Booking Mama Review

“I usually don’t read series books out of order, but I made an exception for Mia the Magnificent by Eileen Boggess. Mia the Magnificent is the third book in The Mia Fullerton Series, but I had no problem starting the series with book three. (Of course, it was a middle-grade book, so that probably helped!) I enjoyed this book so much that I’m very anxious to go back and read the first two (Mia the Meek and Mia the Melodramatic) now. I thought this book was so cute! Mia is a terrific character and I thought she had a great sense of humor. I especially enjoyed the back-and-forth banter she shared with her ‘ex-boyfriend’ Tim. It was pretty clear to me that Mia has changed (and matured) throughout the series of books because there were some references to her past behavior. But I thought she was a realistic example of a normal teen-age girl. She had issues with learning to drive, ex-boyfriends, current boyfriends, and school. Young girls will just love her antics! So many scenes in this book were very funny — not in the outrageous sense, but in the real-world sense. Funny things happen to teenagers all the time, and I think Ms. Boggess has a great ability to turn ordinary situations into hilarious ones. Though I am far removed from my teenage years, I still related to Mia and her actions. I liked how she handled adversity and bounced back from it, and I found myself cheering her on throughout the story! Mia the Magnificent is just the type of book that I’m pretty sure my daughter and her friends will love. While my daughter is only ten years old, Mia and her friends are already in high school — but the book is geared towards a middle-grade audience. I know that Booking Daughter likes to read about older girls and their ‘issues;’ and as a mom, I like that this book is clean enough for her to read.”

—Booking Mama