Mia the Magnificent is the third book in The Mia Fullerton Series by Eileen Boggess. Having not read the two previous books. Mia the Meek and Mia the Melodramatic, I feared that it would be hard to get into this one. This was not the case. This could easily be read and enjoyed without having read the previous books.

Mia is a sophomore at St. Hilary's. She has a couple ex boyfriends to deal with, a best friend getting over a break up, the school musical and driver's ed. She manages her way through it all with a good sense of humour and faith that all will turn out well in the end.

Eileen Boggess has written a very good series for teens with all the drama of high school minus the drugs, drinking and sex that parents might not want their children reading about. If you are looking for an entertaining, more innocent look at high school (Catholic Private School) this is a good choice. ( )

Reviewed by Dianna Geers for TeensReadToo.com

After her summer immersed in acting while she worked at a children's theater group (in the previous book MIA THE MELODRAMATIC), Mia is psyched to try acting in plays at school. It doesn't hurt that her best friend is the student director. Or does it? Trying a small part in a play is way different than having the lead.

Of course, there is never just one problem in Mia's life. Never.

There's the ex-boyfriend who is a being a negative influence on her already-corrupt little brother, her other boy crush, the fact that Mia wants to be independent from boys, attempting to get her driver's license, and the confusion when the ex-boyfriend tries wooing Mia as well as two other girls and she doesn't know what to do.

About any of the problems.

Mia tries to make good decisions and bravely (sometimes) struggles to do the right thing. Such is Mia's dramatic life. As you read you will relate to the overwhelming feelings of adolescence and the absurdity of how one attempt to solve a problem can lead to another.

And just when Mia thinks she has everything figured out, just as in life, time moves on and changes everything. That's when it's magnificent to know who you really are. Hopefully, Mia has herself figured out.

This is the third book in the series featuring Mia Fullerton, but it can also be read independently. ( )