Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Pretty Little Liars TV Tie-In Edition by Sara Shepard

49 reviews

that_nana's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racism and Self harm

meganmindj's review against another edition

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

3.5

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Racism

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

4.0

I may have abandoned the Clique series to read PLL, but it was totally worth it. There is something about the fall time and those four little liars that makes me feel super autumnal. 
The first book is pretty much the first-ish episode of the series, but with so much more excitement and a lot more secrets. I can't remember if I ever finished this series, but I remember getting really far in so I can't wait to see what I remember, but mostly what I forgot. 

Crying score: nope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

boomarth's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Self harm

caroliiineb's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Drug use, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

katjuschae's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Self harm and Vomit

bookworm05's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Classism

bibliorama's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Did I power through this in a matter of days? Yes. 

It was a pretty fast read compared to my normal speed. I was curious about this book series after remembering that I never really got any satisfaction from the show about A. I'm hoping the books give me that, and beyond that I'm in the mood for some toxic drama. 

If you see this review and are worried about my reading tastes, don't worry, so am I.

(My star rating is purely off of vibes and means nothing)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Self harm and Sexual content

The book is pretty much about how horrible young teens can be to each other, and there are some pretty crappy adults thrown in as well. The writing didn't feel as if it was showing these themes to be a good thing and it felt like it was highlighting how messed up it all is. While also dealing with heavy themes with the main characters, thr writing built in a lot of empathy for the main 4. I especially felt for Hanna and Emily.

wackzo's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

blume13's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism and Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit