Reviews

This book is incredibly easy to read and it is a lot more interesting than I expected. I wasn't expecting much from this book. I really just thought it would be a bunch of crap about high school and popularity, but the story has a bit of a murder mystery tied into it, which makes it much more interesting. Since there are so many characters involved in this book it's sometimes hard to keep straight which girl is which. I think one of the things that the girls in this book lack is empathy and that's what allows them to behave the way that they do(Emily cheating on Ben, Spencer kissing her sister's boyfriend) and I think that's part of what makes the story interesting, but it does perhaps send a bad message to the young girls who are reading these books. I'm excited to read the next book in the series and find out who "A" is and what "The Jenna Thing" is.

kelci_bob's review against another edition

Go to review page

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

mehsi's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

Review for when I re-read this book in 2014:

No clue why I rated this a 3 stars before, for now it is 2 stars (maybe even 1.5 stars). Very disappointed.

3 years or even more years ago I read this book. And apparently back then I liked it. However, I just read this and I can't say I enjoyed it. It was a chore to get through the book.

The girls were just total bitches and I really disliked them and how they acted. I thought they were all just spoiled. Acting like they were better. I also didn't really get why all those secrets were so bad. Most aren't even secrets or things I would think you should be totally embarrassed about. Of course, maybe they have more secrets, but the secrets mentioned in this book were so-so and nothing big. Maybe for them it is, but sorry, I just couldn't see it.

The mystery part (Alison's disappearance and what happens after that and also who was sending them those mails/texts etc.) was well done, and only for that I would continue reading it, sadly, that would mean we would have to get rid of all the girls.

A lot of things were silly, things I never did when I was that age, and come on, I also don't think are things people in general would do.

All in all, I had hoped for better, but sadly it was just not meant to be.

Review first posted on:http://twirlingbookprincess.com/