The #1 New York Times bestselling series returns with a fresh new cover in time for the highly anticipated HBO MAX series reboot.
'Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I all live in huge, fabulous apartments and go to exclusive private schools. We aren't always the nicest people in the world, but we make up for it in looks and taste.'
The second in the established and bestselling Gossip Girl series about the most popular high school crowd. Weddings, birthdays and college interviews might spell big trouble for the elite gang. Set in glamorous New York City the narrative takes a voyeuristic look into the troubled, raw and indulgent lives of Upper East Side's finest.
Cecily von Ziegesar is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gossip Girl novels, upon which the hit television show is based.
Cecily von Ziegesar was born in New York City. Her childhood dream was to grow up to be a ballerina; she began lessons at age 3 and auditioned for the School of American Ballet at age 8, but was rejected.
As a teenager, von Ziegesar commuted to Manhattan at 6 a.m. to attend the Nightingale-Bamford School. After graduating from Nightingale, von Ziegesar attended Colby College before spending a year in Budapest working for a local radio station.
Von Ziegesar returned to the United States to study creative writing at the University of Arizona, but dropped out shortly thereafter.
Back in New York, while working at book-packaging firm Alloy Entertainment, von Ziegesar became inspired to create the Gossip Girl series, which follows the lives of privileged teenagers in New York. The series climbed to the top of The New York Times best-sellers list in 2002. A spin-off series, The It Girl, made the list in 2005.
The Constance Billard School for Girls in Gossip Girl is based upon an exaggerated version of von Ziegesar's alma mater, Nightingale. She also culled events from the book from the lives of her extremely wealthy friends, as well as her own life as a perpetual gossip.
I liked this one even more than the first. It had some great funny moments, some actually kind of relatable moments, and I liked getting to know the characters more. At this point, it feels really different from the show so I'm enjoying the new stories.
Absolute glutton for punishment here. These are such atrocious books it's honestly comical at this point. I actually found the TV show incredibly interesting (judge me) but the books are basura. Just download whatever streaming service currently has the series from like 2000-something and indulge in the frivolity; it's much more enjoyable than these reads!