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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(edited, 22 September, 2023)
I loved this book so much, because it was one of the best books in this series so far and the fact it wasn't set in Rosewood this time, but gave the reader a second sight of the lives of the girls, made me love this book from start to finish.
I also read this in August and it was a summer book, giving the reader some vacation vibes, sun, beach and ocean feeling too.
I would totally recommend reading this book if you are a fan of the TV series, because I felt like being more related to the characters of the show inside this book, having them in front of my eyes and enjoying their time on the cruise ship.
A totally five star book!
I loved this book so much, because it was one of the best books in this series so far and the fact it wasn't set in Rosewood this time, but gave the reader a second sight of the lives of the girls, made me love this book from start to finish.
I also read this in August and it was a summer book, giving the reader some vacation vibes, sun, beach and ocean feeling too.
I would totally recommend reading this book if you are a fan of the TV series, because I felt like being more related to the characters of the show inside this book, having them in front of my eyes and enjoying their time on the cruise ship.
A totally five star book!
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
noooo dont send these girls to jail for the crimes they actually did commit
funny
mysterious
medium-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
I read this book out of order and I think this might have affected my opinion of the book. (At least, I hope this is the reason why I did not enjoy this book as much as the rest.)
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the twelfth book in the Pretty Little Liars book series and the fourth and final book in the third story arc. In this book, the girls embark on a cruise overseas, and wherever the girls are, A is there too. Emily befriends a runaway, Hanna tries to make amends with an old rival, Spencer is sneaking around with a boy, and Aria begins to clash with Noel. I like that the books in the third story arc are featuring flashbacks to events that happened between the end of the second arc and the beginning of the third arc, it was a smart way for the author to flesh out the story and characters and weave in new backstories and histories into the newer main storyline. I like the premise of the girls taking a cruise to getaway from their problems even though their last vacation getaway ended terribly in Jamaica. While I liked the premise of this book, I felt like this book made me notice that the storylines and plot progression of the first four books in the third arc (books nine through twelve) aren’t as strong as anything that came before them. I feel like the secondary cast of characters aren’t as compelling or interesting than the secondary cast from the first eight books. I feel like the author drew storyline ideas out of a hat and lazily incorporated them into the story. A lot of the subplots from the last few books could have been interesting and compelling but they don’t feel like they’re done enough justice. In my review of the previous book, Stunning, I remarked that I liked how that book raised the stakes and increased the tension, and while I do feel like the author is raising the stakes of the series overall, the series is becoming more outrageous and cheap in quality. There were some outrageous and convoluted aspects and storylines in the first eight books, but those aspects felt earned and justified for the story. The last four books in this series feel flashy but passionless. The transition from the second arc to the third arc was okay, but slowly I began to feel like I went from reading a thriller mystery to a mystery soap opera. It feels like the author is stretching out the main storyline for as long as they can and using anything she can as extra padding to fill out the story and churn out more books. I understand that the formula of the book series means that the girls will go through many different suspects throughout the series, but I wish there was a way to make the reader believe in the possibility of these suspects, because when the reader knows that there are more books left in the series, they know that the identity of A isn’t going to be revealed so early on with so many books left, especially with the potential motives that the girls find. With sixteen books in the main series at the time of this review (excluding the prequel and companion books) and four main story arcs, I consider the end of the third story arc to be comparable to the end of the first story arc, as the third arc is the first arc of the second half of the entire series. While I do feel like the story in this book raised the stakes, it didn’t feel comparable to the quality of Unbelievable, the fourth book and final book in the first story arc. Despite being the best book in the third story arc, I feel like this entire third arc could have been executed better. It often felt random and didn’t feel like it came together properly in certain places. Despite this, I do plan on finishing the entire series and I don’t regret continuing on with this series beyond the original two story arcs.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes