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Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book Four)
by Ann Brashares

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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5453.Forever_in_Blue_The_Fourth_Summer_of_the_Sisterhood?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book Four)" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165522276m/5453.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5453.Forever_in_Blue_The_Fourth_Summer_of_the_Sisterhood?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3681.Ann_Brashares">Ann Brashares</a> 
 <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7806680?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
 rating: 3 of 5 stars 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 enjoyed and related to was Carmen's. And really, only because of the "been there, done that, don't EVER want to go back there again" factor. Though, I really like Carmen (probably the best of the 4) and really relate to her the best. If I had to pick one of them that was most like me in HS, Carmen would be that (minus the Latino factor LOL).
 
 This book was also WAY more "adult" than the previous three (maybe because they have finished their first year of college...I don't know). I f I was letting my young teen read these, I would try and be prepared for some pretty open and interesting discussions about the books and the activities that take place.
 
 The end was a bummer for me as well. I was really let down in a way. And I don't know how to describe how or why I was let down. I just felt that it was really flat after the first three. 
 
 All in all, it was a good book, but not as good as the first three.
 
 YA/T (15+)
 Minor language
 Minor sexual references 
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bookshelves: books-read-in-2008
recommended for: Anyone who read the first three
status: Read in April, 2008

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 enjoyed and related to was Carmen's. And really, only because of the "been there, done that, don't EVER want to go back there again" factor. Though, I really like Carmen (probably the best of the 4) and really relate to her the best. If I had to pick one of them that was most like me in HS, Carmen would be that (minus the Latino factor LOL).

This book was also WAY more "adult" than the previous three (maybe because they have finished their first year of college...I don't kno...more

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