Onvan : The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #2) - Nevisande : Ann Brashares - ISBN : 385731051 - ISBN13 : 9780385731058 - Dar 373 Safhe - Saal e Chap : 2003

I definitely loved this book. This book actually made me emotional considering I re-watched the first sisterhood movie, and when they started talking about Bailey, I almost cried

This book is honest to a fault. Again the girls are very real and evolving at their own pace. I didn't like this at first, as one of the girls air headed all of a sudden and very unlikable. Where the others were growing up. But then I remembered, not everyone learns and grows at the same time.
A few far fetched plot lines, but once again they are incoorperated well into the ultra realistic. Beautiful writing, focusing on mothers and daughters, i liked the link between The September groups. onto the next...

Re/read 2016
I'm struck once again at the link between mothers & daughters. B & her grandma, linked through hair and the loss of her Marley.
Tibby & the shame of seeing the movie about her mother. Turning the tables on her and making her want her mum.
Lena, her mother, Kostas and Eugiuen. Greek lovers and privacy.
Carmen's insolence being braught up short by the grace of her mothers behaviour towards her ex husband and new wife.

Year Two, still in love with the four girls. They grow up and they are becoming powerful women, all together. I'm adoring the saga!

I chose to read this book because in my English class, we are supposed to read a specific genre of a choice book each month. This month the genre was realistic fiction. Last summer, for summer reading I chose to read the first book in this series, The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants. This book, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, is the second. I enjoyed the first one so much that soon after I finished reading it, I watched the movie which made me fall more in love with the stories. So, I decided I wanted to read the whole series!

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood tells the story of the girls’ second summer with the pants. For those of you who have never read the books or watched the movies, you probably have no idea what I’m talking about. Basically, these four best friends, Carmen, Bridget, Lena, and Tibby find these “magical” pair of jeans that fit them all perfectly and give them good luck. They all go their separate ways once the summer begins and they send the pants around to all of them. They also have specific rules they need to follow when it is their turn, such as that they are never allowed to wash them. The second summer is a lot different than the first for all of the girls. In this book, Carmen’s story mainly focuses on the relationship between her and her mom who gets a new boyfriend. The new man in her mother’s life changes the way they used to be and this makes Carmen full of angry and sad emotions. In Bridget’s story, she is faced with internal struggles after she decides to quit soccer, which was her whole life, for mental health issues. She says, “‘I think about the person I used to be, and she seems so far away. She walked fast, I walk slow. She stayed up late and got up early, I sleep. I feel like if she gets any farther away, I won’t be connected to her at all anymore” (12). To try and help her get back on track, she leaves home to go to her grandmother, Greta’s house undercover as a housecleaner to get to know her more. When Bridget was younger her mother died and she pretty much lost connection with her grandmother. Her story focuses on her finding herself again while also learning more about her mother's life while she cleans Greta’s attack filled with her mom’s old things. Lena’s story is also about internal struggles. Last year she went to Greece to visit her grandparents and ended up meeting the love of her life, Kostos. This summer, she had lost contact with Kostos because of the long distance and had become very depressed. That was until a very big event happens that I do not want to spoil for anyone who plans on reading the story that sees this. After this event, Lena is faced with more questions and struggles. Lastly, Tibby’s story is about her going off to a film school during the summer and trying to make new friends while keeping her other best friend Brian after the loss of her other best friend Bailey. Also, like Carmen, she struggles to work on her relationship with her mother, who she always feels is too busy with her baby siblings to pay any attention to her.

I really, really like almost everything about this book. I liked how it was set in one specific time frame, but told so many different stories. It showed that there are a lot of different things that are happening around you at the same time you are doing something else. It showed different types of families and problems that occur within. I also liked that many of the problems and feelings that the characters had were relatable. Also, while there were many different stories going on, I was intrigued by all of them and just kept wanting to find out what was going to happen next. It would stop right after a huge event or cliffhanger and move back on to the next person’s story. I also liked how the characters showed signs of growth as time passes. For example (kind of SPOILER!!!), when Tibby first goes to the film school, she makes friends with people named Maura and Alex who are not very nice and are mean to Tibby’s best friend Brian and their RA, Vanessa. At first, Tibby doesn’t do anything about it because she is trying so hard to fit in that she even makes a mean film about her mother. Towards the end, Tibby realizes that they are just jerks and finally stands up for what she knows is right. She says, “‘You know that guy Brian?... He’s one of my best friends in the world… And you know what else?… That stupid movie I made was awful. It was mean and shallow and stupid… And you know what else?... Vanessa the RA is more of an artist than Maura or you or I will ever be…’” (225-226). One more thing I really liked was how attached the author made me to some of the characters. Lena’s was my favorite because it made me very emotional at some points. For example (SPOILER, again), when Kostos comes to visit, we find out that he is still very much in love with Lena and hasn’t moved on which was something that Lena was struggling with very much. During this very dramatic scene Kostos says, “‘Don’t you know anything?’... Lena’s cheeks turned warm. There was a sob in her throat… ‘Lena please don’t be sad. Don’t ever be sad because you think I don’t love you… I never stopped… Don’t you know that?...’” (238-239).

There was really only one thing that I didn’t like about the book. This was the way it was set up. I know there weren’t that many other ways they could have done it, but I think the structure should have been different. There were chapters, but they weren’t very organized. I didn’t like how it switched from one person’s story to the next, in the following paragraph. I often got confused as to whose story was whose and what was going on. If I were to have written this book, I would have made it a new chapter every time the story switched from girl to girl. I think that would have made it a little easier to read in my opinion.

***This review contains spoilers***

Ah, I feel in love with this book. It was a lot better than the first, and really gave us much more personal info about the girls. I was in tears several times while reading this. The movie tribute to Bailey had me crying like a baby.
I can understand Carmen's feelings about her mother dating, but she was a bit selfish. I was happy to see that she overcame her selfishness.

I'm glad Bridgette went to visit her grandma. I had a feeling that she knew who Bridgette was the whole time. I don't understand her father's reasoning for keeping the kids from her.

Poor Lena. Finding out the love of your life is married while at your grandfather's funeral has to be one of the worst feelings ever. Kostas is a coward for not telling her.

I think Tibby is my favorite character. She tries to be a hardass, but she is actually very compassionate. I'm happy she now sees that her mother truly cares for her, and is willing to make time for her as well.

I listened to this on audio for a read along #pantsalong. I was hoping to like this as much as book one but it just was a bit boring and unrealistic. Just like the first book the quotes between each chapter just made no sense at all. Also the switching of POVs without notice still continued to make me confused and frustrated. Towards the end I was getting annoyed with the girls and wanted to know more about the parents. I have the next book and I'm debating on continuing or not.

didn’t cry. did chuckle! did devour.

i loved this so much. it was so heartbreaking at times but they are so cute with sending off the pants and i LOVE letters and online messages being in books. their stories were so good and explained so well.

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.

Yes, Ann Brashares does it again! Who knew the second book could be as good as the first?
You'd think the plot wouldn't work as well, with Tibby so close to home, and Lena and Carmen not going away. But somehow, it still worked. Yes, the girls saw each other a lot more often. But they still talked online, or sent little postcards to each other. They still made it seem they were apart, even when they were five minutes away. And those conversations are what I really love. The letters that break up the usual writing style, the messages that show the change from different point of views. Instead of reading a book, I'm the fifth member of their little group. Well, not quite, but I really, REALLY wish I was.
As with the last book, I didn't like Carmen. She's so selfish and whiny. I understand, it's upsetting for her to see her mum supposedly moving on without her. But then talk to her about it! Say you don't like that she's acting like a teenager, and you can fix the problem. The way she reacted, like a five year old, made me mad. Honestly, she's one of the biggest reasons this book doesn't get a five star rating. I could replace her in the group, then everything would be perfect!
The other three girls, I absolutely adore. Bee is my favourite. In this book, she's gone a little depressed. I couldn't help but think about her mum, and worry that Bee was going to turn out like her. But I shouldn't have worried. Our Bee is far stronger than that. She didn't hide away in bed forever; she got up and flew to see her Grandma she barely knew. Because, you know, why wouldn't you? I loved seeing Bee get better over there. The character growth done there was brilliant. It was also good to find out more about her past. We knew her mum had died, we were told that in the first book. But that was really all we knew. In this book, as Bee cleaned out her Grandma's attic, we got to find out more and more. Bee started accepting the awful past her mother had had. It was heartbreaking, but necessary.
Tibby grew a lot too. She was at film school, which sounded so great for her. At first, she made terrible mistakes. I mean, come on, anyone could tell that Alex and Maura were going to be lame. Plus, why would you not want to be best friends with Brian? He's so sweet, and he adores Tibby. But she learned. Through Bailey, her friend from the first book, she learned what a moron she was being. In the first book, Bailey didn't make me cry. But this time she did. Like Bee, Tibby started to actually accept her death. And that's what made it so sad. I wasn't a huge fan of Bailey, but I missed her. Tibby needed her, so then I needed her. Now all we need is for Tibby to realise that Brian is crazily in love with her, and they can both live happily ever after.
Lena changed, but I'm not sure if she grew. Like Bee said, "she used to cry about three times a year. Now she cried three times before breakfast." It's so unlike Lena to be so heartbroken over a boy. But she really did love him. She was probably better off without him. Having a boyfriend in Greece was never going to work out. But she didn't know that! She needed him! I'll admit, I did a little squeal of joy when they realised they loved each other. Oh, it was so cute!! But that was all the happiness Lena got. Everything went downhill from there. I won't spoil it, don't worry! But I was genuinely shocked by the Kostos plot twist. Yes, it was the right thing to do. But SERIOUSLY?!?!?!? Lena desperately needed hugs, and chocolate. I'm glad her friends were there for her. I needed friends like that there for me, just on behalf of Lena! I'll admit, I even shed a tiny tear.
We got to see more of the mothers too, which I liked. Of course, I like the Sisterhood more. But it was still kind of nice to see the mothers old relationship. Plus, we got to find out more about why they aren't friends any more. And their secrets, and their love lives, and their relationships with their daughters. All very good things, that made the book even better.
While this book was a little more depressing than the first one, I still loved it. How can you not love these girls? I can't wait to get my hands on book 3!

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