Reviews - Ali's Pretty Little Lies

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Ali's Pretty Little Lies

Sara Shepard

3.88 AVERAGE

eyeudall's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

whats_amelia_reading's review against another edition

3.0

i would recommend reading this between books 12 and 13, though i'm glad i read it before reading the final book. there are quite a few spoilers in there!!

i really enjoyed reading from ali's perspective and actually felt a little sorry for her at times - her behaviour made sense. doesn't excuse it but provides a pretty compelling reason as to why she was how she was.

i do find it weird that older guys were romantically interested in 12/13 year old girls though, like just write the characters older than making it real weird.

oodlesofsins's review against another edition

5.0

I just finished this book moments ago, and I am just a mess! It has been a very long time since I was so emotionally attached to a character. Before the big reveal in Wanted, I thought that 'Ali' was your stereotypical mean girl and I honestly couldn't stand her.

But in this book, I felt nothing but compassion for her. Every moment of fear, longing, and panic that Courtney felt, I felt also.

There were some things that really irked me about this book, one being the girls' parents. To me it seemed like the Dilaurentis' only cared about keeping appearances.

Spoiler

For example at the end when, Mrs. Dilaurentis figures out that Ali has done something to her sister(from the paragraph in the book, it seemed like Mrs. D noticed Ali's gaze to the hole and put 2 and 2 together) her first reaction is to call up the Preserve and send Ali away. Why not have the workers attempt to remove the cement(it wasn't dry yet) and see if Courtney(ali) was there? Why send her back to the Preserve? It obviously didn't help her. If I were them I would've called the cops, but you know the Dilaurentis' can't have a flaw in their perfect family.

Next thing is the accomplice. For a while I've been thinking its Nick, but what if it is someone closer to the girls, perhaps Jason?

Overall this was a great book, it's quality reminds me of the first eight books, which in my opinion were written best. I honestly want to put an end to this A mess, bookwise and showwise. I think Ali is dead- at the end of this book she says that she will make the girls pay, even if it ends in her death. And I think her partner is the one torturing the girls in the final books.

themichellegray's review against another edition

3.0

It was nice having pieces filled in, definitely read this after you've read 1-8.

elizabeth_juliet's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

Just didn’t like it

makinseyp's review against another edition

3.0

Okay, I hadn't ever read this one before. I thought it was really interesting to get a look into 'Ali' and inside her head, not just the perspectives of the other girls. This book was an excellent addition to the series because you get to see just how complex 'Ali' was. She wasn't just some mean girl. Sure, she was crazy for switching lives with her sister but the real Allison was pretty much evil incarnate. At heart, 'Ali' was a bit of a victim, especially of circumstance. Also, heartbreaking to read her final moments. At 12...killed by her sister...you can tell this was written after some of the other books without anyone giving a good and proper consultation to the previously written material because there is a lot of facts and figures that don't match up.