Sabtu, 13 Januari 2018

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Forever Princess by Meg Cabot
Forever princess is the tenth book of Princess dairies series written by Meg Cabot. This book publishes in January 6, 2009 by HarperTeen. After a year, 2010, finally this book is translated into Indonesian and published by Gramedia Pustaka Utama.
Forever Princess is a phenomenal way to end an incredible series. I will begin with something personal: I have grown up with Mia. I started reading them in 2006. I probably would be sad if it did not end so well, but it did. Meg Cabot has been one of my favorite authors for years and I honestly can not help it.
Most have probably heard of these books, or at least watched the Disney version, but here is a short summary. As a ninth grader, Mia found out her father was the prince of Genovia, making her a princess. The books are her journals writing about her everyday life. Everything from guys to the princess lessons she is forced to take from her grandmere who pencils in her eyebrows to her trouble it algebra and all the random thoughts in between. The final book is about the end of her senior year of high school. It takes place approximately two years after the ninth book, a time when Mia was locked away in her room writing her senior project. Michael, Mia’s first love, just came back from living in Japan making a robotic arm to be used in surgeries and then there is also J.P. who Mia’s been seeing for two years now. The book covers this love conflict, Mia’s 18th birthday, her final finals, prom, and more. Talking about love, my favorite quote from this book is when Mia talked with her friend, Lily that “Life isn't a romance novel. The truth is, the reason romance novels sell so well ---- the reason why everyone loves them ---- is because no one's life is actually like that. Everyone WANTS their life to be like that.” That is really represent most of people’s feeling.
After ten books, if you would think the books would get tiring, they do not; most certainly not. Overall, it was a brilliant way to end the series. Thinking back on it, you can see how much Mia has changed over the course of her high school experience. The difference between ninth and twelfth grade are extraordinary and Cabot captured the high school years perfectly. For example, a girl who in ninth grade begged to go to the prom now is the one realizing that it is just a dance with bad food. If you have been a fan of Mia’s for a while, it will not disappoint and if you have not, pick them up. Teenage girls can definitely relate to everything Mia goes through; no matter if they have not found out that they are a princess of a small European country. Which is just the thing, Mia is an average girl everyone can relate to, and the princess thing is just on the side; she is so much more than that. After the ten books, the end is completely perfect and just what it needed to be. Though sad that this girl who we have known for four years of her life does not have another book coming out soon, the end will leave you smiling and overjoyed.
You can find the book in Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Local bookstore, and Gramedia (if you want to buy the Indonesia version).

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