

I think most teenage girls can find a little bit of themselves in at least one of these characters.

Melissa Kantor's The Darlings Are Forever is a start to a new contemporary series that promises a lot of fun for three best friends in New York City. All three girls are nervous to branch out and start new chapters in their lives, but they know that they have each other after all, they are the Darlings. Jane is attending a school to pursue acting, Victoria is attending a private school, but feels like she can never live up to her sister's greatness, and finally, Natalya is attending a prestigious school, but it's filled with wealthy girls and Natalya definitely isn't wealthy as she is there on scholarship. Three best friends, Jane, Victoria, and Natalya, all are starting high school, but will be attending three different schools in New York City. They can’t help but wonder, will they really be the Darlings forever?" And now that the girls aren’t spending all their time together, everything they took for granted about their friendship starts to feel less certain. But doing scary new things is a lot easier with your friends beside you. The Darlings know they can get through anything as long as they have each other. They have matching necklaces, their own table at Ga Ga Noodle, and even a shared motto: May you always do what you’re afraid of doing. When the friends begin freshman year at three different high schools in distant corners of New York City, they promise to live by their motto and stay as close as ever. Goodreads says, " Jane, Victoria, and Natalya.
