This series really should have ended after Book 4. In some ways the MDBC has regressed (childish pranks, black-and-white morality), and in others they are caricatures of teenage girls. The plot feels like a remix of the previous books, with a somewhat melodramatic climax and superficial falling action/ resolution.

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[original 2014 review - 4 stars]

Kind of overplays the nostalgia/memory lane aspect of coming-of-age journeys - not necessarily justified, considering the daughters aren't even graduating yet, even if they are growing up and slightly apart. The ending was kind of corny, too.