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Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

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btriegel's review against another edition

4.0

Interesting reading this after having seen the series... definitely a lot of differences in characters (style) but I would still be intrigued if I had picked the book up first! It's hard to rate the book by itself instead of the show, but it was a good quick read and I think I would want to read them all if I didn't know the story already!

jgurniak's review against another edition

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5.0

I surprised myself by thoroughly enjoying it. Very much looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

wendythegeekgoddess's review against another edition

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3.0

Spencer, Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Alison were the best of friends until one night Alison goes missing, the years go by and the four remaining girls slowly fade away from one another until a sudden unexpected event bring the girls back together. Suddenly the girls are receiving messages by someone who calls herself A, telling them secrets that only the girls have told Alison about. Who is A? Is Alison back?

The reason why I rated this book 3 stars is because I watched the show before reading the book so the book was very slow paced for me and just covered the first episodes of season 1. My suggestion? read the books before you watch the show.

Recommended for: Girls who love a good mystery but at the same time love girly books.
For ages 13 and up because of some sensual speaking.

If you liked this, you'll probably like: The lying game

jewelybelle's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

zapkode's review against another edition

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5.0

{my thoughts} - To be continued.

{reason for reading} - I watched the television series and when it when on hiatus I decided to read the books. I must admit that I was surprised at how different the books are from the show. But I do realize that is the way it normally goes. If you’re interested in a completely different take when it comes to this series I would strongly recommend your read the books.

I was shocked to see that there are some similarities in the show as there are in the book but not enough similarity to make it appear to be the same story but still seem like the same story – the whole time I was reading I was imagining the girls as the characters that are in the show as opposed to their descriptions in the book – which is okay I guess but a bit odd when you cover their appearance in the book and you’re like wait no they look like this and then skip over whatever is written about how they look.