papalbina Basel, Switzerland

I didn't like very much the first one, but the second, third and fourth ones get better, but with ups and downs. I like Ann Brashares' writing style. It's fresh and dynamic.

In the first book Tibby was my favourite character, but right now after reading the four books Bridget Vreeland has overtook the position. She is my sport idol and with her ups and downs I learnt to love her. I like her lack of scruples, I love her "I want to live the present" and her self-confidence and her sharpness. I like this character.

Lena is too dull for moments (especially with all the story with Kostos v.v) and Tibby has lost her power. The only one who remains like she was at the beginning is Carmen: Good Carmen and Bad Carmen. She is selfish, mean, sometimes, but she is so funny.

All the four books have brilliant moments. I would recommend these books to anybody who likes light growing-up stories. ... (continue)

Quite caothic book. It's told from the point of view of the main character, Jenna.

Jenna is a mess and very confused the most part of the book, so that the narration in first person is like the one you would find in a diary or directly in her head or at least a mix between thoughts and normal narration. At the beginning I liked that, but somewhere in the middle in the book I began to be annoyed by that style.

There are a lot of metaphors and subtile morals about live and teenager behaviour. The characters are quite flat, except for Jenna and Crow, which are rich, but stereotyped (although Oates says that Crow wasn't a stereotype).

Probably my problem with this novel is that I read it in English and I couldn't get the whole meaning of the words. Or that my expectations were just too high... ... (continue)