Reviewed by: Aria
Genre: Chick-Lit, Drama, Romance
Rating: 4/5
Welcome to New York's Upper East Side, where the claws are about to come out! Blair and Serena were BFFs...until Blair discovered that her boyfriend, Nate, cheated on her with Serena! As if that wasn't enough, Serena then disappeared without a word. Now she's back and trying to make amends with Blair. Too bad Serena's former best friend has no intention of forgiving her. After seeing Serena with her new boyfriend, Dan, Blair intends to respond in kind! How far will she go to make a mess of Serena's life?
I decided to throw a manga into the mix for our Summer of Great Reading, and I am glad I did! :) Gossip Girl, the manga version of the best-selling series by Cecily Von Zeigesar was amazing! :) I have never read the original series myself, but am sure glad they made the manga. I loved it, and cannot wait to read the second in this smash-hit of a manga series. I flew through this novel. :)
This was not really based on the series of books, but I entirely loved it. I liked the relationship between Chuck and Blair (which I do not think was in the books), and some surprising things happened to Blair in the sense of what-goes-around-comes-around. I is hard to hate the characters because they all come together to help one another in the most dire situations. And there is always a reason behind it.
No appearance from Jenny yet, but I hope she will come in the second or third manga. She might stir up some trouble for the queen bee! :) I also liked how Vanessa realized that Serena was actually a good person, rather than just hate her because Dan loved her. I thought that was strong and not the typical storyline, which I loved. :) I just cannot believe that Blair used Dan to get back at Serena. It was unexpected.
Likes: Vanessa being realistic, Chuck + Blair, the storyline, the unexpected twist, the frenemy relationship between Vanessa and Blair, Dan helping Blair even though she used him, Serena, Nate + Serena
Dislikes: Nothing. :)
Genre: Chick-Lit, Drama, Romance
Rating: 4/5
Welcome to New York's Upper East Side, where the claws are about to come out! Blair and Serena were BFFs...until Blair discovered that her boyfriend, Nate, cheated on her with Serena! As if that wasn't enough, Serena then disappeared without a word. Now she's back and trying to make amends with Blair. Too bad Serena's former best friend has no intention of forgiving her. After seeing Serena with her new boyfriend, Dan, Blair intends to respond in kind! How far will she go to make a mess of Serena's life?
I decided to throw a manga into the mix for our Summer of Great Reading, and I am glad I did! :) Gossip Girl, the manga version of the best-selling series by Cecily Von Zeigesar was amazing! :) I have never read the original series myself, but am sure glad they made the manga. I loved it, and cannot wait to read the second in this smash-hit of a manga series. I flew through this novel. :)
This was not really based on the series of books, but I entirely loved it. I liked the relationship between Chuck and Blair (which I do not think was in the books), and some surprising things happened to Blair in the sense of what-goes-around-comes-around. I is hard to hate the characters because they all come together to help one another in the most dire situations. And there is always a reason behind it.
No appearance from Jenny yet, but I hope she will come in the second or third manga. She might stir up some trouble for the queen bee! :) I also liked how Vanessa realized that Serena was actually a good person, rather than just hate her because Dan loved her. I thought that was strong and not the typical storyline, which I loved. :) I just cannot believe that Blair used Dan to get back at Serena. It was unexpected.
Likes: Vanessa being realistic, Chuck + Blair, the storyline, the unexpected twist, the frenemy relationship between Vanessa and Blair, Dan helping Blair even though she used him, Serena, Nate + Serena
Dislikes: Nothing. :)