Definitely not as good as the first one. I feel like the actual pants were mentioned less, and became kind of a forgotten aspect of the book, like I didn’t care when someone suddenly had them, just seemed thrown in when you knew something big was about to happen.

Lena’s story sucked honestly, Kostos is boring babes, pick yourself up. I love Bee and Carmen’s story, and anyone that complains about Carmen’s anger needs to remember what it’s like to be a teenage girl. I kinda hate Tibby but honestly idk why, I liked her so much in the first book:(

Non pensate di prendere in mano questo romanzo a vent'anni, perché vi cercherete qualcosa che probabilmente non c'è. Se però lo leggete, sempre a vent'anni, ricordandovi di quando ne avevate dodici o tredici e le vostre amiche erano le persone più importanti sulla faccia della terra, allora potete. Ma non se con queste vostre amiche è andata a finire male e ne serbate un cattivo ricordo: se non portate rancore, però, potete leggerlo.
Si parla di amicizia, quell'amicizia alla quale basta un nulla per separarsi e poi sentirsi di nuovo sorelle. Quell'amicizia che ha sempre i genitori contro, quei genitori che non vi permettono di uscire, di andare a dormire dall'amica, di cenare con loro perché a casa vostra ci sono gli amici novantenni di vostro padre, che vi separano durante le vacanze. Eppure vi basta un semplice oggetto per ricordavi delle altre e tenervi unite, unitissime, incredibilmente assieme. Basta una telefonata, una lettere, una mail, un sms lungo chilometri, con la certezza che, finita l'estate, vi ritroverete più unite che mai.
Pensate come sarebbe leggere questo libro a tredici anni, quando voi siete relegate a casa perché i vostri genitori lavorano dodici mesi all'anno e le vostre amiche, invece, sono state trascinate in vacanza in qualche luogo bellissimo. Vi mettete il costume da bagno, andate in spiaggia, ma non ci volete stare: senza le amiche che vi consolano c'è da sentirsi brutte, fuori luogo, con le gambe troppo corte e il seno troppo grande, e come spiegare a vostra sorella più piccola che non potete più giocare a racchette, che voi siete grandi, e se lo fate magari vi si abbassa il reggiseno? Ah, se solo ci fossero le vostre amiche, magari vi capirebbero. Allora iniziate a leggere questo libro, tornate a casa e vi sdraiate sul letto, no mamma la doccia la faccio dopo, non ho tanta sabbia addosso, e lo finite tutto. Serene, tranquille, fresche di quell'estate che avete appena passato con quelle ragazze del paio di jeans, quelle ragazze che vi hanno rassicurato: anche le vostre amiche, prima o poi, torneranno.

Excellent Book! Love the sisterhood series.

Carmen- I love Carmen’s story in this book. She has grown to be jealous of her moms love life and she Dosent exactly have one of her own. Carmen’s story always kept me wanting more.

Bridget- She did some soul searching at her grandmas house, undercover as Gilda. She reconnects with an old soccer pal. Her story was very emotional.

Lena- Lena had lots of drama and sadness go on in her story. Lena’s story was my favorite in the book. A bit disappointed in her, I feel like she’s changed a lot. :(

Tibby- I never really liked Tibby. I found myself bored with her story. She is the only reason why I gave it four stars. Nothing really happened to Tibby that interesting. Maybe it was a good break between all the other girls drama? Idk, but she was defiantly my least favorite story.


Overall can’t wait to read the third book!

I might have enjoyed this more if I were 12.

These books make me so incredibly nostalgic and happy. ❤️ So glad I chose to re-read them this year.

From Lena's point of view



This story was so good. It has a lot of pain and love. I cried a lot more than laughed. Carmen surprised me by being very mean and selfish! Her character in the movie is so different. Lena's story in the book pained me so much just like Carmen's mom and her lover David. I can't understand how Carmen was so mean and hateful like that!!!



Bee broke my heart but she always gets up and push herself forward. I love her for that. Tibby's love and sorrow for Bailey is so touching. to tell you the truth I have not experienced grief. And I don't wish to, though I know it is part of life. Great series. Love them.

Didnt enjoy as much as the first one...

J’ai préféré le premier tome au deuxième, mais celui-ci s’est quand même lu TRÈS facilement!

J’ai accroché sur les citations du premier tome, tandis que celles du deuxième me parlaient moins.

Les histoires des 4 filles en général m’ont moins touché.

La colère de Carmen m’a semblé exagérée. Je me suis moins retrouvée en elle.


De manière surprenante, j’ai aimé le trajet psychologique et la quête de Bridget qui au début me gossait par le mensonge versus dire la vérité, mais au fur et à mesure que le temps avançait, j’aime l’issue de sa situation.

Pour ce qui est de Tibby, je ne sais pas pourquoi mais je ne connecte pas avec cette fille.

Tandis que Lena a eu un été, au départ, très inactif, mais qui a reviré très rapidement. Je me revoyais à cet âge dans un magasin de linges, moi n’ont plus tellement pas vendeuse, mais ça se résume à cela.

J’ai remarqué que les transitions entre les segments de vie des filles étaient beaucoup plus fluides et j’ai apprécié puisque c’était une de mes critiques du tome 1.

Finalement, je ne sais pas si c’est moi mais lorsque je les lis j’ai toujours l’impression de lire des vies de 14-15 ans plutôt que 17, mais bon. Jdevais être précoce ahah!

I like these girls. I like the struggles they are facing because they feel real, painful and part of growing up.

Unfortunately I have two issues with this book that annoyed me:
* Could not understand why none of the mothers were capable of talk things through. I understand teenagers who cannot get their shit together, but moms should be able to confront rather than go with silent treatment.
* Could not get why girls were not actually talking and supporting each other. I understand that these books are about finding their own story and living through struggles on their own, but where this glorious friendship stays? Tibby lost her friend in first book, Bee who has suffered loss before might understand and support her, but she is too busy with her own problems. Carmen’s mother is getting back out there, she could have talked with Tibby who feels similar with her parents having another kids after a long time, or Paul and Krista who actual were in the same situation when their mother started over with Carmen’s dad. All other girls know how Brien feels about Tibby, no one tells anything, lets wait and see how she screws everything up.

With this I want to say, I was missing actual dialogues between girls. Therefore I have to give only 3 stars.

Hahahaha I just looked back at my review of the first book, and I had made a point to say how much I disliked the audiobook and would be sure to read the rest of the series in print. I didn't have any real issues with the narration this time, but it seemed like a sadder story than the first book so I guess the dourness of the narrator's voice worked better.

I can't say how many times I cried while listening to this as I drove home from Christmas. Each member of the Sisterhood had her own interesting, poignant story, but I felt that the mothers of the Sisterhood had a deeper part to play in this installment. I was brought to tears thinking specifically of all the ways we are cruel and unfeeling toward our mothers at various points in our lives, and how mothers patiently accept this as part of their love for their children. Ann Brashares has a way of writing female emotions and relationships that are so elegant and truthful, but she doesn't shortchange the plot for the sake of introspection. Any girl, regardless of age, should read this series. That's not to say there aren't things that frustrate you (what did Bridget THINK would happen by meeting her grandmother under an assumed identity?), but I thought this second book was particularly emotionally wonderful.

recently i reread the sisterhood of the traveling pants, and i loved it! the first time i read it though i didn’t know it was a series, so i decided to pick up the second book and i enjoyed it just as much as the first one.

this one dove a little deeper into the emotional development of the characters. in this one, only Bridget and Tibby are gone for the summer, while Lena and Carmen stay in their hometown. one thing i really liked about this book was how we got to see more of their family dynamics with them being home. and their mother’s relationships with each other was nicely explored because it was vaguely touched on in book 1 and i liked how that was expanded upon.

i really loved Bridget’s character arc in this book and exploring her struggles with mental health. she’s battling a lot of negative thoughts after gaining weight, i enjoyed reading about her journey because i think it was important story. her having grown up really skinny and conventionally attractive, gaining weight put a lot of pressure on her, and i think that was an interesting thing to explore. it wasn’t perfect, it is definitely a little dated, and some things said maybe wouldn’t be accepted by today’s standards, but it’s written from the POV for 16 year olds who don’t have emotional maturity yet to understand the nuances of body neutrality, and i felt like Bridget’s struggles with her body were very realistic.

i know there’s like 2 or 3 more books in the series, and i think i’m going to continue!

didn’t cry. did chuckle! did devour.