The author: Heather Vogel Frederick
Publication: Simon & Schuster, 2012
Got it from: Kobo Books
I promised myself I wouldn't get sad because this was the last book in the Mother-Daughter Book Club series, but when I finished it I went around all morning with a long face. It does make me sad that this is the end for the adventures of the moms and daughters in this club.
Here are some of the things that happened in this book: a snooty French girl shows up (Sophie Fairfax) and stays with the Wongs. Megan dislikes her, but is consoled by a trip with her grandmother to Paris. Sophie flirts with Emma's boyfriend Stewart, causing a rift in their relationship. Mrs. Wong decides to run for mayor. Jess is unfairly accused of cheating. Cassidy is torn between two guys she likes and finally loves one of the books the club is reading. Becca gets to visit Minnesota with her grandmother and meets a guy who is just like Mr. Rochester. The Wyoming pen pals come to Concord for a visit. Oh yes, and the club reads Jane Eyre.
This last book in the series took some time to get into, as the first third is a lot of re-telling of things that happened in the previous books. Once the action starts, however, I started to get into the world again. There isn't as much focus in this book on Emma or Cassidy, and I was left feeling that the end of Cassidy's story was too short. Megan is really the star of this installment, and her visit to Paris makes up the bulk of the middle of the book. I really enjoyed Becca's visit to Minnesota and the heart of Betsy-Tacy books (which the girls read in the previous book). Once again, if you haven't read the rest of the series, your head would be spinning with all the characters, especially when the other book club shows up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this isn't the definite definite end to the series and that the author will give us a little more at some point.
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