Sunday, January 25, 2009

2009 book 21

Ann Brashares' 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows
I actually enjoyed those books about the magic pants, so figured I'd give Brashares' newest series a try. It skews a little younger, though mentions the original girls more than a few times to pander to the fans. Anyway, there are three girls and it's summer, blah blah. One girl is basically exactly the same as the Blake Lively character, one is a very likable girl who gets stuck going on a summer hiking adventure camp trip when she wanted to go to an academic camp, and the third has the most pathetic (as in attempting to go for the pathos) storyline, with am eccentric, distant mother and a budding eating disorder. Things pretty much go as you might predict, which isn't a good thing in this case. I'd recommend going back and rereading the originals and skipping this one entirely. C.

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