I apologize in advance but (even though I tried not to) the following book review may contain spoilers. “Sisterhood Everlasting” is the fifth book in the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” series by Ann Brashares. The book takes place 10 years after the events of the forth book (“Forever in Blue”). Note that something major happens at the very beginning of the book but I tried not to spoil it. At the beginning of the book, Lena is a teacher at the Rhode Island School of Design and is dating Drew (although, she is still in love with Kostos). Bridget is living in San Francisco with her boyfriend Eric but is reluctant to settle down. Carmen is engaged and is working as an actress in New York. Lastly, Tibby has moved to Australia with Brain and has recently had almost no contact with the other girls…until she invites them all to come with her on a trip to Greece. The girls are all super excited for the trip and to reconnect with each other. The girls’ sisterhood-like bond is threatened when everyone but Tibby arrives in Greece. Throughout the book, the girls are all trying to figure out more information about Tibby’s life in Australia while dealing with some major crises and life decisions/ changes. In the end, they all learn that their bonds of sisterhood are everlasting. I did like this book and was happy with how the book ended but I didn’t like it as much as the other four books in the series. Furthermore, I did not like how the book began (because of the major event that happens – again I don’t want to spoil it) but loved how everything ended. I was glad that Ann Brashares wrote this fifth book as it allowed me to find out what the future held for some of my favourite literary characters. This book showed how the girls’ bond is truly everlasting (and something to strive for in my opinion). It also showed how strong the girls are; they have the strength to overcome any challenge that they encounter. If I could change anything, it would definitely be to get rid of the big event that happens at the beginning of the book as I found it really devastating (that’s all I can say without spoiling it). Although, I would not change the ending because I was happy that everything seemed to work out o.k. for the girls. I would definitely recommend this book to any “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” lover; you definitely have to read the first four books in the series before readings this book. But, a note of caution, if you really liked how the fourth book (“Forever in Blue”) ended and don’t want anything to change, you may not want to read “Sisterhood Everlasting” as the girls experience some major changes in their lives. In my opinion, this book (along with the rest of the series) would be best suited for a female audience (aged middle school to adult) who like romance, adventure, and coming of age novels. Sorry for the spoiler but it is important to note that this book deals with some difficult topics such as suicide. I gave this book a 3 out of 5 butterflies rating because, even though I enjoyed the book in the end, I did not like the beginning of the book and it wasn’t as good as the other 4 books in the series. Lastly, if you like this series, I would also recommend the movies; the first movie is based on the first book and the second movie is based on books 2-4. I would also recommend “3 Willows” by Ann Brashares (it is a spin-off of the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” series about 3 girls who have heard of and want to be like Carmen, Tibby, Lena, and Bridget; it also contains cameos from some of the characters in the original books). "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" full series photo credit: "Much Ado About Books" (WordPress.com) Book Rating: 3/ 5
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