Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar

The story begins with Blair Waldorf at a party at her house with her friends Kati Farkas, Isabel Coates, Chuck Bass, and boyfriend Nate Archibald. Soon after, Blair Waldorf sneaks away from the party to her room in order to have sex with Nate. However, they are interrupted by the arrival of Serena van der Woodsen, Blair's old friend who left one year ago to attend boarding school. When Serena was around, Blair was always left in her shadow, so when she returned Blair was not particularly thrilled to see her, especially when Blair finds out that Serena and Nate had sex the summer before Serena left. She tries to keep Serena out of loop such as not inviting her to the Kiss On the Lips party, a benefit of two peregrine falcons living in Central Park. Serena does not understand why she is being ignored by all of her friends so she decides to branch out and try new things, especially since she does not have any extracurricular activities on her record. She tries to join the school play, a terrible modernized, musical version of War and Peace but decides to try out for her classmate, Vanessa Abrams' short film in Central Park. Serena performs very well at her tryout but Vanessa is jealous of how her best friend and secret crush, Dan Humphrey, acted lovesick around her so she decides to pick a sophomore, Marjorie instead. Undeterred, Serena decides to make her own film and enlists the help of Jenny Humphrey, Dan's younger sister. Also all throughout the book, Gossip Girl, a popular blog site, which many visit, spreads around rumors, or gossip, about this group.

I first fell in love with Gossip Girl last year when the television show on the CW first came out. Since I was such a faithful fan of the show I decided to read the books. They are very different from the show itself, but it doesn't take away from how good the books are. They are fun, exciting and the fact that they can be over the top makes them that much better. These books are a must read for teens and even young adults. If you don't believe me go check them out for your self.