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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this book. the characters were relate-able and funny. Overall-a good book.
This book isn't perfect. It has some flaws (toddlers do NOT speak like that! Does money just grow on trees for these girls?!? You know all those express packages to Greece and Mexico must have cost a fortune.). But it deserves every one of the four stars I'm giving it. Maybe I threw in an extra half star just for nostalgia's sake, because this book is dated in its own way (do teens these days even know what flares are?).
The great thing about this book is that it really captures the complications of being 15. Too many young adult novels write about girls who have everything figured out, who have remarkably developed common sense and wisdom beyond their years. These four girls are girls that sometimes you just want to take by the shoulders and SHAKE, because they're making the mistakes that come with being 15. Their lives are complicated and varied, but they have a bond that they refuse to let be destroyed. Even spending an entire summer apart, they find a way to connect their lives through the Pants. What a remarkable tale of loyalty (which must have been why the Barnes and Noble blog recommended it for Hufflepuffs to read, which is what prompted me to download the ebook from my library in the first place).
This is young adult fiction as it should be. When I have time, I definitely want to read the second in the series.
The great thing about this book is that it really captures the complications of being 15. Too many young adult novels write about girls who have everything figured out, who have remarkably developed common sense and wisdom beyond their years. These four girls are girls that sometimes you just want to take by the shoulders and SHAKE, because they're making the mistakes that come with being 15. Their lives are complicated and varied, but they have a bond that they refuse to let be destroyed. Even spending an entire summer apart, they find a way to connect their lives through the Pants. What a remarkable tale of loyalty (which must have been why the Barnes and Noble blog recommended it for Hufflepuffs to read, which is what prompted me to download the ebook from my library in the first place).
This is young adult fiction as it should be. When I have time, I definitely want to read the second in the series.
i can tell why this would have such a hold on a pre/teen girls in the 2000’s but it kinda icked me out a lil (a romance between a 15 and a 19 year old, the ill but very wise child trope)… like i think this is supposed to be like “life is so complex!” and it def tackles some big topics, but idk if i got sm out of it (i think i would’ve loved this when i was like 13)
anwyay published on 9/11 so yay year i was born!
rating: 2.5 rounded up?
category: published year you were born
anwyay published on 9/11 so yay year i was born!
rating: 2.5 rounded up?
category: published year you were born
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I watched the movie before I ever read this book. I think the idea behind this story is very sweet, and very young adult. I believe in friends staying friends after high school - regardless of a momento or pair of pants to bind them. There was something about this story, though, or maybe even the way it is written that makes it seem too young for me. I think this is a great story for young adults, but this is not a story I would recommend for adult readers. I think the layout of the story could have been cleaner, perhaps dedicating chapters to each girl's story instead of every couple of pages changing the character focus with only a page break to signify a change. Overall, I enjoyed the book, and I even teared up in a few places. However, I think I'll stick to watching the movie adaptation when I decide to feel as nostalgic as Carmen.