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In some ways, this might be the most difficult book of the series to review. The previous five are clearly impacted by nostalgia, and the subsequent ones interested me more for the sake of completing the series, but THIS one I can only recall with complete and utter shock. I discovered it nearly 10 years after my initial reading of the series, when I was in college. It was the first time I had unfettered access to the Internet on my own computer, and it was my first introduction to the delights of eBay and international shopping. I honestly have no idea what compelled me to search for this author, but when the rest of the series suddenly popped up, I couldn't contain myself. It was a childhood dream come true!
I had to fight for each of these books, as they were obviously long out of print and only available overseas, mainly in England and Australia. At certain points I was paying over $40 for a book that was under 200 pages. It was utter madness, and yet I had to do it!
Being objective is almost impossible. Of course I feel like it wasn't as strong as some of the first five! I read them as children! At the same time, how could I not fall back in love with the world?
In the end, I think four stars is accurate. There were some parts that didn't flow as well as some of the others, and I didn't really love the new character of Yolande. But Drina and Grant melted my heart, and her reaction to the confusion and helplessness of being in love at nearly 15 was completely accurate and well-written. But my objectivity is clearly compromised, without a doubt. My excitement simply knew no bounds when I encountered this.
I had to fight for each of these books, as they were obviously long out of print and only available overseas, mainly in England and Australia. At certain points I was paying over $40 for a book that was under 200 pages. It was utter madness, and yet I had to do it!
Being objective is almost impossible. Of course I feel like it wasn't as strong as some of the first five! I read them as children! At the same time, how could I not fall back in love with the world?
In the end, I think four stars is accurate. There were some parts that didn't flow as well as some of the others, and I didn't really love the new character of Yolande. But Drina and Grant melted my heart, and her reaction to the confusion and helplessness of being in love at nearly 15 was completely accurate and well-written. But my objectivity is clearly compromised, without a doubt. My excitement simply knew no bounds when I encountered this.
