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5.0 out of 5 stars
Mia Matures!, April 2, 2006
This review is from: The Princess Diaries, Volume VII: Party Princess (Princess Diaries, Vol. 7) (Hardcover)
Having been disappointed by Princess Diaries 4 and 5-though I loved 6-I approached Party Princess with some trepidation. I was pleasantly surprised! The story is interesting and funny, and Mia as a character shows some new maturity that I found very refreshing! Now, I didn't want to post any spoilers, but I realize that a lot of parents will be reading the reviews of this book to see if it is appropriate for their children. The last book, Princess in Training, dealt very famously and controversially with sex. This did not bother me, but it did bother a lot of parents. Party Princess does make a few off-hand references to the topic of Mia and Michael's-somewhat non-existent-love-life, but nothing graphic and nothing disturbing at all. What I think is going to make some parents edgy is a scene where Mia, at age 15 (and 10 months) has a beer at a party. PLEASE do not stop your children from reading Party Princess because of this. Meg Cabot portrays Mia's experience with alcohol VERY negatively-I'm 17, and this scene doubled my resolution to never touch liquour. Sometimes embarassment is scarier to teenagers than injury. Party Princess is a funny, edgy, and sweet book. I truly enjoyed it.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Party Princess Falls Flat..., April 5, 2006
This review is from: The Princess Diaries, Volume VII: Party Princess (Princess Diaries, Vol. 7) (Hardcover)
I've bought all the Princess Diaries books, and am normally a big fan of Meg Cabot, But this one fell flat for me. I Found parts of it rather boring, and Parts of the plot seemed extra unrealistic (I expect a certain degree, but it just went too far). Halfway through I stopped bothering to read the Jung letters, since they felt just like page filler to me... There was too much stress in this storyline and not enough fun...It was kind of depressing to read. The resolution was hurried and unfullfilling. That said, It did have some good things. I loved everything about the guy who doesn't like corn in his chili! He's a great character to bring forward into the spotlight.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
'Party Princess' bubbles like champagne, and will leave you with the same effect: giggling from beginning to end, April 3, 2006
This review is from: The Princess Diaries, Volume VII: Party Princess (Princess Diaries, Vol. 7) (Hardcover)
Girls - or in Mia's case - Princesses just want to have fun. But that is somewhat of a hard situation when you're Mia Thermopolis - Princess of a small principality known as Genovia, as well as one of the biggest over-analyzing worriers on the face of the earth. So while Mia would love to be thinking only about her boyfriend's upcoming college party, Mia is sitting around worrying about having her face pummeled in by short, strong-as-an-ape, Amber Cheeseman - senior valedictorian - who is totally going to freak out once she finds out that Mia - class president - has already used all of the money in the student government budget for high-tech recycling bins, and has no money left to rent Alice Tully Hall for the senior dinner. As if that weren't bad enough, Mia is freaking out over the prospect of being at a party with a bunch of college girls. College girls who talk about intellectual things - like books - as opposed to the latest rerun of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and who smoke cigarettes and drink beer. Mia is nothing like these girls, so she knows that she won't fit in with the other party guests. That is, unless she tries to become one of these "college" types - with a little help from...Lana Weinberger! Now, Mia has bitten off more than she can chew, and is making a fool of herself left and right - first with Michael, her boyfriend; then with the entire student population at Albert Einstein High School; and now, thanks to Grandmere's bright idea to raise some money for the student government, in front of a bunch of celebrities. The life of a princess is, obviously, not as easy as it looks. At least not if you're Mia Thermopolis - sophomore failing Geometry. Wow! I was amazed with Meg Cabot's newest addition to THE PRINCESS DIARIES series, for I highly doubted that she would ever be able to outdo the previous novels in the series. I will admit: I was wrong. PARTY PRINCESS has become, quite possibly, my favorite novel in the entire series, due in large part to the fact that Mia is finally growing up a bit. She is no longer the shy, soft-spoken girl she used to be; she is forming into a wonderful Princess who will, undoubtedly, rule her country someday with pride. She has finally begun standing up to some of her friends, and taking charge of situations that affect her directly. She is becoming an adult - that is, when she's not watching the Lifetime Channel for Women. As the longest book in the series thus far, Cabot has made each page delectable, and hard to put down. PARTY PRINCESS bubbles like champagne, and will leave you with the same effect: giggling from beginning to end. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper
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