REVIEW: “Pretty Little Liars” by Sara Shepard
Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily were friends in the 6th grade. Ali united them. But, when disaster strikes, the friends go their separate ways.
Now, several years later, they’re all being pulled back together by a mystery.
Meanwhile, they’ve each got their own share of troubles: Aria has the hots for her English teacher, Spencer is having parental issues, Emily is trying to figure out who she really is, and Hanna is worried that she’ll revert back to her old ways of coping with things.
At first, I wasn’t sure I’d like this book. Each chapter focuses on a different girl, and at first this was confusing, because it would take me a minute to remember what was going on with each one — who was who. But, after about half the book, I really was drawn in by the little flirtations each girl was going through with their respective guys, and I wanted to know if this mystery would be solved (who is sending them messages?).
I may look into reading the second book in the series. I’d bought book 3 at the library book sale last year (not knowing which book it was in the series), and am thinking I might read both books and then decide whether/not to continue with the series. We’ll see. I probably won’t continue with it right away. This was an interesting story, but not fantastic. Easy reading, mind you — I read it in a day.
I really enjoyed this series. I haven’t read the three new books yet but overall the series was filled with suspense and twists all the way through.
Great review!
Kristin @ Better Read Than Dead
I’ve read all the books in the series, and I have to say it’s now a full-out obsession of mine. I may be in my 30s, but I can’t wait to read all about these teenage girls each time a new book is about to come out. It’s definitely worth reading the rest of the books in the series. I honestly don’t know how the author keeps coming up with all the stories. Everything she writes is gold…
Thanks, you guys. Good to know!
And, Jennifer, I’m in my 30′s, too, so hey… nothin’ wrong with likin’ these types of books.
~MizB (going off to continue reading, “Kiss Crush Collide” by Christina Meredith — a book I’m having a hard time putting down!)