Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer (Gossip Girl, #13) by Cecily von Ziegesar

Oct 05, 2012 Bridget Lamonica rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: just-plain-awful

My friend really wants me to like the Gossip Girl show or books, but the genre isn't my thing. Then she mentioned this book and I was curious enough to give it a try. Murder and mayhem? Excellent!

Well, not so excellent.

I really cannot tell if this book is meant to be humorous or horrifying, because it accomplishes neither. Just because you repeat the word "blood" 50 times in a chapter does not do anything for the prose or a creepy atmosphere.

And the book is so dreadfully written that it is eyer...more

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Apr 24, 2012 Manoja K. rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, reviewed, unfinished, worst-and-1-star-books, young-adult

I tried to finish the book, I really did. But it's just so bad!!! I kept rolling my eyes and scoffing. The writing is horrible. When I first read gossip girl I was 13/14 and I really liked, and I still do (less so, but still like it), and I knew that this psycho killer adaptation was going to be a mistake, but I thought it would be a fast read so what the hell. I seriously could not get past the first quarter of the book. The author's idea of being a psycho killer is having serena say how naught...more

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Mar 01, 2013 PurplyCookie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: e-book, bitch-lit, book-series, young-adult, revenge, humour-parody, boarding-school, villains

This is a parody of the first book in the Gossip Girl series, but the weird thing is that the parody is written by Cecily von Ziegesar herself. I find this both courageous and extremely weird.

"Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer (Gossip Girl, #13)" is heavier on the killer part than the Gossip Girl part. All the original characters are in it: Blair, Serena, Chuck, Nate, Jenny and Dan. The book loosely follows the original storyline, but adds massive slaughters and gross murders.

Blair and Serena, the psyc...more

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Dec 29, 2011 Kayla Guyette rated it 4 of 5 stars

Let me start this review by saying I’ve never read any of the Gossip Girl books (I do watch the show) and have only watched a couple of episodes of Dexter, which was one of the influences for the book, but for some reason I was drawn into the whole idea of Psycho Killer. Perhaps it was because I found out about the mash-up book in October and while I’m not a big fan of horror movies I still wanted something a little horror movie-esque to celebrate the Halloween season. Choosing a book over a mov...more Let me start this review by saying I’ve never read any of the Gossip Girl books (I do watch the show) and have only watched a couple of episodes of Dexter, which was one of the influences for the book, but for some reason I was drawn into the whole idea of Psycho Killer. Perhaps it was because I found out about the mash-up book in October and while I’m not a big fan of horror movies I still wanted something a little horror movie-esque to celebrate the Halloween season. Choosing a book over a movie was a great choice, it’s much less scary to read about a killer popping up out of nowhere than seeing one on the TV screen.

Gossip Girl Psycho Killer opens with Serena returning home from boarding school but she’s got two things on her mind 1) get back her friendship with Blair and 2) murder. As Serena begins her plan to get Blair back as her best friend, bodies begin to drop. But there’s a problem with Serena begin back, the spotlight shifts from Blair and right back to Serena and Blair is none too happy about it. More bodies begin to drop but this time it’s Blair holding the bloody murder weapon.

When repairing the broken bridge between them can’t be done, the two girls seem to work to put as many dead bodies between them as possible. All the while Jenny is idolizing one of the two murderous socialites and her brother Dan doesn’t want to believe the rumors about Serena are true. One thing is for sure, murder seems to be on everyone’s minds. Which is bound to happen considering the adults just shrug it off or even cover it up. Murder is the newest form of partying in Psycho Killer but some won’t make it to see the sun rise.

Overall, Gossip Girl Psycho Killer was a fun read for the Halloween season. Is it violent? Yes, but the average M rated video game out there is far worse. I’ve read news articles and other reviews that criticize the book for putting violent and murderous ideas in the readers’ minds, but Psycho Killer is just a mash-up book meant to be on some level entertaining. The thought of someone getting away with stabbing a girl in the neck with a necklace mid-assembly is as farfetched as chopping a body up with a garbage disposal. While they are creative ways to kill someone, it borders on make believe and a good-bad made-for-TV movie. If you’re curious to see what happens with murder is on everyone’s mind in the Upper East Side, this book is for you. Those who have never read the books or seen the TV show will have no problem keeping up with Gossip Girl Psycho Killer.

Rating: 7/10(less)

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Dec 20, 2011 Teela rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: did-nt-finsh

gossip girl psycho killer is a #1 New York Times bestselling novel by Cecily Von Ziegesar.

About the Author
Cecily von Ziegesar grew up in Manhattan and attended a small, private girls' school on the Upper East Side. She began writing poems and short stories and fantasizing about murdering people as soon as she could hold a pen. Gossip Girl was her first novel. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, daughter and son, and two nearly hairless cats named Pony Boy and Woody. She hasn't actually kill...more

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Dec 19, 2011 Paula Phillips rated it 5 of 5 stars

Are you a fan of the Gossip Girl books ? Sick of your favourite characters turning into the supernatural like Little Vampire Women and Romeo and Juliet and Vampires ? Where's the good old Serial Killer novels ? Author Cecily Von Ziegesar has released Gossip Girl Pyscho Killer. I advise if you have not yet read the first book in the Gossip Girl series, then read that first before attempting this book as you will understand the storyline a bit better as it is basically the first book rewritten wit...more

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Nov 25, 2011 Deborah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: american-life, art-influenced, death-and-dying, family-dynamics, latest-reads, psychological, reviewer-book, woman-writer

Juicy, hot, freakin' preppies on pomegrante martinis and god-only-knows-what-else! This is an insider's guide to life in the fast lane of the forgotten and pushed-aside children of high-flying NYC parents. Teen aged children, I might add, who are deadly angry to the point of murder and madness.

Oh, how I loved this parody of the NYC life of the aimless kids whose only consistency is private schools which over-cultivate and ignore them, charging them to the inth-degree in preparation for ivy leagu...more Juicy, hot, freakin' preppies on pomegrante martinis and god-only-knows-what-else! This is an insider's guide to life in the fast lane of the forgotten and pushed-aside children of high-flying NYC parents. Teen aged children, I might add, who are deadly angry to the point of murder and madness.

Oh, how I loved this parody of the NYC life of the aimless kids whose only consistency is private schools which over-cultivate and ignore them, charging them to the inth-degree in preparation for ivy league colleges and life in the fast lanes for which they've been born and (semi) bred. Here also is the petri dish for insanity and murder without reservation, reaction or consequence.

Laughable, fun and nauseating, this is a romp that has to be read with a grain of salt and at least a beautiful flute of Dirty Martini in hand. I loved it, choked on my olives and laughed all the way home!

Some of the really fun parts are reading about the trendy fashions, the menus, the over-the-top drinks, and the museum "artistes." I loved the disparaging descriptions of baby blingers, day school uniforms, hair dressers and maids who covered and cleaned up without blinking an eye...well, naturally, because to become really aware would mean they'd be looking for alternative employment. I know how true they were. LOL

Blair and Serena, the psychopathic protagonists primarily featured are not only murderous, they are social and fashion icons. Too funny, and too true to life, as well. Everyone is drawn by the beautiful weirdo, aren't they? So much to chew on as a reader. And, who is the Gossip Girl, anyway? That's the question, and the answer lures us on (at least me) like a vintage Chanel bag.

Having not seen the TV version of Gossip Girl, nor having read any of the previous books, may have put me at a disadvantage here. But, I can tell you that I hadn't read anything like this book before, and I enjoyed it tremendously as a change from the ordinary fare. Rather like eating steak tartare with a silver teaspon.

As mother to several children who went to prep schools, and made it through without commiting murders (I think...) this book was hilarious! Mine weren't the NYC types, but they knew several who were. :]

Highly recommended, I think. Or, maybe you just have to be a little odd and crazy to love the book. Or have been there in some fashion or another. It did get a little excessive...so that took it off the 5 star mark for me, and of course the writing wasn't stellar. But I appreciated the fact that it didn't try to be serious, it was just poking fun and having a twist of the knife.

4 blood-curdling stars(less)

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Sep 24, 2011 Book Twirps rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 Stars.

I have to admit, I’ve never read a Gossip Girl novel, but I am a fan of the television series. When I saw this book on NetGalley, I had to give it a shot. It sounded like a fun and interesting twist.

In Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer Blair and Serena give brand new meaning to the word “frenemies”. The book follows the first few episodes of Gossip Girl (and I am assuming the first book in the series) very closely. When the book begins, Serena mysteriously shows up after being away for a yea...more

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Feb 12, 2012 Lindsay Heller rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, ya

I did not hate this book. In fact, it was hilarious. It was terrible, but in the same fashion as the original books. Now, I read all of them, though I could recognize, even at the time, that they were horribly written with contrived plots. But for some reason I couldn't seem to look away. It's true, of course, that I was older than the target audience. And now that this has been released I am older still. What's funny, to me, is that it's been sufficiently long enough since these books have been...more

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Oct 26, 2012 Dana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

Gossip Girl. You know I love you. xoxo.
I feel like you have to have read the original book to actually enjoy this one. It started out the exact same way, with a few murder puns thrown in - actually, a ton of them. It was pun overkill (couldn't help myself). These murder innuendoes were sometimes perfect, but almost always unnecessary and annoying.
Witty example: Pretending not to be the biggest gossip in the room when you so obviously were was like standing in a room full of slashed-up corpses w...more Gossip Girl. You know I love you. xoxo.
I feel like you have to have read the original book to actually enjoy this one. It started out the exact same way, with a few murder puns thrown in - actually, a ton of them. It was pun overkill (couldn't help myself). These murder innuendoes were sometimes perfect, but almost always unnecessary and annoying.
Witty example: Pretending not to be the biggest gossip in the room when you so obviously were was like standing in a room full of slashed-up corpses with a bloody hunting knife in your hand and demanding, "Who did this?" (22)

Terrible, unnecessary example: "This Friday. I want to do it this Friday." She lifted her chin and gazed up into Nate's pretty green eyes. Every time she got this close to him she could not stop smiling. "It's going to be Friday the thirteenth," she added kinkily. (115)

....I'm sorry. That line is just plain fucking stupid. Lines like that popped up throughout the book, and all I had to do was sigh and continue.

A good amount of the beginning was a reread, with additions of the murder puns, and it was okay. It made me angry when some of my favorite scenes were changed, like when Nate and Serena lost their virginity. I got over it.
I was shocked, absolutely SHOCKED when the murder scenes started to come up. We got a small taste in the beginning, when Serena was looking back on her murders at boarding school. When Serena and Blair kill people within the book? Everything gets CRAZY. Disturbing, expensive or impromptu murder weapons, shock value everywhere! The murder scenes were my favorite parts. They were insane. None of the murders left a grim taste, they were kind of funny. Gory, but funny, like a Saw movie on The Upper East Side. The last murder was my favorite (Although they killed off my favorite character), it was perfectly satisfying.
This book is enjoyable, and like the original, not to be take seriously. Although there were some parts that irked me, it was overall enjoyable.

"Real life is stranger than fiction"(21) - This is my favorite line. 'Stranger than Fiction' is also, coincidentally a book title from my favorite author, Chuck Palahniuk. Go figure.(less)

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Aug 30, 2012 Tiffany rated it 1 of 5 stars

Ugh.

I was really excited when I first heard about this book coming out. I've read all of the Jane Austen horror remakes, and thought that this one would be along the same lines. Unfortunately, I was gravely disappointed. Where to start?

First, the writing was so poor, I can't believe this woman is published. I don't know if it's because I read the original series when I was in high school and so I didn't notice how bad the writing was then, but it got so that I had such a difficult time reading i...more Ugh.

I was really excited when I first heard about this book coming out. I've read all of the Jane Austen horror remakes, and thought that this one would be along the same lines. Unfortunately, I was gravely disappointed. Where to start?

First, the writing was so poor, I can't believe this woman is published. I don't know if it's because I read the original series when I was in high school and so I didn't notice how bad the writing was then, but it got so that I had such a difficult time reading it. The only thing that made this "horror" was that the author would come up with 'clever' ways for people to meet their gruesome end. But the sarcastic one liners? Overdone. Ridiculous. I almost quit half way through, but I can't ever let a book win...

Secondly, stick to an effing time line! This has always bothered me in the GG series. It's like von Ziegesar wants to make sure that all of these Upper East Siders have the best of the best, the most popular of anything, etc. The problem is this: if the book that this series is based on was written in the early 2000s (I was twelve when I read Gossip Girl), then people can't be carrying effing iPhones and whatnot. Willow Smith wasn't producing music then. It was not a popularized dance movement during this time. I remember reading the Gossip Girl prequel and she was saying that the big Justin Timberlake/Madonna song was playing on the radio. Not possible! THEY WEREN'T PRODUCING MUSIC TOGETHER THEN! I read someone else's review and they stated that they enjoyed this, that the author was keeping things up to date. Not me. Know your time line.

And know your voice! Constantly, in the same sentence even, von Ziegesar was switching characters to narrate. It would be a chapter about Jenny with Jenny's thoughts, and then in the next line Serena would be thinking of things. You can't jump from character to character like that. It's confusing and poor craftsmanship.

God help me if there is another one of these books. I think that Gossip Girl is a washed up series of books now, and it's time to let it go. It's always a shame when the TV show (which is utterly ridiculous as of late) is better than the books its based off of...

No good, Cecily.(less)

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May 29, 2012 Jenn Tested rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm sure many of you have heard of the Gossip Girl series. It started out as a popular teen series that was turned into an even more popular TV Show. Well as I was checking in book drop last week, I ran across Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer by Cecily von Ziegesar. Imagine my joy when I read that this was a horror take on the original Gossip Girl book. Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer also got rave reviews from Freddy Krueger, Hannibal Lecter, and Jason. Yes. they are fictional reviews from fictional chara...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Rachael rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Gossip Girl fans, comedic horror fans

Shelves: chick-lit, ya-juv, series, 3-stars

Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer has everything you love about the Gossip Girl series, and adds a whole new layer of light-hearted horror that makes it a frightful good read. Cecily von Ziegesar's latest addition to her acclaimed series follows the style made popular with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, adding to the orignal book of the series, Gossip Girl, to much success.

While it has been too long since I read the original book for me to comment on how closely this one follows it, I can say that it...more

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Jun 07, 2013 Farzy Mae of BooksKeepMeSane rated it 2 of 5 stars

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I honestly don’t know what to think of Psycho Killer. The characters are so messed up in the head, it didn’t bother them that people around them are dying, like killing spree is as natural occurrence as rain. If it were me who spotted a bloody body in the dump, I wouldn’t get my camera and be like, “A dead body! Perfect for my school project!” No. I’d be like, “Holy molly! Ugh gross! Call an ambulance people.” They really lived up to the titl...more

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Oct 02, 2011 Elizabeth (Elizziebooks) rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: advanced-copy, young-adult

When I saw this book on NetGalley, I knew I had to request it. I’ve read all of the Gossip Girl series books (except one), so I wanted to see how this book fit in. And as I found out, it fit quite well into the universe Cecily Von Ziegesar created.

Now, I’m not saying that it’s a perfect book, but the characters and the universe were on point with the original series. Gossip Girl: Psycho Killer is an adaptation of the first book of the series. It starts off much like the original book, and goes o...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Ericafoferica rated it 1 of 5 stars

I wish I could rate this book at a negative star. It was so bad. I was HIGHLY disappointed that the author couldn't make up a whole new story for this "thriller." Why would she EVEN take the first book in the series and turn everything around to make it "scary?" First off, it's what I would like to call LAZY. Second, it wasn't even scary. Most of it was actually disgusting. It was gross to read about how Jenny liked to eat raw meat and it was gross to read about the gory details of someone being...more

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Nov 12, 2012 Brittni rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen

I think a lot of people out there would turn their nose up at this book because the concept's silly. Well, that's the idea. I think that goes over people's heads sometimes when they take something seriously that's not supposed to be.

On the contrary, I thought this book had the potential to be great, especially since Cecily von Ziegesar was the one writing it. At some point in the series, she sold rights for someone else to continue writing the books under her name, which created a difference in...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Alice rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: guilty-pleasures

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Nov 06, 2011 paula rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

Murder on the Roof of the Guggenheim Cocktail
by your neighborhood librarian

1 part Campari
1 part Hendricks gin
1/2 part Lillet Blanc

Shake vigorously with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass that has been rimmed with orange peel. Dribble a tiny drop of bitter brown Punt e Mes into the drink so that it swirls around looking mysterious.

Last time I was on the roof of the Guggenheim, with its magical view of the Central Park reservoir, I really should have murdered a certain person. So I will dri...more

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Oct 21, 2011 Brenna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: hachette, review-copies

Way back in the day, when I was young(er) I read Gossip Girl. All the time. Constantly. I felt like I was always waiting on the new one to come out and I just had to know what was going to happen. And thirteen books, two spin off series, and a TV show later I thought it was over.

Reasons to Read:

1. Longtime fans:
Honestly, this book probably won't mean much to you if you aren't already a fan of Gossip Girl (either the books or the TV show). It isn't necessary to have read the books before reading...more Way back in the day, when I was young(er) I read Gossip Girl. All the time. Constantly. I felt like I was always waiting on the new one to come out and I just had to know what was going to happen. And thirteen books, two spin off series, and a TV show later I thought it was over.

Reasons to Read:

1. Longtime fans:
Honestly, this book probably won't mean much to you if you aren't already a fan of Gossip Girl (either the books or the TV show). It isn't necessary to have read the books before reading PK, but it will give you a fuller idea of what the changes are between the two books.

2. A twisted sense of humour:
This isn't for the faint-hearted. And honestly, I appreciated it because in retrospect after reading that entire series, this book makes a whole lot more sense than the rest do. Serena and Blair are psychotic. Yes, finally. We know the truth.

But fair warning: you won't like this if you don't like extremely gory imagery. Cecily von Ziegesar does NOT shy away from describing the graphic and brutal murders of many of the characters. It's violent, and it's gratiutous. The whole book is like that. And it made me sqirm, and I felt kind of squeemish at times. I mean, eyeballs exploding and eyelids being ripped off with an eyelash curler? Yikes. And that's only TWO of the scenes.

Gossip Girl has always poked fun at itself, but Cecily takes it to a new level with Psycho Killer. I haven't read any of the Quirk books (although I'd like to) and it definitely has a similar vibe to those. This is almost like the special extended edition of Gossip Girl with bonus material where most of the characters are killed off. But SOMEHOW (somehow) it kind of works. I was so sick of Serena and Blair and Nate bouncing back and forth around to each other in the other series, so there was something appealing about this. Because they are not normal teenage girls.

If you're looking for a quirky, disturbing Halloween read, and enjoy slasher films then this might be the one for you. But be warned- it's messy. Very messy.

Review copy received from Hachette Book Group Canada in exchange for my honest review; no other compensation was received.(less)

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Nov 25, 2011 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: youngadult

Oh, to be rich, beautiful, and a psychopath. I must admit, I was a HUGE fan of the early Gossip Girl books. Back when it was all just good ole fun and boyfriend swapping between friends (mostly when von Ziegesar was actually writing them). But, then came the spinoffs and the TV show and things just got way too dramatic and serious.

This parody of the first book brings back the humor and adds a good dose of disgusting beheadings, disembowelments, and knife fights. A good entertaining read that ha...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Pauline rated it 2 of 5 stars

THING THAT CHANGED FOR THE WORST : Jenny's boobs are even bigger than in the regular books. I swear. They're so huge, you can feel them just by reading about them. I feel bad for the girl.

THING THAT HASN'T CHANGED: Serena is still a bich. And a slut.

THING THAT CHANGED FOR THE BEST: Chuck's ending. Glorious. Or is it? It's not book's Chuck I hate the most, to be honest.

NOW, REAL REVIEW:
Basically, it's your regular Gossip Girl, PLUS the killing, MINUS the good, thrilling story. They don't buy Chan...more

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Mar 20, 2012 PurplyCookie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-series, boarding-school, humour-parody, villains, bitch-lit, young-adult

This is a parody of the first book in the Gossip Girl series, but the weird thing is that the parody is written by Cecily von Ziegesar herself. I find this both courageous and extremely weird.

"Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer (Gossip Girl, #13)" is heavier on the killer part than the Gossip Girl part. All the original characters are in it: Blair, Serena, Chuck, Nate, Jenny and Dan. The book loosely follows the original storyline, but adds massive slaughters and gross murders.

Blair and Serena, the psyc...more

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Dec 20, 2011 Celine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, horror

This is exactly what the title says. This is a parody of the first book in the Gossip Girl series, but the weird thing is that the parody is written by Cecily von Ziegesar herself. I find this both courageous and extremely weird. It must feel uncomfortable to butcher your little baby book.

Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer is heavier on the killer part than the Gossip Girl part. All the original characters are in it: Blair, Serena, Chuck, Nate, Jenny and Dan. The book loosely follows the original story...more

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Nov 10, 2011 Bethany Larson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: galley, arc

Alright, I'll be honest—I've never read the Gossip Girl books. I watched the first couple seasons of the TV show until I couldn't stand it any longer—which was around season three or four, I think. Whenever it was that Hilary Duff joined the cast. NOT that I have anything against Hilary Duff—actually, I quite like her—but for some reason I just got really uninterested in the story lines at that point.

ANYWAY. That's all to say that when I heard about Gossip Girl, Pyscho Killer I was very, very e...more Alright, I'll be honest—I've never read the Gossip Girl books. I watched the first couple seasons of the TV show until I couldn't stand it any longer—which was around season three or four, I think. Whenever it was that Hilary Duff joined the cast. NOT that I have anything against Hilary Duff—actually, I quite like her—but for some reason I just got really uninterested in the story lines at that point.

ANYWAY. That's all to say that when I heard about Gossip Girl, Pyscho Killer I was very, very excited about it. I thought the idea of it was brilliant and very American Psycho (which I adore), and I just knew that the characters in Gossip Girl—which I always assumed was more of a satirical comment on how the kids of the wealthy live anyway—would be quite convincing as serial killers.

Ok, for those of you who have read the Gossip Girl books, here's what you should know: this is more of a mash-up (à la Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) than it is a new book. In fact, Cecily von Ziegesar actually re-wrote the first book. Since I've never read them, I don't actually know how much of the text matches the first, but what I can tell you is this—Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer is delightfully rompy.
Sometimes it's a little over the top, and the ways in which von Ziegesar decides to kill people can be a little, well, gross, but most of the time it's really funny and biting in its wit and evaluation of the 1% (as we're apparently calling the crazy-wealthy these days).
So, if you're a little like me in that you enjoy ridiculously gory blood-lust every now and again, and you don't mind your serial killers wearing designer labels and using weapons like swords from the Met to exact their slightly detached vengeance, then you will greatly enjoy this.

I'd also recommend this book for people who REALLY DISLIKE Gossip Girl. Since, you know, the characters all hate each other too and decide that they need to slaughter each other in magnificently evil ways. It really is very death-heavy. A LOT of characters die. Including a couple major characters. *grins wickedly* (less)

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Sep 22, 2011 the golden witch. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-galley, ebook, net-galley, 2011, alternate-universe-or-history, lol, teenage-shennanigans, what-is-this-i-dont-even, reviewed

The original “Gossip Girl” has always been one of my guilty pleasures. Don’t tell anyone. The TV show, too. So when I heard that they were coming out with this bastardized/parody version with serial killers, I squealed with joy. And it was worth the wait. This is a fun little romp through the original decorated with killings right and left, mentions of “Dexter”, and a new look at the term “frenemies”. I enjoyed myself a little too much, though it could have been better than it was.

I guess my big...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Growing up in high school the Gossip Girl book series was one of my favourites and I love the show! I really enjoyed this adaptation of the original book. I loved how the book followed the original story line perfectly with the added twist of killing each other! Although I don't really like gory stuff I did not find this too bad sure it Cecily von Ziegesar does not hold back on gruesome details of killing people but I thought it was not over done. I am hoping that there will be more of these "ki...more

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Oct 17, 2011 Nilanjona rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: guilty-pleasures

I actually really liked this book. It may be because I loved Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho," but this new re-imagining of the original first Gossip Girl book was totally a dark, twisted, fun read. As actually referenced on tonight's episode of Gossip Girl, it really is "American Psycho meets prep school." The book clearly isn't meant to take itself seriously, and what results is an amusing read.

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Oct 05, 2011 Styler Ribarovic rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is not subtle, and reads more like a Grindhouse b-film than anything else. The deaths are over the top and absolutely silly, so if you're looking for something low key and thought provoking, this is not it. I was surprised at how graphic it was for a Gossip Girl book - some parts were actually kind of gross. I liked it, but it fell flat in some areas it needed to shine, so I really didn't end up loving it.

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Dec 29, 2011 Jeremy Hurd rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror, read-in-2011, teenfic-children-s-lit, the-slush-pile

This was crappy, but not a complete waste of time. Von Ziegesar clearly had fun squeezing the last few dollars out of her dying series, but the new "psycho killers" bits of the story were cartoonish and focused too much on the ridiculous gore to be either scary or funny. I guess this is as good of a way as any to put these tired characters to bed.

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Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer (Gossip Girl #13)

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