Adored (It Girl, Book 8) [Paperback]

Cecily von Ziegesar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2009 | Series: It Girl (Book 8)

Brett Messerschmidt is organizing Waverly Academy's annual holiday ball and secret gift exchange. But when some enterprising students decide that playing Secret Satan is infinitely more fun, the entire school starts acting naughty. All Brett wants is a successful party-and a goodnight kiss from unexpected crush Sebastian Valenti. Too bad Callie Vernon also has her eye on the newly made-over Sebastian. Sharing is caring, right? Or not . . .

Everybody at Waverly is getting into the giving spirit. The only present Tinsley Carmichael wants to unwrap is her new boyfriend, Julian McCafferty. But what happens when she uncovers a shady secret from his past instead? Looks like Jenny Humphrey, Waverly's newest small-screen star, is about to land on Tinsley's hit list. Again.

With raucous get-togethers and secret admirers, there's never a dull day in the life of an It Girl. But no one ever said being adored was easy. . . .

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About the Author

Cecily von Ziegesar has always lived in New York City. She's already working on the next Gossip Girl: The Carlyles novel, as well as the next It Girl, so be careful of what you do or say and who you're seen with...

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Poppy; 1 edition (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316025097
• ISBN-13: 978-0316025096
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A writer who is definitely of the world about which she writes--she attended a fancy Manhattan prep school and lived to tell all about it. She walks the walk and talks the talk, so her characters and their conversations and antics ring completely true.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Adore Adored!, September 25, 2009

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Nikki Lyn "<3" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Adored (It Girl, Book 8) (Paperback)

This book is good, though its kind of funny how you find yourself more interested in whats going on in the other characters in the book instead of Jenny - who the series is supposed to be about. Jenny's character just seems to be losing steam. You're more interested in the glamorous live of Brett, Callie and Tinsley than the girl that sleeps in ugly pajamas and drools in her sleep. You began this series hoping Little Jenny Humphrey would rise to the top of Waverly's Elite and become The It Girl, stepping out of the shadows of Blair Waldorf & Sarena Van Der Woodsen, yet she's fallen into the shadows of Brett Messerschmidt, Callie Vernon & Tinsley Carmichael. Its sort of a let down, but you can't stop reading the books because you're so curious as to whats going on with the others in the books! My favorite - Brett. And this book keeps you waiting to hear more about her! I love The It Girl series!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, June 18, 2009

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adored (It Girl, Book 8) (Paperback)

I have to admit, the IT GIRL series is one of those guilty pleasures that I have. I can't help myself when I know another release is forthcoming. So, I eagerly sat myself down the other night when I had ADORED, the eighth installment in the series, in my hands.

The crew has returned from Thanksgiving break and has to buckle down to get ready for finals. As with all the books in the series, ADORED only covers a couple of weeks in the lives of the gang at Waverly. All the players are back, and they've all got drama going on.

Callie is recently single, after having broken things off with Easy in INFAMOUS. She's on the prowl for a new beau, but it seems that the pickings are slim at Waverly. Everything changes when she spies an unknown hottie in the cafeteria.

Tinsley is back together with Julian, thanks to Yvonne Stidder's party in New York City. But now Tinsley has nagging thoughts that Julian may have lost his virginity already. He's only a freshman! And all Tinsley can do is picture Julian with...Jenny!

Jenny has become a small celebrity on campus. A group of freshman girls are filming her for a documentary for their class. The freshmen want to see how someone in the "in" crowd lives. But having a camera in her face at all hours is turning into a nightmare.

Brett is spreading herself too thin. After the senior prefect goes missing in action, the faculty comes to Brett and "asks" her to spearhead the Secret Santa program. And then, as if that wasn't enough, she gets suckered into organizing the Holiday Ball. How is she going to fit in studying for finals on top of those responsibilities?

And, as always, Heath Ferro is up to his old tricks. He's taken the Secret Santa and turned it into a Secret Satan event. The campus has gone crazy with dirty and sexy gifts rather than the old traditional ones. And let's just say that when a cop turns up in a classroom, emotions are going to boil over! {I laughed out loud at the crazy presents poor Brandon Buchanan receives!}

ADORED does not disappoint in all the craziness, mayhem, and hi-jinx that we have come to love. There was definitely some laugh-out-loud moments with this installment! With some of the content in this one, the age 15 and up notation on the back of the cover is a good guide.

Reviewed by: Jaglvr

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, February 10, 2012

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This review is from: The It Girl #8: Adored (Paperback)

Love that I found this book. I spent some time trying to get through the whole series through the library and it took forever, so I found the entire series here on Amazon! It was cheap and arrived quickly. Maybe when I'm done I'll resell the entire series as a whole together. Great buy!