Charmed Thirds (Jessica Darling #3)

Reader reviewed by lia

This book Jessica had finally left her New Jersey hometown/hellhole for New Yorks Columbia University; shes more into Marcus Flutie than ever (so what if hes at a Buddhist college in California?); and shes making friends who just might qualify as stand-ins for her beloved Hope.
Charmed Thirds is different from the first 2 book in many ways but mainly the love/hate thing with Marcus got old on this book and the crazy things she did too.

Reader reviewed by Holly

In this installment, you still see the ups and downs of being Jessica Darling. What gets me, though is the the whole Jessica and Marcus relationship. Love, hate, love, hate. It's getting a little old. I found myself skimming to see what would happen. I wish they would either stay together or stay away from each other.

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.