Mia is now with her crush, but has to spend Christmas break in Genovia being the 'princess.' She's not very happy with having had to kiss and run, so spends the entire book agonizing over being apart from the boyfriend. Really cute. ( )

Mia really does seem to stress herself out way more than she needs to be. But I think a lot of us are like that, well girls anyways, we overthink things. Before she overthought whether Michael was her secret admirer or not. Then she was trying to break up or not break up with Kenny. In this novel, she's trying to figure out whether Michael loves her or is IN love with her, even though he pretty much told her to her face that he loved her and had made out with her since. I certainly don't kiss my friend's brothers, much less love them. haha. But Mia... well, she does keep me amused. Which is why Volume 4 has been read and reviewed already. Well, in process of being reviewed.
I'm a little surprised at Mia for being so gullible about her Grandmere. After all that she's been through with her grandmother manipulating her, you would think that she can figure out this grandmother of hers. But I suppose we are weak when it comes to family obligations, especially since Mia's has to do with duty to her country as well.
I loved how Meg Cabot incorporated the movie into this book. How Mia's life story has become a movie and the injustices the characters (mainly Lilly) may feel towards their portrayal. As I keep reading, I realize just how much they changed Grandmere's character. I can't see Julie Andrews maniupulating Mia to the extent she goes through. She's much too kind and sweet in the movie version. Despite the fact that there are differences... I'm going to have to say that I still love the films as much as I used to. Sure, there are differences. But the books are good as books. The movies are good as movies. ( )

OK, in this book Mia is just annoying, she harps on and on about how Michael will dump her if she tells him the she has to miss their first date, because her grandmother is forcing her to attend a ball on the same night.
I suppose because I try to confess things as soon as possible and get it over with, I have little patience with Mia's agonising for ages about how Michael will break up with her for being busy on one night. Break up with her because she's being such a baby, more likely.
Although Clea Lewis does a good job narrating, it was jarring to have a new voice, Anne Hathaway narrated the previous three. It took me a while to get used to Grandmere's accent, it seemed different. But by the end of the story, I stopped noticing. ( )

Pretty repetitive and not much of a plot. Funny, though, and an impressive array of pop culture references. ( )

Why I Chose This Book: I love Meg Cabot's books for adults and YA....I want to finish this series before the 10th book comes out:)
What I Thought: As usual loved her writing, laugh out loud funny:) ( )