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 Gossip Girl's beginning gets you addicted, June 10, 2004
When diving into this truly addictive series,
do go in order. You'll better understand the characters, how they develop, the order of events as they happen and why they
happen. Despite the fact this is pure bubblegum froth, a light, fluffy read, it is indeed much fun and the characters are
not totally shallow and without depth here, as they often times appear to be in copycats such as The Insiders and The A-List.
Blair Waldorf is constantly the focus. She's
a Manhattanite deeply stressed over high school norms: college applications, grades, the whole bit. But now, to add to her
soaring level of stress, her ex-best friend is back, kicked out of boarding school. Serena Van der Woodsen shamelessly flirts
with Nate, making it clear she desires him. Nate is Blair's stoner hottie boyfriend and Blair, still a virgin ::gasp:: wishes
to lose it to him. But as soon as Serena puts herself in the picture (and in the spotlight), Blair begins to feel quite uneasy.
Although, oddly enough, later books in the series
surpass the level of greatness of GOSSIP GIRL #1, this is still a must read for the fans. This sort of story has lies, betrayal,
and sex thrown in the mix, and the cover itself is eye-catching. A nice but not fab beginning for the mysterious Gossip Girl,
who chronicles the lives of various Mahattanites on her website. This novel, like those that came after, is not a disappointment.
And you'll be dying to answer burning questions: Will Serena and Blair repair their broken friendship? Will Nate and Serena
speak again? Will Blair get into Yale? And who is Gossip Girl?
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 Juicy Gossip, May 15, 2004
The books kind of remind me of my fave movie, Cruel
Intentions, with the Upper East side teenagers living the rich life, going to fabulous parties, into smoking, drinking , all
while their parents are off somewhere living the high life on their money. I'm not sure if I was supposed to like them or
not but I ended up sympathizing with both Blair and Serena in these books. It's got plenty of love triangles and of course,
gossip about all our fave characters. The whole gossip girl.net thing was a great idea. You get really involved in these characters
and want to know what will happen next, I'm on the second book at the moment. I started reading them because I found out they
were making a Gossip Girl movie and wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I hope the movie is as great as the books,
and I hope it's rated R. Here's the gossip: Lindsay Lohan is at this moment the most likely candidate for the role of Blair.
I personally would of gone with a Sophia Bush type but Lindsay is cool, she'll pull it off. All for now! You know you love
me;)
*Just wanted to say I saw the movie (cruel intentions)
after I read the gossip girl books, but I thought the same thing! If you like one, you'll like the other. Plus if you like
the gossip girl website in the book there is somewthing very simular in the movie
awesome!!, May 8, 2004
A Kid's Review
I read this book in three days. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!! It is
so good. The characters are these little rich kids who have no rules in their house, and no parental supervision. They're
the kind of characters you at first envy, and then come to see how much you would hate their lives. All in all, this book
is awesome!
 "Gossip" Mill is Churning, May 6, 2004
Meet GOSSIP GIRL, an anonymous New York teen who posts
all of the latest news about her peers at her website. Readers are introduced to a variety of high schoolers whose days and
nights are filled with money, cars, boyfriends/girlfriends, cell phones, agendas, parties, and more. If you're in, you're
in; if you're out, you're definitely out - unless you are dating or are related to one of the cool kids.
The character with the most mystery surrounding her
is Serena, a blonde beauty whose return to Manhattan sparks controversy galore as her classmates wonder why she has come back
to her all-girl private high school after a year-long absence and travels overseas. Serena's estranged best friend Blair,
who was just getting accustomed to being THE most popular girl, now must take a step back and share the spotlight. Not only
is her popularity at stake, but so is her love life, as she worries that her boyfriend Nate only has eyes . . . for Serena.
If GOSSIP GIRL was a TV show, HBO, FOX and THE WB would
all fight over the rights to it. GOSSIP GIRL takes 90210 and moves it to Manhattan. The teens are trashy and classy at all
once; while they know the difference between Prada and Gucci, they don't always know the difference between right and wrong.
The book is more melodrama than drama, and delightfully so. It's a beach read mixed with martinis.
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