Reviews - Ali's Pretty Little Lies

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Ali's Pretty Little Lies

Sara Shepard

3.88 AVERAGE

kaitlinnnn3815's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-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

trisha_thomas's review against another edition

3.0

First, I don't think this is a prequel.

I don't think this book should be read until you are at atleast book 8 or 9 in the series! Not before!

And, honestly, since I am that far in the series, this book just made me mad. It's the first Pretty Little Liars book that has left me this frustrated and angry when I was done. I've gone through some crazy plots, a lot of finger pointing and I've really gotten to know these characters.

I feel like this book just tried to tell me what I know is a lie

"Ali" was not a nice person. We know that through EVERY book up until now. She's manipulative, evil incarnate and just tried to own everyone through sheer willpower. She was cruel and willing to sell secrets for top dollar - and used everything she could to try to control everyone.

There is no way a book trying to convince me she really just had a rough childhood would excuse her madness

This book did, however, reveal some secrets - so it was very good for that, and well worth the frustration just for a glimpse into the last few days of that time.

Now I can't wait for the next one!

l1lyk0ern3r's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

meowreads_94's review against another edition

4.0

Sorry to say the Dlaurentis daughters are BITCH !!! -_-

wastelander's review against another edition

4.0

DO NOT READ THIA BOOK UNTIL YOUVE READ BOOK 2!!

I figured I would read this book before I got too far in the series. BIG MISTAKE. There are spoilers in here you just can't forget.

Besides that, this is the best transition book I have ever read. It overlaps with Book 1 and explains so much about Ali and her personality. Like I said above, it also contains huge spoiler alerts that will completely change how I look at book 2 (and would have completely ruined the surprises in book!)

berta_rozi's review against another edition

3.0

karenavila85's review

4.0

I actually liked this one better than "Pretty Little Secrets" and a lot more than the last four books that have come out. This is the prequel to the series and we're given an insight of how all the madness began. It all takes place a couple of days before "The Real Ali" kills Courtney. After reading this, I felt sorry for "The Real Courtney" because her family got manipulated into believing she was crazy, thanks to Ali. I do think Ali was jealous of her sister and really wanted to be an only child. I understand why she had to keep up the charade of being her sister but being her sister really harmed her and turned her into a total biatch.

Also after reading this, I have a guess of who might be the next A. I don't remember what happened to Iris but it seemed like she was helping "The Real Ali" spy on her sister. So maybe she's on the A Team and wants to take revenge for Ali's possible death. If you're a series fan, you'll enjoy this one.