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Reader reviewed by LJK

Gossip Girl, the first novel in the series, is exactly the novel that I expected. The characters go to fancy parties, attend exclusive private schools, and party like rock stars, or NYC society girls. And yet, they also worry about grades and standardized tests, have family issues and problems with friends, and basically act like most other high school kids only with a lot more money and freedom. There's not a lot that's original about this book, and yet there are moments when it absolutely nails the experience of wealthy children like nothing else that I've read. Girls will love these books and I know that I, slightly past girlhood, will read them all.