Blesh, no, this is not a good book. Okay, I know that most Meg Cabot books follow the same exact formula, and I'm okay with that. I don't mind. I don't expect a masterpiece or anything, but this is just so bad it's unforgiveable.

I don't even know where to start? The way Shari being a lesbian is treated in the second book was not good but it was, I suppose, well-meant, in this there's a point where Shari's about to say "I'm a lesbian" and Lizzie INTERUPTS HER, because the word "lesbian" is so upsetting to her. What the shit, and this is a character I'm supposed to relate to? It's even worse, because Shari was only turned into a lesbian so that Lizzie could get with Chaz - Shari's ex boyfriend - with no real repercussions. Actually Shari is such a good friend she's been trying to set Lizzie and Chaz up for months. Because, as we all know, lesbians have nothing better to do with their time than setting up their straight friends with each other.

Oh yeah, and OBVIOUSLY Lizzie and Chaz gets together. Because Chaz remembers that Lizzie wants to have a side of ice with her wine and Luke doesn't. Also remember when Lizzie told Luke her dream was to work as a wedding dress restorer and he bought her a top of the line sewing machine for Christmas? I mean have you ever heard of something so inconsiderate??? I almost died because I was so embarrassed on his part. I mean WHO SUPPORTS HIS GIRLFRIEND'S DREAM LIKE THAT???? What a horrible fucking twat. It's a shame he wasn't immediately hit by a bus or something. I mean, come on. Lizzie gave him a SLEEK LEATHER WALLET. Okay. That is like the most thoughtful gift I have heard of in my entire life and he didn't even propose. And then he forgot the ice. But he knew about the Diet Coke but that was only because Chaz told him, so it doesn't count. He should have known by looking into her eyes and seen the depths of her soul. Or something.

And then like ... yeah, she's in love with Chaz, we get it. She can't break of her engagement because .......... yes, why exactly? Nothing in this book makes sense. She accepts Luke's proposal but then demand that they live in separate apartments until they're married. What??? I'm all for couples staying independent, but why would you wait until your married to live together???? That's is an awful idea, don't do it. Especially if you've just decided that living together wasn't working out for you!? And then she cheats on him with Chaz because Chaz was there for her at her grandma's funeral (why do Americans always act like flying to Europe and back is no big deal? I mean, fictional Americans. I don't know how real ones are. But like ... it's a long flight??? It's not reasonable to expect someone to do that to spend 24 hours with you, even if they love you) but she still can't break off the engagement because ........... I'm still at a loss. I realize doing it over the phoen is a bit awkward, but at this point EVERYONE knows there's not gonna be a wedding, so why keep pretending?

Speaking of everyone knowing, why does Lizzie's friend have zero interests outside of like getting married and Lizzie's love life? Everyone in her life is like "lol we know you like Chaz ahahhaa you should fuck him oh sorry I mean make love to him since you don't approve of bad language". Get a fucking personality. Or at least contain this to ONE character instead of five-ish carbon copies??? What's even the point????

I'm mostly annoyed that Lizzie gets a get out of jail free-card by the end. Because of course perfect prince Luke was never perfect (compared to perfect non-Prince Chaz!!! Because he's an American!! And American boys are automatically more trust-worthy than those suspicious Europeans!!!) nooooooooooo he was a cheating cheater who LIED. And because he did that it was okay that Lizzie cheated. And she never had to own up to it or evne tell Luke because oh my gods what if her actions had consequences that would just be awful. You know, the characters in Cabot's teenage-aimed books would NEVER get away with this shit, that's what's bothering me. They would have to own up to it by the end to get the guy, but Lizzie doesn't. It's all just working out too perfect, and she even gets to marry Chaz by the end, even though he said he never wanted to get married.

Of course that means Chaz is suddenly attainable and Lizzie has zero interest in guys she can actually get so I'm assuming they'll break up within two weeks or something. Honestly Lizzie dumping both guys and focusing on her career would have been the only acceptable ending to this book, but the point is not that you should be happy doing what you love, it's that you should be happy doing who you love. Because nothing in life is worth anything unless a man validates you. The end. ( )

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Cabot's great strength is her ability to create appealing, believable, and funny main characters. Lizzie remains instantly likeable in book 3 of this series, but the plot doesn't make a lot of sense, relying on sit-com convolutions to get to the end. Lizzie is far too straightforward to be in this plot.
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I got an advance reader edition (ARE) of this book when I went to the Texas Library Association annual conference - back in April 2008! Since I didn't get the book with an obligation to review it, it sat in my TBR stash for almost ten years, until I was looking for some fluff to read before tackling the next ARE on my TBR shelf, which is much longer and looks way more intimidating. After finishing it, I guess there was a good reason this book sat on my shelf for so long.

Another reviewer called this book "bubble gum chick lit" and "bubble bath for your brain," and I think those are perfect descriptions. A silly romance. It's the third (and thankfully last) book in a series, but you don't have to have read the other two first (although perhaps some of the characters and their behaviors would make more sense if I had). At this point I would not want to go back and read those books, as reading this one first creates spoilers for those. The characters are not particularly likable (some are downright annoying), so I don't feel like I've missed anything. I found Lizzie's babbling to be annoying, frankly.

Not for me, but then, this really isn't my genre, and it is not well-written enough to compensate.

© Amanda Pape - 2018

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