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5.0 out of 5 stars
A 5 star read!, November 7, 2009
This review is from: Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You: A Gossip Girl novel (Gossip Girl Novels) (Hardcover)
As a reader interested in YA books I highly recommend this latest Gossip Girl; our favorite characters finish college while Jenny is just beginning. The book is actually a quick read (even at 387 pages--covering 4 years of Christmas breaks from college) Each chapter is a surprise and shows a sense of freshness and insight. It is a clever read describing our favorite characters' roller coaster ride of emotions and the magic of pulling it all together.
The wrap up was fantastic showing life goes on in unexpected ways! I loved the writing and the story.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I like this book, but..., December 21, 2009
This review is from: Gossip Girl: I Will Always Love You: A Gossip Girl novel (Gossip Girl Novels) (Hardcover)
If you, like me, were disappointed that the tv show so immediately departed from the plotlines for the books, you'll be happy to see this book on the shelves. The characters from the books are so much more likeable than their television counterparts.
That said, I'm on the fence about this book. I greatly enjoyed revisiting Serena and Blair and Nate and Dan and Vanessa's lives, but must their group continue to be so incestuous? Several years out of high school, and Blair and Serena both are still making major life decisions based on Nate's whims? I wanted them to move on, faster.
Still, I picked up this book to get closure on some of my favorite characters, and to that end the book succeeds grandly. I like the way it careens through their college careers, focusing on the times when they come together and giving us an overview of the times they were apart.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Stick to the original books instead, October 11, 2011
If the cover says "created by", that means that person didn't actually write it. eg Sweet Valley High was "created by" Francine Pascal, but was actually written by "Kate William", aka Eileen Goudge. The Gossip Girl series ended perfectly with DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME. Cecily von Ziegesar wrote it, and had done a smashing job with the series. The books are trashy, but also funny, smart and satirical. They're awesome! But Ms. von Ziegesar wisely chose not to flog a dead horse, but the folks at Alloy Entertainment thought otherwise. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU feels contrived, repetitive, and none of the characters have any spark - not even our beloved douchebag, Chuck Bass. He's a highlight of the series, a secondary character at most but he steals every scene he's in. But here, the people at Alloy Entertainment have completely changed his personality. Where's the fun in that? There's no sense of humour here. Nate Archibald switches between Serena van der Woodsen, Blair Waldorf, and Jenny Humphrey. Serena may or may not have something going on with Dan Humphrey. Vanessa Abrams is sometimes with Dan, and sometimes with a filmmaker. Blair almost becomes engaged, but blows him off because she's still in love with Nate, even when she moves on to Chuck. Jenny switches between Blair's little brother and Nate. In other words, there's a lot of relationship drama but no wit. I read a library copy of I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, because I sure wouldn't have paid for this. Forget this, forget the spin-off series (The It Girl and Gossip Girl: The Carlyles), and just stick with the original and the best Gossip Girl novels. Make sure they're not just "created by" Cecily von Ziegesar, but that she actually wrote them - you're guaranteed a good time.
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