Title: Not even close to the Jess I knew
Product review: Sometimes it's better to let things lie. This finale was a mistake and an insult to what was a great teen series. The previous 1-800 books were quick, humorous, and eventful. This book panders to the broadest audience, layering on the romance thickly instead of focusing on an actual plot. What made the first four books great is that their author did not allow the romance between Jess and Rob to detract from the main plot. This book decided to go the Mia Thermopolis route and make Jess into a whiny, brainless girl who moans a lot about whether her boyfriend likes her or LIKE LIKES her.I recommend reading the first four and pretending this book doesn't exist. It was so boring, so trivial, I kept having to force myself to reread passages because I would find my mind wandering. The end is corny beyond belief and turned two of my favorite characters in teen literature into characters of a Made-for-TV Lifetime movie.
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