I've read them all. A cousin asked me to. The first book was the worst for all the swooning ick.
Given what I've seen on other message boards, I'm astonished by all the, apparently unfulfilled, adult women sighing over the story. It's nauseating.
You’re right.
The books and the movie are very big with Teenage girls and their moms.
I like #2 and #3 better. There were more interesting characters. But it is pretty much pablum.