Forever in Blue (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Book Four)
by Ann Brashares
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Read in November, 2007
recommends it for:
high school girls, college girls
I enjoyed this last book in the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants series. It wasn't quite as un-put-down-able as the first three books, and it had a different sort of feel, which I think makes sense, because the four girls are older, in college, and pulling away from their joined-at-the-hip friendships and younger lives.
As with the other books, I recognized parts of myself in Carmen, Tibby, Bridget, and Lena (especially Lena). At times, it was annoying how many questions were asked in this ...more
As with the other books, I recognized parts of myself in Carmen, Tibby, Bridget, and Lena (especially Lena). At times, it was annoying how many questions were asked in this ...more
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Read in March, 2008
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Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com
FOREVER IN BLUE is truly a bittersweet book! It has a truly amazing story but I'm sad that this is the final book in the SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS series. I never wanted this series to end! It is a remarkable ending to such a great series, though!
Lena: She is afraid that when she finally forgets about Kostos he will reappear. At her college she is taking a summer painting class and maybe she will meet someone new there.
Carmen: S...more
FOREVER IN BLUE is truly a bittersweet book! It has a truly amazing story but I'm sad that this is the final book in the SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS series. I never wanted this series to end! It is a remarkable ending to such a great series, though!
Lena: She is afraid that when she finally forgets about Kostos he will reappear. At her college she is taking a summer painting class and maybe she will meet someone new there.
Carmen: S...more
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
young adults at heart
I guess the Traveling Pants series couldn't go on forever, especially once the girls started growing up and starting college. As a whole, I would rate the series 4/5 stars. I liked each of the 4 girls for their unique merits/weaknesses/struggles, and the concept of a magical pair of jeans that fit each one of them was special. The collection of memories in the way of scribbles, patches and whatnot on the pants seemed like a cool 3D scrapbook. It reminded me of a journal that 3 other high sch...more
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Read in January, 2007
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every girl--old and young
The ending of a beloved series always deserves mixed reviews, and this book is no different. We have all watched Lena, Tibby, Carmen and Bridget grow together and apart for years now. We all connect to the characters, and we all want to see where their lives are going in hopes of receiving a little insight as to where our own lives will end up.
The themes in the fourth Sisterhood book varies little from the others--sex, self-identity, family unity--but the characters are more complex and dea...more
The themes in the fourth Sisterhood book varies little from the others--sex, self-identity, family unity--but the characters are more complex and dea...more
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Read in December, 2006
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people who like strong ya
This is the fourth book in the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants series, and I suspect it is the last. And just like the other three books before it, the girls are alternately annoying, endearing, totally familiar, and completely human.
In this book, the girls have been away at college all year. Now, the pants aren't just for the summer anymore - they're for all year, because they are apart all year. They are living seperate lives for the first time ever. Lena is in a summer art program at h...more
In this book, the girls have been away at college all year. Now, the pants aren't just for the summer anymore - they're for all year, because they are apart all year. They are living seperate lives for the first time ever. Lena is in a summer art program at h...more
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Read in April, 2008
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Read the first three booksrecommends it for: Anyone who read the first three
Ehh.
This is the fourth and last (though at the end of the book, the author hints that she may at some future point revisit these girls) of this series. And to be honest, a lot of the book fell flat for me. A lot of the plot lines are the same (especially with Bee, who's storyline was very similar to book 1 which was kind of annoying to me) and to be honest, some of the "angst" that the girls go through was overdone and rather tedious as well.
To me, the only storyline I rather en...more
This is the fourth and last (though at the end of the book, the author hints that she may at some future point revisit these girls) of this series. And to be honest, a lot of the book fell flat for me. A lot of the plot lines are the same (especially with Bee, who's storyline was very similar to book 1 which was kind of annoying to me) and to be honest, some of the "angst" that the girls go through was overdone and rather tedious as well.
To me, the only storyline I rather en...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
fans of the series and other readers
I thought this was a very nice finish to a fun series. The pants had to have been getting worn out, and they couldn't have worn them forever. I enjoyed seeing the four characters struggle through their first summer after starting college, and it was nice to see that the characters hadn't fully evolved before they turned 19 or 20 (or however old they became after their freshman year). These girls are still learning to combat the darker, weaker sides of their natures, and learning from mistakes th...more
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Read in June, 2007
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Older Teens and Adults
It was a little unrealistic and I would have liked to know where Bee's sudden interest in Archeology came from - it's fairly quickly explained, but not with any convincing detail.
Carmen's story is the best and the one I think most relatable. She goes from being super excited about college after being very popular and "with it" in h.s. but moving to a bigger pond doesn't do great things for her. It seems like a turn around from her character in book 3. But I think it was the best re...more
Carmen's story is the best and the one I think most relatable. She goes from being super excited about college after being very popular and "with it" in h.s. but moving to a bigger pond doesn't do great things for her. It seems like a turn around from her character in book 3. But I think it was the best re...more
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Read in May, 2008
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Anyone who believes in friendship
Title: Forever in Blue (The fourth summer of the sisterhood)
Author: Ann Brashares
Copyright date: 2007
Publisher: Delacourte Press
How many pages: 384 pgs
How long it took me to read: 13 days
Category: Fiction
I learned about this book from: being in the loop.
This book was purchased at: Coles
This book is: a really nice ending to the series.
Other books by these authors: Sisterhood of the travelling pants, The second summer of the sisterhood and Girls in pants
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Author: Ann Brashares
Copyright date: 2007
Publisher: Delacourte Press
How many pages: 384 pgs
How long it took me to read: 13 days
Category: Fiction
I learned about this book from: being in the loop.
This book was purchased at: Coles
This book is: a really nice ending to the series.
Other books by these authors: Sisterhood of the travelling pants, The second summer of the sisterhood and Girls in pants
Favorite characters:...more
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Read in January, 2007
I've loved this whole series, although I thought the first was the best, and the third not quite as good as the others. I was happy to find that the fourth was mostly great. These books tell the story of four teenage girls who are lifelong friends, and how their friendships develop and change as they grow up. The characters are nicely multidimensional, only occasionally falling into stereotypes. With four girls to work with, Brashares can have them face a wide variety of adolescent issues withou...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
teenage girls
I am currently reading this book, and so far, I really like it. It is one of those books that is really realistic and pretty easy to relate to. The author doesn't treat the reader like a little girl, either. She treats you like a mature reader. She knows that you know about things that happen in real life, so she writes about them, which is another reason why I really like this book!
So far in this book, I like Lena's story the best. All of the girls are just starting their freshmen year of c...more
So far in this book, I like Lena's story the best. All of the girls are just starting their freshmen year of c...more
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Read in October, 2007
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Girls Like to read about others
Forever in Blue by Anne Brashares was one of my favorite books. I liked it because it is never boring. It is easy to follow and has different drama almost every page. You will never want to put this book down because the author keeps you so close to the characters.
This is about four best friends named Tibby, Lena, Carmen and Bridget. They discovered a pair of pants that fit them magically. Over the summer was the only time they wore the pants and even though they each traveled, the pants was...more
This is about four best friends named Tibby, Lena, Carmen and Bridget. They discovered a pair of pants that fit them magically. Over the summer was the only time they wore the pants and even though they each traveled, the pants was...more
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Read in March, 2008
I have to say that this one was my least favorite. I really liked #3 and thought that this one would be a great wrap up to the series, but I as disappointed. I liked Bee's story line. I liked that she was able to put to rest some old deamons and deal with her own family for once. I wish that was explored a little bit more. Carmen, I just didn't understand. What happened to her firecracker attitude? I just didn't buy her transition into shrinking wall flower. What a disappointment. I lik...more
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I am so sad this series ended... but so glad that the book ended happily! Oh geez I was, once again, in tears at the end, and smiling from ear to ear.
This book was really different from the others in that it explores the girls as they are emerging into adulthood (the summer after their first year in college). I identified the most with Carmen as she becomes invisible and depressed during college, which is kinda how I felt. good stuff :D The Lena, Tib, and Bee experiences were great too (u...more
This book was really different from the others in that it explores the girls as they are emerging into adulthood (the summer after their first year in college). I identified the most with Carmen as she becomes invisible and depressed during college, which is kinda how I felt. good stuff :D The Lena, Tib, and Bee experiences were great too (u...more
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Read in February, 2008
In a word: bittersweet. The last book in a four-part series, Forever in Blue had me laughing, crying, smiling, but at times angry and confused. Although the last three books had me identifying with Tibby, this book had me identifying with the awesome Carmen. My first year of college was not exactly a piece of cake, and I know exactly how she felt wearing the baggy clothes, feeling unwanted and alone. But when she lands the role in the production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, her confidence...more
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I've never really been all that much a fan of these books because after the first one it seemed to be all the same stuff over and over again. I did like how this book had some realism in it such as the pregnancy scare part and the such, but for the most part it was overly unrealistic. I did have to say the book had a good ending and it did wrap up the series very well. I guess I'm happy I read it because I did the other three (I got them as a gift I felt I had to read them) and it did end thi...more
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I am in the middle of this book at the moment and I have to say that I am a little caught off guard by the maturity of it. However, I respect the fact that Brasheras is allowing the girls to grow old with the series and not suspending them in some sort of “on hold” universe. The issues that the girls are facing in the fourth and final book are definitely more grown up!
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I would have to say that it all ended well. I was satisfied, though I would have preferred something mor...more
I have finished!
I would have to say that it all ended well. I was satisfied, though I would have preferred something mor...more
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Overall I enjoyed this book, but I feel that in certain ways it was a let down. In the thrd book you spend all this time reading about the Carmen/Win relationship, not only is Win not in this book - but we only get the explanation that Carmen blew him off. I feel this was a serious tease after all the apparent realizations Carmen's character came to about herself through her relationship with him: how he was supposed to be the guy 'who was different from other guys' for her. Not only that, appar...more
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
Teenage girls Ages 12-15 (Be mature)
The first book was classic, simple, and enjoyable in every way. The last book was complex, different, and the characters were much more mature and stripping away their childhood.
Lena: GET OVER IT! She is still thinking about Kostos,again and again. Her story was slow and made the difference between giving this book a 5 and giving it a 4.
Carmen: Forgets who she is as she enters college. She falls into the spell of her "friend's" servent. Her friend is Jullia. She follows h...more
Lena: GET OVER IT! She is still thinking about Kostos,again and again. Her story was slow and made the difference between giving this book a 5 and giving it a 4.
Carmen: Forgets who she is as she enters college. She falls into the spell of her "friend's" servent. Her friend is Jullia. She follows h...more
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avg rating (all editions): 3.78 (3391 ratings) avg rating (this edition): 3.78 (3218 ratings) number of reviews: 390popular shelves
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"Ruins stood for what was lost, and yet there were beautiful-peaceful, historic, intellectual. Not tragic or regrettable. Lena tried to keep hers that way too, and she succeeded to some extent. Why not celebrate what you had rather than spend your time mourning its passing? There could be joy in things that ended. "
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