Forever Princess

Forever Princess is the 14th book in "The Princess Diaries", even though it is only called book 10. I haven't read all the books in this series though, only about four. It is written from the point of a princess, Mia, in her journal. She is the princess of Genovia, a made up principality in Europe. At first, she is a gawky awkward girl and not very princess-y at all! In this book, her ex-boyfriend has come back from Japan and it's really awkward between them. I think this book raises the question, what does it really mean to be a princess? Mia may not be the prettiest, smartest (she admits it) girl, but she always says the right things and is polite. She learns what it really is about to be a princess, it's not always sparkly tiaras and ballgowns, but being a good person. I wouldn't recommend this book unless you've read some of the main books (none of the 5 and 3/4 or 6 and 1/2s are that important to the plot..). Although some of the events confuse me, because Meg Cabot doesn't come back and re-explain what happened in previous books, one of the only flaws.