Growing up, the Princess Diaries series was like a comforting, cozy hug, which saw me all throughout my pre-teen and teenage years. Mia was my neurotic best friend, who obsessed over 90's TV shows, as well as navigating growing up and becoming an adult and having no clue what that should look like. Fast forward many years, and 6 years after the last book was published, Meg Cabot surprises her now adult fans with a sequel to her series - and I, for one, cannot be happier.
Royal Wedding is the 11th book in the series, and it fills that ever-present hole in my heart for the musings of Mia in her diary. Now an adult, this book follows Mia and Michael's journey to the altar, as well as the discovery of a secret little sister who gets to find out she is also a princess! In my opinion, Cabot has done an excellent job showing Mia as an adult - grown up, sure, but still the same teenager we fell in love with. The story is filled with connections and references to the original series, and the plot is twisty enough to make you really believe that this really is real life. Without giving away any spoilers, the involvement of Lilly with a certain bodyguard hit home for me that Mia and her friends are no longer in high school, but are fully grown women and I appreciated that Cabot did not shy away from growing up her characters. What we are left with is a wonderfully written story which is the perfect escape for my grown up inner middle-schooler.
Recommended for people who enjoy: diary-style books, the Princess Diaries, royalty, wedding planning, contemporary fiction.
Rating: 4.5/5
Book Information
Title: Royal Wedding (The Princess Diaries #11)
Author: Meg Cabot
Published: January 1st, 2015
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Summary:
For Princess Mia, the past five years since college graduation have been a whirlwind of activity, what with living in New York City, running her new teen community center, being madly in love, and attending royal engagements. And speaking of engagements. Mia’s gorgeous longtime boyfriend Michael managed to clear both their schedules just long enough for an exotic (and very private) Caribbean island interlude where he popped the question! Of course Mia didn’t need to consult her diary to know that her answer was a royal oui.
But now Mia has a scandal of majestic proportions to contend with: Her grandmother’s leaked “fake” wedding plans to the press that could cause even normally calm Michael to become a runaway groom. Worse, a scheming politico is trying to force Mia’s father from the throne, all because of a royal secret that could leave Genovia without a monarch. Can Mia prove to everyone—especially herself—that she’s not only ready to wed, but ready to rule as well?
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Happy Reading,
Mari
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