TITLE: Pretty Little Liars
AUTHOR: Sara Shepard
FIRST PUBISHED: 1st October 2006
PAGES: 243 (paperback)
RATING:4/5
AGES: 12+
READ IF YOU LIKED: Pretty Little Liars - The TV Show
Any other Sara Shepard novel
Pretty Little Liar Website
Three years ago, Alison disappeared after a slumber party, not to be seen since. Her friends at the elite Pennsylvania school mourned her, but they also breathed secret sighs of relief. Each of them guarded a secret that only Alison had known. Now they have other dirty little secrets, secrets that could sink them in their gossip-hungry world. When each of them begins receiving anonymous emails and text messages, panic sets in. Are they being betrayed by some one in their circle? Worse yet: Is Alison back? A strong launch for a suspenseful series. -- Goodreads.com description
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Everyone has something to hide - especially high school juniors Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna.
Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English techer. Emily has a crush on the new girl at school. And Hanna is using some ungly tricks to stay beautiful.
But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished.
How do I know? Because I know everything about the bad girls they were and the naughty girls they are now. and guess what? I'm telling.
An addictive combination of mystery, scandal, intrigue, and suspense, Pretty Little Liars is now a hit TV show. -- Book blurb
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The book is told from the point of view of '-A', and tells a story features four pretty girls of Rosewood, each one you want to be, but each one with a personal secret that only Alison knew about, who used to be close, all because of Ali. But after Ali's disappearance, the drifted apart, barely even speaking to one another in the school's halls.
Pretty Little Liars had a feel to it, making you care about each girl, making you want to be their friend. The book starts off very similarly to the TV series, however almost straight away there are huge differences. The characters are so much younger (starts off on the last day of 7th grade), and more time has passed between the disappearance (3 years to be exact) and the -A messages. The characters look different to the way you're used to, but still own the same personalities.
Sara Shepard really knows how to write a good mystery, cool but realistic and relatable characters, and really knows how to piece a story, not just about a mystery but relationships, together. Everything fell in the right order, and I never questioned her wording or language. She used clear sentences, that were not in any way complicated, so you didn't have to whip out your pocket dictionary half way through a sentence that's telling a major clue on what happened.
I found the book a little slow to start off, as this was the point you were really getting to know the Liars, and their families, personalities, and hobbies. I didn't find it as gripping as the TV show, but by the last 100 pages things really started to pick up, and I found myself finishing it off without realising it (except I kinda expected it to as it finished at the exact same point as the TV show).
I also really liked the messages from -A, and although they were frequent, I wish there had of been more of them, or the girls discussed them. I'm not exactly sure, but I just think that there was something missing. Although I did giggle at their predictions for who they though -A could be.
I am excited to read book 2, Flawless, as I'm sure the flow of suspense will continue.
Overall I found this an excitable book to read, and recommend it to any fan of the TV series, and anyone who wants to read a light, fun mystery of four pretty high school girls who each have a secret to hide.
Happy Reading
The Bookworm! :)
Everyone has something to hide - especially high school juniors Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna.
Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English techer. Emily has a crush on the new girl at school. And Hanna is using some ungly tricks to stay beautiful.
But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished.
How do I know? Because I know everything about the bad girls they were and the naughty girls they are now. and guess what? I'm telling.
An addictive combination of mystery, scandal, intrigue, and suspense, Pretty Little Liars is now a hit TV show. -- Book blurb
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Pretty Little Liars (book #1) by Sara Shepard, is practically the same as Episode 1, Season 1 of Pretty Little Liars the TV Series, but better! This book is perfect for fans of the TV show, as it has extra details about the liars, and you know their exact thoughts.
The book is told from the point of view of '-A', and tells a story features four pretty girls of Rosewood, each one you want to be, but each one with a personal secret that only Alison knew about, who used to be close, all because of Ali. But after Ali's disappearance, the drifted apart, barely even speaking to one another in the school's halls.
Pretty Little Liars had a feel to it, making you care about each girl, making you want to be their friend. The book starts off very similarly to the TV series, however almost straight away there are huge differences. The characters are so much younger (starts off on the last day of 7th grade), and more time has passed between the disappearance (3 years to be exact) and the -A messages. The characters look different to the way you're used to, but still own the same personalities.
Sara Shepard really knows how to write a good mystery, cool but realistic and relatable characters, and really knows how to piece a story, not just about a mystery but relationships, together. Everything fell in the right order, and I never questioned her wording or language. She used clear sentences, that were not in any way complicated, so you didn't have to whip out your pocket dictionary half way through a sentence that's telling a major clue on what happened.
I found the book a little slow to start off, as this was the point you were really getting to know the Liars, and their families, personalities, and hobbies. I didn't find it as gripping as the TV show, but by the last 100 pages things really started to pick up, and I found myself finishing it off without realising it (except I kinda expected it to as it finished at the exact same point as the TV show).
I also really liked the messages from -A, and although they were frequent, I wish there had of been more of them, or the girls discussed them. I'm not exactly sure, but I just think that there was something missing. Although I did giggle at their predictions for who they though -A could be.
I am excited to read book 2, Flawless, as I'm sure the flow of suspense will continue.
Overall I found this an excitable book to read, and recommend it to any fan of the TV series, and anyone who wants to read a light, fun mystery of four pretty high school girls who each have a secret to hide.
Happy Reading
The Bookworm! :)
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