The Carrie Diaries Review

The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
Coming out April 27, 2010
Summary from Goodreads:
Before Carrie Bradshaw hit the big time in the City, she was a regular girl growing up in the suburbs of Connecticut. How did she turn into one of the most-read social observers of our generation? The Carrie Diaries opens up in Carrie's senior year of high school. She and her best friends -- Walt, Lali, Maggie, and the Mouse -- are inseparable, amid the sea of Jens, Jocks and Jets. And then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture. Sebastian is a bad boy-older, intriguing, and unpredictable. Carrie falls into the relationship that she was always supposed to have in high school-until a friend's betrayal makes her question everything. With her high school days coming to a close, Carrie will realize it's finally time to go after everything she ever wanted.

My review:
I actually received this book as a surprise so I wasn't so sure what to expect especially since I've never watched nor read Sex and the City. However, to my surprise, I really thoroughly enjoyed this novel. I found it extremely witty and engaging. It was surprisingly an addicting book that I couldn't let go of.

I actually thought this was an autobiography of the actress who played the main character so I was like, autobiography, ew, I don't like those. On the contrary though, the plot was fictional, thank goodness, and it was a delight for me to read it. There were definitely tinges of scandals throughout the book that made it seem really fun. Also, The Carrie Diaries is mainly a coming of age story so it was interesting to see how Carrie changed throughout the novel and became the person she is now.

Carrie was a lovable protagonist. I instantly found her enjoyable to read about because she just had a really sweet and realistic voice. She was also extremely easy to relate to because a lot of problems she had were the same that we will all face at least once in our lifetime. The other characters were also well-developed - characters like Walt, Mouse and Maggie revolved around Carrie's life so it was interesting to see how each of the character related themselves to Carrie.

Overall, The Carrie Diaries was a delight to read and I am eagerly awaiting to see if there are any more books in this series, if it is a series.

My rating:
Plot: 8/10
Theme: 9/10
Characters: 9/10
Cover: 8/10
Recommendation: 9/10
Total: 43/50 = 86%

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