A review by writerdgabrielle
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

adventurous lighthearted 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

4.0

I can't say there was anything remarkably special about the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants but there wasn't anything glaringly terrible either. It was enjoyable, the characters were developed and unique, and the structure—one scene per girl then on to the next—helped keep the story moving in a way I haven't seen in too many books lately. There is such a trend toward lengthy, complicated scenes that draw out over 10-15 pages so it was nice to breeze through scenes that only spanned a page or two, three at most.

It truly was the simplicity and ease of this story that I enjoyed. I will definitely dig into the second book, at some point.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Grief