mairimav's review against another edition
3.0
274 pages of Ouches, Oh my Gods and Oh fucks. And not even the good kind
geofroggatt's review against another edition
2.0
This is the eleventh book in the Gossip Girl book series. As summer winds down, Blair learns that her family is relocating to California. As his mother returns, Dan finally figures out whom his heart really belongs to. Nate is forced to choose between Blair and Serena. Dan’s character has finally become interesting, and I liked the return of Dan’s mother. It was funny seeing Dan’s mom give him a penis shaped cake to celebrate his coming out. I liked how Rufus’s free-spirited hippie past made him so casually accepting of Dan exploring his sexuality. I thought that it was interesting seeing Dan’s mom and the reveal that she’s been absent from their lives for over ten years, and it was strange hearing that she’s been travelling and brought Dan presents from Paris. I do feel like her character wasn’t utilized enough in this novel, she breezed into the story after being absent for so long then just faded away just as fast. I liked Dan exploring his sexuality, and I do think it was nice seeing a portrayal of a boy figuring himself out and trying new things, I just wish Dan settled on being bisexual rather than feeling like he went through a phase. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with people going through phases of their sexuality, I just think Dan being bisexual would have made the character more interesting overall. I liked the development of Blair’s family planning to move to California. I liked seeing Blair contend with moving from the upper crust world of the Upper East Side to somewhere more West Coast. I didn’t like that Blair ended up back with Nate, it felt like he character has been running in circles the past eleven books and ended up right back where she started. In some ways, it feels like all the characters have ended up right back where they started, with only one small plot development for certain characters to move forward in the story. I’ve never mentioned Vanessa’s sister Ruby in any of my previous reviews of this book series because I genuinely don’t see her character as anything more than “Vanessa’s sister”, and this book hasn’t changed that perception. I was glad to see Aaron again, I wish he was a main character, he’s so much more likable and interesting than Dan or Nate despite his small appearances. It was nice to see Jenny make an appearance in this book, but it also reminded me that she never got any good storylines in any of the main Gossip Girl books. These characters deserved better storylines and character development, I was so disappointed with how this book meandered instead of focusing on the end of this era of the characters lives and how impactful that should be for them. This book also briefly mentions some new characters and I think these are some of the main characters from the spin-off series Gossip Girl: The Carlyles, but the author only briefly mentions their names right before the ending and doesn’t actually introduce the characters, which didn’t make me excited or interested in any of them. At this point in the series, all the books feel like cash grabs capitalizing off the first book, and this small mention of the spin-off characters feels like a cheap way to advertise the spin-off to more readers. This book didn’t feel like the second last book in a twelve book series, and it reminded me that this book series has never lived up to the potential introduced in the first book, and I don’t expect it to suddenly get better in the next and final book in the series. Despite this, I have come this far and I intend to finish this series.
nuska's review against another edition
3.0
A great story about gossipping. I like the adventures of all this kids saying goodbye to high-school and getting into college, specially the differences with the TV Series, since Blair goes to Yale in the books. What I don't like is Nate: too narcissistic, too selfish for his own good. I don't like Serena for the same reason, even when she tries not to be so. I guess my favourite character is Blair Waldorf. But that already happened on the TV Series.
geo_ix's review against another edition
2.0
Imagine thinking you can only be straight or gay, and that your sexuality can be decided by your sister saying you don’t seem gay to them
luisaandrade's review against another edition
2.0
Poderia ser o final digno para uma série decadente (se você ignorar que a autora lançou mais um livro).
wolfalex's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
alids's review against another edition
1.0
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
courtneyshek's review against another edition
2.0
Full review with spoilers here
The final main series book without the time jump or the prequel.
I gotta say I wasn't a huge fan but here are the headlines:
B preparing to go to Yale and trying to ensure her perfect life, S thinking college might not be for her and trying to secure her man, N trying to decide between the two girls he has always loved, D realising he may have been overreacting in terms of his sexuality and V hoping D will realise they were always meant to be together.
The final main series book without the time jump or the prequel.
I gotta say I wasn't a huge fan but here are the headlines:
B preparing to go to Yale and trying to ensure her perfect life, S thinking college might not be for her and trying to secure her man, N trying to decide between the two girls he has always loved, D realising he may have been overreacting in terms of his sexuality and V hoping D will realise they were always meant to be together.
emmieclassix's review against another edition
3.0
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.