user_book_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
marilynmalloy's review against another edition
4.0
This was book 14.
There are going to be 16 in the series. I was happy with this ones ending, and would not have bought the next if there was going to be more than 16. So I will finish this series. Too bad I have to wait till December...
There are going to be 16 in the series. I was happy with this ones ending, and would not have bought the next if there was going to be more than 16. So I will finish this series. Too bad I have to wait till December...
_ravenclawreads92_'s review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
fennecsgirl's review against another edition
2.0
How do I even begin with this book...or with the series and how it should have ended a long time ago.
*Spoliers*
1) How do these girls not know by now to have lawyers *before* involving the police?
2) Lie detector test. Enough said.
3) Everything seems to fall into place for the PLL by the end of the book.
4) I'd have rather seen the girls shipped off. Bet it would make the next book better.
5) Obviously, the answers should be apparent to the PLL. Ali is smarter than they are.
6) How long until the name Noel used to contact Ali is thought about by one of the PLLs?
7) I can't believe I read another one of these, and that I'll keep reading this series because I'm invested and I want to know how it ends.
*Spoliers*
1) How do these girls not know by now to have lawyers *before* involving the police?
2) Lie detector test. Enough said.
3) Everything seems to fall into place for the PLL by the end of the book.
4) I'd have rather seen the girls shipped off. Bet it would make the next book better.
5) Obviously, the answers should be apparent to the PLL. Ali is smarter than they are.
6) How long until the name Noel used to contact Ali is thought about by one of the PLLs?
7) I can't believe I read another one of these, and that I'll keep reading this series because I'm invested and I want to know how it ends.
courtneyshek's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Full review with spoilers: https://courtneyshek.co.uk/2023/02/20/deadly-pll-book-14-by-sara-shepard-review/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
merlin_reads's review against another edition
2.5
"I got you all into trouble, but you were the ones, ultimately, who sealed your fates."
Never has a truer sentence been written in this series. All the situations these girls find themselves in, is their own fault. Honestly, A just gave them the rope, they hung themselves with it.
Anyway, book 14 of this really tired series was about as ridiculous as the rest. Oh, there was one notable change - Emily now swears she hates Ali (I don't actually believe this). So what happens in this installment? Well, the girls are being hounded by a FBI agent who wants to question them about Tabitha's murder. They of course avoid her, which is a good idea obviously, but ultimately can't escape the law. But they do one smart thing - they come clean in hopes to catch Ali in the act with the help of the FBI. Of course, this backfires because the girls think they are smarter than Ali (spoiler alert: they aren't). Suspension of disbelief is a thing but I couldn't in this book. From how the FBI handled the girls to the protective custody to the ultimate arrest -ridiculous. Watch a cop show at least.
And then there's the way the girls families are soooo supportive. Did you catch the sarcasm there? Because again, Shepard proves why she has the worst parental units in all of YA possibly all of literature. I mean, Emily's family literally can't stand the site of her, her mother has a heart attack and almost has another one upon seeing her daughter again, just seriously? But of course at the end when the girls are cleared, guess who's at Emily's bed side in the hospital?
The only good thing about this book was the reveal of helper A and this is the entire reason I gave the book 3 stars. This was clever. If only the entire series could have been like this.
And I still don't get Ali's revenge. Like girl, you a mess. You're burned, bruised and broken. Be like Elsa and just let it go.
Never has a truer sentence been written in this series. All the situations these girls find themselves in, is their own fault. Honestly, A just gave them the rope, they hung themselves with it.
Anyway, book 14 of this really tired series was about as ridiculous as the rest. Oh, there was one notable change - Emily now swears she hates Ali (I don't actually believe this). So what happens in this installment? Well, the girls are being hounded by a FBI agent who wants to question them about Tabitha's murder. They of course avoid her, which is a good idea obviously, but ultimately can't escape the law. But they do one smart thing - they come clean in hopes to catch Ali in the act with the help of the FBI. Of course, this backfires because the girls think they are smarter than Ali (spoiler alert: they aren't). Suspension of disbelief is a thing but I couldn't in this book. From how the FBI handled the girls to the protective custody to the ultimate arrest -ridiculous. Watch a cop show at least.
And then there's the way the girls families are soooo supportive. Did you catch the sarcasm there? Because again, Shepard proves why she has the worst parental units in all of YA possibly all of literature. I mean, Emily's family literally can't stand the site of her, her mother has a heart attack and almost has another one upon seeing her daughter again, just seriously? But of course at the end when the girls are cleared, guess who's at Emily's bed side in the hospital?
The only good thing about this book was the reveal of helper A and this is the entire reason I gave the book 3 stars. This was clever. If only the entire series could have been like this.
And I still don't get Ali's revenge. Like girl, you a mess. You're burned, bruised and broken. Be like Elsa and just let it go.