Cum Laude
Author: Cecily von Ziegesar
ISBN: 9781401323479
Well, I really was very excited for this book because I’m a huge von Ziegesar fan. I adored the Gossip Girl series and I enjoyed reading The It Girl series, as well. Cecily von Ziegesar’s stories of the wealthy and privileged usually draws me right in, but this story did not have the same effect.
In Cum Laude, von Ziegesar’s first book for adults, we are introduced to the beautiful Shipley who is off to college. We then meet two guys who are completely obsessed with Shipley, one a preppy rich guy and the other a more hippy rough and tumble sort of guy. We are also introduced to Shipley’s eccentric roommate Eliza.
This story supposedly chronicles these different students’ first semester of college. I forced myself to read to page 100 before finally giving up, but up until that point, nothing much had happened that made me want to read on. Instead of having a major conflict, or a few conflicts, this story was more of a ‘day in the life’ of these college freshman, living out a pretty normal life.
I checked a few other reviews of people who read the book all the way through and it seems like we all had similar reactions…this one is, unfortunately, boring.
If you’re also a von Ziegesar fan, I’d love to hear your take on this book versus her other books!
Could not finish 0/5
Bummer to hear that this one wasn't the winner that you wanted it to be. I have to say I enjoyed von Ziegesar's Gossip Girl series, but I'm not really super eager to read anything else by her. I'll most likely be skipping this one.