I'm going to start with this statement:

  I watched the series first before I got to read the book, okay? I FURIOUSLY LOVED IT. My heart was broken when I heard it was cancelled.

Look at the book cover up above, screams chick lit ain't it? It has a UK version of it too.

Okay, so now onto the book contents... I liked it but it didn't live up to my expectations based on the series. (Like I said, I loved the CW Series!) It's very different from the series because Carrie's much more developed when you watched the show. Sebastian's character is also different, but same cheeky and asshole-y attitude but yeah I loved that dude. Also this Lali persona in the book, she's like merged Maggie and Lali in one in the series. I liked the storyline, how it started and how it ended. There's much more going on in Carrie's high school life.

Maybe I'm comparing too much series vs. book, and that's very different. Because if I came to read The Carrie Diaries before I watched the shows, I wouldn't compare it too much and I'd like the book very much. (It seems like I don't dislike books. I'm too much of a goody-goody) It's like about how Carrie came about into discovering herself wanting to become a writer and the journey and risks she had to go through. It's an okay book though! I'm very into chick-lit. (Don't judge me okay? I, ALSO, MEGA LOVE HARRY POTTER.) :)

But this post, maybe isn't too much of a book review. But the wikipedia clearly says, "In September 2011, it was officially announced that The CW network was moving forward with a television series as a prequel to the original series, based on The Carrie Diaries." So it's BASED, keyword here is BASED. It's more of me fangirling about The Carrie Diaries (cw). It's just so perfect. I love the cast, the outfits, the stories that goes on about all the characters. I just love it. Although it's about sex at first, it's okay because it's like her discovery to kinda wait for it. It won't make you squeamish about watching a show about sex. I even watched it with my mom in the living room, she liked it too!

But as the series goes, it's all about teen problems or writer problems or all kinds of problems. I love when Carrie's narrating, it's all very quotable in my opinion. Also the ships I ship in this series is literally heart bursting! :) I will forever love this show and will occasionally watch marathons of it. :)