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A review by maryhannawilson
The Princess Present by Meg Cabot
2.0
Princess Mia spends Christmas in Genovia with Grandmère and this year, her boyfriend, Michael, and her best friend, Lilly, are coming to Genovia, too.
This is a short novella in a series of Princess Diary books so I want to make it clear that I have never read any of the books. I read this one as part of my search for Christmas books for teens and this one came up.
There is nothing wrong with the book, so I included it on my "recommended" Christmas books for teens, but it also wasn't a great story - unless maybe you are a fan of this series. As someone who hasn't read the Princess Diary books, I had no connection to the character except through the movies so it was hard to get lost in the story. It felt short, choppy, and disconnected which is probably due to the fact that is written as journal entries.
Lilly is a pretty insufferable character. She is rude, immature, and mean. When called out on her actions, she doubles down on them, including the fact that she got a man fired because of a relationship situation with him.
There is nothing horribly inappropriate in the book other than a few references to the King's girlfriend who is a lingerie model. There is an unflattering description of her job on page 28 and someone refers to her as a skank early on.
Overall, it was a quick, short read that might entertain a fan but wasn't quite so entertaining for me.
This is a short novella in a series of Princess Diary books so I want to make it clear that I have never read any of the books. I read this one as part of my search for Christmas books for teens and this one came up.
There is nothing wrong with the book, so I included it on my "recommended" Christmas books for teens, but it also wasn't a great story - unless maybe you are a fan of this series. As someone who hasn't read the Princess Diary books, I had no connection to the character except through the movies so it was hard to get lost in the story. It felt short, choppy, and disconnected which is probably due to the fact that is written as journal entries.
Lilly is a pretty insufferable character. She is rude, immature, and mean. When called out on her actions, she doubles down on them, including the fact that she got a man fired because of a relationship situation with him.
There is nothing horribly inappropriate in the book other than a few references to the King's girlfriend who is a lingerie model. There is an unflattering description of her job on page 28 and someone refers to her as a skank early on.
Overall, it was a quick, short read that might entertain a fan but wasn't quite so entertaining for me.