Home for the Holidays: Home for the Holidays takes top spot for being one of the few holiday novels that I’m interested in. Yeah, I confess I’m not a magical Christmas fan. But this one makes me feel the spirit. It also has the riveting addition of Becca having a POV after three years of being in the club. With the secret santa exchange and the hilarious prank at the end (I literally had to put the book down I was laughing so hard) and the big confession bonding moment that allows the girls to let go of the past and embrace the present, it’s just one the best book in the series for me.

Pies and Prejudice: It was hard but I had to give this the second slot because of Pride and Prejudice. I love Jane Austen and I just loved all the parallels Fredrick puts here with Cassidy and Tristen as the feuding crushes, Emma facing Stinkerbelle who is uncanning expy of Caroline Bingley, the birth of Megan’s Fashionista Jane and all that. It’s one of the Mother Daughter Book Clubs at its best as they band together to make a business and use classic literature to light the way.

Much Ado about Anne: This gets third because it has the fashion show which is one of my favorite scenes from the series. It also has Handcuffs Wong. Yeah, this book is entertaining and full of whirlwind antics which is perfect as they get into Anne of Green Gables. Cassidy also gets some major character development which is wonderful to see and look back as you watch how she matures.

The Mother Daughter Book Club: As it is, it’s good intro. It sets the stage for introducing each of the girls and how well they mesh together in an unexpected friendship. It delivers all the feels you could want in mother-daughter bonding and has some delightful memories fitting with the first year of the club.

Wish You Were Eyre: While Fredrick really delivers on the full circle, tearjerking it’s almost over, this also felt a bit dragged on at times as Fredrick allows herself to go beyond the usual sixteen chapters. As such Megan’s trip to Paris and her PSA about dieting while realistic also feels tacked on and I really couldn’t care less about Cassidy’s love triangle. However, it does have its exciting moments like Jess being accused of cheating, the Emma-Savannah-Stewart love triangle, Handcuffs Wong for mayor and a wedding!

Dear Pen Pal: Now you may think it’s on the bottom of the list because it’s bad. Not true. After all this is the book that introduces Gigi, Megan’s grandmother to the fold and Gigi is delightful! It’s just the others have moments and scenes that put them over this one. Really, it’s admirable how consistantly good Fredrick’s writing is in this series. What brings this near the bottom is that the final chapter drags on and the plots like Jess’ roommate problems and Cassidy’s worry for the new baby feel a bit cliche and overdone.

The Mother Daughter Book Camp: This book came out I think two years later. I’m not sure, but I think it was during the resurgence when authors bring back one more book from their series that ended perfectly well as it was. Not that Fredrick’s completely blows up her “universe” with this one. Set two years later, the girls are about to go to college and volunteer at camp where they make their own book club for the campers. It’s cute, it’s there, it just feels a bit unnecessary as none of the girls have changed too much since we last left them. The only one who has any real growth was Emma as she reels with breaking up with Stewart. Plus it is just missing something when it doesn’t have the moms there.