brittys_books's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
hueviews's review against another edition
Quick, easy read. Everyone is in this book and up to no good! :)
kp_17's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
2.75
zaicaner's review against another edition
1.0
I loved this book if your a type of persobn who likes gossip girls than this book is th eperfect book for you.
burialshroud's review against another edition
1.0
This series is dumb now. I mean it was dumb before but it was fun. Now it's not fun. Stopping in the middle of a series of books is more serious than...anything, but here I am thinking of cutting ties with The It Girl. Harsh times.
meeranair_54's review against another edition
3.0
For starters, it was an okay read. Surely entertaining, but not something I would die to read. This book gives us an inside view of what elite schools are like. I got this book from my school library and was really excited to read it as it was by the same author who has written the best selling Gossip Girl series which is also a Tv show. But I didn’t realize that this is the 8th book in the series. I saw the book and was so excited that I totally forgot to check out anything about the book before I issued it. Not having read the previous books in the series, I couldn’t feel a flow in the storyline ,that is, there was no sense of continuity. It lacked sense of humor and I found the whole Secret Satan thing really silly. But once again Cecily Von Ziegesar has successfully managed to bring out the story in its true teenage sense.
The characters were as real as students in your high school. Many of them were love sick throughout the story up until the last 3-4 chapters. In general they are all impractical and let their judgments be swayed by jealousy, sympathy. Little J, back to her own tactics, becomes too full of herself, when 3 freshman students want to make a documentary film on her because they believe she’s the IT GIRL. Walking with her nose high up in the air, she doesn’t notice the potholes in her path, into which she’s likely to fall. Overall it was okay. If you’ve read and liked the other book in the series then you should go ahead and read this. Also if you miss Little J from Gossip Girl (TV Show) then you can read this book and spend some quality time with the character.
The characters were as real as students in your high school. Many of them were love sick throughout the story up until the last 3-4 chapters. In general they are all impractical and let their judgments be swayed by jealousy, sympathy. Little J, back to her own tactics, becomes too full of herself, when 3 freshman students want to make a documentary film on her because they believe she’s the IT GIRL. Walking with her nose high up in the air, she doesn’t notice the potholes in her path, into which she’s likely to fall. Overall it was okay. If you’ve read and liked the other book in the series then you should go ahead and read this. Also if you miss Little J from Gossip Girl (TV Show) then you can read this book and spend some quality time with the character.
nataliesboooks's review against another edition
3.0
I liked all the characters but Jenny. I didn’t like her in Gossip Girl and I didn’t like her here either.
alsoannabanana's review against another edition
3.0
Much like the other books in the series. The main characters alternate between loving each other and being mad at each other. Everything ties up nicely at the end. This book seemed fairly young for the series and lacked any real twist. However, it definitely serves its purpose for a fast, easy read. (It took me all of an afternoon...)
agameofbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good poolside read, but the story is getting a bit old by now.
fixonkatie's review against another edition
2.0
The plot lines are ridiculous and there's basically nothing likeable about these characters yet I keep reading this series...