Book review

Royally annoying

The famous teen princess is desperate to go to the prom

Did you know?: Research from Your Prom Magazine found that the average US high school student spends $638 (26,158 baht) for the prom.

Review by Suwitcha Chaiyong

Title: The Princess Diaries: Give Me Five
Author: Meg Cabot
Price: 595 baht
Distributor: Asia Books

Just when you thought there couldn't possibly be any more The Princess Diaries books, a fifth one has hit bookstore shelves. The Princess Diaries: Give Me Five is all about the prom. The prom is a big, fancy dance party that takes place just before high school graduation. The prom must be a very important event, because the whole book goes on and on about Mia Thermopolis, the princess of Genovia, and her desperate attempt to go to the senior prom. The problem is that her boyfriend Michael hasn't mentioned anything about asking her to the prom with him yet.

Mia celebrates her 15th birthday in this latest novel and she's supposed to be more mature. However, that isn't the case. She's comes across as annoying and very confused. When things are about to become more chaotic for her, Meg Cabot, the author sends in familiar characters to comfort her, Mia's best friend, her boyfriend and her mother. The ending is predictable, but for all you Princess fans out there it doesn't matter, does it? Those who haven't been introduced to the Princess yet, you'd be better off reading the first diary.

VOCABULARY

desperate (adj): feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others
annoying (adj): making somebody feel slightly angry
chaotic (adj): in a state of complete confusion and disorder comfort
predictable (adj): if something is predictable, you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like