Isobel Morrison

Isobel Morrison
The Carrie Diaries
Candace Bushnell
Realistic Fiction
Just Right
Just Finished

1) In the ending of the book, the protagonist Carrie ends up living her dream and moving to New York for the summer. She has always wanted to be a writer and now she is going to be enrolled in an elite writing program. She resolves the issues she was having with the main boy in her life Sebastian and said goodbye to her friends. The ending leaves the book open for a sequel, when Carrie calls a lady unknown to the reader when she has difficulties her first day in the city. Her bag is stolen, along with her money and all of her belongings. She does not know what to do, so she ends up calling this woman who lives in the city.

2) I loved this book. It was very relatable. With the protagonist being a teenage girl, she endures many of the issues that my friends and I have been going through at the moment and will be in the upcoming years. I loved reading about Carrie's dreams to live in New York and her issues with her boyfriend and then ex, Sebastian.

3) A big theme in this book is trust, and the meaning of trust. Trust is broken many times in this book. Carrie's boyfriend Sebastian ends up ruining their relationship when he breaks the trust by cheating on her with Carrie's best friend. Carrie can no longer trust both Sebastian and her best friend who she would have trusted with her life.

4) My favorite character is the "mouse". It does not state in the book why Carrie's girl friend the "mouse" has that nickname. She is very funny and wise. When Carrie goes through many issues and difficulties, the mouse is one of the only girls that Carrie can truly talk to and trust. She helps Carrie through her situations with grace and optimism.

5) My least favorite character in the book is Sebastian. In the beginning, I really loved Sebastian with his charm and romantic ways. Then, Sebastian breaks Carrie's trust when he cheats on her with Carrie's best friend. This made me hate him very much. I think that cheating in a relationship is one of the worst things that you can do.

6) The ending of the book was very predictable. Knowing that it has always been Carrie's dream to write in New York, it wasn't that crazy to find out that she ended up living there in the end. I also knew that this book had a sequel to it, so I wasn't surprised when the ending was very open for the next books.