Forever Princess (The Princess Diaries, #10)

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Forever Princess (The Princess Diaries #10)

by Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)

4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 · rating details · 14,924 ratings · 596 reviews

What's a Princess to do?

It's Mia's senior year, and things seem great. She aced her senior project, got accepted to her dream college(s), and has her eighteenth birthday gala coming up . . . not to mention prom, graduation, and Genovia's first-ever elections. What's not to love about her life? Well . . . everyone adores her dreamy boyfriend, J.P., but Mia is not sure he's...more

Paperback, 383 pages

Published December 29th 2009 by Harper Teen (first published January 6th 2009)

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Jan 06, 2009 Runa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Pre-Review Warning: This review is not intended to be any sort of formal review. It is a reflection of my thoughts immediately after reading this book, and therefore, there will be caps-locking and excessive exclamation marks. Adjust your mood accordingly.

Oh, I went into reading this with cynicism. Grandmere or Louie were going to die. There was no WAY Mia would come out of this with a boyfriend (I was highly supporting the idea that she'd end up "self-actualized", realizing she di...more SPOILERS BELOW
Pre-Review Warning: This review is not intended to be any sort of formal review. It is a reflection of my thoughts immediately after reading this book, and therefore, there will be caps-locking and excessive exclamation marks. Adjust your mood accordingly.

Oh, I went into reading this with cynicism. Grandmere or Louie were going to die. There was no WAY Mia would come out of this with a boyfriend (I was highly supporting the idea that she'd end up "self-actualized", realizing she didn't need a guy to be awesome). I...did not see this ending well. But, as has happened quite a bit lately, I fell in love. Maybe it's because of personal issues. I'm going through senior year, the same crazy college rush Mia's going through, with some similar personal problems as well. I really don't know. But this book reminded me once and for all why I read YA, and why I am proud to call myself a Princess Diaries fan--why I am proud to scoff at those who laugh and say it's all cliche. Screw them. They don't know a good book, obviously. They don't know a book that relates to the readers, that attracts millions of girls and tells them "hey, go out there and do your OWN thing". They'd rather be reading 'the classics', the ones that will have no immediate impact on their lives. Hm. Sucks to be them.
The book started out slow. Mia was with J.P. and the person she had become was not a very great one. Slowly but surely as Michael re-enters the picture, the book picks up the momentum found way back in the very first volume that launched this epic story, and Meg Cabot does not lose momentum. Everything ends...perfectly. It's not a "perfect" happily ever after (J.P. is probably not too happy at that moment), but...well, yeah, it really is. It's the most genuine, realistic happily ever after Meg Cabot could give her characters, and boy did she deliver. Did the woman channel Barack Obama on that last page or what?
Give her a hand. Good luck, Mia, we'll see you another day.

Rating: I only wish I could go higher than a 5/5.(less)

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Nov 06, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Reviewed by Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen for TeensReadToo.com

Princess Mia is back in the final installment in the PRINCESS DIARIES series. Mia is ending her senior year and life couldn't be more stressful! Where will Mia go to college? Is her boyfriend, J.P., the one? Will Michael ever return from Japan? And will Mia survive turning eighteen? What's a princess to do?

I have enjoyed the PRINCESS DIARIES series ever since I read the first book and always enjoy escaping into Mia's world. I...more

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Jan 17, 2009 Ruby rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jan 04, 2009 Marga rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: drama, general, humor, romance, favorites, young-adult, chic-lit

For the first time in what feels like an incredibly long while, I finished a book in less than a day. I stayed up until past 2 am reading this!

And really, Mia does not disappoint with her last. She could frustrate you, but in a way that's kind of amusing... And, I can't explain why, but I found myself crying at some points. Or at least getting teary-eyed. I could relate to some of her experiences.

The major reason why I'm giving this book a five is because, in all honesty, it's been a while since...more

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Feb 01, 2009 Rosamund rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

During the release of almost every book in the series, I've been the same age as Mia, so I could almost always relate to what was going on. But this book in particular made me feel like I failed as a 17/18 year old. Looks like the whole "royal heir to the throne of Genovia" thing got to Mia's head - she might as well be Lana Weinberger. Could be that I am too old to read these now... but no longer is she the lovable nerd that drew me into the first 6 or so books. This series amused me during my...more

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Jan 26, 2009 Danielle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, teenyoungadult

This is the last book in this series. I have all of them and have enjoyed them all very much. I will admit I'll kinda miss reading the further adventures of Princess Mia, but all good things have to come to an end eventually. I have other books that Meg Cabot has written and I do like them a lot, so I'll probably continue to buy them.

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Jan 09, 2009 Jenn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-lit

Great ending to a fun series and a fast read. I'm looking forward to reading "Ransom My Heart".

Day One: PD is my not-so-secret pleasure. I almost gave up a few volumes back (with all the 1/2 and 3/4 volumes) but then the series returned to its original trademark Mia. I'm excited to read this but sad it is the last.

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Jan 21, 2009 Emma rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Princess Diary fans, even those who hated the last one

Shelves: chick-lit, funny, meg-cabot, romance

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Mar 28, 2009 The Library Lady rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

SPOILER ALERT:

THERE ARE SPOILERS GALORE AHEAD:
(But if you don't want to know about the book, why are you reading reviews of it on Good Reads anyway?)

1)Mia graduates high school--finally after 10 books (!)

2)Michael comes back and Mia and he get back together

3)Mia finally sleeps with him--but Meg Cabot is crafty enough to disguise the scene as a page from the bodice ripper that Mia writes.
And of course, it's superfantabulous, the best sex ever. Yeah, right...

4)The bodice ripper is (really) actuall...more

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Jun 25, 2009 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009

My review, in numbered format:

1. I still don't like Lilly very much.
2. Tina and Lana are awesome.
3. Mia is an idiot (although a lovable one).
4. Meg Cabot did not need 383 pages to tell this story.
5. Grandmere is hilarious.
6. Meg Cabot should have resisted the urges to include the pop culture references, for they will be sadly dated very soon.
7. The twist with Mia's dad at the end is priceless.
8. Michael is awesome, as is his final text message.

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Mar 04, 2009 Caitie rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ugh. And there is really no defense for this series' continued existence through ten indistinguishable books.

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Mar 04, 2009 Kelly rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-fiction, teen-fiction

Thank god it's finally OVER. Now I can relieve myself of this infernal teenage book series.

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Jan 07, 2009 Lisbeth Checo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In this books all the secrets come out. When i picked up this book i couldnt put it down. i was happy about the fact that mia ended up with michael instead of J.P I also liked the fact that Lilly and Mia forgave eachother and are best friends again

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Feb 14, 2009 Brandy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, for-reviews, teen, romance, realistic

As Mia's senior year draws to a close, Genovia's princess has a number of things on her mind, and a number of lies on her conscience: she needs to pick which college she's going to (she was accepted everywhere she applied, but told everyone she was rejected everywhere), find a publisher for her senior project (not the 400-page book on the history of olive exporting in Genovia as she's told everyone, but a lengthy historical romance novel), and find a way to be head-over-heels in love with JP, he...more As Mia's senior year draws to a close, Genovia's princess has a number of things on her mind, and a number of lies on her conscience: she needs to pick which college she's going to (she was accepted everywhere she applied, but told everyone she was rejected everywhere), find a publisher for her senior project (not the 400-page book on the history of olive exporting in Genovia as she's told everyone, but a lengthy historical romance novel), and find a way to be head-over-heels in love with JP, her boyfriend of almost 2 years, because they really ought to be perfect together. Meanwhile her dad is running for Prime Minister of Genovia (and trailing in the polls to his own cousin), Lilly is still not speaking to her for reasons unknown, and a certain ex-boyfriend is back in Manhattan and making Ma as weak-kneed as ever, despite the presence of her boyfriend, whom she loves... doesn't she?

This last installment of The Princes Diaries is very much more of the same--Mia's angsting over boys, friends, school, and her dream of being a writer. Her voice is clear and consistent, but shallow--surprisingly so for someone so concerned with environmental and social issues. There's a bit of name-dropping (high-end brand names of clothing and accessories, mainly) to keep the reader from ever forgetting that this is a group of ridiculously privileged teenagers. Mia is stronger than she's been in previous books, but she's still not a strong female character--not someone I'd hold up as a role model for what a girl should aspire to, anyway. There is an implication here that the only way to be truly happy is to have a romantic partner--even while Mia is lamenting her lack of spark with JP, never once does she think "I should go it alone for a while"--instead it's always "this was so easy with Michael." For someone constantly seeking self-actualization, Mia is remarkably dependent on her friends and boyfriend to do the heavy lifting on her psyche. Naturally everything works out perfectly in the end, but this owes more to Mia's friends' machinations than any deliberate actions on her own part. A breezy end to a fluffy series (I'm ashamed to admit I've read them all); recommended only where interest in the series remains high. (less)

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Feb 14, 2009 Kit rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

OK, this is a bit like one of those Oscars that a veteran actor gets for a movie that they actually had a small part in, because the committee is really giving it for their whole body of work. I did really like this book, but it's not my favorite. It's clear that Cabot is winding up all her plot threads, which leaves less time for some of the laugh-out-loud funny moments or over the top Grandmere schemes that are so great in the other books in the series.

And she doesn't exactly wind up *all* the...more

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Jan 22, 2009 Lizzy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was such a satisfying conclusion to our beloved Princess Mia series! It beautifully wrapped Mia's high school career, and was wonderful for those of who have been with the books since before they were movies! :) I remember the first time I found Princess Mia (in the very first princess diaries of course!) I was a freshman in high school too, she helped me to find more time to journal, and get my feelings out. I traveled steadily with her avaidly awaiting each book release through the second...more

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Jan 22, 2009 Namratha Kumar rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: light-relief, ya-lit

“No one has ever died of embarrassment – never, not once in the whole history of time.
Of which I am living proof, having a grandmother like mine”

Mia Thermapolis

And that pretty much sums up Meg Cabot’s last and final instalment in the hugely popular Princess Diaries series.

PROS: Mia or should we say Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo is at the tail-end of her senior year. She has mastered the reluctant art of being a princess of a small European Principality, Genovia. She...more “No one has ever died of embarrassment – never, not once in the whole history of time.
Of which I am living proof, having a grandmother like mine”

Mia Thermapolis

And that pretty much sums up Meg Cabot’s last and final instalment in the hugely popular Princess Diaries series.

PROS: Mia or should we say Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo is at the tail-end of her senior year. She has mastered the reluctant art of being a princess of a small European Principality, Genovia. She also has an assorted clique of well-meaning(although delusional) friends. And…she has the perfect boyfriend, JP.

CONS: So along the way, she broke up with the love of her life Michael Moscovitz (who went off to design a surgical arm in Japan), parted ways with her best friend Lily Moscovitz and ended up in therapy. And oh…let’s not forget the Princess Lessons, from her singularly freaky grandmother, Dowager Princess Clarisse!!

BIG SWEATY-PALM INDUCING CONS: She hasn’t yet chosen her college, despite having received acceptance letters from each and every one of them. (which she suspects has something to do with her being a princess). The book she has been secretly writing for the past two years gets rejected with alarming regularity by most of the publishers. Her father is running for Prime Minister of Genovia and according to the current polls.... he is far, far behind. Add to that the little fact, that Michael is back…his CardioArm has been a huge success and he’s looking better than ever(or as Tina would put it: he got hit with a stick of pure awesomeness!).

So what does Mia do? She freaks out, hyperventilates and writes. She writes in the weirdest places and at the most inopportune moments. She pours out her insecurities, her doubts and her guilty secrets. While this sounds quite alarming and tedious, it actually isn’t. Meg Cabot’s quirky sense of humour guides Mia through her angst.

Questions are answered, mysteries unravelled and Mia slowly but surely grows up. A must for all Cabot (and Mia ) fans…this is the perfect ending to a great storyline.
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Jun 14, 2013 Ramazah Razvi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It was like this journey that I had taken off in 2006. And, in the meantime I had the chance of getting hold of each and every Princess Diaries book. The specialty of this book is that even though we know it's just a lighthearted romantic comedy , sometimes deep down inside we all want to go through such a story to keep away from the busy schedule of our day to day lives. This book was truly magical in that aspect that it was able to keep me happy and lost in a la la land (no not certainly of la...more

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May 26, 2013 Abby rated it 5 of 5 stars

It's ridiculous that I still feel like I have to, but often when I read a lighter book I do feel like I have to defend that particular type of book. So that's what this beginning part is going to be; It's going to explain why I read light-hearted and just plain fun books and why I don't feel the need to be a literary snob about such books as this.

This series is kind of like Mia's book, they might not be the most well-written or world-changing or the most literary books in the world, but that d...more

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May 14, 2013 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: comfort-food, plot-diamonds, wealth-porn, meta

This is the final installment of the Princess Diaries series. I picked it up despite not having read installments V-IX because even though ten books was probably a little more book than she needed, Mia Thermopolis is a great character and I wanted to see her happily ever after.

Thoughts:

- Love the spirited defense of romance novels Mia puts up. So meta, man. Who says lowbrow and pomo can't mix?

- Lana whatsherface and Mia are friends now! Whaaaat! Lana is actually a delightful character in this bo...more

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Dec 29, 2011 Petra Sýkorová rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: czech, young-adult

Konečně jsem se dočkala posledního dílu v češtině. I když si člověk říká, že to čtení nechá na později... něco ho ke knize táhne. A to něco ho pak donutí hltat jednu stránku za druhou, jen aby věděl, jak to vlastně celé skončí.

Uplynuly téměř dva roky od chvíle, kdy se Michael rozhodl odstěhovat do Japonska, kdy po něm Mia hodila přívěskem, kdy se s ní rozešel, kdy se Mia dala dohromady s Džejpím a kdy se rozkmotřila s Lilly. Velký třesk, který se už jakž takž stihl uklidnit, se ale zase rozbouř...more Konečně jsem se dočkala posledního dílu v češtině. I když si člověk říká, že to čtení nechá na později... něco ho ke knize táhne. A to něco ho pak donutí hltat jednu stránku za druhou, jen aby věděl, jak to vlastně celé skončí.

Uplynuly téměř dva roky od chvíle, kdy se Michael rozhodl odstěhovat do Japonska, kdy po něm Mia hodila přívěskem, kdy se s ní rozešel, kdy se Mia dala dohromady s Džejpím a kdy se rozkmotřila s Lilly. Velký třesk, který se už jakž takž stihl uklidnit, se ale zase rozbouří, protože Michael se vrátil domů, Miin otec se uchází o místo ministerského předsedy Genovie, Mia se snaží prosadit se svou knihou a Džejpí touží natočit film o jejich životě. Jako by Mii nestačilo, že končí školu, chystá se na vysokou, chce přijít o věneček a no... stále je princezna.

Číst český překlad posledního dílu Princezniných deníků po tak dlouhé době - první díl u nás vyšel v roce 2001, předposlední v roce 2008 - bylo jako vracet se domů. Ještě dneska si pamatuju, jak moje mamka koupila mé sestře první díl série s nadějí, že ji tak donutí vůbec něco číst. Nedonutila. Místo toho nakonec kniha skončila u mě. Zajímavé je, že první díl má naopak vytisknutý samotný vnitřní obal knihy, což je rarita.

Princezniny deníky sice nejsou mou nejoblíbenější sérií z pera Meg Cabot, ale mají v mém srdci určité místo. Na knihu jsem v obchodě narazila čirou náhodou a při koupi mě naplnil takový zvláštní pocit štěstí. Konečně! Konečně mám celou sérii v češtině kompletní. Ale že to trvalo! Večer jsem si říkala, že si čtení knihy nechám na další den, ale zvědavost mi nedala. Stránky knihy jsem otáčela jednu za druhou, četla, četla a četla. Nemohla jsem se odtrhnout.

I když je mi 22 let (brzo 23) a první díly jsou primárně doporučovány spíše dospívajícím dívkám, u posledního dílu jsem se při některých pasážích neskutečně smála. Mia je možná hrdinkou místy docela snového příběhu, ale uvažuje naprosto reálně. Stejně jako snad každá dospívající dívka. A za tohle musím dát Meg oba palce nahoru, protože dokázala perfektně zachytit myšlenky dospívající holky, která má život hodně hektický a některé věci jí prostě netrknou, i kdyby je měla přímo před nosem.

S Miou jsem dospívala a smála se nad jejím projevem myšlenek, nad příhodami a zvraty života. Tahle kniha byla skvělým zakončením velice zábavné, i když místy otravné, série. Skvělý konec a já bych byla moc ráda, kdyby se v Knižním klubu rozhodli vydat i knihu, kterou sama Mia napsala. Byl by to pěkný bonbónek navíc.(less)

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Oct 14, 2011 Charlotte rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: angsty teenagers.

Recommended to Charlotte by: an angsty teenager (no, really!)

Shelves: didn-t-give-a-flying-meh, gag-me-with-a-mothereffing-spoon, going-to-forget-i-read-that, hard-to-say, hard-to-tell, hated-main-character, mildly-amusing, title-gave-plot-away, this-book-bores-your-math-teacher, the-purgatory-shelf

This book comforted me through high school. So, there's another girl out there who's really tall with bad hair, and sucks at algebra! I thought. Someone I can relate to!

Well, those were the only three things Mia and I had in common. As the series progressed, I found myself disgusted at this apparent 'feminist''s complete INABILITY to do ANYTHING on her own. Lily done right by her, yelling at her in Princess Mia. I agreed with everything she said. I was actually cheering out loud when Michael dum...more

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Apr 04, 2011 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Don't remember what prompted me to put this book on my list of books to rent from Book Swim. Having seen at least two of the Anne Hathaway/Julie Andrews movies based on the Mia Thermopolis character and enjoying both I suppose that had more to do with it than anything else. I hadn't recognized the fact that Mia is a character created by Meg Cabot, one of the most prolific young adult authors currently writing in this genre. In any case, this was a light, clean read. I have a taste for this type...more Don't remember what prompted me to put this book on my list of books to rent from Book Swim. Having seen at least two of the Anne Hathaway/Julie Andrews movies based on the Mia Thermopolis character and enjoying both I suppose that had more to do with it than anything else. I hadn't recognized the fact that Mia is a character created by Meg Cabot, one of the most prolific young adult authors currently writing in this genre. In any case, this was a light, clean read. I have a taste for this type of reading material and make no apologies for that.

Mia is 18 years old and about to graduate from high school. She is being pressured by her family to choose a college to attend in the coming year. Mia has neglected (purposely) to tell any of her friends or family that she has been accepted at every well known university in the country. She suspects that she has been accepted at places like Harvard and Yale and the like, primarily because of her royal status and not based on any of her academic qualifications. In addition, she is dealing with the fact that her senior project, which she had worked on diligently for months and told all her friends and family was a report on Genovia olive oil production, was in reality a romance novel that she has submitted for publication under a pseudonym. Added to these two pressures is the approaching prom which Mia has no desire to attend and her close friends are mystified by her lack of enthusiasm about the subject. There is also some tension in Mia's love life because of her current boy friend (J. P.) and her former boy friend (Michael) who has made an unexpected reappearance in her life. All of these situations has created a confused young woman.

This story comes together through the means of journal/diary notations as well as text messages from Mia and to and from her friends. It made for an interesting way to tell a story, for me anyway. So, instead of chapters you have days, dates and events that mark the divisions in the story. It was a fun read for me. It was nice to read the updates on the lives of Princess Mia, Lily, and Michael.
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Mar 15, 2011 Annie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Great book. :)

CONTAINS SOME SPOLIERS YOU"VE BEEN ADVISE!

I knew from the start who Mia would end up with. All her friends were supportive but it got on my nervs alittle how they should listen to Mia's perspective and not just setting it out for her. Maybe that's why she has to continously *didnt know how to spell that* lie to her friends because sometimes they aren't very supportive of her besides Tina and Micheal who actually, truly cares about her.
And Mia's boyfriend ohmybuddha he's soooo ann...more

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Mar 15, 2011 Surabhi147 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I dropped PD after book six because of various reasons, the major one being the 'no time' issue. I used to be an avid (even rabid) PD fan before losing out of touch with a high-schooler with whom it was easy to relate to.

By the next time I even cared to pick up another PD, was when I turned eighteen. I have to admit, with all the hype about this being the last in the never ending series, I was slightly intrigued. And, okay, I remembered how fond I used to be of Mia and thought about closure.

Imag...more

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Nov 09, 2010 Dixie Thamrin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I've been waiting for a long time for this book, nearly one and a half year or so. You might be wondering, why do I have to wait for a teen romance novel? Well, there are lots of reasons. First, I've read all (yes, all) Princess Diaries books, and even though I found that some of the previous books are disappointing, all I can say is, the last book is the best pay-off for all those hard times Mia got.

One of many interesting points of this book (which I've been longing to read), is Michael's come...more

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Jan 16, 2010 Mabs rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 09, faves

Forever Princess (or Princess Forever?), by Meg Cabot. The Princess Diaries X. The nothing-special blue paperback with the Arial ugly page numbers (though compensated by the cute seriff-y body text and curvy readable dating).

"See, I knew this was going to happen. Tina takes everything and wraps it up in silver tissuepaper and puts a big bow on it and it Love." p241

I read the final Princess Diary these past couple of days. (And the two previous last week, because I was so shocked after Ransom my...more Forever Princess (or Princess Forever?), by Meg Cabot. The Princess Diaries X. The nothing-special blue paperback with the Arial ugly page numbers (though compensated by the cute seriff-y body text and curvy readable dating).

"See, I knew this was going to happen. Tina takes everything and wraps it up in silver tissuepaper and puts a big bow on it and it Love." p241

I read the final Princess Diary these past couple of days. (And the two previous last week, because I was so shocked after Ransom my Heart.) I don´t know why I liked it so much. I realise it is acceptable to be bubbly happy to find The Princess Diaries in the school library in fourth grade, while being so excited about reading the last one at 16 is sort of laughable, but whatever. It was fun.
That´s how the Princess Diaries have always been: fun. Not many things happen (mainly it´s just one drama written in one or two weeks of Mia´s diary), it is very predictable, and you can totally see when she´s just being nonsensical about things, which is annoying – you read it because they are comforting. All of Meg Cabot´s stories are, but this series in particular is like watching Tuck Everlasting with a bucket of Belgian chocolate Haagen Daaz. And I can´t really tell why, it just is.
Like most romance and teeny novels, it ends nicely. No, it ends perfectly, everything working out. It´s not a spoiler thing – even if you get a little nervous with the whole “Life isn´t a romance novel” part, you still have to keep in mind this is Meg Cabot. And her purpose on this world is making people happy and hopeful and relaxed (X is after Mia wrote a romance novel, so she says a lot of things supporting and defending the genre, which I, of course, agree. But then, since I read all kinds of silly-cute-predictable stories, where is the surprise there?).
Now that I´ve admitted to being ubberly and completely giggly happy about Michael´s return (in both Mia´s life and mine), allow me to share some other impressions on the book. If you, like me, don´t remember (or haven´t read) the other nine books, this is a quick, spoilerly recap: JP, the rich, handsome and boringly perfect guy Lilly had been dating (and dying hair for) dumped her, dumped her good; Michael got a scholarship and was moving to live in Japan for a year (or more) to develop some robotic surgical arm, and had ommited something Mia thought was very, very important at the time, which caused them to fight and break up; weird, non-intentional kiss with JP happened (afterall he was such a good friend she didn´t feel like losing him), which of course was seen by Michael and Lilly, which resulted in no best friend and no long time boyfriend and (in the IX) her behaving a little like Bella in New Moon, only she was dragged to therapy and worked it out with Dr Knutz (yep); exchanged friendly email with Michael; went out with JP (who liked Beauty and the Beast and all) and had press say they were dating, that later on turned out to be true. So what you need to know is that she is now friends with Lana (yeep, she proves herself to be shallow and a little too honest, but a good gal) and Tina (who, quite unfairly, I had totally forgotten about, and she´s such a great character!), and now Mia is dating JP (I´m not saying anything besides: Oh come on, he´s such a big boring clichê that looks more like a trained house pet than a boyfriend!). That´s it. In almost 400 pages you get to see Michael´s return as a the millionaire who invented CardioArm, Dr Knutz´s horse stories, Grandmére´s irritating habits and shocking advices, as well as those princessy things envolving tiaras and declining suitors. And a bit of MHC learning. Thankfully this book isn´t nearly as filled with trig and science and calculus and chemestry hatred as the others.
The one thing I didn´t get was why she decided not to write about It. I mean, the book is filled with all the sex (or sexy) scenes from Ransom My Heart (she didn´t even put any of the nice, messy family scenes!), so it´s not as if it was a censorship thing, which leaves me clueless.
Anyway, if you liked Mia, I think you´ll be pleased with the ending. Not to mention drool over the best and most wonderful fictional male ever created.

C, pleeease read it so I can share the bubbliness with someone?

"AND THAT IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX IS ALL ABOUT!" p267

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May 03, 2009 Aaron rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Meg Cabot is bringing a close to the adventures of Princess Mia with this tenth and final volume in the Princess Diaries series. She has jumped the tale forward a bit to just before Mia's graduation from high school. As usual, she is confronted with no shortage of troubles.

Ironically, they all center around the idea of lying and how doing so just tends to complicate matters. For example, she is afraid to tell anyone that she has gotten into every college that she applied to, including the Ivy Le...more

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Apr 19, 2009 Anne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Apr 05, 2009 Lindsay Mitchell rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This series by Meg Cabot surprised me. I had seen the movies and really loved them. The second one (A royal engagement) in particular was one of my favorite movies because Lord Nicholas (Chris Pine) is gorgeous!

Anyway, the thing that really surprised me about the books is that the story line is very different from the movies. Mia doesn't break up with Michael and move to Genovia, fight a law about the queen being married, and fall in love with Nicholas. In the books there is no Nicholas, and she...more This series by Meg Cabot surprised me. I had seen the movies and really loved them. The second one (A royal engagement) in particular was one of my favorite movies because Lord Nicholas (Chris Pine) is gorgeous!

Anyway, the thing that really surprised me about the books is that the story line is very different from the movies. Mia doesn't break up with Michael and move to Genovia, fight a law about the queen being married, and fall in love with Nicholas. In the books there is no Nicholas, and she will never be queen because instead of a monarchy Genovia is a principality. This means that even when she takes the throne she will still technically be a princess. In the books they actually refer to the movies as totally ridiculous movies based on what tabloids and producers have dreamed her life might be, or become.

In fact, the rest of the series is about her ups and downs in high school life, and her trying to hold onto Michael, her one true love, all the while dealing with her father and grandmother's constant demands and expectations. Another striking difference is that in the movies Mia's grandmother is very kind and understanding, and has a good sense of humor, where as in the books, she smokes two packs a day, is almost always drunk or on her way there, and is rude, and at times cruel to Mia.

Over all I really loved this series. I wish I would have written the review a while ago because it’s been a month or so, and I’ve read a lot of books since then and the great details are slipping. The series is touching, and often right on point of how a girl Mia's age feels with the ups and downs of love, friendship, grades, and, also being a princess to boot. There is a lot of repetitiveness in the books, reiterating how much she loves Michael, how she wishes she could gain a few cup sizes, and how she constantly feels like a loser in comparison to those around her. Although this can get old at times, I think it rings true to the fact that teenage girls who are in love, and or, self conscious tend to dwell on things, and over obsess. Through all the repetition in Mia's diary, I still doubt she mentions her feelings of inadequacy, or love, half as much as the average teenage girl thinks about her own.

One of my very favorite parts of the entire series is in book six: “Princess in Training” when Mia is forced to run for student president against her arch nemesis Lana Weinberger. She is petrified but she is also mad and fed up with the system of popularity = power in her high school. She gives what I think is one of the best speeches for this situation. I got chills. It’s like everything you always wanted to hear said about the imaginary hierarchy of high school. I was truly awesome. When I read that part I was sorry I wasn’t back in school to give a speech like that. But since I’m not, I would definitely have my future daughter read it if she ever thought about going into student government.

To sum it up, read the series if you love getting inside someone's head and seeing how they feel and what makes them tick. Cabot captures perfectly, the roller coaster of elation and heartbreak that it is to be a teenage girl... destined to rule a small nation one day.

Read it!
Till Next Time...

~Lindsay~
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About Meg Cabot

Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.

She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.

Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.

Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.

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