"I think that, at fifteen, it's time I admitted what I've known for quite some time now: I am simply not destined to have a normal life." (Mia Thermopolis)
In Give Me Five, Mia turns 15 years old and at her birthday dinner, Grandmère gets a busboy fired which launches a citywide busboy strike. She also has to deal with her pregnant mother complaining about her bladder and most importantly, whether or not Michael will ask her to his prom.
♕ Mia's annoying and whiny in Give Me Five.
♕ She's obsessed with her boyfriend, Michael.
♕ She's obsessed with prom (and it's not even her prom, it's Michael's).
♕ She has hypochondriac tendencies, but she makes fun of disabilities and that's not cool. However, Give Me Five was published 18 years ago so there are a lot of problematic things that I ignore.
♕ Lily is a terrible, selfish and self-centered best friend. She's always pulling Mia down.
♕ The Lily and Boris drama is a little much.
♕ I didn't like Grandmère in Give Me Five but she does redeem herself in the end.
♕ The saving grace of Give Me Five is Michael Moscovitz.
♕ Give Me Five has a nice and happy ending.