Princess in the Spotlight Review

Meg Cabot returns with another story about the struggles of Princess Mia and how she deals with them in Princess in the Spotlight. This book captured me by pulling me in with an unusual style and good characters.



Princess in the Spotlight tells the story of Princess Mia Thermopolis. She has begun to accept her new responsibilities of being a princess. Such responsibilities include a high-profile interview and continuing her princess lessons with her grandmother. Aside from her royal concerns, Mia’s mom has unleashed an unexpected announcement: she is pregnant with Mia’s algebra teacher’s baby. With the new baby on the way, Mia’s mother Helen decides to marry her beau Frank. The two of them want a simple, city court wedding. Count on Mia’s grandmother Grandmère to cause problems. She thinks that the mother of a princess needs a fancy, expensive wedding. Torn between two sides of her family, Mia must choose who to help. Mia also has been receiving very interesting mail from a secret admirer. Who could it be?


The theme of Princess in the Spotlight is that of responsibility. Mia must decide which responsibilities to fulfill and which to avoid. Her life has become stressful with princess, family, and relationship problems, so Mia has to determine how to take care of it all. This book shows that sometimes it is important to put one’s self before others.


I love the style of all of the Princess Diaries books. They are all written from the viewpoint of Mia in the form of her diary. They are very easy to read because Meg Cabot has written them in the same tone that teenagers of today use. The style makes the reader feel like they are having a conversation with Mia about her life.


This book is set in New York. I think that Meg Cabot does a very good job of describing all of the different scenes. Each one is clearly visible in my mind’s eye. This helps the reader to relate to the story since they can see the settings.


Meg Cabot has set a high standard for her books in this series, and Princess in the Spotlight lives up to that standard. I would recommend this book for any girl. It is easy and fun to read.