Customer Reviews
Princess Diaries: Book 8 - By: Kelly B, 17 Oct 2008 
Following on a couple of months after the end of 'Seventh Heaven' (or 'Party Princess' depending on which version you have), this chronicles Mia's hilarious story for the 8th book (there will be 10in total).
Lilly wants Mia to run for Student Council President... AGAIN. Mia discovers a secret about her dad (which, to be honest, we all saw it coming...), Mia comes to a big decision about where her & Michael's relationship is going, but not before Michael announces he's going away... FOR A YEAR OR MORE!!!
This, as always, gave me loads of laughs. It's maybe a little more grown-up than the previous Princess Diaries books, but that's not a bad thing!!
I bought this on a Sunday & (after quickly finishing book 7) I had read the whole thingin less than 1 day.
This has quickly become probably my favourite Princess Diaries book yet. It has enough humour AND drama to keep me interested, & the plot goes a bit further than the other books. What I mean by that is, some of the previous books tend to start with a new 'problem' for Mia & then by the end of the book it gets sorted outin one way or another. But some of the issuesin the 8th book will have to get carried on to book 9 & maybe even book 10. So by the time I'd finished book 8 I was really impatient to read book 9!
I'd recommend this series to girls aged 13+ (or women who are young at heart ;) )
For fans of the Princess Diaries series, I'd recommend these other books:
by Louise Rennison:
'Confessions of Georgia Nicholson' series
by Sue Limb:
'Girl' series
by Meg Cabot:
'Mediator' series
'Teen Idol' (single book, not part of a series)
'Avalon High' (single book, not part of a series)
Entertaining, but oh so trashy... - By: N. Preskey, 07 Sep 2008 
Having enjoyed moaning my way through most of the Princess Diary books, I thought this one would be no different, & to a certain extent I was right. Mia is still her whingy, mopey self, & Cabot's no Shakespeare but this is strangly addictive.
I found myself reading itin very few sittings, I was desperate to find out what happened! Will Micheal actually leave for Japan? What is Mia prepared to do to make him stay? I refused to believe that Cabot would break the formula she has begun sticking to when churning out many of her recent books but how wrong I was.
The Princess Diaries series has become a bit like a soap opera, not that there's anything inherently wrong with that, they can be very captivating. However, they do go on & on, the characters are forever changing & it doesn't always reach a conclusion you find satisfying, to make you watch the next episode &in this case, to make you read the next book!
My advice is, if you want to find out what happens to Mia, want a Meg Cabot book for a slightly older age group (probably teens only) or have a long journey coming up then this is your read. However, get it cheap or out of the library as you probably won't want to read it over & over. If you're looking for good quality teen fiction or romance, a very likeable character or something a bit more serious then look elsewhere. A better Meg Cabot book, I feel, is "Teen Idol". As for Teen romance, I would recommend "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer.
