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Summary: WAHOO!!!
Review: When books are made into movies, the author usually ends up making their following books as cheesy and as bad as the movie, or not follow the regular plot. Well, this book isn't like those other ones. This one seems to ignore the movie, and continue on with it's pattern. I really enjoyed this one, and it's just as amusing as the rest. Mia is always amusing and you can totally relate to her struggles. Read it, It's great. TRUST ME!!!
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Summary: Review on Princess in Waiting
Review: Princess in Waiting, is the fourth book in the Princess Diaries series. Princess in Waiting follows up on Mia, the main character, who found out she was a princess in the previous books. This book starts out in Genovia, the country that Mia is princess to. The book takes you into Mia's thoughts because it is written in diary form. Mia is just like any other teenager, except she is a princess. Mia just can't seem to figure out her new boyfriend, Michael, or why she doesn't seem to have any talents. She also has to deal with algebra, Grandmere, and more princess lessons.
Princess in Waiting was a good book but I only recommend it if you have read the other three books. It is mostly just a follow up book on Mia and how she is dealing with the princess life. Mia can relate to most people, whether it is her grades, boyfriend or maybe even royalty. This is an easy read book, that shows just because you are a princess that doesn't mean all of your problems will be solved.
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Summary: huh
Review: starting off, I'm 17, which I know is a bit old for this series. however, the mia portrayed in the first book was flawed, but fairly easy to become attached to. much to my chagrin, as the series has grown, mia has become more and more like the girls she is supposed to dislike--boy crazy and selfish. By the fourth book, she portrayes everything that is wrong with female Teenage America. She is selfish and completely self involved, she is irritating, is unrealistic, and her concept of a healthy relationship has obviously been warped by the idiocies of american pop culture. she is in no way fufilling the intellectial potential the first book promised of. It is this kind of protagonist that warps the modern teenage mind and build repulsive ideas of "what life should be like". Instead of reading this, I would pick up "Tithe: a modern faerie tale" by holly black, and if you're up to it, "the feminine mystique" by betty friedan. DO NOT buy this book for anyone impressionable. I'm sorry Ms. Cabot, but I don't believe your character creates a self respecting image that young girls should emulate. (side point: notice, she doesnt attain "self-actualization" until she is with micheal. the message that idea sends is repulsive)
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Summary: best one so far---other then the 1st one
Review: I really lked this book better then all the others, besides the first one whiih is my favorite. But after reading some of teh other reviews a lot doesnt really happen in this book--i think it spent too much time w/her being in Geniva but i thought it was so sweet her and Micheal. There wasnt really too much of the other characters in it, but i think its way better then the 3rd book and about the same or better as the second so i would read it!!
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Summary: ho hum
Review: sorry, but this book just really didn't grab me. all the entries were practically the same, just with different wording and maybe a little something going on. i definently don't care for the book series as much as i liked walt disney's movie the Princess Diaries. i suppose some people may like it, but this person found it rather boring.
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Summary: It just gets better
Review: I am a huge fan of the Princess Diaries series. Once again I was impressed. I feel like I know Mia by the end of each book. I loved the suspense in this one as she waited for her trip to Genovia to finally be over so she could return to fat louie, her mother, Lily, and of course Michael. I have yet to spend more than 24 hours on any of Cabot's books. Once I start I can not get away. I hope there will ba another book in the series.
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Summary: What Happend Meg?
Review: Being an avid Princess Diaries Fan, I rushed out to get this book shortly after it came out. I was sorlry dissapointed. Instead of Mia's trademark humor or sarcasm, she's become self involved and doesn't care about others.
The first part of the book tells about Mia in Genovia, where she has all this stuff to do, and goes on about how all she wants is to see Micheal. (Prince Renee, Mia's cousin is one of the only ups in this book).
When she gets back to New York, she decieds she doesn't want to "chase after" Micheal, so she basically is realyl mean to him and doesn't return his calls. Then she spends 50 pages worrying about the fact that Micheal might dump her.
Yuck. Mia is self involved, worring, and a brat. Don'y let this stop you from readign the first three, but PLEASE stay away from this one.
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Summary: Don't listen to the other reviews!
Review: This book was excellent! Mia was not a "spoiled brat" in this book. And it wasn't like she had had much dating experience, since all she had had was one half date with Josh and an almost unbarible relationship with Kenny. I liked this book because it wasn't like the other book. In my opinion, Mia was still quirky and fun, but more mature and clearly in love. It took me forever to find a book for teenage girls that I liked, and this one is on the top!
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Summary: Did the all time favorite Cabot really wrote this?
Review: At first when I heard the fourth book of the princess diaries was coming out, I was thrilled. At the same time, it was my best friend's birthday. So I decided to buy one copy for her and one copy for myself. I couldn't wait to read it when I got home! But I was so busy that I couldn't read it. Until a week later, my best friend called me and complained that I shouldn't have bought her that book. I asked her why and she said it was boring and the storyline was weak. I decided to read it myself to find out what she meant. And gosh, was she ever right! I almost blew up when I discovered that I wasted [my money]! ... I'm sorry, Meg, but I just thought this would be the best book out of all of the three books. I had the impression that the volumes get better one by one. Sadly, it didn't.This book talks about Mia going to Genovia for the first seventy eight pages. And then she has a hard time deciding how to cancel their date with Michael because she has to attend a ball that her Grandmere set up. She's so worried that Michael might break up with her if she cancels her date with him. Then on one page she writes that she loves it when Michael bosses her around. And on the previous books, she writes that family was more important than boys. And then, in this one, she writes that she loves Michael better than her mom! There was also my fav characters missing: Bratty Lana, Hilarious Mr. G., Lily, and her mom.
I thought hysterical Grandmère and René saved the book. But, so far, I thought that was all. If Rene and Grandmere was not in it, this book would be cat litter. I'm so sorry to everyone who likes this book, if I insulted you. I'm just shocked that my all-time-favorite-author wrote this.
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Summary: I usually don't criticize books, but...
Review: Mia acted like a spoiled brat in this book! She know she loves Michael, but she presents herself as if she doesn't like him so she would get more of Michael's attention. On one page she wrote that she loves Michael more than her mom! She would NEVER say that! No offense to Miss Cabot, but I think you might be running out of good ideas. So far, I still think A Princess In Love is way better. Mia really acted like she was the center of the world in this one.
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