Should you waste valuable reading time on this? No. But if you need a super quick, albeit juvenile read, with a decent mystery ( I didn't know who had died or the motive until the very, very end), then pick it up. I never watched Gossip Girl, although this is billed for Gossip Girl lovers, but I can see how it relates. Minor (fictional) drug use and hooking up occur but not in graphic detail. You won't find yourself liking or rooting for any of the characters, but you will find yourself wondering what the conclusion is.