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norah_14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Eating disorder
dizpig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Drug use, Sexual assault, Classism, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Alcohol, and Bullying
Moderate: Eating disorder, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Body shaming, and Bullying
Minor: Violence, Dysphoria, Vomit, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Mental illness
books_and_chocolate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Vomit, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
briana513's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
alyssagee11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder
issyd23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- all the characters smoke
- Dan is even more of a softboi!!
- Vanessa is white, bald, has a heavy Brooklyn accent in the audiobook & is such a pick me girl it’s iconic 👩🏻🦲
- Everyone sees chuck for the literal sex pest he is and he has 0 friends
Graphic: Bullying, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Classism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
books_hay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
annapolly14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Vomit, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Bullying
pppinja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Vomit, and Eating disorder
madisbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
In "Gossip Girl" by Cecily von Ziegesar, we follow wealthy New York teens Blair, Serena, Chuck, Nate, and their friends through their senior year of high school. Through the story, we are given a peak into the lives and rebellious escapades of these high-society teens while their actions are being critiqued and publicized on a gossip blog by an anonymous peer.
First off, I absolutely LOVE Serena. Reading the mass about of Serena slander in this book was quite hard for me and I really hated it lol. Her character development throughout the story was great and in my opinion, she was the only main character in the story (besides Jenny and Dan) that actually had any character development at all. At the beginning of the book when we are introduced to Serena, a certain picture of her is very obviously being put into our mind by Blair, her minions, and the narrator. However as the story goes on, Serena proves those misconceptions false time and time again while still remaining true to herself and her morals. In the next books, I truly hope she continues to get closer with Jenny, Vanessa, and Dan because frankly, they are all SO much better than Blair, Nate, and the rest of the preppy douches.
I'm only giving this book 4/4.5 stars because of gross ass Chuck Bass and the prevalent pick-me energy in basically every female character. There isn't one female character in this story that doesn't hate Serena for simply existing except for Jenny and that's really dishearting because I would have appreciated seeing Serena be supported by at least one strong female character in this story.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and will be picking up the second book in the series right after posting this review!
Graphic: Misogyny, Eating disorder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Sexual assault