PLOT: Serena and Blair go on ANOTHER vacation. This time skiing which Serena invites Blair to join her on because she doesn't want to go to Hawaii with her own family. (UM what's wrong with Hawaii?). Dan gets a job at the Red Room as a journalist's assistant. Basically he's a "girl Friday" but he gets fed up with his shitty boss and after some rebellious attempts he just quits. After being tempted with a little lock lip from one of Jenny's friends he realizes he'd rather be with Vanessa. This ca
...uses bad feelings with Jenny's friend. Speaking of girl's Chucks on the trip with a bunch of swim team members and he's experimenting with his sexuality (The best part of the book). Jenny's suspicious of her new boyfriend Leo and wonders why he's never invited her home, but then when he does let her into his life she turns into Blair. And Vanessa's parents are in town. After spending time with someone so unlike who her parents would like for her she also decides that Dan is the one (This is immediately cemented after a gift he spends which is made for her).
MY THOUGHTS:
*I don't know after watching the whole series of GG and this book with Chuck just flaming gay "It's just us girls here!" is just TOO MUCH. Tho Chuck did say in the tv series "Do you think I haven't kissed a guy before?"
*Sometimes I don't think Nate was the only one getting high. Serena and Blair expose themselves (butt and breasts) and their reaction. They aren't mortified. What do they do? Giggle and bolt out of there. Though I do like the fact Serena's supposed to be the most gorgeous girl in the series and she's a B cup. I guess there can't be two.
*This also struck me as kind of funny. GG is quick to correct one of her emailer's and say there theory is far-fetched but in the same blog in her sightings she herself theorizes a far-fetched theory about Blair and Serena synchronizing their clothes to mal-function at the same time. Which in itself is slap stick funny.
This book amused me! Mostly because of the flamingly gay references to Chuck. I found myself laughing and snorting. What the hell happened to Chuck? I don't think I saw this coming as none of the other books led up to him being homosexual. I'm still wondering whether I can see the Chuck (from the television series) as gay. I applauded Nate for his decision to stop smoking weed. But then I guess the pull is too strong because by the end of the book he's back. And I have honestly seen this addiction in real life. Nate wasn't as much of a asshole in this as I normally find him. He comes to Serena's rescue, puts up with Georgie (even though she's insane or maybe he's just horny because there really isn't any chemistry between them. She'd rather be butt naked in a hot tub with a swim team. She's being all kinds of rude by basically ignoring him when she invited him there. Wait didn't Serena do this some books back when she was dating Dan and they went to college but when she saw Nate and they had to share a train she "mentally" ditched Dan? These chicks are so fickle! I'd be HOT if I thought I was gonna get some and then when we got there the person puts me off to entertain other people. Then what the HELL did you bring me for? Or at least let me know hey it's not gonna be just you and me here. But then Georgina is just STRANGE! But the fact that he even sticks around and doesn't up and leave he gets points from me for that. And then I liked how he handled Serena at the end. He doesn't try to take advantage of the situation when she invites him to her room. Especially since he says throughout the whole book how horny not smoking has made him. It's practically in his face and he does the gentlemanly thing. I definitely like non-high Nate better. I actually liked Serena better in this. Usually Serena just comes out ditzy to me but I actually kind of felt bad for her in I Like It Like That. What made me feel bad is that she's so insecure she practically throws herself at the first piece of male part she can because she's so desperate to have someone love her. And then having to watch her best friend and her brother. You have no idea how that is until you find yourself single and everyone around you has found love. I honestly hope that by the end of this series she does find it. Just like she did in the tv series. What was going on with Leo was so obvious, that it didn't take a few seconds to figure out he was a dog walker. How Jenny didn't see this makes me question her intelligence. And my annoyance for the flippant way Serena usually treats guys in this book goes to Jenny. So what he's not rich? So what he lives in an old apartment and his parents are old? Jenny and Dan are supposed to be the "poor" ones on the Upper East Side (in the books and on the show). So what gives her the NERVE to turn her nose up at anyone? Even though I thought Leo's secret was that he was gay. Oh come on you thought it too. Particularly when he was on the bus telling her the difference between furs. He was actually a nice guy. That he liked to email other than talk on the phone reminded me of today and how guys would rather text you than talk to you. BEEN THERE! But I thought he was sweet. Jenny needs a reality check. Dan was… Just because your boss is a dick does NOT mean you go throw his mail in the river. Sure you can *think* it. But that's your "job". That was very out of order and out of character for Dan. And I don't really think I care for him since he now thinks he's the man! And can I just say his poems SUCK! To consider himself to be so deep. I don't know how he got published in the first place. I honestly have no idea what the point of Jordy was. He felt like a waste of space for Vanessa to "play with" while she got her feelings for Dan together. Different to see Erik into girls and to top that off into Blair. I actually wanted to see them together because I liked Erik's character. But there's a reason Serena and Blair are best friends. And again FICKLE! They all toss around relationships like they toss around their money.
RATING 6
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