Note: Below are the notes I took while I was reading the books.
Book 7 : Nobody Does It Better
Serena is so fucking overrated. Yea yea she's gorgeous, charming, etc.---I know that already. You don't have to repeat it over and over and use tons of adjectives just to describe a body part of her, every fucking time. You already established that for the past six books.
This book also showed how Serena is such a horrible 'bestfriend' to Blair, and I really don't get it why she even considers herself as one. If she is really Blair's friend, wouldn't she tell Blair everything even though she would turn berserk from the truth? A girl like Blair doesn't need lies; lies fuels her psychoness.
On the other hand, Vanessa and Blair living together turned out to be really adorable. I loved how they turned out to be like sisters. Book!Vanessa is incomparably awesome than show!Vanessa. Honestly, comparing the two is an insult to book!Vanessa.
I also think that Aaron is such a handsome, smart guy (heehee). Though I want him and Blair to be together because they're so cute, but I am okay with his relationship with Vanessa.
Social-climber Jenny is getting on my nerves. This is applicable both to book!Jenny and show!Jenny. It's totally annoying.
Book 8 : Nothing Can Keep Us Together
Serena is such a whore. She's so pretentious and overrated. A fucking cheater. And then she calls herself blair's 'bestfriend'? Oh come on.
It's official: show!Serena is better than book!Serena. Even though the former maybe irritating and dumb (at times?), I think she still has more compassion than the latter.
Blair is still her dramatic self, but that is one of the things I love about her. She'll never be Blair Waldorf without drama around her, right?
Nate is so funny crying whole the time, but he is still a fucking asshole. Cheater. Ugh I hate cheaters!
Vanessa is also cheating with Dan and Aaron. Bad girl. But reading all her adventures is kind of exciting in a way, maybe because she is not pretentious like Serena. She knows what she's doing and she's not calling herself the 'best'.
Blair and Vanessa's friendship is awesome. Odd and unlikely couple but they really work. She's waaayyy better than all of B's friends.
In sum, this book is all about cheating, cheating, cheating. Exploring the limits of relationships as they trail on a dangerous road.
Book 9 : Only in Your Dreams
If there is one word to describe this chapter, I would say 'explicit', because of the words being used, the straight to the point sexual references, the topics they tapped this time. But I love how balanced the story became. Maybe because Von Ziegesar's ghost writer is a better storyteller than her? (If so, props to her then!)
I love how Nate is still longing for Blair. Even though he fucks up every. single. time., I am still secretly shipping the two of them. I couldn't fully explain why, maybe because I will always have a thing for first loves ending up together? A thing for fairytale relationships? A thing for a happy ending?
Blair working is just fabulous and it made her real (just like what the TV series did).
I'm also giving props to this book because Serena is not as exaggerated as she was in the first 8 books. It's a breath of fresh air. Blair was FINALLY in the spotlight, and is now appreciated. She used to be underrated.
Book!Vanessa is totally cool and awesome and the tv series murdered (understatement) Vanessa's character. Poor thing.
Book 9 also had the best lines and best punchlines amongst all the books.
Book 10 : Would I Lie to You
Summer edition! I love how all the characters had become, well probably except Serena. I really don't like her.
I love the fact that Nate declared that his love for Blair and yay for them being together again (see, my shipper heart never ceases). I just hated the fact that Serena wrote a love confession to Nate. If she really considers herself as Blair's bestfriend (and she knows that Blair is so much happy with Nate and Nate is happy with her too), she should just fuck off and let them be happy.
A storyline that I also enjoyed is Dan being 'gay'. It is so funny. I love that scene when he confessed to Vanessa that he might be gay.
I died when Arctic Monkeys was mentioned on Gossip Girl. Fandom uniting, ohmygod.
Book 11 : Don’t You Forget About Me
Serena and Nate are such fucktards. Seriously? I thought they are friends and they care for each other. But why fuck behind Blair's back?
Vanessa is such a cool character in the books. Dan being gay is still fun and definitely entertaining. Kept me going and going.
I have always been fascinated with Aaron and Blair; I just wished they were given more pages. I have been rooting for the two of them (ever since they went to that roadtrip to Yale. Probably one of my most favorite and most unforgettable scenes on Gossip Girl).
Towards the end, the story was quite rushed but it ended for the better.
Book 12: The Prequel : It Had to be You
At the beginning, it isn't as exciting as I thought it would be. It was kind of boring, and I expected the plot to be feisty because this is the freakin' prequel in the first place.
A proof that this book bore me? Well, it took me months to finish this book (compared to the others that took me hours to finish it).
One thing I liked about this book though is how cutesy Nate can be when it came to Blair. However, that is not an excuse on how asshole-y and dickhead-y he is.
And just like with the other books, I hate how sneaky Serena and Nate are with Blair. If they are really Blair's friend and they are in love with each other, they should've done the right thing and told her about them even if she's going to be really hurt. I think they shouldn't call themselves Blair's friends or even say that they are concerned with Blair's feelings cos they are not. They have never been.
Round-up:
BLAIR WALDORF
Blair!book is adorable, especially whenever she thinks of herself as someone from the movies. She will always be my favorite character. She is flawed, full of drama, vulnerable but those are the reasons why I love her. She isn't perfect and that is an admirable trait for me.
If I will be asked to choose between book!Blair and show!Blair, I would have a hard time to answer. Book!Blair is adorable on her own, and show!Blair is a feistier and wittier version of her. Leighton Meester's acting skills should be given props too, for making show!Blair very interesting. She's an effective Blair, I think.
Even if the plot of the book and the show are different, I can totally see the connection and inspiration of show!Blair from book!Blair.
SERENA VAN DER WOODSEN
If show!Blair is the feistier version of book!Blair, it is the opposite in the case of show!Serena and book!Serena. The latter is more irritating, more annoying and bitchier than her show counterpart. I always had this feeling that book!Serena doesn't really care of Blair.
On the other hand, show!Serena is more compassionate. She maybe dumb but I find her more sincere on her friendship with B.
I guess I have to give this one to show!Serena.
NATE ARCHIBALD
Beautiful but dumb. That is the consistent plot of both the book and the show.
I am quite conflicted on who to choose. Book!Nate is actually interesting, because of his love for weed and his sailing experiences. He is always confused, especially with his feelings for Blair and Serena. The moron still couldn't choose until the very end.
On the other hand, show!Nate's pastime is to fuck around with their weekly guest star. However, he didn't play with the girls' feelings as much as book!Nate did. That is why I would have to vote for him.
DAN HUMPHREY
For the past three seasons of Gossip Girl, I never got into Dan Humphrey. For me, he was just a so-so character who never had the qualities I liked. That changed, however, during the latter part of the fourth season, when he was paired up with Blair. I have always been rooting for the two of them, because I knew they would bring spice to the show. Unfortunately, the writers fucked the plot up, just like what they do best.
Book!Dan is different than show!Dan in the sense that the former has versility. He was a poet, a rockstar, a yoga student and an experimental person who had once been confused with his sexuality. He is one of the most consistent characters in the books, and that made me love him. I have to say, he's better than show!Dan.
VANESSA ABRAMS
In the TV series, she is the character I would love to see to die. She is annoying as fuck and has the shittiest storylines ever in the history of worldwide television. Her clothes, accessories, hair, make-up and attitude are the worst there is too.
In the books, she is the character I would love to have a spin-off. She deserves it more than Jenny. Book!Vanessa is really interesting, has lots of quirks, but kicks ass. She is my second most favorite character in the books.
JENNY HUMPHREY
I have never been into her. I don't think she should be considered as one of the main characters, because she is just annoying and is out of place. I find the story dragging when they talk about her adventures. I am not enjoying even a bit.
I don't know who to pick between the two.
CHUCK BASS
He doesn't really play much importance in the books; he is actually rarely mentioned. The books can continue without him so he is totally unnecessary.
Show!Chuck used to be my favorite, but since his character became beyond shitty, I despise and abhor him. He maybe more interesting than book!Chuck, but I hate how him now (this will be discussed further in my next posts).
Favorite book: Book 9
Least favorite book: Book 12
Total rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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