Jungle Rumble

Over the decades many books have been made into movies or TV shows. Some are good, some are just plain horrible and some are completely different than the book. The Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar have always been fun and decadent guilty pleasures. The new CW TV show is no different. I tried hard to stay away; loving Blair and Serena on the written page and boycotting the network that cancelled my beloved Gilmore Girls, but alas Wednesday rolls around and the television finds its way to channel 11.

The television doesn’t differ too much from the books which is a good thing. It brings to life a lifestyle very few ever experience. The characters are true to the book and close to how I imagined them in my mind. So if you are a fan of the show, you get can a jump start on the story lines and read the books. And if you are a fan of the books, you can lose yourself every Wednesday night into the lives of Serena and Blair as they navigate love, betrayal and high school on the Upper East Side.