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5.0 out of 5 stars
POG, you will be missed, January 7, 2009
I began reading The Princess Diaries when I found the book at my sixth grade school book fair. Now, I am a freshman in college and I have read every PD book during those many years. This was a classic Princess book. Yes, it was predictable, but more importantly, it was heartwarming, which is the reason that I pick up Meg Cabot books in the first place. Mia and I have learned so much over the years, and now she gets her very own happy ending. I for one, could not be happier.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A bittersweet and satisfying ending, January 6, 2009
It's been nearly two years since Princess Mia declared Genovia a democracy, and in that time she's been very busy--too busy to write in her journal. She's had her senior project to work on, her father's campaign for prime minister to worry about, princess lessons to take, and her senior year to finish. But now, just a week before her graduation, Mia's facing some issues. She's been telling a lot lies still, and they're threatening to blow up in her face. Michael has returned from Japan, making for many awkward situations. And her biggest secret of all? Ransom My Heart, her four hundred page senior project--that's actually a romance novel. It's going to be a hectic week for Genovia's princess... Forever Princess, the final book in the Princess Diaries series, is full of the same smart, independent, and fiercely passionate princess we've all known and loved, but with a bit more maturity and wisdom that has been a long time in coming. The fairy tale elements of the series that have sucked countless girls in are ever present in Forever Princess--the ball gowns and parties, hi-tech gadgets and name dropping to name a few. Throughout it all, Mia is kept down to earth by her flaws and outbursts and true-to-life emotions that readers can identify with. One of the main conflicts of the story is Mia's love life, and readers will root for her as she discovers what it means to truly be in a healthy and happy relationship, and fights for what she wants. Themes of courage, independence, and standing up for yourself are also evident, and Cabot presents them in a convincing style as Mia struggles with the decisions she must make, and her journey through high school and all of her experiences culminate, giving us a Mia who is strong and sure of herself. With a satisfying, optimistic, romantic, and slightly cheesy conclusion fit for a princess, Cabot ensures that Mia goes out with a bang.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Am I the only one dissapointed?, March 11, 2009
While reading over the other reviews on this book, I somehow felt alone in the fact that I was immensely disappointed with the whole "I was writing a book so I couldn't write in my journal for two years" plot theme. I felt cheated, especially since I've been reading this series faithfully since I was 13 and am now 22. Couldn't she have spaced the books better so as to cover more time in each volume? I know Cabot has been writing this series for awhile, but I feel as though the fans who have been there since the beginning deserved a bit better than this. Also, with this whole series I've felt more and more that the books were becoming more adult themed than necessary with each volume published. Call me old fashioned, but when did all teenagers have to become sex-obsessed? I felt that the last few volumes were a little too focused on that kind of material. Also, in the first and second book, Mia made lots of lists, witty ones which never failed to make me laugh. But more and more I've felt that the comedy factor in the book was pushed out to accommodate for Mia's ever expanding romantic life and social calendar. In short, I feel as though the series could have survived a few more books. I feel like these books are an old friend, and I don't want them to end! Not yet anyway, and definitely not the way it did.
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