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This sixth instalment in Cecily von Ziegesar's Gossip Girl series wraps up a lot of storylines for Blair. Finally we learned which schools all the teenagers get into, Blair and Nate get together, and her new half-sister is born. Can life among New York's wealthiest teens get any better?

In fact, life could be better for Blair. She does not get into Yale. I am surprised that after sitting in on two disastrous interviews for that esteemed institution in previous books, Blair is crushed at being wait-listed. Her "safety" school, Georgetown, seems tacky during her visit there. Serena, of course, gets accepted everywhere and now has to decide among Harvard, Yale, Brown and a host of other places, or if she wants to take a year off and try to act or model. She also picks up admirers at each place when she visits. I feel the book is more of a fantasy rather than reality.

Nate gets into Yale as well, and is courted by a few schools for their lacrosse teams. Blair stops speaking to him and Serena for a while because of their acceptances. Meanwhile, Dan decides to move in with Vanessa (only to have another room mate join them and drive them crazy) and Jenny tries modelling --- with mixed results.

While it may seem that plots from previous books in the series are being revisited, the designer details of clothing and New York life will continue to lure in readers.