I knew I'd probably be very frustrated with this protagonist, because she didn't want to come to Paris and be away from her precious boyfriend. She's freakin' seventeen and thinks this is the person she'll follow to college then become a housewife and mother for and that's her entire life ambition. It's so antiquated.
The set up is a bit different, because the students are staying with host families and not dorming it. I got annoyed with this a bit, because it seems so irresponsible. She gets lost on the subway because no one ever shows her the right route. Don't show her on a map. Take her to the school and back. That part was so unrealistic.
I didn't hate this character, because she so obviously has gotten used to other people telling her what to do and it's interesting to see her very slowly realize she has opinions of her own. By the end of the book, she's been dumped and then re-dumped the guy when he wanted to get back together, she's taken control of her pseudo-thing with her host family's dude nanny, she's made a unique group of friends, and she's realizing she can figure out her life on her own.
The friends helped me get through the book. Annika was pretty awesome.
Still the worst one of the four I've read so far, but it wasn't horrible.
Next stop: Spain! I think this chick was the playwright, so that might be interesting. I always approve of writers.
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