The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great: they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them. But Tibby says they’re great. She'd love to have them. Lena and Bridget also think they’re fabulous. Lena decides that they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them. Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. Even Carmen (who never thinks she looks good in anything) thinks she looks good in the pants. Over a few bags of cheese puffs, they decide to form a sisterhood and take the vow of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.....the next morning, they say good-bye. And then the journey of the pants - and the most memorable summer of their lives - begins. 

This was a re-read and I'm very satisfied with it. I knew what to expect and it was very special to read it during our vacation in Santorini since a part of it actually takes place there. The reading experience wasn't very different from the last time I read it and I still liked it.

Each of the characters has something and that's one thing I like about this series. Even though Carmen acts a little bit like a baby I can understand her. Her dad, Al, doesn't really care about her and nobody seems to listen to her either. She is just gonna swallow the fact that her father has a whole new family and that he is getting married. Lena is the shy girl with not interest in boys, til she meets Kostas. The opposite of Lena has to be Bridget, or Bee, who is crazy about boys and specially one of them. But when she finally has it all, she just feels empty. And Tibby who stays at home and became friends with Bailey who has leukemia. Their summers is so different but the jeans keep them together!

If you haven't read the series yet, I highly recommend it. It's easy reads and perfect books to pick up during the summer. Now, the summer is mostly gone (at least in Sweden) but read it anyway or save it for the next summer. It will be here before you know it!

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Kindle Edition, 303 pages
Delacorte Press
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Summer Books

The other day I was thinking about summer books and my summer reads this year. Since Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han is two of my favorite authors I will read some of their books. I got Dessens That Summer in the mail yesterday and I've pre-booked her new book The Moon and More. I also want to re-read Jenny Hans Summer-trilogy.

A few days ago I also bought Breathe by Abbi Glines for my Kindle, which I hope is a good summer read. I was actually thinking about re-reading The Summers of the Sisterhood-series by Ann Brashares. I've only read book one and two but I have to finish the series.

A book that I've been curious about for a while is My life next door by Huntley Fitzpatrick. I've read a lot of great reviews and the book is just so pretty. I was also thinking about How I lost you by Janet Gurtler, but I don't know about that one.

Do you have any great summer reads to share?

Book Blogger Hop: May 10th -16th

Ok, it's time for the Book Blogger Hop, which is a meme hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer. Every week, you answer a question on your blog and put your link in the linky list at CAW. Then you can scout through all the blogs that has participated.

May 10th - 16th: What was the last book you re-read? Or name a book you would like to re-read. (submitted by Tanya)

The last book I re-read was actually The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares. Last summer I decided to read the whole series but I didn't get that far so I guess I'll be reading it again this summer and actually finish it.

A book that I really want to re-read at the moment is Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.