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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
As far as the actual Gossip Girl series goes, I liked this one better than most of the latter BSN-era books. The quirk of skipping ahead and only glimpsing their lives around New Year's could be annoying or gimmicky, but it worked for me.
I loved the glimpses into Blair and Serena's pasts and my absolute favorite bit was the two of them finally choosing each other over Nate.
I loved the glimpses into Blair and Serena's pasts and my absolute favorite bit was the two of them finally choosing each other over Nate.
The last book of these super-rich kids adventures. I don't like Nate and his inability to choose between his two best friends -or so he says-. I don't like Serena either. I love how the two girls ditched the indecise boy at the ending, though. I would have loved Blair moving with Chuck, but in my mental alternative ending they married after college. Xoxo. I will miss you all.
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The true paradises are ones we have lost.
Tinha poucas expectativas - considerando que achei os volumes anteriores péssimos - mas foram definitivamente superadas porque aparentemente encontraram um ghostwriter com mais talento que conseguiu dar profundidade aos personagens e aos acontecimentos.
Ouso dizer que com algumas modificações daria um ótimo standalone de chicklit, como se Emily Giffin tivesse escrito One Day.
Tinha poucas expectativas - considerando que achei os volumes anteriores péssimos - mas foram definitivamente superadas porque aparentemente encontraram um ghostwriter com mais talento que conseguiu dar profundidade aos personagens e aos acontecimentos.
Ouso dizer que com algumas modificações daria um ótimo standalone de chicklit, como se Emily Giffin tivesse escrito One Day.
My favorite guilty pleasure series. It was just how I remembered from reading them back in high school. I think this final book had a good message, hoes before bros;)
I actually liked the ending of book 11 and would have been happy if it just ended there. The ending to this last instalment felt much more open. I get the feeling there were plans to write more books that never happened. The book itself wasn't that terrible, but it was just unnecessary. It was 300 pages to have everyone end up in the same place they started, but a few years older and none the wiser. What else is new.
Full review with spoilers here
The final Gossip Girl book. And probably the best one out of them all.
Set over four years we discover how college and life has panned out for our favourite Upper East Siders.
Here's a little recap of what is going on:
B and S have a more rocky relationship than ever since B went to college and S decided to be a movie star for a bit, N realises he can't sail around the world forever and will never choose between our faves so settles for a weird California college, V cheats on D and ends up shacking up with her old film TA - though they split over creative differences, D moves back to the city and continues to be mostly the same grumpy guy we know and sometimes love...
And they all end up tangled together in some way or another at one very special New Year's Eve party, every year for four years.
It's more drama than we have ever had in the series and I think that's what is missing from the others. I enjoyed it a lot and if all the books were set like this I think the series could have been a bigger winner for me.
The final Gossip Girl book. And probably the best one out of them all.
Set over four years we discover how college and life has panned out for our favourite Upper East Siders.
Here's a little recap of what is going on:
B and S have a more rocky relationship than ever since B went to college and S decided to be a movie star for a bit, N realises he can't sail around the world forever and will never choose between our faves so settles for a weird California college, V cheats on D and ends up shacking up with her old film TA - though they split over creative differences, D moves back to the city and continues to be mostly the same grumpy guy we know and sometimes love...
And they all end up tangled together in some way or another at one very special New Year's Eve party, every year for four years.
It's more drama than we have ever had in the series and I think that's what is missing from the others. I enjoyed it a lot and if all the books were set like this I think the series could have been a bigger winner for me.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The ending was almost disappointing, except that I don't think I would be satisfied with any ending whether Nate ended up with Blair or Serena so I guess this was as good an option as any.