I kept this on my kindle for a long time thinking I'd eventually get back to it, but in all honesty, I'm not. A DNF for me. I can't figure out if the characters are quirky or self-absorbed or simply boring but something isn't working and even while reading the book, I found myself not caring at all what was happening. Not the book for me.

Thanks to NetGalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had high hopes for this because I love Gossip Girl, but I didn’t enjoy this book. I didn’t care about any of the characters (there was a lot!), and it seemed to drag on.

I received an advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book.

I wanted to love this more than I did. I think my expectations were high due to the content but it was lackluster. I loved the setting and the 'Gossip Girl' vibe created by Ziegesar; however, the story never took off for me. I was expecting a bit more from the author of the notable series.

I had high hopes of loving this, since I was a Gossip Girl junkie in my younger years - but Cobble Hill missed the mark for me. From a bit of yikes representation (or lack thereof) to a lackluster storyline, I didn't feel any urgency in plot or character, and was overall left with an eh taste in my mouth.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for advance access to this title!

This was a DNF. I got 50% through and I realized I was just reading to read. I wasn't enjoying the characters or the plot. I felt like I was plodding through. I would definitely give this author another chance, but this book just wasn't my cup of tea.

Cobble Hill was an entertaining read. The store is very character driven and follows a group of neighbors in the glamorous Cobble Hill Brooklyn neighborhood. The neighbors soon become intertwined in drama, drugs, and sex. The story depicts the lives of rich privileged kids and their parents. I was entertained reading about cheating and drama, though once I finished the book I wasn't sure what the plot line was. It was like reading a snippet of a week in the life of rich people. That said, I do enjoy character driven novels and was intrigued to read about the bad decisions all the characters were making. I will say I did not like the "nickname" Black Ryan. Even though the characters acknowledged that it was awkward and wrong, I did not find that a necessary part of the plot. The novel was quite different than Gossip Girl but for lovers of rich people problems and character driven novels, give this one a try.

To quote Wendy at the Bonfire in the last pages of the book, “It was either brilliant or awful, she couldn’t tell.” This story is filled with weird characters and a plot that often seemed to be going no where. Often in the first chapters, I thought I would not finish this book. Then I started to get used to the quirky characters and realized that I at least wanted to know where this was all going. I feel like the people who really like this book are probably the same people who like Normal People by Sally Rooney. I am not one of those people. Ultimately I liked this better than Normal People but I honestly would not recommend this to anyone. I feel like the author tried too hard for quirky and just crossed a line into out-and-out weird.

Thanks to NetGalley for the Advanced copy (even though it took me months to get around to reading it).

Thank you Atria books and netgalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't hate this, but I think in part that's because I read some of Ziegesar's Gossip Girl series back when I loved the tv show. Thus I was able to tailor my expectations? This book really can be summed up as rich white people are boring and bad for the community. They smoke too much weed and burn down buildings.

This book has the same issue for me that GG had - how did a series get written and turned into a fairly loved tv show when all the characters come across so...one note at best? I couldn't tell you much about each character except their job, and whether one was fat (but DEFINITELY STILL HOT NOT JUST FAT AND SHE ISN'T FAT FAT JUST CHUBBY ENOUGH THAT OTHER WOMEN WILL CALL HER FAT TO FEEL BETTR ABOUT THEMSELVES.) I honestly am only like 85% sure every character is white, which must be such a boring part of Brooklyn.

Overall, wasn't worse than what I was expecting, but I don't exactly recommend this book to someone unless you just want to hate white people in Brooklyn.

As a huge fan of Gossip Girl back in the day, I couldn't resist the chance to give Cecily von Ziegesar's switch into adult fiction. She definitely nailed it with character development and intertwining of characters in the plot. However, the theme (and the plot) kind of fell flat for me. I didn't feel like I finished a book that had me intrigued. It was a like - oh, that happened. I don't know how else to explain it besides it being kind of a dull story. Maybe I just enjoy her storytelling of Manhattan's elite rather than Brooklyn's has-beens...

Looking for something light, and being a fan of Gossip Girl, I figured Cecily von Ziegesar's new book set in BK would check all of the boxes for me. And it did! Was it the best book I've ever read, NO! I wasn't looking for that though, I was looking for an escape.

I must say, I was expecting a *bit* more drama - this very much read like an Emma Straub novel. A bunch of adults, adulting?, and overall, nothing really happens.

It was lighthearted enough, and a bit wacky at times, but don't expect a lot. This is but a very mere glimpse into a weird group of characters' lives.

Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC of this book.

"Cobble Hill" by Cecily von Ziegesar is an entertaining novel. The characters are all residents of the same Brooklyn neighborhood and we get to look in on their lives and interactions. Maybe because the author also wrote the "Gossip Girl" series. I kept picturing the novel as a television show. I'd probably watch it. I think the author did a good job with character development, even though none are too deep. This is a great book for the beach--not deep, not serious, but enjoyable.

*Thanks to Atria Books and NetGalley for the complimentary copy for my honest review*

This book was hard for me to get into but I think that's mainly because I'm so used to the author's Gossip Girl series and this was a big difference from her young adult series (not in a bad way)! The writing style was just as good as her other works and that's one thing I really enjoyed about this book is how her style didn't change even though she changed genres. It was a fun and quirky book to read and I loved all of the family elements in it.

I definitely wasn’t a fan of this book. I found it to be okay, but definitely not one I would recommend to others. The writing felt bland and I felt like I was just mindlessly reading rather than actually enjoying it.

My disappointment in it was palpable. The book was noted as one of the best reads of 2020 from a variety of media outlets yet they could not have been more wrong. All of this being said, the writing was good... it was the story development that was bad. I was so excited to read this, to have a grown up version of Gossip Girl, but that's nowhere near the truth I've also gotten into the habit of not wasting my time with books I don't like but for some reason, I was determined to see if this "Cobble Hill" got better.

I would not recommend this book to anyone and that makes me sad.

When I started this book I honestly thought I was really going to enjoy it. It had me hooked and I was enjoying all of the drama. It kind of felt like a guilty pleasure reality TV show, which I liked. I liked the flawed characters and how they each had a story to tell.

Unfortunately, it kind of took a turn for me. While I enjoyed the characters and their quirks...there were soooo many of them. And then there were side characters on top of that. It was a lot to keep track of. I don't mind a large cast if it's done right (ex. Each chapter dedicated to a different person) in this book, in one single chapter, every single characters story was touched upon, sometimes switching abruptly with each paragraph. With four separate families, I found it hard to remember who everyone even was. This unfortunately caused me to stop enjoying the story.

There were also some very weird scenes that I didn't understand at all...for example, a scene with an artist and a rebirth in a bar that was so incredibly bizarre and not relevant to the story.

I feel like this book has an audience because I have seen some positive reviews out there. It was just the amount of characters for me, and the way it was written that took away some enjoyment for me. It had potential to be pretty cool, but just wasn't for me.

This maaaybe could have been an enjoyable read had one of the main characters not faked a chronic illness. It's 2020, be more creative. It's not quirky, it's not funny, it's not relatable or cute.

I could not get in to this book, so I did not finish reading it......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Thank you for the advanced copy of this book. My reviews can be read on my GoodReads account here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1335387-kelly

I have such mixed feelings about this book. While I always love a book that includes lots of family drama--and this definitely brought the drama--the ending kind of left me irritated. I do not mind an open-ended ending, but I felt like, with some of the things that had happened--such as the little boy setting the house on fire--the characters were just kind of like, "Well, that happened," and didn't do anything about the problems. (This is probably just me lol) However, I loved the dynamic between all of the families and how they all eventually come together despite all of their differences.

This was an intriguing read with memorable characters - all flawed but interesting. I enjoyed the setting and writing style.

I didn’t like the portrayal of Mandy and her faking of an illness. Some of the language (like the use of “fat” to describe a character) was troubling.