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Again-unnecessary angst here-they love each other to pieces, so just live with the long distance thing for awhile. Why not continue to explore the relationship instead of a break up/make up.Carmen-Morphed into a totally new person.
I feel the author threw in some plot points for the sake of drama, instead of just letting life unfold.Bee-Now she's an archeologist. What.
I really loved the first 2 books in this series, but have been disappointed with the last 2. Tibby was always my favorite and this just really wasn't how you'd expect her character to act.
This was out of left field, though her being interested in a married man seemed in character. Tibby-never would have treated Brian that way.
She was always my least favorite of the girls, I like her even less here.Lena-WHY can't an author occasionally give us a happy ending when it comes to the couple. Why yet another impromptu crying fest/reunion.I did like this better then book 3, and fans of the series will want to see it through, it's just disappointing because it could have been so much better.
It never did before.Lena: Was completely a shocker to me. I found it unrealistic that one sad year in college would change Carmen from a lion to a field mouse, I though her personality was much stronger than that. I'll save the details but why would khaki skirted Lena become a nude model and be intimate with a man she barely even knew when she couldn't even get to that point with Kostos who she loved. In fairness, she did come back in the end, but it felt a little too late. was stupid. Shouldn't it make her want him more.Tibby: She was in character and her storyline was probably the most interesting to me. If not he seemed far to clingy and when Tibby dumped him I wanted her to stick by the decision.
She's been dating Brian for over a year now and decides to take their relationship to a physically intimate level. Why would she break it off if she was lonely. Okay. The girls didn't really even feel like close friends anymore.
I loved the first three books in the Sisterhood series but I felt like this one fell a bit.flat.Carmen: Totally out of character, which is sad because she was always strong and funny before. I also didn't like that the way Tibby realized she wanted him back was by getting jealous after seeing him with Lena's sister. Shallow much.Bridget: Was also fairly in character but I thought her chasing after another man in Turkey (why did she up and decide to go to Turkey anyway). She had worked so hard and pined so long for Eric I didn't really believe that a few months apart would make her love him any less. The part of this storyline I was dissapointed in was Brian. I'd much rather she at least had her little fling with him.The book was still cute and enjoyable but didn't have the charm of the former books. I also missed Win. And where was Paul.
Perfectly realistic. Tibby notes that he was pushing sex on her for a lot of their relationship even though she didn't appear to be ready and the fact that he travels every weekend hours on end just to see her made me wonder if he wasn't more interested in getting lucky than seeing her. He wasn't even mentioned in the book. I wish Brashares had another book to redeem the characters but alas, she doesn't.
I agree with the other reviews. The fourth intallment was disappointing to say the least. The plot was entirely too mature for the age group who read these books the most.
I didn't especially like the sudden turn from fun-loving, careless teenagers to a group of grown ups who desert their heritage. So when I picked up "Forever in Blue" I was excited. I enjoyed the past three books incredibly. I hope that Ann Brashares makes something like a new generation of the Sisterhood, with the daughters of the four girls. Tibby takes her relationship with Brian to the next level, only to have it backfire and weeks of worrying. There should have been something where it fowards a decade to show where the girls are at.
First, they're going to college - Carmen goes to Williams, Bridget goes to Brown but is in Turkey for an archeology dig, Lena goes to RISD and meets a cute boy named Leo, and Tibby goes to the New York film school and is unsure about the relationship she and Brian have created. The book seemed like the author was trying to speed up the growth of the girls and it went too fast. Carmen has this snotty, unappreciative, decisive friend named Julia who is a total user and tries out for a play but ends up getting an mediocre one instead of the one that she really wanted. Carmen gets the good role and Julia will do anything to get on that show. I had high expectations for this book. Lena is taking some summer classes and finds this gorgeous boy named Leo who is a great painter. Twists and turns happen in her summer, and I thought she was the most interesting this summer to read.
Tibby finally has the courage to break it off but finds that she really does love Brian. She may realize this too late.All in all, this book was okay. Bridget goes to Turkey and sees that she has an attractive colleague working with her and is immediately attracted to her, but unfortunately, he's already taken. I was reading when I realized that it wasn't up to par with the past few books. I didn't hear much about the Pants except at the end.
It's very infuriating when Carmen's notorious attitude is pushed far inside. It's very similar to when she met Eric, but now she's more controlled and less reckless. This book, though, left me with many questions unanswered. I recommend the first three books and possibly the fourth.
I enjoyed the book completely. However, a bit explicit for my 12 year old daughter. And after she read the first 3 books, I allowed her to read this one, too - but with some discussions about how the girls in the book are in college, a lot older than she is and able to make more mature decisions about their own sexuality than she is now or will be for many years.Bottom line - a great book and conclusion to the "Traveling Pants" series.
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