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A review by honben
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I'm a big fan of the show (completely aware that it is mostly garbage) and I wanted to give the books a shot and I am shockingly pleased. This book contains only what happens in episode 1 of the show (just a heads up) and when I realised I was thrilled. It gives you much more insight on the characters, and there are major differences with the show but I actually feel like I will like the books better (specially in the romance department) and though the writing style is very simplistic it makes it much easier to read.
Already started the second one.
P.S.: there is depiction of mental health struggles and there are moments when even the narrator is fatphobic, I remember a specific line from one of the last chapters. I attribute this to the year it was published, but obviously, it is not nice to read.
Already started the second one.
P.S.: there is depiction of mental health struggles and there are moments when even the narrator is fatphobic, I remember a specific line from one of the last chapters. I attribute this to the year it was published, but obviously, it is not nice to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, and Homophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Classism, Gaslighting, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Death, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Car accident, Infidelity, and Murder
Slut Shaming isn't on the list of trigger warnings, but there is a ton of it on this book.