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Reader reviewed by safia

Charmed Thirds is the third novel of the Jessica Darling series and I have hugely anticipated it. What's going to happen to Jessica when she goes to college? What's going to happen to her and Marcus?

Well, Jessica and Marcus's relationship is definitely hitting the rocks especially due to the fact that he's west coast (California) and she's east coast (New York). And there are just so many reasons and opportunities to go astray...it's only inevitable they will split up, if only temporarily.

Jessica's stay at Columbia is just as filled with angst as her trips back home to Pineville, during her school breaks. At Columbia, she has met potential friends (called Hope sit-ins), has to actually struggle with her school work (unlike in high school), and fills her diary with several hopeful crushes. Back at home, she has to deal with her family and trys to avoid bumping into her old high school friends.

This new journal of Jessica's is a bit different from her previous high school ones. It contains Jessica's old sense of humor and wit, in a new college-girl perspective. Some may say it's not as satisfying as Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings. I may just agree.