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Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot

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Princess Mia is not so young and awkward anymore… well okay, maybe she’s a little awkward still. As the title suggests there are some upcoming nuptials for Mia and Michael, but nothing is ever simple in Princess Diary land. With the usual array of characters, a brazen internet blogger, online stalker and a remarkable 12 year old, we go on a wedding planning adventure… Princess style. With paparazzi making life difficult, and family that aren’t helping much either, she’s not getting any time to relax. That is, until Michael whisks her away for a romantic birthday getaway on a remote island resort. No paps, no cameras and no wi-fi. It couldn’t be more romantic. *big sigh* Getting back to reality is a little harder than they bargained for when they realise someone has leaked news of their engagement. You won’t need three guesses to work out who. How on Earth does Mia make it through a week with family politics, country politics and an unexpected trip for an x-ray that leads to some...

Presenting, Princess Olivia

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This is going to be my review of Notebook of a Middle School Princess eventually. For the moment however I wan't to let you look properly at the book covers above. The one on the left is the UK cover and the one on the right is the US cover. The main differences, the UK get a paperback and the US get a hardback and there are different publishers... and that last bit probably explains the dramatic difference in covers. Personally I think they've made the UK one look too childish, but that is often a theme that happens with publishers. But you never judge a book by it's cover after all... so forget my moaning! To the review! Olivia Grace is your average half orphan, wildlife illustrator wannabe. These things combined together don’t make you think average, but that is what Olivia has grown to accept. She’s getting by quite happily until Annabelle “the most popular, prettiest girl in the sixth grade” and sort-of friend, turns on her. No one knows why, but Annabelle is go...