Fans of the Travelling Pants series will be delighted to welcome back the four life-long friends . . . The author expertly splices together each friend's struggle with growing up . . . It's the girls' genuine love and tenderness that will win readers over

Brashares' theme is that clothing has the power to transform and she has combined this quintessential obsession with a bit of fairytale magic

You'll find each page filled with humour, warmth and the frank openness of the teenage perspective . . . An excellent read

Chick lit for teens at its best

Teenage girls who have read the first three books will find this essential reading to round off the series

As always, Chambers writes with the fierce intelligence and honesty which distinguishes his work. If more novels of adolescence had this quality and seriousness, we wouldn't risk losing those readers who feel patronised by teenage fiction

A complex book . . . resulting in a believable and inviting world