Seventeen-year-old Ginny Blackstone is off on another fun, romantic, and hilarious European adventure in this irresistible sequel to Johnson's brea...
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Oct 02, 2011
Brianna
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This is exciting, but I'm scared. :/
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4.5
Still had all the elements of the first book, but it was a little slow and incomplete at times.
After reading:
4.5
Still had all the elements of the first book, but it was a little slow and incomplete at times.
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Jun 03, 2011
Aleeza
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*3.5 stars*
Truth is, I don’t really have that much to say about this book. Was it good? Yeah! But was it amazing? Out-of-the-roof wonderful? Erm, I wouldn’t say that. The plot was fast, yes, and in this book, unlike the first one, the characters definitely were more developed, so in that regard it was great.
Obviously, since the last envelope never got revealed in the first book, I was definitely wanting to find out what’s in it. And…all right, I’ll admit it, More...
Truth is, I don’t really have that much to say about this book. Was it good? Yeah! But was it amazing? Out-of-the-roof wonderful? Erm, I wouldn’t say that. The plot was fast, yes, and in this book, unlike the first one, the characters definitely were more developed, so in that regard it was great.
Obviously, since the last envelope never got revealed in the first book, I was definitely wanting to find out what’s in it. And…all right, I’ll admit it, More...
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Aug 23, 2011
Mollie
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Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes was one of the first books I read when I first "re-discovered" my love of YA during my graduate school years. I'd devoured most of Dessen's books and stumbled on 13LBE. I LOVED it. While I recall many people having issues with her parents letting a teenager gallivant across the world, I have such a horrible case of wanderlust, and always have, that I didn't give a crap whether it was realistic. When I heard there was going to be a sequel I was ecstatic! H
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Feb 22, 2012
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Dec 27, 2011
Rida (Raindrop Reflections)
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I’m not much of a fan of the third person in YA. I mean, it’s perfectly all right in middle grade lit because it’s hard to nail an adolescent kid’s voice. But teen voices are just a little bit easier (although I’m a teen, so maybe it’s easier for me).
ANYWAYS, what I meant to say was that although The Last Little Blue Envelope was in third person, I didn’t mind it much. And although at times it felt like Ginny didn’t react to ANYTHING (understandable, since we couldn’t hear her every More...
ANYWAYS, what I meant to say was that although The Last Little Blue Envelope was in third person, I didn’t mind it much. And although at times it felt like Ginny didn’t react to ANYTHING (understandable, since we couldn’t hear her every More...
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Dec 26, 2011
Margot
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Note: I read this book in Dutch, not English. So I hope the names were translated the same. Loved that it was partly in Amsterdam, thanks from all Dutch fans to Maureen, we love you. Make sure you follow Maureen Johnson on twitter, her tweets are hilarious! @maureenjohnson
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After going home without reading the last letter, Ginny starts applying to u More...
Note: I read this book in Dutch, not English. So I hope the names were translated the same. Loved that it was partly in Amsterdam, thanks from all Dutch fans to Maureen, we love you. Make sure you follow Maureen Johnson on twitter, her tweets are hilarious! @maureenjohnson
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Dec 21, 2011
Trini
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I am stuck between giving this book a 4-star review and a 5-star review, mostly because I think my judgement is clouded by the fact that I am, like Ginny, also currently trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my school life. In the midst of applying for colleges, Ginny receives an e-mail from someone named Oliver--who claims to have found the last little blue envelope that was stolen from her on a sunny Greek beach.
I will admit: This book made me cry. And it was one of the go More...
I will admit: This book made me cry. And it was one of the go More...
Dec 01, 2011
Nah
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Bite Me, Book
In this sequel to 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Ginny's aunt sends her on a crazy road trip back to places she's been before and to places she hasn't, with two new travelers.
We again meet Richard, her uncle, and Keith. Richard is still pretty much the same guy and hasn't changed much but I don't remember Keith being so rude. We also meet Ellie, Keith's girlfriend, and Oliver. Ellie seems like a chipper spirit and overall, a good person. Oliver seems to be decent as w More...
In this sequel to 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Ginny's aunt sends her on a crazy road trip back to places she's been before and to places she hasn't, with two new travelers.
We again meet Richard, her uncle, and Keith. Richard is still pretty much the same guy and hasn't changed much but I don't remember Keith being so rude. We also meet Ellie, Keith's girlfriend, and Oliver. Ellie seems like a chipper spirit and overall, a good person. Oliver seems to be decent as w More...
Nov 17, 2011
Emily
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Why I picked it up: I read the previous book and liked it a lot.
In Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes, Ginny is sent on a trip across Europe, following directions left in blue envelopes by her dead aunt Peg. Ginny gets through 12 of the 13 when her backpack with all the envelopes inside is stolen in Greece. This book picks up over Christmas of the same year with Ginny getting an email from the guy who bought the stolen backpack. He found the letters and is willing to give them back—fo More...
In Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes, Ginny is sent on a trip across Europe, following directions left in blue envelopes by her dead aunt Peg. Ginny gets through 12 of the 13 when her backpack with all the envelopes inside is stolen in Greece. This book picks up over Christmas of the same year with Ginny getting an email from the guy who bought the stolen backpack. He found the letters and is willing to give them back—fo More...
Oct 15, 2011
Elizabeth
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Warning: Because this is the second book in this series, this review may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.
I come to you, a second week in a row, with a book I am very excited about. The Last Little Blue Envelope holds a near and dear place in my heart because 13 Little Blue Envelopes was the first book I read by Maureen Johnson. I haven’t read 13LBE in almost two years, but from what I remember, the book leaves us off at the point in which Ginny returns home after getting h More...
I come to you, a second week in a row, with a book I am very excited about. The Last Little Blue Envelope holds a near and dear place in my heart because 13 Little Blue Envelopes was the first book I read by Maureen Johnson. I haven’t read 13LBE in almost two years, but from what I remember, the book leaves us off at the point in which Ginny returns home after getting h More...
Aug 29, 2011
Kailia
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After reading and loving 13 Little Blue Envelopes, I was super excited when I found out that Maureen Johnson was writing a sequel, to explain what had happened to the 13th little blue envelope.
The story begins with Ginny getting an e-mail from a guy named Oliver who tells her that he’s got the last envelope and she should come and get it from him. From the beginning, I knew that this book wasn’t going to have the light, “oh this is going to be a fun adventure” feel to it as it did wit More...
The story begins with Ginny getting an e-mail from a guy named Oliver who tells her that he’s got the last envelope and she should come and get it from him. From the beginning, I knew that this book wasn’t going to have the light, “oh this is going to be a fun adventure” feel to it as it did wit More...
Aug 08, 2011
Reynje
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3.5 stars
In my experience, it’s a rare thing that a sequel outshines its predecessor – but this was the case for The Last Little Blue Envelope, Maureen Johnson’s funny and charming follow up to 13 Little Blue Envelopes.
Straight up, I liked this book more than the first.
Given the title, it’s hardly a spoiler to say that the plot revolves around that last little blue envelope entrusted to Ginny by her Aunt Peg, and the journey it causes her to embark upon. The More...
In my experience, it’s a rare thing that a sequel outshines its predecessor – but this was the case for The Last Little Blue Envelope, Maureen Johnson’s funny and charming follow up to 13 Little Blue Envelopes.
Straight up, I liked this book more than the first.
Given the title, it’s hardly a spoiler to say that the plot revolves around that last little blue envelope entrusted to Ginny by her Aunt Peg, and the journey it causes her to embark upon. The More...
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Aug 06, 2011
Alexis
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Ginny followed all of the directions left in little blue envelopes left to her by her aunt, who before she died had planned this fantastic adventure for her favorite niece. But someone stole the last blue envelope before Ginny could finish the journey.
A year later, she is contacted by someone who has discovered the last blue envelope and is willing to return it - for a price. Given the chance to postpone making any decisions about what to do with her life after she graduates, Ginny fli More...
A year later, she is contacted by someone who has discovered the last blue envelope and is willing to return it - for a price. Given the chance to postpone making any decisions about what to do with her life after she graduates, Ginny fli More...
Jul 19, 2011
Tiger Holland (All-Consuming Books)
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When Ginny went on a grand scavenger-hunt of Europe, courtesy of her late Aunt Peg, she thought the journey was the height of her career as an adventurer. But the 13th envelope of directions that her aunt left for her, which was stolen in Greece, has turned up again and Ginny's determined to retrieve it. Her English not-quite-boyfriend Keith is an impoverish actor-playwright who hasn't been communicating with her a lot, so the trip to get Peg's last letter of instructions will double as a way to
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Jul 06, 2011
Aimee
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I think this rounded out the first book really well. I had some lingering questions from the first one (I think that was how it was supposed to be) and they were answered in this one. I didn't particularly care for Keith in the first one, so I was glad for the addition of not only his girlfriend, but Oliver as well. I thought the foursome brought a better dynamic to the second story.
We get to see Richard a bit more in this novel and I was glad for that. I really liked him in the firs More...
We get to see Richard a bit more in this novel and I was glad for that. I really liked him in the firs More...
Jun 21, 2011
Megan
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Jun 15, 2011
Susan
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Some time ago, I unashamedly fell in love with Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes. I included it in an imaginary teen book club series I constructed as a library school assignment and I would still swear that it is one of the most perfect books I've come across for a teen book club. One of these days I'll have one and use it. In the meantime I'll just continue to talk her book up to everyone I know. In the first book, quiet, practical Ginny is ambushed by her inheritance from her late au
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Jun 13, 2011
Jodi
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I had recently read 13 Little Blue Envelopes and was devastated at the end when Ginny never got to find out the end of her aunt's mission. However, I soon discovered that a sequel had recently been released and I was so excited to find out how Ginny's story ended.
Although I didn't like the sequel as much as 13 Little Blue Envelopes, I still really enjoyed it. It was a light, fun read that is always appreciated. I thought that this installment was a bit quicker-paced and was a More...
Although I didn't like the sequel as much as 13 Little Blue Envelopes, I still really enjoyed it. It was a light, fun read that is always appreciated. I thought that this installment was a bit quicker-paced and was a More...
Jun 12, 2011
Jodi
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I had recently read 13 Little Blue Envelopes and was devastated at the end when Ginny never got to find out the end of her aunt's mission. However, I soon discovered that a sequel had recently been released and I was so excited to find out how Ginny's story ended.
Although I didn't like the sequel as much as 13 Little Blue Envelopes, I still really enjoyed it. It was a light, fun read that is always appreciated. I thought that this installment was a bit quicker-paced and wa More...
Although I didn't like the sequel as much as 13 Little Blue Envelopes, I still really enjoyed it. It was a light, fun read that is always appreciated. I thought that this installment was a bit quicker-paced and wa More...
Jun 04, 2011
Mari
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I liked this book a lot more than Thirteen Blue Envelopes. I've read reviews saying that The Last Little Blue Envelope was less adventurous than its predecessor but I beg to disagree. Because while the first book felt like a flurry of one country after another, this one was more personal. And this time, there were no rules. I loved that this book focused on the characters' relationships while the countries they traveled to provided a backdrop that's both fitting and breathtaking at the same time
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May 30, 2011
Veronica
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I read 13 Little Blue Envelopes a while ago, and I wasn't very impressed. The protagonist was okay, but there was too much Keith, who was a rather annoying character, and too little Richard, who I wanted to know much more about. However, the end of the novel was great, and I did, in fact, end up getting Richard's story.
So I was a little hesitant about buying the sequel.
However, I remembered what happened to me with the Scarlett series. I had the same problems with Suite S More...
So I was a little hesitant about buying the sequel.
However, I remembered what happened to me with the Scarlett series. I had the same problems with Suite S More...
May 06, 2011
Meghan
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Apr 28, 2011
Claire
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perhaps 3 and a half?
Ginny is back home in New Jersey when she gets an email - Oliver in England has come across the stolen backpack with her letters.
He will share the letters with her if she comes to England and proves she is Ginny. The catch? The last envelope sends Ginny back to Europe to get another piece. A process piece. This will be valuable, Oliver wants half of the proceeds.
Hmmm
Ginny wants the letters, wants to see Keith again, would like to see Uncle Richard....
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Ginny is back home in New Jersey when she gets an email - Oliver in England has come across the stolen backpack with her letters.
He will share the letters with her if she comes to England and proves she is Ginny. The catch? The last envelope sends Ginny back to Europe to get another piece. A process piece. This will be valuable, Oliver wants half of the proceeds.
Hmmm
Ginny wants the letters, wants to see Keith again, would like to see Uncle Richard....
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Apr 27, 2011
Sara
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The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson begins with Ginny getting an e-mail from a boy named Oliver who says he found the envelopes that were stolen. Ginny heads to England and meets up with him and he tells her that he not give her the envelopes until she has completed the mission detailed in the last envelope and he must split the sale of the final piece of art. Ginny goes off on the journey with Oliver along with Keith and his new girlfriend Ellis.
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Apr 25, 2011
Monica
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I didn't feel the same sense of adventure in this novel as I did the first, mostly because this book is focusing more (I felt) on the relationships of the various characters, as well as the characters themselves, then the actual adventure of it. I don't think this is a bad thing at all, the characters are wonderful and I enjoyed getting to know a couple of new ones in this book.
I so want Ms. Johnson to write another book, can be a spin-off, but I just love being in Ginny's life, I love More...
I so want Ms. Johnson to write another book, can be a spin-off, but I just love being in Ginny's life, I love More...
Apr 24, 2011
Bunny
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I literally read both 13 Little Blue Envelopes as well as The Last Little Blue Envelope in a matter of fifteen hours, and fell in love. When I initially read the first installment, I felt like Maureen Johnson had intended to leave it open ended for the reader to piece together themselves, but at the same time, it seemed to conclude itself. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started reading the last book.
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Apr 23, 2011
Rachael
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Ginny Blackstone thought all her European adventures were over. She thought they ended when her backpack and the last little blue envelope from her deceased aunt were stolen. She’s almost content to stay at home and force herself to write her college admissions essays—almost. Part of her is not ready to give up this freedom, so when a stranger in London contacts her regarding the whereabouts of the last letter, Ginny doesn’t hesitate to jump on a plane across the Atlantic. More than anything, Gi
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Apr 16, 2011
Abigail
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I got this at the Texas Library Association conference and was absurdly excited to see it. I loved Ginny from the first book. She's so spunky, but she suffers from the occasional case of low self-esteem-- i.e., not thinking she is brave even though she backpacked across Europe by herself at 18! Ginny has the opportunity to evolve and mature further within this novel, and her relationships get accordingly complicated.
This book keeps the same characters from the first ones (thankfully More...
This book keeps the same characters from the first ones (thankfully More...
Apr 04, 2011
Kelly
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Ginny's back from her European adventure and trying to work on college applications when she gets an email that her stolen backpack has been found and the person emailing her has the envelopes, including the one that she didn't get to open. To get them back, she has to return to England and have one last adventure.
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I cannot adequately express how much I enjoyed these two books. I know that it's unlikely that Ginny will get another book, but I really More...
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I cannot adequately express how much I enjoyed these two books. I know that it's unlikely that Ginny will get another book, but I really More...
