The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares is the first book in the hugely successful young adult series that first came out in 2001. It follows the lives of four girls who share a pair of jeans during summers they spend apart (hence the "traveling"). Now, 10 years later, Brashares returns to the girls in their adult lives. The jeans are long gone, lost at the end of the last book, and the girls have somewhat lost touch since their busy lives have taken over. When Tibby sends the other three tickets for a reunion in Greece, where they have many shared memories, all are excited. However, a tragedy occurs as soon as they arrive and the rest of the book explores how the girls cope.
I had very mixed opinions about this book, partly because I had read an interview with the author first that contained a major spoiler. While there were still surprises, I still seemed to be pretty angry with the author (and interviewer) while I was reading. It was also a bit strange to read about characters familiar to you as being teenagers now acting as adults. Overall, I found some parts a bit annoying (some things drag on too much for me) but the ending somewhat made up for the spoiler. If you were a fan of the original books, I would recommend this follow up.
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