A review by jason_as
Mates, Dates, and Diamond Destiny by Cathy Hopkins
2.0
Overall, I'd rank the narrators as such:
Fun Personalities
Nesta - The only one who faces some actual adversity, like in the first one where her boy's friend is being microaggressively racist towards her. But she also is the main source of humor and generally has the most confidence in life, which is always nice to see especially compared to her overly self-deprecating friends.
Izzie - Can get a bit Very Special Episode, i.e. don't drink/drug cuz a boy wants you to lower your inhibitions, don't starve yourself. But she has a good sense of herself when it comes to her friends and her future.
No Personalities
Lucy - Her on again/off again thing with Tony is tedious and changes at a whim depending on what lesson the author feels like imparting from book to book.
TJ - Two of her three books revolve around her being hung up over her friend's boyfriend who's juggling a third girl as well, and then later throwing a fit because the other of the two guys she's juggling is dating someone else just like she is. Honestly, I don't know if the series needs her at all.
Fun Personalities
Nesta - The only one who faces some actual adversity, like in the first one where her boy's friend is being microaggressively racist towards her. But she also is the main source of humor and generally has the most confidence in life, which is always nice to see especially compared to her overly self-deprecating friends.
Izzie - Can get a bit Very Special Episode, i.e. don't drink/drug cuz a boy wants you to lower your inhibitions, don't starve yourself. But she has a good sense of herself when it comes to her friends and her future.
No Personalities
Lucy - Her on again/off again thing with Tony is tedious and changes at a whim depending on what lesson the author feels like imparting from book to book.
TJ - Two of her three books revolve around her being hung up over her friend's boyfriend who's juggling a third girl as well, and then later throwing a fit because the other of the two guys she's juggling is dating someone else just like she is. Honestly, I don't know if the series needs her at all.