"Gossip Girl"

Written by:  Cecily von Ziegesar

From:  talking-gossip.com

Serena van der Woodsen is back on the Upper East Side. Before leaving for boarding school, she was the most popular teen in Manhattan. Serena comes back with the expectations of regaining her old friends, her popularity status, and and invitation to one of the most exclusive parties in the area. However, things don't go exactly as planned. While struggling to accept these new developments, Serena meets Dan, an average teenage boy. This is new for her, as she's only ever socialized with the people of the same monetary status. Throughout the novel, all the elite are followed by Gossip Girl-- a girl with a blog that reports on all the latest news. Everything they think is private can instantly become public knowledge with Gossip Girl. I don't have a favorite part per-se, but I enjoy reading Gossip Girl's blog.

My rating:  5/10. I think this book was over-hyped. I was prepared for a brilliant new novel, but what I got was a well written diary. This book has a 5/10 because I think the Gossip Girl and Dan characters are wonderfully crafted. It doesn't garner a higher rating because it read like a diary. It followed the lives of all the characters with some drama and romance, but not enough to keep me interested.

- Louise