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Princess on the Brink (The Princess Diaries #8)
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Meg Cabot
At last, Mia is a junior. An upperclassperson. Free of her responsibilities as student body president. So why is it that everything is going so terribly wrong? What is she doing in Intro to Creative Writing? When she has made it through Algebra and Geometry, why must she be faced with Precalculus? And for the love of all that is Genovian, why has Lilly nominated her for s
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Published
January 1st 2007
by Harper Teen
(first published January 1st 2006)
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i've been betrayed by meg cabot.
princess diaries 8 is so bad that i might have to give up my faith in the entire series.
to begin with, michael and mia broke up. which sucks, but was basically inevitable. what makes it betrayal is the WAY that they were broken up. the first major problem is that for the past few books, cabot has sort of drifted from the characterizations that made the first three installments such a guilty pleasure. now it's more of a pop-culture-driven, facile ...more
princess diaries 8 is so bad that i might have to give up my faith in the entire series.
to begin with, michael and mia broke up. which sucks, but was basically inevitable. what makes it betrayal is the WAY that they were broken up. the first major problem is that for the past few books, cabot has sort of drifted from the characterizations that made the first three installments such a guilty pleasure. now it's more of a pop-culture-driven, facile ...more
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Honestly I'm getting more and more disappointed with Meg Cabot. Her books are addictive but they are getting so sexual for a teen book that it kind of bothers me. Honestly 15 year old girls do NOT need to know how to make themselves orgasm in the shower. And while its great that she at least talks about safe sex, does she really need to talk about safe sex in every book? Its just frustrating to me as a mom. I dont want my girls reading about that kind of stuff until they are much older than the ...more
Reviewed by Andie Z. for TeensReadToo.com
It's the beginning of Mia's junior year, but so far, things are not going as planned. For starters, Mia may have managed to pass Algebra and Geometry, but now she has to deal with Pre-Calculus. And she's also totally lost in Chemistry, even though she now has two lab partners instead of just one. Lilly has also decided to nominate Mia for student body president. Again. And even though Mia has tried to explain that she doesn't want it, as we al...more
It's the beginning of Mia's junior year, but so far, things are not going as planned. For starters, Mia may have managed to pass Algebra and Geometry, but now she has to deal with Pre-Calculus. And she's also totally lost in Chemistry, even though she now has two lab partners instead of just one. Lilly has also decided to nominate Mia for student body president. Again. And even though Mia has tried to explain that she doesn't want it, as we al...more
I can't believe this book. Michael and Mia break up and Lilly and J.P. break up. But, I can understand why Mia breaks up w/ Michael. He didn't tell her that he had sex w/ Judith Greshner. EWWWW!!!!!! For God's Sake, Mia had a lot more better thigns than Judith. All Judith could do was clone fruit flies. Mia was a princess and loved Michael. But, I can't believe Michael went to Japan. I think Meg Cabot needs to write another book in the Princess Diaries Series so we can all find out what happens...more
am an adult but very fond of the Princess Diaries books. This is not my favorite book, simply because it is not as funny as the previous ones. But it is written about issues that interest me. After all, I've been a teenager myself. I thought it was wise of Meg Cabot to raise questions about intimacy issues betweet Mia and Michael. Every girl dating an older boy at some point has to face the same problem: should she DO IT with her more mature boy-friend even if she is not ready, or break up with...more
COME ON!!!!
DUDETTE!!
You are so...oblivious!!!
JESUS CHRIST!!
Can't YOU SEE??
Going to the stupid Beauty and the Beast musical, with J.P., no less is NOT gonna make things better!! It is TOTALLY gonna make things worst than it already is!!!!
Here are some examples:
Lilly will actually believe that you are lying, BECAUSE!!! Because you went out with J.P. AGAIN.
Lilly will tell Michael about you going out with...more
DUDETTE!!
You are so...oblivious!!!
JESUS CHRIST!!
Can't YOU SEE??
Going to the stupid Beauty and the Beast musical, with J.P., no less is NOT gonna make things better!! It is TOTALLY gonna make things worst than it already is!!!!
Here are some examples:
Lilly will actually believe that you are lying, BECAUSE!!! Because you went out with J.P. AGAIN.
Lilly will tell Michael about you going out with...more
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It's the beginning of Mia's junior year, but so far, things are not going as planned. For starters, Mia may have managed to pass Algebra and Geometry, but now she has to deal with Pre-Calculus. And she's also totally lost in Chemistry, even though she now has two lab partners instead of just one. Lilly has also decided to nominate Mia for student body president. Again. And even though Mia has tried to explain that she doesn't want it, as we all know, once Lilly...more
It's the beginning of Mia's junior year, but so far, things are not going as planned. For starters, Mia may have managed to pass Algebra and Geometry, but now she has to deal with Pre-Calculus. And she's also totally lost in Chemistry, even though she now has two lab partners instead of just one. Lilly has also decided to nominate Mia for student body president. Again. And even though Mia has tried to explain that she doesn't want it, as we all know, once Lilly...more
bad book she acts like this boy is her only life
hes not and lily is so rude
hes not and lily is so rude
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Michael is moving to Japan!!! I needed to travel to my sixteen year old self to fully understand the devastation that Mia is going through. Yes having the one that you love move to the other side of the world is the end of the world. I get it. What I don't understand is her Grandmere. She has told Mia that being a princess is all about being kind to people. Um if I remember correctly I believe that Grandmere is not kind to most people. She is the most materialistic character that I have r...more
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Mia deals with some very adult themes in this book, though I'm not sure I'd call them adult decisions since she certainly refuses to think through them like an adult.
As other reviewers wrote, this book is not like the others. There is very little fun and happiness in this book, which may not be a bad thing considering Mia IS growing up and ever closer to wearing the crown. At the same time, Mia's insecurities become so pronounced that, I think, she loses the audience. It is difficult to sympath...more
As other reviewers wrote, this book is not like the others. There is very little fun and happiness in this book, which may not be a bad thing considering Mia IS growing up and ever closer to wearing the crown. At the same time, Mia's insecurities become so pronounced that, I think, she loses the audience. It is difficult to sympath...more
Julie
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Recommends it for:
Mia fans and teenagers
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read the other PD books
This was a really rough book for me. It actually upset me quite a bit. I'd been through a similar experience to some of what happens in this book (years ago) and boy, I really felt for Mia. I was pretty frigging upset with Michael in this book, and yes, I'm aware he's fictional!
This one just reminded me yet again of just how naive I was at Mia's age (and even later) and I could really feel for her. The world isn't as easy or rosy a place as we like to think sometimes and sometimes th...more
This one just reminded me yet again of just how naive I was at Mia's age (and even later) and I could really feel for her. The world isn't as easy or rosy a place as we like to think sometimes and sometimes th...more
All Mia wants to do is be a writer, it is her one given talent! So why would her teacher put her in Into to Cr4eative Writing? And how is she supposed to pass Pre Cal? These seem to be Mia's biggest problems until Michael tells her he is leaving for Japan for a year. Mia has to make him stay, but at what cost?
After reading the first book in this series I went to the library and just happened to see the rest of the books (11 of them) sitting on the shelf so I loaded them into my bag ...more
After reading the first book in this series I went to the library and just happened to see the rest of the books (11 of them) sitting on the shelf so I loaded them into my bag ...more
Kimber~!!
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Recommends it for:
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BE FRUSTRATED WITH MIA BUT STILL WANTS A GOOD BOOK
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I know, I know . . . the Princess Diaries. But I have 3 books and I have finished the series and for Cynthia's Summer Book Challenge in the "Next Best Book Club" Group here on Good Reads . . . one of the challenges is to read 3 Young Adult Novels . . . and 3 + 3 makes magic!
Princess on the Brink continues the teen melodrama that is Princess Mia's life. The drama gets a little tough to handle at times since she doesn't think she is much of anything and she has great friend...more
Princess on the Brink continues the teen melodrama that is Princess Mia's life. The drama gets a little tough to handle at times since she doesn't think she is much of anything and she has great friend...more
Just when things start to go right, Michael drops a big shock on Mia - he's been asked to move to Japan for a year to work on a prototype for a mechanical surgical tool that he has created. Can Mia survive without Michael by her side.
I read this in about an hour and a half. There is still the growing love triangle between Michael, J.P and Mia even though J.P is dating Lilly.
Mia does seem to be maturing in this book, but still has breakdowns (as we all do) I actually started to feel ...more
I read this in about an hour and a half. There is still the growing love triangle between Michael, J.P and Mia even though J.P is dating Lilly.
Mia does seem to be maturing in this book, but still has breakdowns (as we all do) I actually started to feel ...more
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SnowyAngel
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Watch out!
There is trouble in paradise for Princess Mia and Michael, as Michael accepts an opportunity of a life time to go to Japan and make his prototype robotic arm turn into a real life invention.
Princess Mia, being still immature enough to come under the pressure of the situation and aided by Boris's observation of long distant romances in his orchestra totally freaks out. Instead of making things better, she ends up sending everything into a blackhole of disaster....more
There is trouble in paradise for Princess Mia and Michael, as Michael accepts an opportunity of a life time to go to Japan and make his prototype robotic arm turn into a real life invention.
Princess Mia, being still immature enough to come under the pressure of the situation and aided by Boris's observation of long distant romances in his orchestra totally freaks out. Instead of making things better, she ends up sending everything into a blackhole of disaster....more
I love all the princess books, but this one felt a little tired too me---there wasn't the usual subplots, and I didn't care for the re-tread of the first book in the form of a screenplay. I liked the whole will-they-or-won't-they, but it felt like that was the only focus, whereas other books have had more about the friends and school and homelife. I also felt like the adults in Mia's life were way more accepting of the prospect of her having sex than their past characterizations would have indic...more
Mia continues to feel pressure to have sex with her boyfriend Michael, but just isn't ready. When he announces that he'll be heading to Japan to work on a robotic, surgical arm, Mia wonders if giving in to sex will keep him home?
With the start of this book, I felt like the series as a whole headed into the climax of its arc (no pun intended there). With the tension between Mia and Michael, we begin to wonder how things will work out for Mia, not in the short term, but more in the f...more
With the start of this book, I felt like the series as a whole headed into the climax of its arc (no pun intended there). With the tension between Mia and Michael, we begin to wonder how things will work out for Mia, not in the short term, but more in the f...more
I really love this series, but this, and the next book in the series "Princess Mia" were probably the two worst books. I finished it in less than 24 hours, but still, the way Mia breaks up with Michael is pretty sad. Then Mia gets all depressed. I would totally compare this book and "Princess Mia" to "New Moon" in the Twilight series, because Mia and Bella are both totally depressed and feel like they have nothing to live for. I found this really unreaslistic. J...more
Okay, I'm still kind of annoyed with Mia at times and she did some really stupid stuff in this book. BUT it is very true to how teenage girls act, especially when they want to impress older boys. Perhaps the thing that made me most excited about this one is that they talked about masturbation! Yay! Teenage girls embracing sexuality. I'm glad that Mia is having to deal with more adult issues. I still have no sympathy for Grandmere, though. She is the worst character ever. I can't wait to see how ...more
This is a higher 3 star rating than past Princess Diaries books have received. I actually enjoyed this much more than any of its predecessors; I gave it the same number of stars as some of the others got simply because I'm trying to class up my ratings system. Books are gonna have to earn their stars from now on!
Well, Princess on the Brink is much more about Mia and Michael's relationship than many of the past books have been. Michael reveals that he is going on a very long trip to J...more
Well, Princess on the Brink is much more about Mia and Michael's relationship than many of the past books have been. Michael reveals that he is going on a very long trip to J...more
KĂśLLI , KUI SA SEDA NĂ„ED SIIS TEA , SA PEAD PRINTSESSI PĂ„EVIKUID LUGEM , AUSĂ•NA .
ou , my god . ma lihtsalt ei saa kui head need kaheksa osa on kokku olnud . Ma olin nagu nii õnnelik kui Mia ja Michael hakkasid käima , ja et Mia oli õnnelik janii . ja siis ma lugesin ja sain teada , et Michael läheb aastaks või rohkemaks JAAPANISSE , ma pidin kreepsud saama nagu ausõna, ja siis nad läkid veel nii räigelt tülli ka , eriti veel siis kui Michael nägi kuidas Mia ja J.P musi tegid kui Mi...more
ou , my god . ma lihtsalt ei saa kui head need kaheksa osa on kokku olnud . Ma olin nagu nii õnnelik kui Mia ja Michael hakkasid käima , ja et Mia oli õnnelik janii . ja siis ma lugesin ja sain teada , et Michael läheb aastaks või rohkemaks JAAPANISSE , ma pidin kreepsud saama nagu ausõna, ja siis nad läkid veel nii räigelt tülli ka , eriti veel siis kui Michael nägi kuidas Mia ja J.P musi tegid kui Mi...more
Laura
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If it wasn’t for the last fifteen pages of this book, I would have probably stopped reading the series as a whole. One of the things that I love about the first few books is that Mia is such a relatable character, and that’s why you want to keep rooting for her. By the time you get to book eight, though, she’s started to become more self-centered and whiny, and it really shows in this. The fact that her first reaction to learning about Michael’s leaving is “OMG YOU HATE ME DON’T YOU??” instead o...more
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After loving the first three, barfing at the fourth and swearing off this series, I decided to pick it up when Mia is a little older and less whiny. Luckily, Cabot delivers once again in the Eight book of the series! I zipped through this in a day or so and loved the cliff-hanger ending. This book has so many of the great elements from the first few: a simple, charming, predictable plot . So predictable at times that you are just waiting for Mia to have that a-ha moment!
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