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Summary: Funny and cute, but a bit empty
Review: I am a big fan of the Princess Diaries series, but I felt that this installment had the story spread a bit too thinly, and some of the jokes were overplayed.
The story begins with Mia spending winter break in Genovia, performing her royal duties and listening to Grandmere's criticism. She causes chaos when, on a public address, she improvises her script and remarks how parking meters would be an enormous help to the Genovian economy. Everybody (and Grandmere most of all) jumps on her because a princess is not "supposed to" advise the country on such matters as parking meters. She mentions it too much, and it got quite boring after about 40 pages of parking meter troubles.
Next came the Kate Bosworth worries. Mia had just started going out with Michael Moscovitz, but when she doesn't see him for tewnty days, she starts panicking that he might be seeing a "surfer-girl Kate Bosworth-type with one blue eye and one brown eye." I found this very funny at first, but 20 mentions made it go stale.
Much of the rest of the book involves Mia obsessing over whether or not Michael will dump her if she cancels her date with him. But I have to give this book a lot of credit for the lists Mia makes with Lilly and Tina (always one of my favorite parts of the book - this book includes Mia's list of hottest guys with comments by Lilly), the warped advice that Grandmere gives Mia and her attempts to follow it, the clever mentions of the movie made about Mia's life (a hint at the real Disney movie, perhaps?), and, of course, the ending. I read the ending three times because it was so sweet and romantic!
All in all, this was a pretty good book. I wouldn't put it on a list of award nominees, but it certainly isn't a waste of time. Borrow this from the library when you get the chance, it's sure to be fun even if it isn't spectacular.
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Summary: Awful
Review: I just recently picked up the series to read because I LOVE the movies. The first two were enjoyable, the third was okay, but this one is just plain TERRIBLE!! The entire length of the novel, Mia is worried about her relationship with Michael and keeping him. She thinks he is a selfish boy who will dump her for reasons such as forgetting his birthday and cancelling a date. Throw in the added bits about her being a talentless student in the Gifted and talented program and you've got a 225 page long pity party. All she does in this volume is whine about boys and trivial matters. I know she's only 14, but that is NOT what was on my mind when I was 14. I'm going to give the fifth one a shot, but Meg Cbot's wiriting needs to improve, or I might not read past it.
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Summary: "Does Michael Love Me?" and yada yada yada
Review: I've read all of the PD books so far (anticipating the 6th due late March 2005), but this one was definately a dud. It's plot fell flat, consisting mostly of Mia's insecurities and constant moaning. Teenagers moan and groan and whine, YES, but this was down-right ANNOYING. She is in Genovia for the holidays and each journal entry is a count down to the last or next contact she will have with Michael. I can barely remember what happened because really, nothing seemed to happen during the course of this book. It's a blur to me, and I'm not willing to try to remember.
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Summary: Not as good as the others, but still good
Review: In the fourth volume of the "Princess Diaries," Mia is on winter break in Genovia, dreaming about Michael, the boy she likes. When she gets back to Manhatten, she still wonders about Michael: Does he love her as a girlfriend, or just like her like a friend? Read it and find out! It is a good read but not as good as others in the series.
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Summary: how fast can I pitch this into the trash?
Review: Like practically everyone on this, I loved the first three books in this series. But come on, an entire book based on the fact that Michael might dump her because of one date (when he obviously isn't)? It's not enough to carry a book. I'm really disappointed in Meg Cabot's writing, especially in the fifth book.
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Summary: Not as good as other volumes...
Review: Mia is on winter break in Genovia for her formal introduction to the Genovian populace, fighting for the installation of parking meters and desperately trying to get in touch with Michael, her new boyfriend. Soon afterwards, Mia is back in New York, trying not to fail Algebra II, watching out for her hormonal, pregnant mother, more agonizing princess lessons, and dealing with her immense self-doubt. She feels as if Michael does not feel the same way and obsesses over it in her diary ("Things to Do: Stop obsessing over whether or not Michael loves you vs. being in love with you"). Finally, when Mia gets the chance to have her first real date with Michael, her princess duties get in the way. Will Michael ever love her? Will she find her lucky Queen Amidala underwear? Will she ever find her true talent? Is there anything Mia is good at except inheriting an unwanted title?
Meg Cabot's fourth volume is not as good as the previous novels, but Princess in Waiting is still entertaining. The book is written in diary style and is full of instant message transcripts, top ten lists, poems, and witty accounts on high-school and teenage life. The characters are all three-dimensional; never unrealistic. Readers who like Cabot's previous books, or like the styles of Louise Rennison or Sarah Dessen, will love this book.
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Summary: I really liked it!
Review: Ok, perhaps it wasn't the best of the series but I really liked it. Even with all her Royal Problems, Mia does sounds like a normal teen that is insecurea about hereself and her relationships like we all were at that time.I didn't find it boring. I loved the ending.
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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: Entertainment rolls!
Review: She can finally be with her loved one, and is about to go out on their first date...but grrrrrr grandmere...a ball! She didn't wanted to tell Micheal that because then she thought that Micheal would be mad and break up with her before they even went out on their first date...but then, what should she do.
Here we go, Princess Mia goes on obessing about rather to tell Micheal to cancel their date or just ignore it and...tell him on the last minute.
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Summary: Fans of the series will be happy with this one
Review: The fourth installment of the Princess Diaries series finds Mia spending her winter vacation in Genovia. Mia is less than pleased to be visiting the country she will someday rule because it is taking her away from her new boyfriend, Michael. When Mia finally returns to New York her relationship with Michael still doesn't run smoothly. She is constantly convinced that Michael is going to dump her and Grandmere's interference isn't helping one bit. I was kind of bored by the beginning of this book but Mia's Jane Eyre obsession and the constant digs at the Princess Diaries Disney movie made me interested again. While this isn't the best book in the series fans will not be disappointed. The series still retains everything that made it enjoyable in the first place and will leave fans waiting eagerly for the fifth book.
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