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OK, first of all, the last three consecutive books I've read have ended with me crying. Today I went to the library & checked out the first Gossip Girl book. If that makes me cry too, I will be pretty sure the problem is with me, not with books. But whatever. This book was so good, you guys. I was afraid it wouldn't live up to all the hype. And I was afraid because I saw half the movie with Kristen Stewart as Melinda. But Kristen Stewart is terrible. Don't even think about her with this book. Don't do it. I loved Melinda's narrative voice. I loved the depiction of high school–not hyperbolically cruel like in some YA books, but definitely no picnic.