Princess on the Brink, by Meg Cabot
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keilexandraPrincess on the Brink
by Meg Cabot
238 pages (trade paperback)
Genre: Fiction/YA
Argh, I am so susceptible to bookstore advertising. This was an impulse buy, because the library only had the audiobook version (go figure) and I used to be a huge Princess Diaries fan--I own the first four books, two of them in hardcover. Cabot's novels are always very quick reads, but they sustain my interest in rereads and so are justified for purchase. So I tell myself, anyway.
Princess on the Brink is Volume 8 of the ongoing Mia series. I really like how Mia ages throughout the books, while still retaining certain trademarks (like gossipy notes). In this one, Michael is moving to Japan for a year, and Mia will do anything--even, le gasp, lose her Precious Gift--to keep him in New York. Complications ensue, of course. The ending is not exactly a cliffhanger, but certainly cruel and unsatisfying. Mia is idealistic but extremely sympathetic.
Although I wince at the cost for such a slim book, it turns out I'm still a loyal fan of the Princess Diaries. Not recommended for anyone just starting with the series, obviously, but for established readers I think it's worthwhile.
by Meg Cabot
238 pages (trade paperback)
Genre: Fiction/YA
Argh, I am so susceptible to bookstore advertising. This was an impulse buy, because the library only had the audiobook version (go figure) and I used to be a huge Princess Diaries fan--I own the first four books, two of them in hardcover. Cabot's novels are always very quick reads, but they sustain my interest in rereads and so are justified for purchase. So I tell myself, anyway.
Princess on the Brink is Volume 8 of the ongoing Mia series. I really like how Mia ages throughout the books, while still retaining certain trademarks (like gossipy notes). In this one, Michael is moving to Japan for a year, and Mia will do anything--even, le gasp, lose her Precious Gift--to keep him in New York. Complications ensue, of course. The ending is not exactly a cliffhanger, but certainly cruel and unsatisfying. Mia is idealistic but extremely sympathetic.
Although I wince at the cost for such a slim book, it turns out I'm still a loyal fan of the Princess Diaries. Not recommended for anyone just starting with the series, obviously, but for established readers I think it's worthwhile.
