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The Quarantine Princess Diaries

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I LOVE Princess Mia! This was such a wonderful nostalgic book. The Princess Diaries was my favorite growing up so it was amazing to have this book as an adult now. I wish for more books from my favorite princess!

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I have been waiting for so long for another Princess Diaries book. Meg will forever and always be my favorite author, the one who made me a reader. Seeing Mia grow up and face challenges of parenthood and marriage is remarkable. There is no other author who could make a book set in Covid times this appealing!

Absolutely a joy!!

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Admittedly I haven’t read the original books in this serious in years and only read the first 3 or 4 at that so I struggled about to get into this one but it was a good mix of humor and seriousness around his the pandemic affected the family of Princess Mia and the world. I recommend refreshing yourself on the main characters of the original books if you also haven’t read them to better dive in. Overall good concept, plot and characters - I just perhaps wasn’t I’m the best reader for it since I’m still being cautious these days and have my own pandemic frustrations.

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I grew up reading The Princess Diaries series, so when I saw that Meg was releasing another book in Mia's world I was so excited. I knew I needed my hands on this. Taking place in the peak of COVID-19 and quarantine, we see Mia struggle with being a mom in lock down and having to deal with the ins and outs of being a princess of a small European nation during this time. I was so glad to be reading Mia's journal entries again and nearly forgot how insanely captivating they were. This is a quick and enjoyable read that feels like a nice hug from an old friend.

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This book was an interesting read. As one can guess from the title, cover, and description, the book is about Mia's experiences during the pandemic. This book takes you straight back to the early days of lockdown, with all of the confusion attached to it, but of course Mia also has to figure out how to run a country and get her people through it. This book deals with some heavy topics and political aspects, and because of it I felt like we didn't get to see as much of Mia and Michael. At the same time, Mia felt very much like she was still fifteen. Despite all that, there were still plenty of lighthearted moments, and I think fans of the original book will enjoy this glimpse at the world again.

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Mia is back and better than ever in this bittersweet edition to a childhood favorite of series of mine. The Princess Diaries is a favorite and beloved series for many, and with a subject as difficult as the pandemic, this was an incredibly poignant (but hard to read) book. Seeing Mia experience many of the same things as the rest of us during quarantine, it was insane to have that perspective on the events I even faced. I found myself in the character of her half sister, and my own brother in hers. It was insane to see how common some of the incredibly isolating experiences could be. Highly recommend any fans of Princess Mia check out her experiences in quarantine!

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I suppose this gave the nostalgia that comes along with 'The Princess Diaries,'but Mia just felt too immature to me. I wanted her to be similar to her teenage self, but show some maturity as well. It was fun to return to TPD world, and I liked the nostalgia; just not a hit for me.

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I loved this book! Princess Mia is back - it feels like I just finished the last book in the series a few days ago! Mia sounds EXACTLY the same. I did not know I wanted a new Princess Diaries book so badly! I will definitely be rereading this series and purchasing this book when it becomes available. The nostalgia of this series is EVERYTHING! 🙂Thank you so much to NetGalley and Avon & Harper Voyager for this eARC!

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I really enjoyed the previous Princess Diaries, but just couldn't get into this one. Mia still writes like she's 16 rather than a married monarch mother. Her Grandemere was astonishingly self-absorbed and ridiculous- I get it, the old lady is a spoiled royal grandmother who is given to narcissistic bents, but this was just plain stupid. Mia's diary entries were too detailed and yet at the same time, lacking a plot. I kept flipping pages forward trying to get to a "good part", when suddenly I had arrived at the end. Nothing there to keep me hooked.

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#TheQuarantinePrincessDiaries #NetGalley Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this novel.

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I just couldn't get into this one unfortunately. I loved the original books growing up but this one just felt too cheesy and lacked enough of a plot to keep me hooked. I found myself rushing through it to get through it faster because I just wasn't enjoying it.

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This book is a fun dip into Mia's world with absolutely zero stakes. While she tries to build tension there really isn't any because everyone knows it will all work out for Princess Mia. Not that I minded, I loved seeing where the drama-prone teenager has ended up. Almost every character is mentioned which is fun but does feel forced. Loved the book on fan service but it felt like this should be listed as book 10.5 as it didn't really have enough substance to call it book 11. Loving Mias take charge attitude instead of sitting and stewing, shows lots of growth as adult woman but makes for a quick wrap up.

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DNF @ 51%

At first this book was perfect for the Princess Diary nostalgia feelings but as time went on, it became more of a complete rehashing of every detail of the pandemic. The balance between a new PD story and Covid just wasn’t well balanced enough.

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A little slow in the beginning, but it kicked off in the second half when a lot of old characters returned and some of that old Princess Diaries magic zinged. A pleasant read, but it still feels weird to read about COVID in fiction. Made me want to start rereading the series from the beginning!

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I recently finished reading The Quarantine Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot and I absolutely loved it! The story is about a teenage girl named Mia who is stuck in quarantine with her family and friends and documents her experience in a diary. I really enjoyed the characters in this book, from Mia's best friend to to her family. Cabot does a great job of creating a diverse cast of characters that the reader can relate to.

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The Quarantine Princess Diaries is maybe not the follow up story that I was expecting, but it was definitely worth the read! I don’t love books that deal with covid, but I couldn’t miss this one! Honestly it was really interesting to see how Mia and Genovia handled covid and quarantine and I can’t complain about this follow up to the series.

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I loved The Princess Diaries when I was young and I was so unbelievably happy when I saw this new book coming out but I really didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. First, I feel a little bad about enjoying a book about a pandemic, especially since we lived through it but I also think I'm no longer the right age range for this series.

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I'll continue to read Princess Diaries books as long as Meg Cabot writes them. I'd be fully supportive of a new book every few years giving us Mia Thermopolis's commentary on world events.

As weird as it is to read a mostly lighthearted, fictionalized version of 2020, this was delightful. All the characters responded just how I would expect them to respond in a global pandemic, and it was honestly cathartic to read.

Mia's response to Covid-19 (both as a government leader and a human) was perfection, and I loved the appearances by all of my favorite side characters from past books.

I really wish I could have spent my 2020 in Genovia!

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To the surprise of many fans, parts of the diary of Mia Thermopolis, Queen of Genovia, leaked out onto the blog of author Meg Cabot...
In these diary entries, Mia describes the difficult time in Genovia during the Covid pandemic. Mia tried to keep everything in her family, palace and country under contrul Her husband Michael was exposed to the virus and had to go in a long quarantine period locked into his room. In the meantime, good old Grandmere didn't have the virus, but went a little weird. As she was a little too friendly with some young student from the USA which she eventually wanted to marry, which all went a little crazy. And the most difficult of all was how to keep Genovia safe of covid 19, which was a difficult political battle becuase the people of Genovia didn't let them put into a lockdown that easily. Everything turns into difficult and also hilarious situations, and Mia tries to keep everything under control. but then her former bully, Lana Weinberger, who is now a friend of her (you wonder why sometimes..) suddenly steps into the palace to go on a holiday, pandemic or not..

Fans of the famous Princess Diaries series will not be dissapointed with this new installment. The tone of the book is the same as the previous books in the series, with a very funny and light heart. I truly enjoyed reading this and it brought back good memories of the past books, and I hope this will not be the last book, the characters where all present in this stories, from Mia and her sister Oliva and the twins, to Grandmere and Michael and Mia's best friends Lily and Tina Hakim Baba. Only Mia's former teacher and her mom's new partner, Frank is not there anymore sadly because he passed away. But further on the whole family is complete and all have their specific parts in the story. And its is beautifully written as always by Meg Cabot. Meg, please keep the wonderful Princess Diaries books coming every now and then, we love them forever

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Meg Cabot is back with another amazing Princess Diaries story, and I could not have been more excited to read this book! Despite being released so many years after the rest of the books, it still read perfectly as Mia's unique voice. It felt so good seeing all these old 'friends' again and what they were up to in the year 2020. While it does cover a difficult topic that we all lived through, Meg Cabot was able to imbibe her signature humor into it, and some parts had me laughing out loud with some of the antics the characters were up to! I also loved seeing Mia all grown up, ruling a country so maturely. Now I just wish there were another 10 books set in this world so I'd never have to leave! I definitely recommend this to all fans of The Princess Diaries. You will NOT be disappointed!

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