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3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows (Sisterhood, #4.5)
by Ann Brashares
I actually hadn't heard of this book at all until I resolved to reread the series, and anyone like me who's looking back isn't missing much.
I won't be ranking the arcs, rather, I'm going to talk about the book as a whole since a) the characters aren't as familiar to me or to Sisterhood readers and b) there's only one book, so I might as well talk about it all together.
I really hated how characters from the original series were namedropped - it reminded me of later seasons of Glee, where we were supposed to move on and care about new characters, but the narrative was constantly reminding us of old ones that we loved more. It felt really unnatural, especially in the way they mythologized the original group - it gave me a sour taste in my mouth and I kind of wish I hadn't read this.
Both the characters and recurring themes weren't as strong as in the original series, and the plots just felt like ripoffs from the original - what I liked about the series was how it was willing to tackle serious topics, and even though the girls are younger in this book, it just felt like it didn't measure up.
There was also a ton of slut-shaming, which I really hated. Another thing I liked about the original series was that all of the girls had different sexual experiences and none of them were compared to one another. The opposite was the case here where everything was scrutinized and judged.
So this was a story, but it wasn't a very good one, and I'd only recommend it for some wild superfan of the series who just can't get enough of the universe and is willing to settle for namedrops and half-assed characters with reused personalities.
I won't be ranking the arcs, rather, I'm going to talk about the book as a whole since a) the characters aren't as familiar to me or to Sisterhood readers and b) there's only one book, so I might as well talk about it all together.
I really hated how characters from the original series were namedropped - it reminded me of later seasons of Glee, where we were supposed to move on and care about new characters, but the narrative was constantly reminding us of old ones that we loved more. It felt really unnatural, especially in the way they mythologized the original group - it gave me a sour taste in my mouth and I kind of wish I hadn't read this.
Both the characters and recurring themes weren't as strong as in the original series, and the plots just felt like ripoffs from the original - what I liked about the series was how it was willing to tackle serious topics, and even though the girls are younger in this book, it just felt like it didn't measure up.
There was also a ton of slut-shaming, which I really hated. Another thing I liked about the original series was that all of the girls had different sexual experiences and none of them were compared to one another. The opposite was the case here where everything was scrutinized and judged.
So this was a story, but it wasn't a very good one, and I'd only recommend it for some wild superfan of the series who just can't get enough of the universe and is willing to settle for namedrops and half-assed characters with reused personalities.