Barron's AP Prep vs. Princeton Review vs. Others?

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<p>For AP Human Geography and AP World History, I used Barron's AP prep books to review for a month and a half before the exam. I made 4's on both exams, which is good enough for me. Thinking that Barron's just makes a series of perfectly crafted AP prep books, I immediately purchased the books for APUSH, AP Bio, and AP English Lang. The latter two books are great--however, I recently checked out the APUSH book. To be quite light and gentle... it's a Godawful review book. There's hardly ANY reviewing in it, just a summary of different types of questions!</p>

<p>I've heard great things about other books other than Barron's for AP review, such as Princeton Review. Can anyone vouch for the best overall series of AP prep books?</p>

<p>Moreover, what are the best prep books for high scores (5's!!) on APUSH, AP English Lang, and AP Bio?</p>

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<p>I’ve used Princeton Review for AP World last year and am currently using it for AP Euro and AP Chemistry. Overall I think the book is very good - there’s two practice tests in addition to other practice questions throughout the book, and it works as a good supplement to my class.</p>

<p>Not sure about your question, but bear in mind that AP Biology is changing for the 2012-2013 school year, so if you’re taking the exam next year and not in a month or so, you’ll want to hold off on buying a review book for that.</p>