This was the prequel to the entire Gossip Girl series. I was disappointed and did not think it had the same flavor as the earlier books. It just seemed to be about tying up loose ends and telling how each character started on their road to trouble. The end of the book makes it sound like the author is done with this series and is moving to more spin-offs. That is disappointing because I have not enjoyed The It Girl spin off as well as the original.