Continuing my nostalgia trip, the Zodiac Girls are a series of stand-alone novels featuring a girl at a crossroads in her life. For one month (not necessarily their birthday month), they are chosen to be Zodiac Girls and the planets come down to Earth in human form to guide them through their life lessons. There’s only eight books in the series which is kinda annoying because I wanted to know the last four girls in the Zodiac and get to see more of Pluto, and Neptune who are sorely underexplored.

Nonetheless, here are my top 5.

1. Brat Princess: Leos are known to be dramatic and spoiled, and Leonora really takes the cake. She is the most resistant to learning any life lesson. She was so unlikable it was impressive how Hopkins manages to pull back the layers of her grief, and give her a moving epiphany to change herself. Even if it relied a bit too much on the Christmas Carol.
2. Bridesmaids Club: Chloe adores weddings and when her favorite sister gets engaged she is eager to finally put their dream wedding into fruition. But the groom has other plans. I really enjoyed this story for how Chloe learns to see her weakness as a strength, find her path in life and also the romance of it all. Plus the various theme weddings, Bridezilla, bungee jumping, etc. were fun to see.
3. Double Trouble: While the identical twins who are actually opposites can be an overdone trope, I liked the storyline for how it showed Eve’s more sensitive, “go along to get along” nature and her learning to express her opinions and fight her fears. Plus I learned more about rising signs and how that affects the zodiac.
4. From Geek to Goddess: If you like “She’s All That,” I think you’d be a fan of this storyline as Gemma learns to embrace her inner goddess without the help of a boy, but through true friends and Venus to realize what she thought she wanted isn’t what she truly needed after all.
5. Star Child: The book used to be my favorites, but rereading it, it is the most predictable. Makes sense as Virgos like routine and predictability. I could see Thebe’s problem with taking too much/not relaxing a mile away. However, it still gets a spot on the list simply for the drunken planets chapter. That always gets a smile out of me.