also a twist towards the end, that also results in a v frustrating time jump, which I could definitely see coming from the early pages.
From other reviews, I can see that this is largely considered a set up for Cabot's spin-off contemporary young reader series which makes sense, and there's still some fun capers in here - but it doesn't feel like a particularly needed instalment in the series.
However, this still felt very much like a YA novel, just with more references to Mia & Michael's sex life. Mia and her friends all still feel very much like the same people they were at the end of the original series, and whilst Mia does have a joking aside about how she's only friends with people from school, it did feel like a bit of a missed opportunity to expand her circle a bit more. Her voice still feels like that of a teenager, as do some of the decisions that she makes through the novel. There's also a twist towards the end, that also results in a v frustrating time jump, which I could definitely see coming from the early pages.
From other reviews, I can see that this is largely considered a set up for Cabot's spin-off contemporary young reader series which makes sense, and there's still some fun capers in here - but it doesn't feel like a particularly needed instalment in the series.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Pregnancy
Beware of Spoilers ahead. Kinda.
I liked the book, but the 4 stars are much more because of the series than for this book. Too much information I think. Meg could have done a lot better if she had cut some things that happened. But at the same time, it was great and I really missed Michael (because Mia apparently will always be too reckless and annoying for my liking) and it was awesome. =3
I liked the book, but the 4 stars are much more because of the series than for this book. Too much information I think. Meg could have done a lot better if she had cut some things that happened. But at the same time, it was great and I really missed Michael (because Mia apparently will always be too reckless and annoying for my liking) and it was awesome. =3
11 Princess Diaries books and girl's still got it. Excellent return to form!
I really enjoyed this book. It had twists and turns like all the Meg Cabot books and it had things that you would have never expected to happen to Mia but it would be inevitable with a family like Mia's.
This book was GREAT. I’m loving these adult-ish sequels set a couple years after. Love, love, love!
I LOVE MICHAEL MOSCOVITZ.
Highly recommend the audiobook! Arielle DeLisle absolutely nails the prim and proper princess voice.
I LOVE MICHAEL MOSCOVITZ.
Highly recommend the audiobook! Arielle DeLisle absolutely nails the prim and proper princess voice.