Sara Shepard

Pretty Little Liars

Abbi Brown 

The #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars and the upcoming HBO spin-off series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin! Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret. Set in ultra-trendy Rosewood, Pennsylvania, Pretty Little Liars centers around four beautiful girls who are hiding some very ugly secrets, and the one person who knows them all...and is not afraid to spill. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, The Cousins, and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, this paperback repackage of the first book in Sara Shepard's #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series--featuring a brand-new cover--will introduce new readers to the thrilling and magnetically compelling world of Pretty Little Liars, where everyone's got something to hide, and no secret stays buried for long.

For fans of the TV-series, the book presents an exciting opportunity to delve deeper into the original source material. Comparing the differences. 

The characters are distinct and well-developed, each with their own dark secrets and compelling personalities. 

There’s a main plot, obviously—figuring out what happened to Alison. Cool. But nothing much happened except Emily coming out and “Fitzgomery” or the infamous “Ezria.” 

So much was being mentioned but still so little told or shown. For example, 

Tali ⋆.˚🦋༘⋆

Rating: 3.5 

Book VS TV-Series 

For fans of the TV-series, the book presents an exciting opportunity to delve deeper into the original source material. Comparing the differences. 

Characters 

The characters are distinct and well-developed, each with their own dark secrets and compelling personalities. 

Plot

 There’s a main plot, obviously—figuring out what happened to Alison. Cool. But nothing much happened except Emily coming out and “Fitzgomery” or the infamous “Ezria.” 

Show Don’t Tell 

So much was being mentioned but still so little told or shown. For example, “The Jenna Thing.”

--◈ 2.75 STARS 

This book would demand for a read on the next books in the series. One can't just read this book alone and stop afterwards since it was obviously unfinished and open-ended. I just don't know if I'm willing to continue on with the series because it has sooooo many sequels after this and it felt like the story would be kind of stretch. And it made me think that it was not worth it? I don't know. I guess I need to condition myself before I continue with the next books. I'm actually curious to find out more about The Jenna Thing, though, and who might be the one sending those messages to the girls, though I have a pretty good idea who it is.

Pretty Little Liars #6

JoAnna

In Rosewood, Pennsylvania, neighbors gossip over picket fences, and gleaming SUVs sit in every crushed-granite driveway. But recently, friendly smiles have been replaced with suspicious glares and accusatory whispers - and it's all because Hanna, Aria, Emily, and Spencer just can't keep their mouths shut. First they claimed they found a dead body in the woods behind Spencer's house, only to have it vanish without a trace. Then when the same woods went up in flames, they swore they saw someone who's supposed to be dead rise from the ashes. And even after all that, the pretty little liars are still playing with fire. Hanna's trading in her Dior trench for a straitjacket. Aria's trying to contact the dead. Emily's dumped her boyfriend and is skipping town again. And Spencer thinks someone in her family has gotten away with murder. The friends insist they're telling the truth about what they saw, but all of Rosewood thinks they're simply out for attention - and nobody likes a girl who cries wolf. So when the big bad killer comes after the girls, will anyone believe them or will they be the next to disappear?

Pretty Little Liars #7

Sierra

All i am saying is i dedicated 6 hours of my life to finishing this book last night

Flawless (Pretty Little Liars)

Pretty Little Liars #2

Briar's Reviews

I am officially hooked onto Pretty Little Liars. this book was a fast read, and full of mystery and action. I could not put the book down and I thoroughly loved every second of when I read this book.

I got this book as an uncorrected proof and even this copy had me hooked and loving every second. 

Following the girls as they try to figure out what happened to A, and the typical high school soap opera drama kept me amused and hooked. I would suggested into anyone who wants a fast, addicting read. The novel series is a soap opera for teens and makes you connect with the characters almost immediately. 

Sara Shepard did an amazing job. The only reason I did not rate this book 5 stars is because I felt like we didn't get much closer to finding out about A from the beginning to the end.

Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars)

Pretty Little Liars #4

Synopsis:
Who is A? Who tried to kill Hannah? Secrets will be revealed in the fourth novel (and final arc in the first quartet) of the Pretty Little Liars series. 

My Review:
The fourth book in Sara Shedpard's Pretty Little Liars gave a great ending to one of the many plot lines - who is the first A? I was very happy that this story arc came to a close, since the mystery of A was beginning to become more of a bother than an interesting plot line.

Some of the characters do seem whiny and annoying, at least by an adult's standards, but it is fitting in the setting of the high school teenagers dealing with a crazy murderer. 

This book will get you hooked from start to finish. With the tease of knowing who A is, you'll be grasping onto this book desperately and not wanting to let it go. Each character has a different chapter and it rotates so the reader gets many points of views within this final novel within the first quartet in Pretty Little Liars. 

This book moved at a good, fast paced and the plot line was well thought out. There wasn't much more I wanted out of this book! The plot arc coming to a close made the four books arc perfectly over. I can't wait to get the fifth book in this series! This book was not as slow in the movement of plot as the first three were! Sara Shepard seems to be getting better and better with each PLL book that comes out.

If you have watched the television series you must be aware that this series does not follow directly with the show. This series was made first, and thus there was changes. 

For readers who are not as impressed with this series as I am - every quartet is a great place to stop if you don't want to leave things off on a bad ending. Each quartet seems to have a good ending if you felt the need to stop, but there will still be a few unanswered questions. That being said, if you chose to stop here, it would help tie up most of the loose ends.

Five out of five stars! A good, quick read with great movements in plot!

In idyllic Rosewood, Pennsylvania, where Burberry earmuffs keep diamond-studded ears warm, four very pretty girls have done some very wicked things. High school juniors Hanna, Spencer, Emily, and Aria have paid dearly for their sins. A stalker named 'A' terrorized them for months and revealed their darkest secrets. But now that A's true identity has been revealed, the girls can finally go back to their pretty little lives. Only, once a pretty little liar, always a pretty little liar - and these girls just can't help but be bad. Hanna will do anything to be Rosewood's queen bee. Spencer starts stealing from her parents. Emily can't stop thinking about her new boyfriend. And Aria approves a little too strongly of her mom's taste in men. As the secrets get darker and the scandals juicier, the consequences turn deadly. After all, girls who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. And in Rosewood, someone is always watching.

Pretty Little Liars #5

Wicked was a fantastic novel by Sara Shepard that has me anxious for the next novel in this series!

If anything, this book felt to short. It was the same length as all the other novels, but it seemed to move to fast and not give enough information as to what was going to happen. I'm slightly lost as to where the plot will go, but I am definitely interested and hooked! Sara Shepard does an amazing job at making this book an addicting thriller!

Following these girls is also very interesting as we see them grow in each novel, and face more dramatic situations that are realistic.

Five out of five stars, due to the level of addiction Sara Shepard puts into these novels.

Hanna, Spencer, Emily and Aria are trying to move on and forget about their old friend Alison DiLaurentis and all the torture she put them through, but someone is trying to keep her spirit alive. 300,000 first printing.

Pretty Little Liars #10: Ruthless

Talia Dominguez 

So i gt this fron a website nd its full of SPOILERS!!!

It is revealed that last summer while Spencer was taking AP courses at Penn, she began taking speed pills as a way to help with studying. After being arrested by the police for possession, she arranges for Hanna to help her frame her roommate, Kelsey, as a dealer, in order for Spencer to not face charges. Afterlanding the role ofLady Macbeth in the school play, the stress andguilt begintotake theirtollonSpencer,causing hertohave frequent hallucinations in which she is haunted byKelseyand Tabitha. She becomes paranoid and begins to believe Kelsey is "A" and is taking revenge on her for being framed.

Emily accidentally meets Kelsey at a party and is instantly smitten with her. She and Kelsey growclose, much to Spencer's disapproval. After Emily is hurt by Spencer's remarks about her love for Alison, she angrily tells Kelsey that Spencer framed her for the drug possession. Depressed, Kelseyoverdoses and attempts to throw herself into the quarry where Mona died, but Emily saves her and Kelsey is sent to the Preserve for treatment. While visiting Kelsey, the girls realize that Tabitha was also a patient at the Preserve and was the same age as Alison and Courtney.

Hanna's father her on to help with the socialmediaaspect ofhis campaigning.She meets a boy named Liam, who she falls for, despite knowing he is the son of her father's political opponent. They break up when she learns he has been seeingmultiple other girls while dating her, and reconcileswithMike. And after Aria is dumped by Noel, she seeks out comfortin Ezra, in hopes of rekindling their romance. However, things are strained between them,andAriaeventuallygoes backintoa relationshipwith Noel, after discovering Ezra and Klaudia being intimate.

The Liars attempt to circumvent "A's" threats by coming clean about their secrets,withvariedsuccess. Meanwhile, "A" becomes more violent, attempting tokill Emily bypushingheroffa smallcliff. "A" sends Spencer an email of Tabitha on the beachwitha headinjury,indicating that "A" was the one who disposed of Tabitha's body. "A "taunts the Liars, stating they will never discover "A's" true identity

Deciding to come clean about a terrible mistake they committed during spring break, high school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer hope to end the blackmail of a ruthless stalker who retaliates by plotting a murderous revenge. 300,000 first printing.

Pretty Little Liars #12: Burned

okay...
So this book got more interesting than the previous one. my favourite aspect of this book was that it took place on a boat, which was such a refreshing and fun idea for a book, and also for these characters!

I also loved the relationships between the girls and their partners, I found them all super lovey in this one.

I enjoyed all the girls plot lines in this installment, as-well as the overall plot line in the book!
The ending was awesome, and I just really enjoyed how all that went down.

'A' got extremely creative with the text messages in this one, and it's my favorite book in the series so far, in terms of A messages. I absolutely loved them!


I'm excited to continue on with this series.

Kelsey Joëlle

really enjoyed the book. it's still fun to read the pll books.

I've always loved PLL, Ezria will always be my favorite ship of the books.

bonch cronch

Its a little derivative of the first. not gonna lie. I didn't have high hopes. 
but i still enjoyed learning little tidbits of the mess that is rich kids lives. 
was on the fence about continuing the series since i absolutely hate teacher-student relationships.
i figured i would give book 3 a chance since a lot of this book didn't have that relationship mentioned. the tv series goes a lot harder on it. which is gross. and makes me not want to watch the tv series.

still delightful to read about the kids getting blackmailed.
and whats this. an off screen suicide? i was not ready for that.
so naturally i had to keep going.

 Blackmailer Prediction 
still Mona.

 Ali's Killer Prediction 
Not one of the Girls.

i learned from PodcAst: A Pretty Little Liars Podcast, that the books were commissioned by corporate so they could turn it into a show. I think its because they had certain budget allotments. They had budget for book to TV series show and not original show or the executs didn't want to do an original and thought putting the blame on a book series was better.

Knowing that it was commissioned by corporate to "young adults" the writing makes sense. There are too many brands that are brought up. it sort of works because it takes place in an environment where having THE brand of things is important.sometimes its hella distracting but its better than the Cheetah Girls books.

The PodcAst also said that the author was an alleged shadow writer for tv shows. which also tracks as the writing is fast paced but goes out of its way to "stage" certain items. IDK if this author has written books before but it reads as stage directions at times. 

Overall. I enjoyed it. I didn't think i would and i don't like or connect with the characters. I enjoy the amount of irons in the fire. I enjoy bad things happening to bad people. while they are high schoolers and have a lot to learn about life, they are all rich kids that don't care about shit. its fun to see them squirm and have consequences. I liked it it so much i'm on book 4.

 Blackmailer Prediction 
Mona?

Four pretty little liars' charmed lives have turned into living nightmares. Emily's been shipped off to Iowa to live with her überconservative cousins. Aria's boyfriend is behind bars—because of her. Spencer's afraid she was involved in Ali's murder. But Hanna's fate is far worse: She's clinging to life in the hospital because she knew too much. If these girls don't start listening to me, Hanna's going to look like the lucky one.

Pretty Little Liars #4: Unbelievable

if i had to guess, this was the book that had the closest deadline to writing it. 
there are a lot of straws that didn't get smoothed out. and instead of just letting them fade out they were brought explicitly to the attention of the reader in the last chapter.

Its not a satisfying ending. but a lot of things were wrapped up so I don't feel any need to continue to read anymore. 

I think the next books will be delving into Ali's relationship with her family. I'm mildly curious about but not really. What could be in the next books? All the major lies they were keeping were told by the blackmailer and their lives are on the course for a new beginning. There is no connecting thread for them anymore not that it was strong at any point. They frequently felt like they couldn't go to each other and themselves said that they don't consider each other friends anymore. 

 Next Book Predcition  
time skip to college where they have more "secrets" that a blackmailer found

 what i want 
Hannah and Lucas to try dating. Hannah learns to nerd elegantly.
Trista and Emily try dating and navigating being queer.
Spencer goes back to therapy and maybe try dating Andrew. but it doesn't work out because Andrew deserves better.
Aria needs therapy and to hang out with other art nerds.

Lauren Hendrix

Nicole Dykeman

I'm hopping on this train a million years late, but I have a feeling I'm going to enjoy this series.

Kailey Rios

i definitely prefer the tv series over the books but this was still a quick and easy read that managed to be pretty entertaining. there’s obviously a lot of issues with it and the way some things are portrayed and because i’ve seen the show i wasn’t surprised by anything. i’m not sure if i’ll continue on with the series, at the moment i’m not really compelled to.

Nia Chin

Dawn Keiser

I can't believe it was Mona!!! I read ahead and there's a new A?! Damn do these girls ever get a break?

Crushed, the thirteenth volume in Sara Shepard's #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series—also a hit television series on ABC Family—is bursting with more scandals, secrets, and drama than ever. High school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer have been tortured by A for too long. Now they're determined to take the fight to A . . . even if it's the last thing they do. As the rest of Rosewood prepares for the prom, the girls drop everything in their hunt for A. But with each new piece of evidence, A only seems farther away. No matter how close the liars get, A is always one step ahead—and ready to crush them completely.

Pretty Little Liars #13: Crushed

Zara Doulton

It was never going to be as simple as it looked