The reason I wrote one giant review is because they do feel like one giant book and as a result the individual reviews would be very boring as they would say the same thing over and over.
Pretty Little Liars is about a group of five friends who live in a small town when one of them goes missing. The girls are upset but also a bit relieved as she knew secrets about all of them that they were ashamed by. Then, three years later, the girls get texts from A, an anonymous person who knows everything.
The suspense is great. It was definitely best in books one and four as book one sets everything up and the girls are very disconnected and book four ends the first story arc. The suspense is really what makes these books good and without it they would be very empty. The suspense isn't quite the same amount as the TV show as I can read these books at night but still good.
The first book is really creepy which sort of peeters out around book two and it does build back up but the event at the end of the first book sort of kills it. I don't think the author could have held onto that level of tension for multiple books but as a result Flawless (#2) wasn't as good.
I really enjoyed A's texts, especially in the early books when the plot is being set up. They were mysterious and made the story more exciting every time one arrived. They were really well done. My favourite of all time (spoiler free) was the one about Aria's pig puppet.
The books talk about fashion a lot, and I get it, it's a female audience, they're super popular but it did get a little tiring after a while. I didn't really care that much. I think the books would be better if some of the fashion was cut and they were made into fewer books.
The books are definitely addictive as the plot ends in places where you just want to read on (especially the third) .
I would recommend this if:
You want an addictive YA thriller
You want a girly thriller
You love the TV show
I gave Pretty Little Liars four stars, Flawless three stars, Perfect four stars and Unbelievable four stars.
Buy Pretty Little Liars here.
Buy the PLL 1-4 Boxset here.
The first book is really creepy which sort of peeters out around book two and it does build back up but the event at the end of the first book sort of kills it. I don't think the author could have held onto that level of tension for multiple books but as a result Flawless (#2) wasn't as good.I really enjoyed A's texts, especially in the early books when the plot is being set up. They were mysterious and made the story more exciting every time one arrived. They were really well done. My favourite of all time (spoiler free) was the one about Aria's pig puppet.
The books talk about fashion a lot, and I get it, it's a female audience, they're super popular but it did get a little tiring after a while. I didn't really care that much. I think the books would be better if some of the fashion was cut and they were made into fewer books.
The books are definitely addictive as the plot ends in places where you just want to read on (especially the third) .
I would recommend this if:
You want an addictive YA thriller
You want a girly thriller
You love the TV show
I gave Pretty Little Liars four stars, Flawless three stars, Perfect four stars and Unbelievable four stars.
Buy Pretty Little Liars here.
Buy the PLL 1-4 Boxset here.
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