Title: Gossip Girl: You’re the One that I Want
Author: Cecily von Ziegesar
Publisher: Little Brown and Company, 227 pages
Where You Bought This Book: I received a review copy from a book distributor.
Main Characters:
1. Blair
2. Nate
3. Serena etc
What It’s All About: This is the sixth book in the series about spoilt, rich kids living in New York.
What I like About It: Nothing. The teens all take themselves way too seriously. They are a selfish, ignorant bunch that need a good slapping!
What I Dislike About It: Practically everything! There’s nothing likeable about any of the characters who all act pretty mean and self-centred. Yawn. I couldn’t finish the book and I’ve never been able to finish any of the others in the series.
If You Like The Sound of this Book, You Should Also Check Out These Titles:
1. The Au Pairs by Melissa de la Cruz
2. The A-List by Zoey Dean
3. Insiders by J. Minter
Well, actually, I haven’t read any of the above, but they seem to be the same sort of bitchy fare – celebrating shallow, mean and clothes-obsessed adolescent females.
I read the second of The Clique books: Best Friends for Never, by Lisi Harrison, and it was even worse than Gossip Girl. The way the characters constantly go "Ewww" and "Ehmegod" really gets on my nerves (Summer in The O.C. TV series does this, wretched girl. BTW, there are now The O.C. novels too!)
On the other hand, I quite like The Princess Diaries books. At least most of the characters in that series seem to have brains of some description. They may be silly at times, but they aren’t vapid and superficial. And Princess Mia has a good heart and a strong sense of social justice, bless her her sparkly tiara!
Name of Reviewer: Daphne Lee
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that was shit!! i couldnt put the book down it was amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: JOSHESOK | Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 14:40
that was a load of bullshit. i happen to throughly enjoy all the gossip girls and the a-list books. if you never even finished the 6th gossip girl, which happens to be my favorite, then you have no right to be talking shit about it.
Posted by: Alexa | Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 11:32
It's alright! Take your time!
Hmm... I think I'm gonna get that book then!
Posted by: Julianne | Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 22:28
Hey Julianne! I owe you an email. Sorry, just been busy under with work etc.
'Doing It' by Burgess is heaps, heaps better than 'Gossip Girl'.
Posted by: Daphne | Tuesday, November 02, 2004 at 14:20
Hey is this similar to the book Melvin Burgess wrote? Erm... What was the title again.. Oh yeah, 'Doing it'. Is that one good?
Posted by: Julianne | Friday, October 29, 2004 at 15:45
Hey Rob! Thanks for checking out the blog. Hope that you'll visit often!
Posted by: Daphne | Friday, October 29, 2004 at 09:38
Hi Daphne,
You are truly a FANTASTIC girl !!!
Your reviews are FIRST-CLASS & i really enjoyed reading every single word.
WOW !!!
Posted by: Rob | Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 06:39