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Perfection - forgotten how much I missed reading about Mia

2.5

Let's be real, guys. This book coming out was as exciting as the Gilmore Girls reunion.

Mia was my idol in middle school and Michael my dream man.

Disney was awesome, but never did the humor or nertasticness of the situation.

For me I loved this, I think it wrapped up thing beautifully for all the mega princess fans like myself :D

4.5/5*
Je načase se rozloučit s Miou. Jsem hrozně ráda, že vyšel ještě jeden díl, kde můžeme Miu vidět jako dospělou ženu. Celou sérii naprosto miluju a je mi jedno, že ve svých 23 letech ani náhodou nejsou cílová kategorie. Praštěná Mia a její stejně tak praštěná rodina mi bude chybět, i když samozřejmě ještě existuje další série, ale to už prostě není ono (i když to stejně časem přečtu). V tomhle díle jsem sice čekala, že bude víc prostoro věnováno plánování svatby a svatbě samotné, ale nakonec to i tak bylo skvělé.

This review was written for The Review Diaries
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Huge thanks to Macmillan for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review

I loved the Princess Diaries books when I was growing up (and the first film, but don’t talk to me about the second, even Chris Pine can’t make that one good for me…) so I was incredibly excited to hear that Mia was making a comeback in the form of her first adult diary.

Fear not those of you who either a) haven’t read the books but have seen the film, b) have read the books but haven’t read them for a long time or c) have only read some of the books – you will keep up just fine. I was nervous going in because I haven’t read any of the rest of the series in a very long time and I wasn’t sure how much I’d remember, but there is a genius article at the start of the book which gives a set up for the events of this book plus a handy re-cap of the important points of the rest of the books so that if like me you’ve forgotten a lot, you’ll still be up to speed enough to enjoy this.

Meg Cabot is a genius. She wrote a truly brilliant and accurate fourteen year old, and now leaped to write a truly brilliant and accurate twenty six year old without compromising and losing any of Mia’s identity. Mia is all grown up but still the brilliant girl she was. I hadn’t realised how much I’d missed her until I started reading and was laughing within the first few pages.

"Is Michael Moscovitz the world's greatest lover? 'YES!' says sex-mad Princess Mia, declares the cover of this week's InTouch.
Michael's dad thought this was so hilarious, he bought dozens of copies to give to his friends and even his patients. Michael's asked him to stop, but his dad won't listen.
"You really expect me not to buy this?" Dr. Moscovitz asked. "My son is the world's greatest lover! It says so right here. Of course I'm going to buy this!"


The book is brilliant, the perfect summer read. It’s full of humour, snark and some truly insane moments. Some steamier moments – be warned this is not a book you want your princess diaries loving teen to read, save it for when they’re a little bit older. And the whole character cast are back for a fast paced, fantastic encore. I had forgotten just how terrible Grandmére could be, how sweet and wonderful Michael could be, and how much of a hypochondriac Mia is. It reminded me of everything I loved whilst giving a fantastic look on life as a twenty something juggling life, boyfriends and family – even if we aren’t all royalty as well…
Told through the traditional diary entries as well as a whole host of amazing texts (Grandmére I am looking at you and your sidecar) as well as emails, forms and Mia’s obsessive consultations of her Rate the Royals rating, this is a book that fairly comes alive and drags you into the hilarious romp of a story.

The only thing I really struggled with was the Wedding Stress, and yes that does warrant capitals. Having gone through W.S. this time last year, it is still a little too close to home and I found my palms sweating and my heart racing and the utter indignation and rage swelling every time Grandmére told Mia that of course she couldn’t have what she wanted at her wedding. Rage inducing. I felt so awful for Mia, even though it was all being made light of, that this incredibly important day was being ripped out of her control.

This is everything old fans could wish for and more, it is a perfect continuation for Mia’s story as well as tying in brilliantly to the newly released "From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess”. And I think Mia will be earning a whole new host of fans with her first adult diary. I just really hope that this isn’t a one off, given the ending of this book I would love to see what happens next for Mia and Michael.

I love this series - I read the first books over and over as a child. This one was really nice, it was like flashback with current events and popculture references. Like talking to your old friend and learning about how she is. That being said, some of the things that happened were sort of forced and not so believable. But overall, enjoyable book.

Also, can we please take a moment to acknowledge Grandmère as one of the best literary characters ever written?

This book was exactly what I needed to round off the Princess Diaries series. This was the series that got me into reading and novels, and this conclusion was everything I could have hoped for. I was flying out of Bali in 2015, and went into the bookstore to see if I could find anything and this was there in the 'New Releases' section. I read the entire thing on the flight and went through such a wave of emotions. I grew up with Mia, and knowing that she had a happy ending made me so incredibly pleased. Thank you Meg Cabot, for the series of books that were my saviour during my teen years.

A light and entertaining read full of twists and turns. Some of the developments presented in the novel could have been seen coming from a mile away, nevertheless they were entertaining. A nice conclusion to the series.

4.5/5 stars

3.5 Stars.