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Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

17 reviews

ddemakeas's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

I love this book so much, reading it was a blast from the past! Still just as good. -.5 because of Ezria (sorry, not sorry!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

madelinequinnee'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? 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

tgamese's review

fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

slimepuppy's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt

kit_kat006's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Self harm, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Infidelity

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

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.

violet03's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

ameliaflint's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

Guilty pleasure. I actually love this book. But it's SO RIDICULOUS. Twelve-year-old seventh graders are not going about having sex with eighteen-year-old seniors or drinking or partying. I giggle a little every time I remember Alison was like twelve when she disappeared.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, and Car accident