Reviews

Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares

go2hellstephanie's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is my least favorite of the series so far, but I still really enjoyed it. I liked seeing how the sisterhood prepares for college and for their more permanent separation from each other. I think some of the struggles felt a bit repetitive, but not enough to keep me away.

kathydavie's review

3.0

Sweet

cait_readsxox's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this book, it made me smile and laugh throughout reading it. I liked how the romantic relationships in this book weren’t the main focal point. The romance in this book was so cute. My favourite relationship was definitely Carmen and Win! I loved that the characters were flawed in their own way and showed growth throughout the novel. I love the ending message of this book which is to accept that change is good in order to overcome problems even if it may be a scary thing to do.

lilbookowl's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

lovememybooks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

lovememybooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

annabella19's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This third book in the series really is not as lovable as the first two. It feels like the same issues the girls were struggling with in the first books. Felt like a filler for the last book, which I am unsure of reading. 

smarieg's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

knuckledown's review

2.0

This is one of those book series that I started reading years ago and continued to read as each new book came out, despite possibly outgrowing them. The traveling pants books are an especially odd case since I'm not ever overly impressed by the writing overall. But it's like watching a soap opera: I know it's subpar but I'm sucked in enough to want to know what drama happens next.

A pet peeve I have about Brashares is that she always sticks at least one of the four girls with a storyline in which she could be happy but is resisting it for some half-baked emotional reason. In other words, there is at least one storyline that I'm frustrated with whenever it pops up. Also by only telling about the summer, Brashares cheats the reader out of emotional closure. At the end of book two, Lena meets a guy who she supposedly has this amazing connection with. In book three we are given the barest of explanations about why it didn't work out. That is quite frustrating.

stephtherose_'s review

5.0

Re-read! 4.5/5

Probably my 2nd favorite of the series after the first book.