Ann BrasharesForever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)

If you are not familiar with the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, this is the last book in the series where four real close friends travel far away from each other but share one thing in common. They can all fit into these pants that look wonderful on each of them. This last book takes place after their first year of college and all of them face the fact that they are changing and what used to be home can no longer be called home.The scenario of this book goes like this:Bridget (the beautiful blonde, athletic type) goes to Turkey kind of randomly particpates in this dig. She finds that she loves to dig but also realizes that she makes the same mistake over and over. See she has this really great boyfriend Eric who also made plans for the entire summer. She was upset that they wouldn't be seeing each other and started to forget about him thinking she didn't love him anymore. What will Bridget learn about love in the end? Will she learn the hard way or the easy way?Carmen (confident latina girl) has not been herself for a whole year, she has become invisible. Carmen somehow lost who she was and has been hiding behind Julia this popular actress who is a bad friend if you ask me. Carmen excludes herself from her friends and follows Julia to a drama camp, she isn't into acting but want to be with Julia and build sets. Carmen learns that friends are not supposed be happy when you are sad.Tibby (timid and fragile) is invovled with a great guy named Brian. Because they love each other so much they took the relationship to the next level. Tibby freaks out because she might be pregnant. She becomes resentful towards Brian and pushes him away thinking that she never really loved him. What is the fate of Tibby and Brian? What does Tibby learn? Is she pregnant?Lena (artistic and romantic) takes summer classes and intends to focus on art work all summer. However, she becomes very curious about a classmate of her's and feels like she is over Kostos. Is Lena capable of loving someone else though? She certainly is trying, what about Kostsos, he does appear in this book!The friends all come together at the end because something has happened to the pants! The story ends but when you read it you can predict what will happen for each girl in the future, the author did a great job with this final book. I am sad the series has to end, but I felt it ended in a good way. Just Perfect.I would reccommend this book for any girl or young woman who has great friends or who wants great friends!

Sometimes, you might feel like an article of clothing has magical capabilities. You feel like good things happen when you wear it. Maybe bad things happen when you wear it, but it still feels special to you. Three summers ago, four high school girls, Carmen (Carma), Bridget (Bee), Tibby, and Lena, found a pair of miraculous jeans that when worn, caused crazy things to happen in their lives. During the school year, they kept it stored away, but in the summer, they sent it from girl to girl with a letter describing their adventures while wearing "the Pants." This year, with the four girls off in college, they have been sending the pants around all year. Each of the girls has a different set of goals in mind that they expect the Pants to help them achieve, but direct help or advice is never given. Instead, the Pants cause a chain of events, both good and bad, that will help them find their answers by themselves. This is the fourth book in Ann Brashares's series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. This book is an inspiring tale of friendship and bonding between girls, but I found it a little bit cheesy and I thought the emotion was a bit overdone. Even though the story was not meant to be completely realistic, it just seems too much like a fairy tale, with all the events caused by a magic pair of pants. Some details about their bonding and connection just seem too over exaggerated. Also, the story has a very clear moral, which I think the author tried to keep hidden, but didn't succeed. Other than the resemblance to fairy tales, however, the novel was fun to read. It is easy to understand but the plot is complex enough to keep you entertained. It is most definitely a page-turner and as you progress into the story, you become attached to the characters, and begin to feel empathy for them.

I really enjoyed this final installment of the Traveling Pants series. While I understand some of the other reviewers surprise at the change in the characters, I think Brashares does a good job at portraying the life changes of young women transitioning from high school to college.I don't think it's fair to expect that our girls will always remain the same characters as those we met in books 1-3. The first year of college is one of self-discovery. I heartily disagree with the person who said that Carmen was the most far out of the returning characters -- I actually had an experience similar to hers. Carmen went from being top dog in her high school and among her friends to only one average fish in the sea at college. Her subsequent weight gain and hibernation is therefore understandable. Ultimately she comes into her own and shines with talent in the field of acting. That doesn't come as a surprise to me!And as for Tibby -- it's an unfortunate reality that many young women are faced with the same predicament she was in this book. Not all, but many. While I understand that some parents of young teenagers may not want them to be exposed to this issue, again Brashares does a good job of folding her characters into some of the challenges that come with growning up and college and portraying them in a real and heart-felt way. The world is opening up to Carmen, Lena, Tibby, and Bee and they all respond in different ways to this reality.That said, I did find a few plot points to be sort of random, such as the return of Kostos out of nowhere and the impromptu trip to Greece. It seemed that Brashares was tieing up some loose ends before the series conclusion. All in all I found this to be a good read and an appropriate conclusion to the wonderful Traveling Pants series.

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Die Sisterhood ist erwachsen geworden.Der vierte Band der Reihe reißt die Hauptdarstellerinnen ganz schön auseinander und konfrontiert sie mit den zum Teil äußerst ernsten Problemen der Erwachsenenlebens.Definitiv der ernsthafteste Band der Reihe, der sich deutlich mehr auf den individuellen Weg der einzelnen Mädchen konzentriert als seine Vorgänger.Dennoch bleibt das verbindende Element der Freundschaft nicht links liegen.Empfehlenswert für jeden Travelling-Pants-Fan!!!

I read all the books back in high school. Wish I had adventures and friends like these girls. A good book to read over the summer.

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