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Royal Wedding
by Meg Cabot
Really, the three stars are only out of respect for Olivia and Grandmère and Tina, because seriously, this book was Just No.
Mia mocks her teenage self for being too self absorbed while maintaining the same annoying quality to this day? Just No.
Mia still gets weirdly panicked thinking Michael is going to break up with her after all these years? Just No.
Mr. G dying just for the sake of a lazyass rekindled love storyline? Just No.
Mia still talks about Tina in a condescending way even though they've grown up and she's clearly in pain and is also a medical student? Just No.
Lilly and Lars? Just No.
Helen and Philippe getting back together out of nowhere because Philippe had another secret daughter and therefore was more complex than Helen had realized? Just No.
Philippe abnegating? Just No.
Helen moving to Genovia because of Philipe? Just No.
The whole flippant baby business? Just No.
Mia considering Lilly as godmother and not Tina? Just No. (actually, Mia didn't reach out to Tina at all throughout this whole book. Tina, as usual, had to do the job.)
Boris is a superstar. Just No.
Olivia. Ok, she was actually kind of great. Which makes it worse, because this entire book felt so weak and… unnecessary. Not that books should be ~necessary~, per say, but I feel like the 15 year anniversary of the Princess Diaries books would be much better if she had released a novella telling the story of Mia getting engaged and a bit of a cliffhanger about her having a secret sister. Then all of the rest of the things that happened in this book could happen in the course of Olivia's series and in a much better written and handled way. (Not the horrible stuff, though, such as Lilly and Lars. Eugh, seriously, what was that??)
Anyway. Just felt like lazy writing. I was sad at first, then I got frustrated, then I got angry, and now I'm going back to being sad.
So. Yeah. No. Just No.
Mia mocks her teenage self for being too self absorbed while maintaining the same annoying quality to this day? Just No.
Mia still gets weirdly panicked thinking Michael is going to break up with her after all these years? Just No.
Mr. G dying just for the sake of a lazyass rekindled love storyline? Just No.
Mia still talks about Tina in a condescending way even though they've grown up and she's clearly in pain and is also a medical student? Just No.
Lilly and Lars? Just No.
Helen and Philippe getting back together out of nowhere because Philippe had another secret daughter and therefore was more complex than Helen had realized? Just No.
Philippe abnegating? Just No.
Helen moving to Genovia because of Philipe? Just No.
The whole flippant baby business? Just No.
Mia considering Lilly as godmother and not Tina? Just No. (actually, Mia didn't reach out to Tina at all throughout this whole book. Tina, as usual, had to do the job.)
Boris is a superstar. Just No.
Olivia. Ok, she was actually kind of great. Which makes it worse, because this entire book felt so weak and… unnecessary. Not that books should be ~necessary~, per say, but I feel like the 15 year anniversary of the Princess Diaries books would be much better if she had released a novella telling the story of Mia getting engaged and a bit of a cliffhanger about her having a secret sister. Then all of the rest of the things that happened in this book could happen in the course of Olivia's series and in a much better written and handled way. (Not the horrible stuff, though, such as Lilly and Lars. Eugh, seriously, what was that??)
Anyway. Just felt like lazy writing. I was sad at first, then I got frustrated, then I got angry, and now I'm going back to being sad.
So. Yeah. No. Just No.