No More Pants

Two nights ago, I read in its entirety the last book in the Ann Brashares' Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series: Forever in Blue. Set during the summer after Lena, Bridget "Bee," Carmen, and Tibby's first year in college, the final book is just as good as those preceding it. I'm partial to the second one -- Bridget has always been my favorite character -- but much of what happens in Forever in Blue rang true to me. Bridget spends the summer in Turkey on an archaeology trip, Lena's taking a summer figure drawing class in Providence, Tibby's staying put in New York City to take a screen-writing class, and Carmen's working on a summer theater production in Vermont. Though physically apart for most of the book, the girls stay in touch through email, letters, phone calls, and of course, by sending those magical pants to each other. After four years of no washing, they must have worked up some kind of magical stink! It wouldn't be a summer of sisterhood if there wasn't a whole lot of drama, brought on by the boys once more. Will Bridget repeat her attraction to an older man? Will Lena and Kostos get back together? Will Carmen find herself again (oh yeah - Carmen lost all her awesomeness her first year at Williams College, and spent a lot of time by herself eating ice cream) with the help of the stage? Will Tibby get pregnant?

Well, don't look at me for the answers. Check out the final installation of the sisterhood saga!