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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder
Moderate: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Racism
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The twist and turns of pretty little liars. Everyone has a secret but none wants to share. The more A-- throws at the girls the more secrets they begin to keep. Its down right crazy that the girls are going through this,but who hates them enough to try and kill them.After all Allison isn't really dead now is she. And where oh where has Courtney gone. Where could she be.
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Obsessed with Aria wearing 2006 fashion while running into Timmy Chalet look a likes because the only thing that's been updated are the pop culture references.
Another honorable mention is Hanna comparing herself to Hailey Bieber.
No one asked for these references but I hope they don't stop until all of the books are completed.
Another honorable mention is Hanna comparing herself to Hailey Bieber.
No one asked for these references but I hope they don't stop until all of the books are completed.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
During COVID, my mom had suddenly died of a cancer none of us knew she had (including herself), and I was under a great deal of stress living with my dad by myself (my brothers were too far away to help). I'd lived alone for 30 years, and suddenly I had a very difficult roommate, on top of which I was experiencing what psychologists call complicated grief. I was going through a major existential crisis. I needed to numb - a lot. I needed to turn off my brain and my heart. Otherwise, I sat there stuffing my face and wondering what the point was in living at all. My solution was to numb with TV and food. I wondered what it would take to switch careers and become a professional TV critic. I spent almost all my nonworking time in front of the TV, and even more so after my dad was killed. The amount of TV I watched is embarrassing. In this case, I watched all seven seasons of this show in a matter of days.
Now that I'm off TV (I take this as a sign of progress), I'm more engaged with the world. But I'm still escaping, which is different than numbing. Now I escape in my books, and I was really curious what this series would be like to read. The TV show was mysterious, salacious, and easy to watch. The book started out so annoying that I started to wonder if I only watched it because it was something to watch. But then I started remembering the storyline and realized the show followed the book pretty well. Before I knew it, the first book was over. I didn't think I was going to want to continue with the second book, but I've already got a hold on it at the library. LOL.
I think what makes this book uncomfortably fun is that it's a teen soap opera. These are children acting as adults, and a lot of it is inappropriate for that age group. (Or at least I think it is - maybe I'm a bit out of touch and this is actually quite normal for them? Gosh I hope not - kids need a chance to be kids!)
Now that I'm off TV (I take this as a sign of progress), I'm more engaged with the world. But I'm still escaping, which is different than numbing. Now I escape in my books, and I was really curious what this series would be like to read. The TV show was mysterious, salacious, and easy to watch. The book started out so annoying that I started to wonder if I only watched it because it was something to watch. But then I started remembering the storyline and realized the show followed the book pretty well. Before I knew it, the first book was over. I didn't think I was going to want to continue with the second book, but I've already got a hold on it at the library. LOL.
I think what makes this book uncomfortably fun is that it's a teen soap opera. These are children acting as adults, and a lot of it is inappropriate for that age group. (Or at least I think it is - maybe I'm a bit out of touch and this is actually quite normal for them? Gosh I hope not - kids need a chance to be kids!)
I really liked this book, I don't usually like mysterys but Sara Shepard made you forget it was supposed to be one! I would recommend this book to anyone..
A quick, fun, guilty pleasure through and through, similar to reading People magazine. The New Yorker may have more "substance," but I'll take reading about the latest celeb romance gone sour over a ten-page narrative about a guy and the philosophical implications he finds at the bottom of his coffee cup.
Sara Shepard will probably never be counted in the ranks of Dickins or Proust, but she doesn't try to be, and for that, I can accept it. PLL is what it is and doesn't attempt anything more. 3/5 pretty little stars.
Sara Shepard will probably never be counted in the ranks of Dickins or Proust, but she doesn't try to be, and for that, I can accept it. PLL is what it is and doesn't attempt anything more. 3/5 pretty little stars.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Stalking, Toxic friendship