Forever in Blue. The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood Sisterhood of Traveling Pants

Customer Reviews

A Little disappointing

2008-05-29
Now, I am not sure if I was just disappointed that the story was coming to a close or that I read through the series too fast. I loved the other books, but this one I think was not as good. Now, that's not to say you shouldn't buy it-if you have read the other books, you MUST complete the sequence, but just know that this one lost a little of the steam the others had.

I sent the whole series to my niece- she loved them all!

Great way to end the series!

2008-05-27
This whole series of books is amazing. This book really wraps things up nicely, although it did leave me wanting more. :( It is a page-turner. I couldn't put it down and stayed up all night reading it. The author writes in a way that gets you attached to each character. A must-read!

Love These Girls!

2008-05-02
I will be sorry to see this series end. Even though I'm a "grown up girl" I enjoyed this book, and can't wait to see the movie!

Another great book!

2008-04-20
I so highly recommend this entire series to anyone who was once ever a teenage girl! You will laugh and cry as you watch these girls grow and learn through various life struggles. It is so well written; I was able to identify with each girl and remember going through similiar events. Great job!

Disapointed

2008-03-30
I really enjoyed the first three books in this series. They were amazing and I was really looking forward to the fourth book. I was disapointed. The plot of all the girls was weak. Each of the characters changed so much I could barely reconize who they were. I would not recommend this book. The third book was a perfect end to the series and the fourth book was overkill. I would highly recommend the first three but skip the fourth. It's not worth your time.

I'M A GRANDMA & I LOVED THIS BOOK

2008-07-12
I found this book and the rest of the series in the Young Adult section and I'm surprised how much I loved all of them. I think Ann Brashares did a most wonderful job of ending the series and tying up all the loose ends. It seems sad to say goodbye to "The Septembers" ... they became real friends during the journey of the Pants. My favorite character seemed to change in each book as the girls matured and lived life. Carmen remains my favorite since I think she stayed true to herself throughout. Someday, I'll read it again.

Loved it!

2008-07-08
Let me just start out saying that I loved this book! It exposed human nature and thought unlike a lot of books I have read. I can relate to a lot of their thoughts and insecurities, and this comforted me. Also, it was full of surprises--a few predictable ones, but a few not so predictable.

I was sad from the beginning that Win (Carmen's love interest in the 3rd one) was not in this book-but at the same time I appreciated that. Life is never going to work out perfectly, so I am thankful the book was somewhat realistic. It also allowed you to see Carmen down and depressed and not confident and out-spoken anymore. If things had worked out between Carmen and Win, then Carmen would not have been so lonely without any of her friends. However, the whole way through I was hoping she would call Win or something because I just loved him.

I also didn't really like the whole Bridget making out with a married man, but hey, she discovered herself through that and something she needed to change about herself. I loved the stuff with her and her family at the end...that was really important!

Lena and Kostos sort of being together at the end made me happy, and I really appreciated the points Ann Brashares made through this that their love fell apart and was somewhat imaginary because you can't love each other when you are trying to be perfect. You have to learn to love the imperfections and relax and show your own imperfections to each other. Both of them had to learn to not be people-pleasers.

I really appreciated what happened between Tibby and Brian. Oftentimes, couples don't realize how sex changes your relationship. However, I do wish that at least one of the girls could have head a steady relationship through the novel, but that would probably be too boring haha.

Anyways, I couldn't put this book down and read it all in 2 days even though I was soooo busy! I am sad the series is over, but at the same time, it was able to end on a good note and really expose human nature!

great summer books for teenagers

2008-06-30
Most teenage girls can relate to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. My niece loved them as a birthday gift at age 14 (prior to the movie), and I just had 4 girls from my neighborhood, ages 12 and 13 read
the books I had now ordered. They read them in record time, passing them around and declared them "great". It's refreshing to see youngsters reading, and as a former teacher, I keep a reasonably well stocked library to lend to young friends.

Great overall....just a little disappointing

2008-06-29
I read this book in a matter of days....I was hooked! I could not put it down. The books definitely brought flashbacks of my teenage yrs. Going through the struggles of being a teen with love, school, friends...etc.

As far as the disappointment, I was kind of sad that the Lena/Kostos story was not really wrapped up...just kind of leaves the reader hanging. They were probably my favorite characters. I really wanted to find out if they would ever get a chance to be together. After all they've been through together and apart. I guess this is why the author left it open to the reader to speculate.

I did like the fact that in the end the girls figured out they didn't need the pants to keep the bonded together, it was the strength of their friendship that kept them together.

Overall, it was a good book. I wish the series would've continued at least through their college yrs. I hate to see it end but I guess as they say all good things have to come to an end.

Disappointing

2008-06-02
This book is definitely the most disappointing of the series. I thought it would be as good as books 1-3, but no.