astover's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
booking_on_a_budget's review against another edition
mysterious
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
geo_ix's review against another edition
5.0
I really like these, they're small and easy to read, while this says it took a few days, I spread it over the week while reading others. You could easily finish it in a night if you were an avid reader. I'm glad the show and the books aren't exactly the same, it's kept me guessing who A is. I also like the extra at the end from The actual A. It's like they're telling the whole story
cathiarss's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lelemontgomery's review against another edition
3.0
Alright, so basically what I thought was „how bad could it be?“
Well, the book wasn’t a good one and it was kinda hard to the end to finish it.
I think the whole „A“ thing is more complicated in the books then it is in the series.
I don’t like how Sara Shepard pretends that they gonna catch that killer but „oh hey guess what? I have 16 books for you to read before I tell you who the killer really is!“
At the start the book is about Toby Cavanaugh, who stalked the girls one night - the night Ali blinded Jenna Cavanaugh. That‘s the first thing I didn’t understand. If you follow the exact words in the book, Ali went out for lightning the firework and basically blinding Jenna totally at her own, but later all the girls are guilty?
The next thing I did not really understand was why was Emily thinking that Toby was cute but at the same time she was afraid of him? That doesn’t make any sense at all and it’s just a stupid „I want to fill some pages“ thing of Sara Shepard.
Next we have Aria, she‘s basically trying to keep her family at one place but Meredith is making it hard and in the end her father is thrown out by her mother Ella. And he loves to meredith, like how bad could it get now for aria?
Spencer used a essay of her sister for a competition because A told her so, still she‘s with Wren her sisters ex boyfriend and her parents declined all her credit cards and she’s not welcome anymore in her family after the thing with Wren? What is that? Yeah parents could be mad at you for all the things Spencer did, but what they do is just not it?
And Hanna? I don’t get along with her character in this book series and I still don’t get why she should be a bad person. Like all she has to deal with is a break up with her boyfriend, a wrecked car and some stolen shoes and other stuff, a mother not caring enough, a father marrying a other woman with daughter and working in a burnt clinic. She has to deal with most of the bad things in here not like the others.
Well, this is just not making sense for me and I still don’t know why I read this series and still go to the third book but we will see.
I think that the series is much better (I really like the series) but the books are not it.
The characters are so different from the tv series that you can’t really get along with em.
Also the fact that every little detail is written down like in 100 other sites, always just the same thing.
I really wanted to not finish the book but I had the audiobook around so I listened to it better than reading the book, because that would need much more time I wanted to spend with this book.
Now I‘m reading the third book/listen to the audiobook and I hope that the next one will be better.
I stick to my goal of reading all 16 books since I want to see how different they are from the tv series but I don’t think I will ever write a good review about them since they‘re not that good and I don’t like Sara Shepards writing style.
You better go watch the series and don’t stick around the books, they just consuming your time that‘s it
Well, the book wasn’t a good one and it was kinda hard to the end to finish it.
I think the whole „A“ thing is more complicated in the books then it is in the series.
I don’t like how Sara Shepard pretends that they gonna catch that killer but „oh hey guess what? I have 16 books for you to read before I tell you who the killer really is!“
At the start the book is about Toby Cavanaugh, who stalked the girls one night - the night Ali blinded Jenna Cavanaugh. That‘s the first thing I didn’t understand. If you follow the exact words in the book, Ali went out for lightning the firework and basically blinding Jenna totally at her own, but later all the girls are guilty?
The next thing I did not really understand was why was Emily thinking that Toby was cute but at the same time she was afraid of him? That doesn’t make any sense at all and it’s just a stupid „I want to fill some pages“ thing of Sara Shepard.
Next we have Aria, she‘s basically trying to keep her family at one place but Meredith is making it hard and in the end her father is thrown out by her mother Ella. And he loves to meredith, like how bad could it get now for aria?
Spencer used a essay of her sister for a competition because A told her so, still she‘s with Wren her sisters ex boyfriend and her parents declined all her credit cards and she’s not welcome anymore in her family after the thing with Wren? What is that? Yeah parents could be mad at you for all the things Spencer did, but what they do is just not it?
And Hanna? I don’t get along with her character in this book series and I still don’t get why she should be a bad person. Like all she has to deal with is a break up with her boyfriend, a wrecked car and some stolen shoes and other stuff, a mother not caring enough, a father marrying a other woman with daughter and working in a burnt clinic. She has to deal with most of the bad things in here not like the others.
Well, this is just not making sense for me and I still don’t know why I read this series and still go to the third book but we will see.
I think that the series is much better (I really like the series) but the books are not it.
The characters are so different from the tv series that you can’t really get along with em.
Also the fact that every little detail is written down like in 100 other sites, always just the same thing.
I really wanted to not finish the book but I had the audiobook around so I listened to it better than reading the book, because that would need much more time I wanted to spend with this book.
Now I‘m reading the third book/listen to the audiobook and I hope that the next one will be better.
I stick to my goal of reading all 16 books since I want to see how different they are from the tv series but I don’t think I will ever write a good review about them since they‘re not that good and I don’t like Sara Shepards writing style.
You better go watch the series and don’t stick around the books, they just consuming your time that‘s it
cowgirlmads's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
kh32's review against another edition
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jackietanori's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The first couple of books I guess are big time shown in the show, but I'm just waiting for us to stray far away from the show because that's when the really good stuff happens.
Crying score: none
Crying score: none
sangd's review against another edition
4.0
Like the first book I thoroughly enjoyed this story. WHAT AN ENDING!!! I was expecting it though. It's amazing how cruel A can be. This is a truly mysterious novel. Some mysteries are clearing up, I'm really looking forward to reading the sequel though.
Comme le premier tome j'ai bien apprécié cette histoire. QUELLE FIN !!! Je m'y attendais par contre. C'est impressionnant de constater a quel point A peut être cruelle. Il s'agit de roman vraiment mystérieux. Certains mystères s'éclaircissent, j'ai toutefois très hâte de lire la suite.
Spoiler
I expected A not to be Toby, it seemed too easy.Comme le premier tome j'ai bien apprécié cette histoire. QUELLE FIN !!! Je m'y attendais par contre. C'est impressionnant de constater a quel point A peut être cruelle. Il s'agit de roman vraiment mystérieux. Certains mystères s'éclaircissent, j'ai toutefois très hâte de lire la suite.
Spoiler
Je m'attendais a ce que A ne soit pas Toby, ça me semblais trop facile.jaydeqt's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
3.75