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Gossip Girl #11
Don't You Forget About Me
Don't You Forget About Me continues the #1 New York Times bestselling series about the provocative lives of New York City's most prestigious private school young adults. Sharp wit, intriguing characters, and high stakes melodrama drive the action of this addictive series that have made Gossip Girl the lit world's coveted "it" girl.
275 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2007
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Cecily von Ziegesar
105 books2,967 followersCecily 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.
She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family.
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.
She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family.
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September 24, 2020Aaannndd we're back to our regularly scheduled programming of people cheating on people. Will it ever end? Probably not 😂
October 8, 2020
Ja jag vet att det finns en till bok i serien men jag har läst upp om den och verkar inte ge något till serien ändå. Nate kommer inte välja någon av tjejerna och jag slår vad som i ALLA Gossip Girl böcker att det kommer vara otrogna höger till vänster.
Men den största orsaken att jag inte fortsätta med den här serien är att von Ziegesar har gestaltar LGBTQ karaktärer på det absolut värsta sättet någonsin. Tvingar fram det och sedan inte gör det på något snyggt och realistiskt sätt alls. Verkligen skäms von Ziegesar, SKÄMS! Tydligen ska Chuck (som förresten homosexuell här på alla stereotypiska sätt) inte helt plötsligt vara det längre, och i den här boken och förra så tror Daniel att han är homosexuell för han kysst en kille. Under dessa böcker förstår han inte sin läggning vilket är bra att det tas upp men det gör det på något otroligt fult sätt så det inte är sant. Nej säger jag bara, NEJ. Läs inte den här serien.
Men den största orsaken att jag inte fortsätta med den här serien är att von Ziegesar har gestaltar LGBTQ karaktärer på det absolut värsta sättet någonsin. Tvingar fram det och sedan inte gör det på något snyggt och realistiskt sätt alls. Verkligen skäms von Ziegesar, SKÄMS! Tydligen ska Chuck (som förresten homosexuell här på alla stereotypiska sätt) inte helt plötsligt vara det längre, och i den här boken och förra så tror Daniel att han är homosexuell för han kysst en kille. Under dessa böcker förstår han inte sin läggning vilket är bra att det tas upp men det gör det på något otroligt fult sätt så det inte är sant. Nej säger jag bara, NEJ. Läs inte den här serien.
August 18, 2021
Ew why was this so homophobic
September 21, 2024
⭑ ⭑ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒
2.5 stars
♰ Enough is Enough
ੈ✩‧₊˚ It’s literally Book 11, and my jaw still never fails to drop every time Nate cheats on Blair with Serena—or with anyone, for that matter. Seriously, I need Blair to man the fuck up and leave these people alone. She needs to break free from the toxic cycle of Serena and Nate screwing her over again and again, and her having to forgive them over and over. It’s embarrassing at this point. It was cute at first—like, "Oh, nice drama," and I was just using it to pass the time. But now, it’s actually embarrassing. It’s miserable to watch Blair get screwed over time and time again by these two. It’s insane.
ੈ✩‧₊˚ In the last book, it ended with Serena writing a love letter to Nate right after she saw Nate and Blair confess their “undying love” to each other. Luckily, Blair saw it and tore it up. In this book, she still didn’t stop, even after Nate gave her no attention and was focused on his time with Blair. Serena told him she’s in love with him, and then he leaned in and kissed her because it “felt right”
Come on. And this is while they’re supposed to be planning Blair’s surprise birthday party? That’s insane.
ੈ✩‧₊˚ I need book Blair to channel show Blair's energy right now because this is getting seriously embarrassing. Come on.
ੈ✩‧₊˚ Nate’s decision to not choose any of them and leave them the fuck alone was probably the best thing he’s has done this whole series. Serena and Blair are so much better without him
2.5 stars
♰ Enough is Enough
ੈ✩‧₊˚ It’s literally Book 11, and my jaw still never fails to drop every time Nate cheats on Blair with Serena—or with anyone, for that matter. Seriously, I need Blair to man the fuck up and leave these people alone. She needs to break free from the toxic cycle of Serena and Nate screwing her over again and again, and her having to forgive them over and over. It’s embarrassing at this point. It was cute at first—like, "Oh, nice drama," and I was just using it to pass the time. But now, it’s actually embarrassing. It’s miserable to watch Blair get screwed over time and time again by these two. It’s insane.
ੈ✩‧₊˚ In the last book, it ended with Serena writing a love letter to Nate right after she saw Nate and Blair confess their “undying love” to each other. Luckily, Blair saw it and tore it up. In this book, she still didn’t stop, even after Nate gave her no attention and was focused on his time with Blair. Serena told him she’s in love with him, and then he leaned in and kissed her because it “felt right”
Come on. And this is while they’re supposed to be planning Blair’s surprise birthday party? That’s insane.
ੈ✩‧₊˚ I need book Blair to channel show Blair's energy right now because this is getting seriously embarrassing. Come on.
ੈ✩‧₊˚ Nate’s decision to not choose any of them and leave them the fuck alone was probably the best thing he’s has done this whole series. Serena and Blair are so much better without him
January 22, 2016
At A Glance
Genre: Young Adult; Chick Lit
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: Triangle.
Cliff Hanger: kinda.
Rating: 4 Stars.
Score Sheet
All out of ten
Cover: 8
Plot: 7
Characters: 7
World Building: 7
Flow: 8
Series Congruity: 9
Writing: 8
Ending: 4
Total: 7
In Dept
Best Part: Things settle a bit.
Worst Part: That ending!
Thoughts Had: Nate, time to face the music; Blair freaking out!
Conclusion
Continuing the Series: yes
Recommending: yes
Short Review: Well that was interesting. That ending was crap for sure. Way to be a flake Nate. Blair freaked out for sure when she found out some news, Serena took it wayyyy too well. I'm still not sold on Dan being gay. Jenny is thankfully mostly out of this story!
Review in GIF Form:
Genre: Young Adult; Chick Lit
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: Triangle.
Cliff Hanger: kinda.
Rating: 4 Stars.
Score Sheet
All out of ten
Cover: 8
Plot: 7
Characters: 7
World Building: 7
Flow: 8
Series Congruity: 9
Writing: 8
Ending: 4
Total: 7
In Dept
Best Part: Things settle a bit.
Worst Part: That ending!
Thoughts Had: Nate, time to face the music; Blair freaking out!
Conclusion
Continuing the Series: yes
Recommending: yes
Short Review: Well that was interesting. That ending was crap for sure. Way to be a flake Nate. Blair freaked out for sure when she found out some news, Serena took it wayyyy too well. I'm still not sold on Dan being gay. Jenny is thankfully mostly out of this story!
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August 3, 2014
IT'S OVER!
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I DID IT! I FINISHED IT!
It was good for 5 or 6 books, then I couldn't stand it anymore. But now it's over!
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HALLELLUYAH, BROTHERS! AMEN!
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I DID IT! I FINISHED IT!
It was good for 5 or 6 books, then I couldn't stand it anymore. But now it's over!
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HALLELLUYAH, BROTHERS! AMEN!
March 27, 2022
just kept getting worse 😝
December 23, 2008
Blair and Nate return from they're sailing trip, very much in love, while Serena struggles to come to terms with her feelings for Nate. Upon returning home, Blair finds out that her mother is throwing her and Aaron, her stepbrother, a graduation party at the Metropolitan Museum. She also finds out that their family is moving to Los Angeles, because of Cyrus' work and her father and his partner Giles adopted two Cambodian twins named Ping and Pong. This leaves Blair extremely angry, not only at her family, but also at Serena, who has not confessed her love letter to Nate.Nate's father, Captain Archibald, sends him to his old mentor, Captain Chips White, thinking that his strict and hard demeanor would get through to Nate and finally straighten him out. When Nate meets him, he discovers that Captain Chips was not the mentor his father knew. At the going away party, Harold Waldorf tells his daughter that Nate could go to Yale. This makes Blair happy, because all of her plans about her and Nate "living happily ever after" are finally coming true. She tells Nate, but upon seeing her and Serena hug at the end of Eleanor's slideshow, he makes plans of his own so he doesn't continue to come between their friendship anymore. Blair and Serena meet at Grand Central, where Serena confesses that she told Nate she loved him. Before the train to New Haven leaves, they both receive a text message from Nate, saying that he loved them both and was going to sail with Captain Chips around the world. Instead of fighting with Serena, Blair laughs, and says that this was an ending they never expected.
My connection is text-to-media. Its from The Parent Trap where the mom says that she threw a hair dryer at the dad's head. Blair threw a pair of Manolos at Nate's head. This was the connection I made between the two
I give this book ***** five stars because it was a great ending to the series although I would have liked Nate and Blair to live happily together more.
My connection is text-to-media. Its from The Parent Trap where the mom says that she threw a hair dryer at the dad's head. Blair threw a pair of Manolos at Nate's head. This was the connection I made between the two
I give this book ***** five stars because it was a great ending to the series although I would have liked Nate and Blair to live happily together more.
May 6, 2020
The ending was better than I hoped, though honesty is always the best policy! Almost at the end of the series!
March 29, 2022
After 11 books I have finally finished the Gossip Girl series… what a waste of a month
For starters these books are extremely problematic. I worry about those who read these books as a teenager and thought this was normal. Glamourising toxic relationships, friendships, drug & alcohol abuse, bullying and just a general lack of respect for people.
Blair has an eating disorder, but this is never highlighted and she is never given any form of help. Blair also is spoilt, rude and immature. She is never shown the love from her parents she clearly desires.
Serena is lost in her life but no one ever shows her any guidance or gives her any help. Her parents are never around and her best friend is not supportive. Serena and Blair also constantly share Nate, who cheats on both of them with eachother multiple times. How is this a healthy friendship or relationship?
Jenny is immature, and like all characters, needs help. As does Dan. And Nate. Vanessa is the only one with her head screwed in her shoulders.
The one thing that disgusts me is the gay, race and disability slurs used constantly throughout these novels. It’s unneeded and the fact that people think this is okay is horrible
For starters these books are extremely problematic. I worry about those who read these books as a teenager and thought this was normal. Glamourising toxic relationships, friendships, drug & alcohol abuse, bullying and just a general lack of respect for people.
Blair has an eating disorder, but this is never highlighted and she is never given any form of help. Blair also is spoilt, rude and immature. She is never shown the love from her parents she clearly desires.
Serena is lost in her life but no one ever shows her any guidance or gives her any help. Her parents are never around and her best friend is not supportive. Serena and Blair also constantly share Nate, who cheats on both of them with eachother multiple times. How is this a healthy friendship or relationship?
Jenny is immature, and like all characters, needs help. As does Dan. And Nate. Vanessa is the only one with her head screwed in her shoulders.
The one thing that disgusts me is the gay, race and disability slurs used constantly throughout these novels. It’s unneeded and the fact that people think this is okay is horrible
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 10, 2021
At least it was short
April 24, 2022
First of all, let's clarify that this is not the last definitive book in the series. After him, Cecily Von Ziegesar wrote two more (It Could Be You, a prequel set well before the first book; and I'll Always Love You, which takes place a few months after Forget Me Not), so our journey with Blair , Serena, Nate, Dan and Vanessa will still last a while longer. But now let's get back to the focus that is this eleventh volume, which was just as good as the previous ones.
One thing I always thought was bad was Cecily not working the Serena-Nate-Blair triangle. Yes, since Gossip's Delights, we've known they were linked, but Blair always had "more" chances with Nate, as we never really developed between Serena and him. So Cecily gave up several scenes of the two, better late than never. I'm not saying it was the best development of a triangle there, but it was in a unique way, which matches the tone that the series has carried since the first book. Sometimes Nate's feelings seemed like something serious, at other times just a whim.
Particularly, I don't believe he really loves both of them as he says, he just feels physical attraction to both, who have different characteristics and which he "appreciates" in a girl. Despite this, I liked the ending proposed by the author and that was a very positive point, as the three are my favorite characters both here and in the TV series. But before the grand finale of the three, we followed their own plots and they are interesting parts, especially those of Serena and Nate - in Nate's we had the introduction of Chip, a retired navy captain who had great sequences with him.
In addition to them, we had, of course, Dan and Vanessa. The first continued with the plot of the previous book, questioning his sexuality, but here we have the addition of his mother, Jeannette, who yielded funny and surreal moments, which only the series knows how to do. The end of it all is kind of obvious from the previous book, but it was still worth it. On the other hand, this plot made Vanessa boring for a few chapters; his times with his sister, Ruby, were much better. And still in the core of the Upper West Side, we had the return of Jenny, which was a surprise, as I only expected her participation in the story through emails, as in I Wouldn't Lie to You.
Finally, but not importantly, this book introduced the protagonist triplets of the new spin-off series The Carlyles, Baby, Avery and Owen. We saw almost nothing of the three, just their arrival being narrated by Gossip Girl, but I'm already pretty excited to see them. The only disappointment with this volume was that it didn't mention Chuck's future - just that he ended up with a certain character. Anyone who's read the books knows he's not important here, but he deserved at least a final note on where he would go.
But the important thing is that Cecily managed to close the series well and, even if you don't get to read the next books, the end of this volume leaves the feeling that everything has been concluded between the characters we have followed and loved for all these years.
One thing I always thought was bad was Cecily not working the Serena-Nate-Blair triangle. Yes, since Gossip's Delights, we've known they were linked, but Blair always had "more" chances with Nate, as we never really developed between Serena and him. So Cecily gave up several scenes of the two, better late than never. I'm not saying it was the best development of a triangle there, but it was in a unique way, which matches the tone that the series has carried since the first book. Sometimes Nate's feelings seemed like something serious, at other times just a whim.
Particularly, I don't believe he really loves both of them as he says, he just feels physical attraction to both, who have different characteristics and which he "appreciates" in a girl. Despite this, I liked the ending proposed by the author and that was a very positive point, as the three are my favorite characters both here and in the TV series. But before the grand finale of the three, we followed their own plots and they are interesting parts, especially those of Serena and Nate - in Nate's we had the introduction of Chip, a retired navy captain who had great sequences with him.
In addition to them, we had, of course, Dan and Vanessa. The first continued with the plot of the previous book, questioning his sexuality, but here we have the addition of his mother, Jeannette, who yielded funny and surreal moments, which only the series knows how to do. The end of it all is kind of obvious from the previous book, but it was still worth it. On the other hand, this plot made Vanessa boring for a few chapters; his times with his sister, Ruby, were much better. And still in the core of the Upper West Side, we had the return of Jenny, which was a surprise, as I only expected her participation in the story through emails, as in I Wouldn't Lie to You.
Finally, but not importantly, this book introduced the protagonist triplets of the new spin-off series The Carlyles, Baby, Avery and Owen. We saw almost nothing of the three, just their arrival being narrated by Gossip Girl, but I'm already pretty excited to see them. The only disappointment with this volume was that it didn't mention Chuck's future - just that he ended up with a certain character. Anyone who's read the books knows he's not important here, but he deserved at least a final note on where he would go.
But the important thing is that Cecily managed to close the series well and, even if you don't get to read the next books, the end of this volume leaves the feeling that everything has been concluded between the characters we have followed and loved for all these years.
January 30, 2017
2.5 / 5 stars rating
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And the rest is history, repeating itself.
Could this series become any more monotonous? I’m honestly curious to see what the last novel will hold. For eleven novels we’ve focused on the same group of people and the same relationships: Dan/Vanessa, Vanessa/Aaron, Serena/Nate, Blair/Nate, etc. etc. Nothing ever gets resolved! For some reason, these guys and gals always end up trying to come back to each other – even though they are terrible in a relationship together in the first place. Even Dan’s “coming out party” isn’t enough to stop thoughts of Vanessa from creeping into his mind (though he’s about to drive all the way across the country for university. And everyone knows rekindling a romance over long distance is the way to go).
And then the Nate/Blair/Serena ordeal. I really don’t understand why either one of the girls would like Nate. He’s about the worst boyfriend I could ever imagine. Stoned all the time, a cheater, failed out of high school for stealing Viagra and not even having the will to try to amend the situation. He would rather float away at sea without a care in the world than face any real responsibility. Yep, sounds like a keeper!
While we do get some fresh plot lines – Vanessa’s sister returns and in a big way, Dan maybe being gay, Blair turning into a California Girl, the appearance of Dan’s long lost artist mother – it’s still, as the novel says, just history repeating itself. The story, in the end, doesn’t feel like an original novel. These characters need to DEVELOP and move on. But I guess maybe that’s the point. The ending gave me hope for a few of them, but sadly I don’t think it will last. And maybe that’s the author’s point. Maybe there are some people who never learn from their mistakes, who are happy skating by with no responsibility or care. But those are not the type of people I want to read about. If this series has thought me anything, it’s that being born into lower middle class suited me just fine. I would have wrecked the word of the upper elite if everyone acts like these college bound spoiled brats.
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And the rest is history, repeating itself.
Could this series become any more monotonous? I’m honestly curious to see what the last novel will hold. For eleven novels we’ve focused on the same group of people and the same relationships: Dan/Vanessa, Vanessa/Aaron, Serena/Nate, Blair/Nate, etc. etc. Nothing ever gets resolved! For some reason, these guys and gals always end up trying to come back to each other – even though they are terrible in a relationship together in the first place. Even Dan’s “coming out party” isn’t enough to stop thoughts of Vanessa from creeping into his mind (though he’s about to drive all the way across the country for university. And everyone knows rekindling a romance over long distance is the way to go).
And then the Nate/Blair/Serena ordeal. I really don’t understand why either one of the girls would like Nate. He’s about the worst boyfriend I could ever imagine. Stoned all the time, a cheater, failed out of high school for stealing Viagra and not even having the will to try to amend the situation. He would rather float away at sea without a care in the world than face any real responsibility. Yep, sounds like a keeper!
While we do get some fresh plot lines – Vanessa’s sister returns and in a big way, Dan maybe being gay, Blair turning into a California Girl, the appearance of Dan’s long lost artist mother – it’s still, as the novel says, just history repeating itself. The story, in the end, doesn’t feel like an original novel. These characters need to DEVELOP and move on. But I guess maybe that’s the point. The ending gave me hope for a few of them, but sadly I don’t think it will last. And maybe that’s the author’s point. Maybe there are some people who never learn from their mistakes, who are happy skating by with no responsibility or care. But those are not the type of people I want to read about. If this series has thought me anything, it’s that being born into lower middle class suited me just fine. I would have wrecked the word of the upper elite if everyone acts like these college bound spoiled brats.
July 1, 2018
Only one more book. So close yet so far.
The first 5 or so gossip girl books were incredibly addictive and just as trashy but a kind of trashy that you really wanted to keep reading no matter how ridiculous things seemed to get. Around book 8, there was a very noticeable decline and the books since then have been a struggle to get through.
Nate FINALLY got some well deserved character development. "Think with your balls, not your dick." Thank you, Captain Chip. Who knew that would be the advice that got Nate to stop playing with Blair and Serena's and even his own and just do what HE wanted to do.
Blair's character gets more superficial and shallow as the books go on and now she's a chore to read. If she wasn't Blair Waldorf, I would hate her. She continues to provide some of the funniest lines in the series and I did love the ending of her getting to move onto Yale.
Serena didn't get much of a storyline besides her short lived fling with Nate and getting the chance to become a real movie star. Serena's movie star career is more of a sign of no longer knowing what do with her character (actually I question whether either Cecily or the ghostwriter ever knew what to do with Serena) than actual character development but I think it's fitting for her.
Vanessa is another Blair in that she started out great and ended up... eh. Her story in this was more her sister's story and Dan's coming out. I miss nanny Vanessa and badass film maker that was on her way to destroying Ken Mogul's career.
Dan's "gay awakening" was the equivalent of Nate's storyline that was literally just about how he was constantly crying. Although if anyone were to think he was gay, it would be an overthinker and overdramatic writer like Dan. I'm glad he and Vanessa got back together but they're about as tiring as the Blair-Nate-Serena love triangle.
I MISSED JENNY SO MUCH. I'm glad she got out before the books went downhill but it was really nice to see her back. She's the sister everyone deserves.
The first 5 or so gossip girl books were incredibly addictive and just as trashy but a kind of trashy that you really wanted to keep reading no matter how ridiculous things seemed to get. Around book 8, there was a very noticeable decline and the books since then have been a struggle to get through.
Nate FINALLY got some well deserved character development. "Think with your balls, not your dick." Thank you, Captain Chip. Who knew that would be the advice that got Nate to stop playing with Blair and Serena's and even his own and just do what HE wanted to do.
Blair's character gets more superficial and shallow as the books go on and now she's a chore to read. If she wasn't Blair Waldorf, I would hate her. She continues to provide some of the funniest lines in the series and I did love the ending of her getting to move onto Yale.
Serena didn't get much of a storyline besides her short lived fling with Nate and getting the chance to become a real movie star. Serena's movie star career is more of a sign of no longer knowing what do with her character (actually I question whether either Cecily or the ghostwriter ever knew what to do with Serena) than actual character development but I think it's fitting for her.
Vanessa is another Blair in that she started out great and ended up... eh. Her story in this was more her sister's story and Dan's coming out. I miss nanny Vanessa and badass film maker that was on her way to destroying Ken Mogul's career.
Dan's "gay awakening" was the equivalent of Nate's storyline that was literally just about how he was constantly crying. Although if anyone were to think he was gay, it would be an overthinker and overdramatic writer like Dan. I'm glad he and Vanessa got back together but they're about as tiring as the Blair-Nate-Serena love triangle.
I MISSED JENNY SO MUCH. I'm glad she got out before the books went downhill but it was really nice to see her back. She's the sister everyone deserves.
November 8, 2021
A quick note to future generations: Any mention of this series when I’m old and in a nursing home, enjoying my golden years...it will trigger a psychotic breakdown and a true barbarian rampage.
My sanity suffers every time I read another of these books and i think it will cause permanent brain damage later in life
My sanity suffers every time I read another of these books and i think it will cause permanent brain damage later in life
May 3, 2018
Besser als der Vorgänger. Trotzdem ein etwas schwaches und vorhersehbares Ende.
April 11, 2019
Always a fun, trashy, fast-pace read.
May 5, 2022
It only took 11 books but their senior year of high school is finally over and they’re all off to college - or are they?
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March 26, 2023nate is back with a bang cheating on both blair and serena constantly and now he’s left them to sail around the world ! random
dan isn’t gay what a surprise
blair has finally left for yale i’m actually kind of intrigued for the next one god help me
dan isn’t gay what a surprise
blair has finally left for yale i’m actually kind of intrigued for the next one god help me
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July 10, 2025is it bad that i just skim over non-serena/blair/nate(if it involves serena and blair) chapters
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April 8, 2024Don’t Forget About Me
Blair and Nate arrive at Battery Park. Blair is still thinking about last night and laying on Nate’s chest while they were out at sea. She’s sorry it’s all come to an end. It’s been the best (most blissful) month of her life. Briefly she thinks of Sirena’s letter but Sirena doesn’t have a chance now of coming between them. In ten days, they’ll be off to Yale but once they get their own place, they won’t even have to see her. Nate’s phone rings and he knows he’s in deep shit. Coach has probably broken the news to his father. No diploma from Saint Jude’s. No attending Yale. He hasn’t told Blair any of this yet. So, he tells her her place.
Sirena has been waiting for Blair at her house-because of an invitation from Eleanor-. It’s for a surprise party. Elenor is going on and on about the color scheme. She tells Sirena Blair’s been unreachable and since she and Blair have been friends forever, she’d be the perfect one to help her plan this party at the MET. It’s a celebration for Blair and Aaron. But all Sirena can think about is that it’s been a month that Blair and Nate have left from her birthday celebration. Elenor wants to talk about Sirena’s summer, but she tells her it was nothing special. Then Nate and Blair appear. Nate smiles at Sirena and she feels light headed. But then it clicks. She loves Nate with all her heart and why she didn’t do anything about it she doesn’t know. She hugs Blair but she looks piedishes wonders if she’d found the letter. She notices Nate’s lips are chipped. He gives Sirena a big hug.
Dan and Vanessa have been cleaning out the apartment for two hours. Greg has decided Dan is gay and that they are a couple. At the moment he’s away for his grandmother’s funeral. He’s sent him emails but Dan’s not sure how he feels about Greg. Vanessa is still living in Jenny’s room. She’s also trying to see if Dan has any decorating skills tho she doesn’t really want him to because that would mean he’s gay. But now that Dan is gay he’s more appealing to her than ever and she can’t believe they’re going to leave it this way before he goes off to school. Jeanette Humprey surprises Dan by showing up with shopping bags. (She’s been gone for 10 years). She introduces herself to Vanessa, Dan thinks he doesn’t need this. She says Jenny told her about his special
announcement and she’s there to help him him celebrate. She opens a box of chocolate eclairs and cream puffs that looks like a penis. Rufus asks when this happened. Dan is about to die of embarrassment and wants to kill Jenny. Out of another bag she pulls a fuchsia jumpsuit (that’s too small). She gives him yet another gift-a book of the greatest gay love poems of all times-. Dan weirdly thinks it’s thoughtful. She even says she’ll send him some gay porn. Dan pretends to really like the eclair’s. Mrsnehilr, Elenor the news about the celebration. Then she tells her they’re moving to LA. Cyrus’s real estate company just landed a big contract there. They’ll be in Malibu. Blair makes an outburst. She’s grown up in Manhattan if it’s good enough for her. Nate and Sirena are oblivious -talking in the corner-. Her father (Blair) will be coming by with the twins he adopted. Is she not good enough? Nate is so busy gushing about his time at sea that he doesn’t see Blair rush from the room. Sirena is about to ask him about the letter but Elenor interrupts.
She says she’s working on a slide show of Blair’s life but she doesn’t have time to look through the pictures and she needs them to do it- She reminds them it’s top secret. Dan finds out Jeanete is staying and Dan says she can have his bed but she says he and Vanessa can share and “you girls can chit chat all night”. Dan’s still thinking of intimate gestures to do wo Vanessa. Vanessa invites him to bed and he waits to see what she’ll do, but her phone rings. It’s Ruby and she apologizes for being out of touch and starts talking about her roommate (boyfriend). Then she tells her she’s getting married. She wants her to be the maid of honor. She says yes but only if she can wear her own clothes. She tells her she has to plan the bachelorette party and she has to read some poetry. Rather she tells Dan he has to write it.
Nate tries to slip in but his father isn’t mad at him. HE’s happy he’s back and starts to talk about his plans to go to Yale. But he knows about what happened and says he’ll repeat his senior year at Saint Judes. He also wants him to be mentored by his old navy coach (Captain Chips). Dan’s mom by the advice of GG plans to throw him a coming out party and sends out emails. She tells everyone not to tell i=him. Blair tries to spend time with Nate but he brushes her off and tells her he has stuff to do. What could he be hiding from her? A real estate agent stops by and says the apartment would be perfect for the triplets. The family are the Carlyles and Elenor seems to know them. Blair decides to go over to Nate’s but she sees Sirena going over there looking guilty.
Jeanette gets emotional at the party. She’s gotten to spend time with Jenny at Prague and thought it would be the perfect time to be there for Dan. Greg surprises him by showing up at the party. Jeanette saw his open email. Jeannette starts to tell stories about Dan raisiding her closet and getting in her lipstick. She even has pictures. Dan isn’t quite comfortable with this.Chuck is there. He says it’s about time. Chuck pulls Dan somewhere and basically tells him “Welcome to the club.” Rufus tells Dan he thinks it’ll make him a better writer and make him more popular. Greg tells him that sometime soon they should talk.
Nate and Sirena are looking at old pictures. Again S irena wonders about the letter and how she’s going to stand being around Nate and Blair in college. Chips calls and tells him to meet him at the Yatz Club and he jumps up and rushes out. Sirena tells him before he goes there pushing up the release of Breakfast At Friends. He asks if she’ll still have time for them ands he says she’ll always have time for *him*, Nate kisses her on the forehead. Sirena wishes she could kiss him back-but not on the forehead-. Blair confronts Sirena outside So Sirena tells Blair about her mom’s surprise. Then she shows her a picture they took of Nate that they’d written Butt Naked on his chest and then they both start telling stories about the three of them.Then they both start thinking about college.Blair tells her about the move. Sirena tells her about her worries about the release being pushed up. Blair gets over her anger about the letter. Sirena can be the famous one and she’ll be the happy one.
Chips isn’t anything like Nate imagined. He said he used to be like that yeas ago. Chips asked him what he wants out of life. For him he says it’s the simple things. He admits he doesn’t know what he wants. He tells him he has to think with his balls not his dick. Vanessa meets with You made. Vanessa is going to film something for Ruby’s last days. You made said he got her a special gift -a tea set-. This kind of warms her to him and makes her think of Dan and how she has hopes for him that he’ll admit he’s not gay but really in love with her. But when she comes home, she finds him recting gay poetry to himself. Only she doesn’t know he’s looking at it because he’s having a block. HE wants to write the poem about her.
As Sirena does her press conference, she thinks of Nate. The direcot announces a following sequel and another film that will begin shooting that will star Sirena. The press wants to know if she’ll put off going to Yale. Sirena says no comment. Blair gets an email from her new roommate. Nate then comes in and tells her he has to repeat a year at Saint Judes and Blair has a hit. Nate leaves and tells her he’ll call her when she calms down. (She threw her shoes at his head). Nate then goes to Sirena. Again they look at old pictures and reminisce. She then asks him if she got his letter. He realizes how simple it was with Sirena and they begin to kiss.
What Greg wants to talk to Dan about is he found someone else. He says tho he knows Dan will find someone and he hopes they can still be friends. Greg gives Dan some advice about his poem and says all he has to do is imagine the person he wouldn’t mind waking up to and fall asleep with to. He says with him and the guy at the party he can’t imagine anyone else.Dan then notices his socks have monkey faces on them, Dan feels sad after Greg leaves. He wants someone like that. He asked him how you know. Greg says you know when you know.
Vanessa sees Greg embrace Dan and takes this as confirmation. She then starts to wonder if Dan o only went out with her because she looked manly. She then calls Blair and tells her she needs a makeover. Blair coincidently is at the beauty shop getting extensions and tells her to come over. Blair is happy for a challenge and a distraction. She’s been calling Nate and Sirena every five minutes but can’t get either. Blair invites her to her party after the wedding. The stylist picks out a long, blond, wig for Vanessa.
Sirena and Nate lie in bed in bliss. Nate confesses his news to Sirena before he takes off. She tells him she might not go either. Nate figures he can spend the days with Sirena and the nights and holidays with Blair. He tells her he loves her too before leaving. At Ruby’s party, she tells Vanessa she doesn’t think she can marry You made. He got her a tea set so obviously he doesn’t know who she is. Vanessa tells her about how he told her about when they were little and they drank apple juice out of her mom’s pretty cuts and pretended it was tea. Ruby immediately changes her mind. Vanessa then goes a little wild and dances off some frustration on the top of the bar,
Jenny comoes back from Europe a couple of days before school starts, They talk about the confusion and loneliess he feels since he’s turned gay. Dan sees how Jeanette and Jenny and thinks at least his being gay brought his family back together. Blair and Sirena shop for the MET party. Blair wants to know why she couldn’t get in touch with her. Sirena says her phone must have been off. She asks has she talked to Nate and Sirena lies and says no. Sirena gets a scare when Blair says she already knows about Nate, but she means she knows NateS not going to Yale.Sirena tells her she’s not either. Then she gets interrupted by her fans. Blair decides she needs to get out of town but no way she’s leaving Nate there with Sirena. She calls her dad. Her new Cambodian brother and sister’s names are Ping and Pong. She wants him to talk to someone to help Nate, but he says he can’t help.
Nate and Sirena hang out on a SOHO rooftop. As Blair talks to Bailey, Nate takes a call from Blair. Bailey is saying he wants Sirena to be his o nly muse. She then sees Nate leave. So much for getting him iinto her SoHo hotel suite. Nate goes to meet up with Blair, Aaron, and Tyler who are shopping for things for the move and for her dorm room. She has it all figured out. Nate will go to school and then catch the train back to her at night. Nate starts to fall in love with Blair all over again trying to squeeze him into her small dorm room and notices how she has everything planned out for not only the school but all the things in her room.
Gabriella and Arlo show up for the wedding (Vanessa’s parents). Dan recites his poem and gets applause. Jenny tells him she needs to talk to him later. Nate confesses his problem to Chip. He tells him he needs to do what’s best for those two girls. He tells him he needs to figure out what he really wants. Blairs dad gives her the good news at her party that he talked to the admissions at Yale. She tells Nate and she says she’s amazing. Sirena sees them and how in love they look, but she consoles herself with alcohol and the thoughts that Blair will be leaving in the morning. Nate starts to tell Sirena that Blair wants him to meet her at the station but he doesn’t have the balls to tell her the rest. Sirena says she’ll go with him. Dan sees Vanessa talking to Aaron and Jenny notices he’s jealous and then tells him that what she wanted to tell him was she doesn’t seem gay to her. She tells him to go after Vanessa and he mans up and goes to goes to ask her to dance. They kiss and make up. No explanations needed.
Sirena goes to meet Blair at the station to say goodbye only to be told that Nlair got Nate back into Yale. Only he’s not there. Nate instead has met up with Chips and is going to sea. He ignores the phone call from Blair and Sirena. HE then throws his phone into the water. He needs to gifure out what he wants and he’ll never be able to do what with school and Blair and Sirena. Sirena tells Blair that she doesn’t think he’s coming and he might not even want to go to Yale. She loves him too. Then they both get a text that he’s going to ea and to take care of themselves. He loves them both and always will. Blair then starts to giggle. IT’s just too cinematic. Blair happily boards her plane to Yale.
My Thoughts
Well Well! Who knew Dan would be the most entertaining character in this whole series? I thoroughly enjoyed his stint as a rock star for one night and his mother’s antics to be supportive of “Gay Dan”. Just the image of Dan in my head in a hot pink jumpsuit. The book really *could* have ended with this one. Am I wrong to wish Nate will have a mysterious boat accident and be killed off FOR GOOD so we don’t ever have to read about him again. I can not STAND forwards!!! After everything Chips said he STILL cheats on Blair and then can’t even make a decession and face them face to face so he does the cowardly thing and sails away. I think I hate Nate the most of all these characters. He really is a waste of page space. 2 more books to go!
Rating: 5 Sirena and Blair CELEBRATE! PLEASE DO NOT GO BACK TO THIS LOSER!
Blair and Nate arrive at Battery Park. Blair is still thinking about last night and laying on Nate’s chest while they were out at sea. She’s sorry it’s all come to an end. It’s been the best (most blissful) month of her life. Briefly she thinks of Sirena’s letter but Sirena doesn’t have a chance now of coming between them. In ten days, they’ll be off to Yale but once they get their own place, they won’t even have to see her. Nate’s phone rings and he knows he’s in deep shit. Coach has probably broken the news to his father. No diploma from Saint Jude’s. No attending Yale. He hasn’t told Blair any of this yet. So, he tells her her place.
Sirena has been waiting for Blair at her house-because of an invitation from Eleanor-. It’s for a surprise party. Elenor is going on and on about the color scheme. She tells Sirena Blair’s been unreachable and since she and Blair have been friends forever, she’d be the perfect one to help her plan this party at the MET. It’s a celebration for Blair and Aaron. But all Sirena can think about is that it’s been a month that Blair and Nate have left from her birthday celebration. Elenor wants to talk about Sirena’s summer, but she tells her it was nothing special. Then Nate and Blair appear. Nate smiles at Sirena and she feels light headed. But then it clicks. She loves Nate with all her heart and why she didn’t do anything about it she doesn’t know. She hugs Blair but she looks piedishes wonders if she’d found the letter. She notices Nate’s lips are chipped. He gives Sirena a big hug.
Dan and Vanessa have been cleaning out the apartment for two hours. Greg has decided Dan is gay and that they are a couple. At the moment he’s away for his grandmother’s funeral. He’s sent him emails but Dan’s not sure how he feels about Greg. Vanessa is still living in Jenny’s room. She’s also trying to see if Dan has any decorating skills tho she doesn’t really want him to because that would mean he’s gay. But now that Dan is gay he’s more appealing to her than ever and she can’t believe they’re going to leave it this way before he goes off to school. Jeanette Humprey surprises Dan by showing up with shopping bags. (She’s been gone for 10 years). She introduces herself to Vanessa, Dan thinks he doesn’t need this. She says Jenny told her about his special
announcement and she’s there to help him him celebrate. She opens a box of chocolate eclairs and cream puffs that looks like a penis. Rufus asks when this happened. Dan is about to die of embarrassment and wants to kill Jenny. Out of another bag she pulls a fuchsia jumpsuit (that’s too small). She gives him yet another gift-a book of the greatest gay love poems of all times-. Dan weirdly thinks it’s thoughtful. She even says she’ll send him some gay porn. Dan pretends to really like the eclair’s. Mrsnehilr, Elenor the news about the celebration. Then she tells her they’re moving to LA. Cyrus’s real estate company just landed a big contract there. They’ll be in Malibu. Blair makes an outburst. She’s grown up in Manhattan if it’s good enough for her. Nate and Sirena are oblivious -talking in the corner-. Her father (Blair) will be coming by with the twins he adopted. Is she not good enough? Nate is so busy gushing about his time at sea that he doesn’t see Blair rush from the room. Sirena is about to ask him about the letter but Elenor interrupts.
She says she’s working on a slide show of Blair’s life but she doesn’t have time to look through the pictures and she needs them to do it- She reminds them it’s top secret. Dan finds out Jeanete is staying and Dan says she can have his bed but she says he and Vanessa can share and “you girls can chit chat all night”. Dan’s still thinking of intimate gestures to do wo Vanessa. Vanessa invites him to bed and he waits to see what she’ll do, but her phone rings. It’s Ruby and she apologizes for being out of touch and starts talking about her roommate (boyfriend). Then she tells her she’s getting married. She wants her to be the maid of honor. She says yes but only if she can wear her own clothes. She tells her she has to plan the bachelorette party and she has to read some poetry. Rather she tells Dan he has to write it.
Nate tries to slip in but his father isn’t mad at him. HE’s happy he’s back and starts to talk about his plans to go to Yale. But he knows about what happened and says he’ll repeat his senior year at Saint Judes. He also wants him to be mentored by his old navy coach (Captain Chips). Dan’s mom by the advice of GG plans to throw him a coming out party and sends out emails. She tells everyone not to tell i=him. Blair tries to spend time with Nate but he brushes her off and tells her he has stuff to do. What could he be hiding from her? A real estate agent stops by and says the apartment would be perfect for the triplets. The family are the Carlyles and Elenor seems to know them. Blair decides to go over to Nate’s but she sees Sirena going over there looking guilty.
Jeanette gets emotional at the party. She’s gotten to spend time with Jenny at Prague and thought it would be the perfect time to be there for Dan. Greg surprises him by showing up at the party. Jeanette saw his open email. Jeannette starts to tell stories about Dan raisiding her closet and getting in her lipstick. She even has pictures. Dan isn’t quite comfortable with this.Chuck is there. He says it’s about time. Chuck pulls Dan somewhere and basically tells him “Welcome to the club.” Rufus tells Dan he thinks it’ll make him a better writer and make him more popular. Greg tells him that sometime soon they should talk.
Nate and Sirena are looking at old pictures. Again S irena wonders about the letter and how she’s going to stand being around Nate and Blair in college. Chips calls and tells him to meet him at the Yatz Club and he jumps up and rushes out. Sirena tells him before he goes there pushing up the release of Breakfast At Friends. He asks if she’ll still have time for them ands he says she’ll always have time for *him*, Nate kisses her on the forehead. Sirena wishes she could kiss him back-but not on the forehead-. Blair confronts Sirena outside So Sirena tells Blair about her mom’s surprise. Then she shows her a picture they took of Nate that they’d written Butt Naked on his chest and then they both start telling stories about the three of them.Then they both start thinking about college.Blair tells her about the move. Sirena tells her about her worries about the release being pushed up. Blair gets over her anger about the letter. Sirena can be the famous one and she’ll be the happy one.
Chips isn’t anything like Nate imagined. He said he used to be like that yeas ago. Chips asked him what he wants out of life. For him he says it’s the simple things. He admits he doesn’t know what he wants. He tells him he has to think with his balls not his dick. Vanessa meets with You made. Vanessa is going to film something for Ruby’s last days. You made said he got her a special gift -a tea set-. This kind of warms her to him and makes her think of Dan and how she has hopes for him that he’ll admit he’s not gay but really in love with her. But when she comes home, she finds him recting gay poetry to himself. Only she doesn’t know he’s looking at it because he’s having a block. HE wants to write the poem about her.
As Sirena does her press conference, she thinks of Nate. The direcot announces a following sequel and another film that will begin shooting that will star Sirena. The press wants to know if she’ll put off going to Yale. Sirena says no comment. Blair gets an email from her new roommate. Nate then comes in and tells her he has to repeat a year at Saint Judes and Blair has a hit. Nate leaves and tells her he’ll call her when she calms down. (She threw her shoes at his head). Nate then goes to Sirena. Again they look at old pictures and reminisce. She then asks him if she got his letter. He realizes how simple it was with Sirena and they begin to kiss.
What Greg wants to talk to Dan about is he found someone else. He says tho he knows Dan will find someone and he hopes they can still be friends. Greg gives Dan some advice about his poem and says all he has to do is imagine the person he wouldn’t mind waking up to and fall asleep with to. He says with him and the guy at the party he can’t imagine anyone else.Dan then notices his socks have monkey faces on them, Dan feels sad after Greg leaves. He wants someone like that. He asked him how you know. Greg says you know when you know.
Vanessa sees Greg embrace Dan and takes this as confirmation. She then starts to wonder if Dan o only went out with her because she looked manly. She then calls Blair and tells her she needs a makeover. Blair coincidently is at the beauty shop getting extensions and tells her to come over. Blair is happy for a challenge and a distraction. She’s been calling Nate and Sirena every five minutes but can’t get either. Blair invites her to her party after the wedding. The stylist picks out a long, blond, wig for Vanessa.
Sirena and Nate lie in bed in bliss. Nate confesses his news to Sirena before he takes off. She tells him she might not go either. Nate figures he can spend the days with Sirena and the nights and holidays with Blair. He tells her he loves her too before leaving. At Ruby’s party, she tells Vanessa she doesn’t think she can marry You made. He got her a tea set so obviously he doesn’t know who she is. Vanessa tells her about how he told her about when they were little and they drank apple juice out of her mom’s pretty cuts and pretended it was tea. Ruby immediately changes her mind. Vanessa then goes a little wild and dances off some frustration on the top of the bar,
Jenny comoes back from Europe a couple of days before school starts, They talk about the confusion and loneliess he feels since he’s turned gay. Dan sees how Jeanette and Jenny and thinks at least his being gay brought his family back together. Blair and Sirena shop for the MET party. Blair wants to know why she couldn’t get in touch with her. Sirena says her phone must have been off. She asks has she talked to Nate and Sirena lies and says no. Sirena gets a scare when Blair says she already knows about Nate, but she means she knows NateS not going to Yale.Sirena tells her she’s not either. Then she gets interrupted by her fans. Blair decides she needs to get out of town but no way she’s leaving Nate there with Sirena. She calls her dad. Her new Cambodian brother and sister’s names are Ping and Pong. She wants him to talk to someone to help Nate, but he says he can’t help.
Nate and Sirena hang out on a SOHO rooftop. As Blair talks to Bailey, Nate takes a call from Blair. Bailey is saying he wants Sirena to be his o nly muse. She then sees Nate leave. So much for getting him iinto her SoHo hotel suite. Nate goes to meet up with Blair, Aaron, and Tyler who are shopping for things for the move and for her dorm room. She has it all figured out. Nate will go to school and then catch the train back to her at night. Nate starts to fall in love with Blair all over again trying to squeeze him into her small dorm room and notices how she has everything planned out for not only the school but all the things in her room.
Gabriella and Arlo show up for the wedding (Vanessa’s parents). Dan recites his poem and gets applause. Jenny tells him she needs to talk to him later. Nate confesses his problem to Chip. He tells him he needs to do what’s best for those two girls. He tells him he needs to figure out what he really wants. Blairs dad gives her the good news at her party that he talked to the admissions at Yale. She tells Nate and she says she’s amazing. Sirena sees them and how in love they look, but she consoles herself with alcohol and the thoughts that Blair will be leaving in the morning. Nate starts to tell Sirena that Blair wants him to meet her at the station but he doesn’t have the balls to tell her the rest. Sirena says she’ll go with him. Dan sees Vanessa talking to Aaron and Jenny notices he’s jealous and then tells him that what she wanted to tell him was she doesn’t seem gay to her. She tells him to go after Vanessa and he mans up and goes to goes to ask her to dance. They kiss and make up. No explanations needed.
Sirena goes to meet Blair at the station to say goodbye only to be told that Nlair got Nate back into Yale. Only he’s not there. Nate instead has met up with Chips and is going to sea. He ignores the phone call from Blair and Sirena. HE then throws his phone into the water. He needs to gifure out what he wants and he’ll never be able to do what with school and Blair and Sirena. Sirena tells Blair that she doesn’t think he’s coming and he might not even want to go to Yale. She loves him too. Then they both get a text that he’s going to ea and to take care of themselves. He loves them both and always will. Blair then starts to giggle. IT’s just too cinematic. Blair happily boards her plane to Yale.
My Thoughts
Well Well! Who knew Dan would be the most entertaining character in this whole series? I thoroughly enjoyed his stint as a rock star for one night and his mother’s antics to be supportive of “Gay Dan”. Just the image of Dan in my head in a hot pink jumpsuit. The book really *could* have ended with this one. Am I wrong to wish Nate will have a mysterious boat accident and be killed off FOR GOOD so we don’t ever have to read about him again. I can not STAND forwards!!! After everything Chips said he STILL cheats on Blair and then can’t even make a decession and face them face to face so he does the cowardly thing and sails away. I think I hate Nate the most of all these characters. He really is a waste of page space. 2 more books to go!
Rating: 5 Sirena and Blair CELEBRATE! PLEASE DO NOT GO BACK TO THIS LOSER!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 16, 2014
I'm not giving this book three stars because of the plot. The plot is absolutely fine, and continues on from the last book exactly as I expected. It's fun and it's shallow, and I liked it. I'm giving this book three stars because I realised some things whilst reading it.
1) This is book number eleven and absolutely nothing has changed. The characters haven't grown at all, they are still all in the same situations as they were in book one, and when I really think about it, I wonder what the point in even reading these books is. I could randomly select any book from the entire series, read it, and know exactly what the entire plot across all twelve books would be like.
2) We're never going to find out who Gossip Girl is. Honestly, to say this is the supposed "last book" in the series (with book twelve continuing as a pseudo-where-are-they-now? type of thing), I expected some big reveal, like in the TV show. In fact, I'd say that the identity of Gossip Girl is even more important in the books. I know that the characters don't speculate at all (do they even mention Gossip Girl at all? Does it really exist?), but Gossip Girl herself hints at her own identity several times, like when she says she'll be sitting on the red blanket in the park in book 5/6. I was dying to know who she was, and I don't think I was the only one. Even the producers of the TV show realised that they couldn't leave Gossip Girl anonymous.
3) Nate is a complete tool. There is no other way of saying it, nor is there a nice way of saying it. I'm not going to go into details, but I really wanted to like him. He is the book-reincarnation of Chace Crawford, so I wanted to do more than like him, thank you very much. But instead we're left with a spineless young man who keeps zipping between Blair and Serena, who, quite frankly, also need to grow up and find some better friends. And yes, that includes each other.
4) The fact that the Carlyles are introduced at the end of this book is just a way of milking the series even more. Giving the series a proper ending would have been much more satisfying for us loyal readers, and then announcing the release of Gossip Girl: The Carlyles after would have been much better. Surely it wouldn't have been that hard to tie in.
I think that's it. I could probably come up with some more things if I really stopped and had a think about it, but frankly, I don't want to. This series hasn't been the same for a few books now, and frankly, I'm done with it.
Only one more to go!
1) This is book number eleven and absolutely nothing has changed. The characters haven't grown at all, they are still all in the same situations as they were in book one, and when I really think about it, I wonder what the point in even reading these books is. I could randomly select any book from the entire series, read it, and know exactly what the entire plot across all twelve books would be like.
2) We're never going to find out who Gossip Girl is. Honestly, to say this is the supposed "last book" in the series (with book twelve continuing as a pseudo-where-are-they-now? type of thing), I expected some big reveal, like in the TV show. In fact, I'd say that the identity of Gossip Girl is even more important in the books. I know that the characters don't speculate at all (do they even mention Gossip Girl at all? Does it really exist?), but Gossip Girl herself hints at her own identity several times, like when she says she'll be sitting on the red blanket in the park in book 5/6. I was dying to know who she was, and I don't think I was the only one. Even the producers of the TV show realised that they couldn't leave Gossip Girl anonymous.
3) Nate is a complete tool. There is no other way of saying it, nor is there a nice way of saying it. I'm not going to go into details, but I really wanted to like him. He is the book-reincarnation of Chace Crawford, so I wanted to do more than like him, thank you very much. But instead we're left with a spineless young man who keeps zipping between Blair and Serena, who, quite frankly, also need to grow up and find some better friends. And yes, that includes each other.
4) The fact that the Carlyles are introduced at the end of this book is just a way of milking the series even more. Giving the series a proper ending would have been much more satisfying for us loyal readers, and then announcing the release of Gossip Girl: The Carlyles after would have been much better. Surely it wouldn't have been that hard to tie in.
I think that's it. I could probably come up with some more things if I really stopped and had a think about it, but frankly, I don't want to. This series hasn't been the same for a few books now, and frankly, I'm done with it.
Only one more to go!
September 10, 2012
The final few chapters are well-written and very believable - and quite remarkable, I thought, for a teen novel. In spite of the overt snobbery and emphasis on material wealth, the "Gossip Girl" books are not all bad: for all their enthusiasm for popularity and fashionable clothes, the heroines encourage readers to grab life by both hands and turn situations around to their own advantage. Blair and Serena may be shallow and manipulative, but if young girls use them as role models to boost self-confidence, I can't say that I'm wholly against that. Furthermore - and in contrast to my beloved 1980s teen novels - "Don't You Forget About Me" ends on a moment of sisterhood rather than romance, which I think is excellent. The various storylines were quite average, although perhaps not quite as unmemorable as the run of books from about five through to nine. "Don't You Forget About Me" doesn't break any new ground here - within literature, within the genre, or even within the series as a whole, but I think that's okay. The return of a few familiar faces was nice to see, including the woefully-underused Chuck and Aaron, both of whom deserved longer storylines throughout the series as a whole.
Did it disappoint? In many ways, yes. I felt that the previous book wasn't set up to be the penultimate one: "Gossip Girl" could potentially have lasted several more books. Dan's eleventh-hour storyline wherein he questions his sexuality is particularly evidence of this: no sooner than he decides he is gay in book ten, he turns around at the beginning of book eleven and decides that he is in love with his ex-girlfriend. A few extra books could have stretched this storyline out and allowed it to feel more natural. As it was, I felt that it could have stood to be handled with a little more sensitivity. There were also a few loose plot-ends from other books which were never really tied up. Were Blair's feelings for Serena deeper than friendship? (I have to admit that at one point I thought that the book would end with a menage-a-trois!) Most frustratingly, Gossip Girl's true identity is never revealed! Perhaps this is for the best as she quite clearly wasn't one of the main characters, but it would have been nice to put a name to the online identity all the same.
Did it disappoint? In many ways, yes. I felt that the previous book wasn't set up to be the penultimate one: "Gossip Girl" could potentially have lasted several more books. Dan's eleventh-hour storyline wherein he questions his sexuality is particularly evidence of this: no sooner than he decides he is gay in book ten, he turns around at the beginning of book eleven and decides that he is in love with his ex-girlfriend. A few extra books could have stretched this storyline out and allowed it to feel more natural. As it was, I felt that it could have stood to be handled with a little more sensitivity. There were also a few loose plot-ends from other books which were never really tied up. Were Blair's feelings for Serena deeper than friendship? (I have to admit that at one point I thought that the book would end with a menage-a-trois!) Most frustratingly, Gossip Girl's true identity is never revealed! Perhaps this is for the best as she quite clearly wasn't one of the main characters, but it would have been nice to put a name to the online identity all the same.
February 16, 2009
Despite the opulent setting, far-removed as it is from 99% of the human populace's experience of the world, this book hit, once again, every single honest emotion of a teenager's situation. Control-freak perfectionist with a compulsion to make people's lives better? Check. Free-spirit in love with her best friend's boyfriend? Check. Aimless, thoughtless young man who knows he can do better if he'll just apply himself, if only he knew to what? Check. Teenagers questioning and accepting their own sexuality? Check. Teenager learning to accept the way she looks? Check. Teenagers coming to accept and love their crazy families? Teenagers facing responsibility, and embarking on the next stage of their lives? It's all here, as humanely and humorously executed as in Austen (yeah, I said it) with a bit more snark and a lot more brand names to suit the times. The books, too, I find far preferable to the mean-spirited, melodramatic TV show. A good ending to the series, and I kinda want to read about The Carlyles now. Darn it!
October 19, 2025
I’m re-reading this book because it is just so cold out that I thought, “why not?”
…and now I remember I had given it 3 stars when I first read it… The book is filled with continuity errors. In the same scene, they change the brand and pattern of the shoes, Blair is suddenly an only child dealing with her dad’s new adoption babies (they forget about Tyler), and a lot of characters seem to have these personality changes continuing from the previous book that was already borderline acceptable—like Dan suddenly being gay (people, making a character gay out of the blue does not show respect for the gay community; I mean, would you like to be treated as an afterthought?). The whole Dan storyline was a big mess, so was Ruby’s (Vanessa’s older sister), and Dan’s mom, Jeanette… I mean, is it too late to re-write this whole book? Cecily, take a stab at it so we can forget about this ghostwritten mess.
It's like no one bothered to read it before publishing... redundancies galore and so many out of character words that it would have the characters role their eyes...
…and now I remember I had given it 3 stars when I first read it… The book is filled with continuity errors. In the same scene, they change the brand and pattern of the shoes, Blair is suddenly an only child dealing with her dad’s new adoption babies (they forget about Tyler), and a lot of characters seem to have these personality changes continuing from the previous book that was already borderline acceptable—like Dan suddenly being gay (people, making a character gay out of the blue does not show respect for the gay community; I mean, would you like to be treated as an afterthought?). The whole Dan storyline was a big mess, so was Ruby’s (Vanessa’s older sister), and Dan’s mom, Jeanette… I mean, is it too late to re-write this whole book? Cecily, take a stab at it so we can forget about this ghostwritten mess.
It's like no one bothered to read it before publishing... redundancies galore and so many out of character words that it would have the characters role their eyes...
January 26, 2013
I think Nate is probably my least favorite character. I mean, sure, he's hot. But basically he jerks around Serena and Blair for the entire series. Like, come on. I see the appeal, but if I were one of the girls I would have backed the fuck off around book 2 or so. The so-called 'ending' to the series really wasn't unexpected. Serena becomes a movie star. Blair goes to Yale like she always wanted, and I assume she becomes the most popular girl on campus the first day. Nate sails around the world, because he can't bear to choose between the two girls. And everyone else? Well, who cares about them.
September 16, 2008
Being the last book in the series about Dan, Serena, Blair, Nate & Chuck I was rather disapointed with the way it ended. Nate just leaving the girls, never really finding out who his heart belonged to. After reading about the Nate/Serena/Blair triangle for 11 books I would have liked it to have a definite ending. (for me Nate&Serena would have been the best).
I guess all in all the book is good, but it leaves more things opened that close and I think it would have been better to end the series after this book and reveal who Gossip Girl was.
I guess all in all the book is good, but it leaves more things opened that close and I think it would have been better to end the series after this book and reveal who Gossip Girl was.
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October 16, 2024
3 stars. Digital book.
So Dan’s storyline has been WILD. This boy has lived 1,000 lives already and precisely 0.5 have contained Serena, which is unexpected. Curious if this is the last we’ve seen of our Upper East Siders now that they’re all doing different post-grad things far away from each other.
So Dan’s storyline has been WILD. This boy has lived 1,000 lives already and precisely 0.5 have contained Serena, which is unexpected. Curious if this is the last we’ve seen of our Upper East Siders now that they’re all doing different post-grad things far away from each other.
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