Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure

Dork Diaries #15

by Rachel Renée Russell

Join millions of Dork Diaries fans and discover if Nikki Maxwell and her friends (and frenemies) make it to Paris in the next instalment of the blockbuster series.
 

Genres: Middle Grade, Fiction, Romance, Childrens, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Comedy

431 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2023

About the author

Rachel Renee Russell is the #1 New York Times Best Selling author of the book series, DORK DIARIES, and the upcoming, THE MISADVENTURES OF MAX CRUMBLY to be released on June 7, 2016.

For more about Nikki's world visit www.DorkDiaries.com

For more about Max's world visit www.MaxCrumbly.com

Reviews

[Hayvn Grace Greene · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read every dork diares book
😅

[Aleena Treesa Dominic · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was a time when I used to be obsessed with this series. But it's long gone. Life has changed so much. Trying to hold on to that life by reading the final books from the series. Hope life treats me better soon!

[eleanor :) · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a seventeen year old girl, it is my responsibility to rate and review these books for the younger generations. And lowkey this book helped me get out of my fall reading slump sooooo :)

Not gonna lie, this was not the greatest Dork Diaries book.

The plot was pretty mediocre. As I say with the Barbie movies, THE OLD ONES ARE BETTER.

My favorite character in this particular book was Nikki’s little sister, Brianna, because she came through at the end of the book. I stan Chloe and Zoey too because they are such good friends and put up with Nikki (will never understand how they do it)

I love and hate Mackenzie at the same time but she kind of slayed in this book. She nailed the toxic mean girl role once again. One thing I hate about these books is that Nikki is constantly complaining about how bratty and privileged Mackenzie is. BUT NIKKI IS TOO! Like, at least Mackenzie acknowledges how lucky she is as an individual. I feel like Nikki is definitely one of those kids who says they’re are starving children in Africa when you complain about a math test or something.

QUESTIONNNN! Why is André a character? Like babes, please leave NICOLE alone. I am the biggest Brandon and Nikki shipper of all time!!

Despite Nikki being my least favorite protagonist of all time (Sophie from KOTLC finally gets a break haha) I am rooting for Branikki! I want them to freaking proclaim their love at this point. Rachel Reneé Russell took the slow burn trope and is making it feel like a Tuesday morning English class.

[alexasbooknook]

I want to read this soooo bad, I asked my mom to apply for a ARC on Edeliweiss

[Courtney Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked this a lot! I can’t wait to go back and read the other ones- the main character’s ‘voice’ is super cute and the right amount of sassy. Very situational comedy but also your classic coming of age and buddy story with a slight bit of rom com thrown in.

[౨ৎ · Rating 2 out of 5]

okay screw me

ill probably read every book in the series no matter how much I hate Nicki
also has it really been 15 books and they’ve only kissed ONCE?? goddamn and I thought skyward was a slow burn

[Jayda 🍉]

I just know that I’ll love this, I can’t wait for this to come out. I’ve been waiting for nearly 4 years.

[Reese · Rating 1 out of 5]

My standards were not high but this actually proved to be the most boring Dork Diaries book I have ever read. I'm sorry, I'm such an avid follower of this serues it feels illegal to rate it this low. But this book? This book was not it.

[Avaaa Lyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The world is so against Nikki help-
when I saw this book at my local barnes and noble I freaked out because when I was little EVERYONE in 2nd & 3rd grade was reading this series and I just needed to know what was going on.
Now im older and I realize that nikki is such a complainer and if she wanted she could get with brandon she could.
Everything was going on in this book like her dress (she was over reacting by the way) then all the stuff with mackenzie. At this point im sort of siding with her.
But this IS a book designed for little kids.
[ One day, Can we please get a YA spin off. Preferably one where Mackenzie curses Nikki out or the other way around]

[ingrid ₊]

I am a very proud mother of seven

[Diana]

i want to read so badly

[zahra !! · Rating 1 out of 5]

I CANNOT W BRANDON AND NICKI’S SITUATION SHIP ANYMORE oh my god

[Charlotte Miller]

Finished it in one sitting in an hour and 15 mins, idek what to rate this tho

[Bookworm · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hoping this series ends soon. Getting progressively worse.

[B.D · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven’t read a dork diaries book in a while and it was really nice to get back into them and just read a fun, easy book. It only took me almost an hour from start to finish and it was cute. Kind of predictable, but cute. I got a lot of good laughs from it. I recommend for 8-12 years.

[Natasha Dean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, I am 18, and yes, I did read this book. Sue me. I already read 14 of them, so I was too deep into the series to stop.

I enjoyed this quick, fun read, and it was nice to come back to this series and the characters that I have read so much about. My one major complaint about this series is the fact that there are now 15 whole books and Brandon and Nikki are not officially together yet. I love a good slow burn, but this is taking forever.

[olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

real culture

[maya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I admit this is not the greatest book.
BUT- 11 y.o me would have LOVED IT. So for the sake of good old times I'm going to give it five stars :)

[RoroReads (Free Palestine) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just relived like my entire 2nd grade self with these

[cris ˚౨ৎ ⋆｡˚ ⋆]

ate, served and slayed

[Fatima Asifa · Rating 3 out of 5]

i think middle school me would enjoy this more lol

ok but WHY IS SHE WHIPPED FOR BASIC OL BRANDON WHEN THERE IS LITERALLY ANDRE

[Eliza Maria De Bruyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

nikki is zo bbg

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ik vind het leuk dat altijd alses bij dagboek van een muts een heel groot drama wordt en dan het altijd wordt opgelost. En dat mackenzie altijd nikie in de weg brbeerd te zitten.

[sarah سارة ꫂ᭪ · Rating 4 out of 5]

❝Well, it looks like my FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME are finally over!❞

⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

જ*⁀➷Summary

Tale from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure follows the story of Nikki Maxwell and her band mates, who get an all-expenses paid trip to Paris! Nikki is over the moon with joy, and so are her band mates. But when her snake of a frenemy, Mackenzie Hollister, arrives on the trip with them, Nikki faces many obstacles that may ruin summer vacation.

જ*⁀➷Theme

When one door closes, another one opens.
There's no place like home.
Friendship overcomes obstacles.

જ*⁀➷Characters

Nikki

Nikki is the same perfect sweet, relatable, and clumsy main character as she's always been. I read all the previous book when I was younger than her, and it was very refreshing to read about her again from an older point of view. She's still a talented, artistic over thinker and we love her for that.🩷

Zoey

Zoey is the smart, quick thinker friend that Nikki's friend group desperately needs. And, just to point out, this is the first book something was actually done to Zoey's hair! She got braids!! And they look beautiful. Zoey's the most amazing and reasonable best friend in a children's book and I love her to death 🫶🏼

Chloe

Chloe was so painfully dense. She's not the first to catch on to new plans/ideas, and she's purely in the book for comedic relief and I'm here for it.

Brandon

This dude makes me SO MAD. He was gone for 80% of the book because he was butt hurt that he wasn't Nikki's only guy friend. If you like her so much, why don't you just ask her out already? It's been a full year since y'all met anyway. And you already basically claim her as your own. I guess even typical sweethearts like Brandon have troubles with commitment.🙄

Mackenzie

She was very... sweet? I know she's supposed to be the main antagonist, and in past books, she was very venomous, but maybe it has something to do with them being 'frenemies' now instead of 'enemies.' And that was my main problem in the book. Since Mackenzie and Nikki kind of like each other now... there was no real conflict. More on that later.

Andre

BRO... I totally forgot this dude even existed! I don't even know what past book he's from or what even happened between him and Brandon, but all I know is that there was tension and I'm totally here for it.😈

Brianna

She will always and forever be my favorite character. She's a funny, sassy mastermind, and honestly, she reminds me of myself.🥰

જ*⁀➷Plot

The story was a lot slower than the past books, and the conflict overall fell short. I guess the main conflict was Nikki loosing her dress for the photoshoot, but It was pretty obvious early on where it was. And that's interesting to me, because in the past, I always remember there being tension and me genuinely rooting for the characters, but there was nothing really to root for to be honest. Mackenzie was nice, the conflict wasn't conflicting, and this book was really just about Nikki enjoying and learning about Paris.

જ*⁀➷Recommendation

I recommend you read this book if you like Middle Grade book series and Paris. There was a very good amount of facts and information about Paris, which I thought was a good touch.

જ*⁀➷Rating

Characters: 4/5⭐

Plot: 2/5⭐

Ending: 5/5⭐

Overall: 3.5/5🌟 (Rounded up)

⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

❝I learned a valuable lesson in this Paris adventure: NEVER give up on your DREAMS!❞

❝However, my BEST memories of Brandon are the ones stored in my HEART.
NOT on my cellphone.
Excusez-moi.
C'est la vie.❞

⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

[Soulstruck13 · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have been reading it since I was 13 and I'm 21 now. Since I all read all the previous ones I was eager to read this one , for childhood's sake but I was really disappointed. The writing felt kinda off for a children's book. I mean previously such language was not used such as describing Nikki's mother as embarrassing and asking the readers if we can believe it. Idk why reading this felt like the author has to write something just for the sake of it and not to come up with an actual story. A lot of the things I loved abt this series is gone. And the use of language and the way it's flowing is off putting. That said , i will probably read the next one in the series and continue to be disappointed.

[maleeha.x · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last time I read a dork diaries was 3 years ago,and (i thought) i had finished the series , and i used to be O.B.S.E.S.S.E.D . So when i saw this i immediately got it and started reading it . It took about an hour and a half to read so it was a quick one. It felt so good to jump back into Nikki's world and see her live her dream! Ngl Nikki has always been annoying but this one ? She was sooo dramatic about her dress , like, girl this has happened like 100 times get over it and deal with it like a mature person! Also,Nikki could have gotten with Brandon MANY books before if she actually tried cause Brandon is totally into her .BUT NO! She wants to go around in the same circle as always. This is defo a book for younger people would reccomend for people at the age of 7-11.

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This should not be called Dork Diaries, but Drama Queen Diaries. The narrator is just as much a drama queen as her rival frenemy. She hardly ever thinks about others, but only how they help her magnify herself. Also, if I heard OMG or scree one more time, I felt as if I would scream. I felt like I lost a few brain cells listening to this book. Having said that, the voice actor did a very good job narrating the audiobook version. This very unrealistic story could be skipped for better things.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forgive me Lord for I have sinned by reading (and enjoying) this book as an 18-year-old college student, but I cannot promise you that I will not again indulge in the nefarious act that is reading Dork Diaries because I probably will (once the next book in the series comes out #excitedaf!). This is me repenting 🙏🙏🙏

[Zibby Owens · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fifteenth installment in the Dork Diaries series, Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure, is about middle schooler Nikki Maxwell and her band, who are on their way to Paris. Unfortunately, Nikki and her friends run into roadblocks along the way, and Nikki’s French skills may not be up to par. It’s up to her to get them to their destination on time.

This powerhouse mother-daughter team behind the Dork Diaries series knows how to create relatable characters. The books are written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Renee Russell and illustrated by her daughter, Nikki Russell. Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure was such a fun story, and while I was reading it, I was on the edge of my seat wondering if the music guy would call them back and if Mackenzie and Nikki would finally become friends. The style of the illustrations of Paris was different than the illustrations for the girls and were breathtaking. Kids can relate to the characters' situations, making these books a great read for tweens and teens. The Dork Diaries have been enduringly popular for over a decade and positively impact young readers.

To listen to my interview with the author, go to my podcast at:
https://www.momsdonthavetimetoreadboo...

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

super cute. i think this would have made a great final book in the series so i’m curious to see what the last one will be about. glad everything always works out for nikki. makes me wanna take a trip to paris.