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madelinequinnee's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
Another great PLL book! I’m very invested in Emily’s storyline especially, it’s vastly different than the show’s and perhaps more realistic! Emily and Maya are definitely my favourite couple so far!
I’m hoping now that Spencer suspects she may have something to do with Ali’s death that her storyline will be more interesting to me, as right now I’m not all that invested in what’s happening with her, which is a shame because her character has a lot of potential!
I’m hoping now that Spencer suspects she may have something to do with Ali’s death that her storyline will be more interesting to me, as right now I’m not all that invested in what’s happening with her, which is a shame because her character has a lot of potential!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
phoehems's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.75
Hmmm, well that’s an unexpected ending. Apart from where you work out the ending Spencer killer Ali before before it’s revealed in a way that makes it seem like you shouldn’t have worked it out.
But I still liked the character development, especially in Hanna’s character.It seems cliché that it came in a ‘woah she finally realised how fake she was… it’s what’s on the inside that counts… you don’t need to be popular to be pretty etc etc’, but her character was already a cliché, so I don’t think it really matters.
To be honest as much as I like the way Ezra is written, he still makes me uncomfortable. And of course you feel sorry for Aria in this situation but that’s not the way to deal with something like that. I get that some people might read this and take it in the wrong way.
There were definitely times in this book that was very hard to read.Emily’s story is pretty tragic if you think about it. The girl she loves is black. She lives in a household with a racist and outwardly homophobic family. She either has to ‘cure’ herself, or live with an even crazier household. You feel bad for Emily, and you feel bad for Maya, because whenever they’re together, they’re so happy. But I think it is well written. People can now see these issues happen in a family, and that could be really helpful for someone.
Spencer is an interesting character. Everything she does seems to come back to her. Previously, she’d been hated because of Wren.We find out she erases parts of her memory (or something like that), and that because of this, she can’t remember she killed Ali. But it comes back to her after she hurt Melissa. I don’t really know… it’s all a bit confusing.
It’s a solid book :)
But I still liked the character development, especially in Hanna’s character.
To be honest as much as I like the way Ezra is written, he still makes me uncomfortable. And of course you feel sorry for Aria in this situation but that’s not the way to deal with something like that. I get that some people might read this and take it in the wrong way.
There were definitely times in this book that was very hard to read.
Spencer is an interesting character. Everything she does seems to come back to her. Previously, she’d been hated because of Wren.
It’s a solid book :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying and Racism
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