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☆ 2.5
im kinda confused on how to rate this...the action was consistent, the pieces are finally starting to align with a pace that’s enjoyable but...but...
as heartbroken as i was to learn that the pll books are written by multiple authors all under the name sara shepard, this betrayal was only exacerbated by the fact that the author of this arc in specific did NOT do their research. the tonal shift of the narrator is NOT subtle (it feels like a parody of the previous books) with some very noticeable writing idiosyncrasies that are persistent throughout. and none of which i care to cite specifically. not only that though. perhaps most irritatingly of all, the physical descriptions of the characters are suddenly inconsistent. uh ? i’m gonna go off on a limb here and say that the appearances of the characters are pretty important. i mean, HELLO ? they are called PRETTY little liars ??? the book is obsessed with the physical appearances of their characters ! why get these simple details wrong ? why get any details wrong ?! emily’s eye color is pronounced the wrong color twice. within, like, three pages of each other !! it was like reading a poorly written fanfiction. i’m actually perplexed.
this arc just amplifies every issue i have with the series to an absurd degree.
this book (this author) i feel, has completely misunderstood the intent behind a lot of decisions made in the first four novels with respect to characterization and setting. it’s a bit (lol) shallow now. and it falls victim to the whole First Two Books In An Arc Are Boring As Hell But The Last Two Are Action Packed thing.
but i’m still
im kinda confused on how to rate this...the action was consistent, the pieces are finally starting to align with a pace that’s enjoyable but...but...
as heartbroken as i was to learn that the pll books are written by multiple authors all under the name sara shepard, this betrayal was only exacerbated by the fact that the author of this arc in specific did NOT do their research. the tonal shift of the narrator is NOT subtle (it feels like a parody of the previous books) with some very noticeable writing idiosyncrasies that are persistent throughout. and none of which i care to cite specifically. not only that though. perhaps most irritatingly of all, the physical descriptions of the characters are suddenly inconsistent. uh ? i’m gonna go off on a limb here and say that the appearances of the characters are pretty important. i mean, HELLO ? they are called PRETTY little liars ??? the book is obsessed with the physical appearances of their characters ! why get these simple details wrong ? why get any details wrong ?! emily’s eye color is pronounced the wrong color twice. within, like, three pages of each other !! it was like reading a poorly written fanfiction. i’m actually perplexed.
this arc just amplifies every issue i have with the series to an absurd degree.
this book (this author) i feel, has completely misunderstood the intent behind a lot of decisions made in the first four novels with respect to characterization and setting. it’s a bit (lol) shallow now. and it falls victim to the whole First Two Books In An Arc Are Boring As Hell But The Last Two Are Action Packed thing.
but i’m still