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Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard

5 reviews

courtneyshek's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked this one, it was interesting to get inside the mind of "Alison" leading up to her death. I do wish that the pace was a bit faster though or something I felt like there were some bits that dragged. Maybe it was just that they were trying to cram so much into the one book.
I am still left with a few unanswered questions though, so ideally I would like one more novel all about when "Courtney" escaped the Preserve and tortured the girls. Just because I want to know more about her mindset. But alas, after 18 books we are officially finished with the PLL series. It's been a journey but I'm proud of myself for making it to the end.

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xkrille's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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This was good. I really liked the books and reading from Alison’s/Courtney’s perspective. It was a great way to read about what happened the night “Alison” disappeared. In the other books, the girls sometimes make some stupid decision, but thankfully, that did not happen in this book. Alison/Courtney is a bully, but I did not find any of her actions extremely dumb.
One negative thing to me about this book was that it felt like, the author wrote it so she could add some new characters and details to the story, that were not mentioned in the previous 8 books, so she could continue the series and write 8 more books. It did not bother me too much, but it seemed odd to meet some new characters that have never been mentioned before or hinted to even though this book is a prologue.
Overall, I still highly enjoyed the book and it was a great companion novel.

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danileah07's review

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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fanboyriot's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Doing a re-read for this series and noticed I’ve never done a review. This is my favorite book out of the series. It has plot twists, drama (obviously, this series thrives off of it), low key problematic characters, and the set up for the much bigger plot. This book was how everything started. How things changed so quickly and then changed again just as quickly in the end. Reading in Ali’s POV was also my favorite. Her character is complex and being able to see her actions and then her thought process makes things much more interesting.

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regalreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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