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Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

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madelinequinnee's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’m back in my Pretty Little Liars era, so I thought it was only fair I give the books a read. I really enjoyed this! It throws you off a bit to begin with if you watched the show first and the characters look very different to how they’re described in the book, but you get used to it eventually and this is a very enjoyable read. I loved the writing, it’s very descriptive and almost poetic at times, and the duel perspectives from each of the girls makes this really interesting. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series!

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pig_mania's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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slimepuppy's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

The entire book feels like the set up; once you think the fun is about to start the book just ENDS. Out of nowhere. I know this is a series, but there had to be a better way to end the first book - as it is, the whole thing feels hastily thrown together with a cliffhanger at the very end to draw you in.

As the story comes to an abrupt end, we get no clues about the mystery of A's identity, whatever might have happened to Alison, or what the Jenna Incident might have even been about - really disappointing, since the Liars' past was the most interesting part of the book.

The main characters were mostly okay? Aria was annoying but not the kind that you despise, Hanna is endearingly messy and Emily and Spencer are actually really interesting and nuanced.

Oh and the male characters should all die in a ditch with the exception of Mike, Noel and Andrew. Put the others in jail and throw away the key!! And end Emily's and Spencer's parents to jail too, while we're at it.

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kit_kat006's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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underscoresyd's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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monapearl's review against another edition

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funny

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

3.75

This was more fun than I was expecting. As someone who has (only) seen the first season of the show, I went into the book already knowing a lot of the content that would appear in it, but that didn't stop me from enjoying the story. Plus, there are plenty of differences between the two to make this book interesting.

Parts of the book were legitimately hilarious, and it was cool to see the inner perspectives of the girls. Hanna was easily by favorite, followed by Emily. Even Aria, though somewhat annoying due to her superiority complex, was entertaining. Sadly, I didn't enjoy Spencer nearly as much as I did in the show, but she was an well-developed, funny character.

I am interested to see how the mysteries will unfold in later books, and see how they differ from the show.

There were a couple of things, namely Aria's and Spencer's relationships, that I had to ignore in order to properly enjoy the book, but that was easy enough. All in all, it was a fun read.

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