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Pretty Little Liars #3
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IN ROSEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA, FOUR PERFECT-LOOKING GIRLS AREN'T NEARLY AS PERFECT AS THEY SEEM.
Aria can't resist her forbidden ex. Hanna is on the verge of losing her BFF. Emily is freaking out over a simple kiss. And Spencer can't keep her hands off anything that belongs to her sister.
Lucky me. I know these pretty little liars better than they know themselves. But it's hard keeping all of their secrets to myself. They better do as I say... or else!
Aria can't resist her forbidden ex. Hanna is on the verge of losing her BFF. Emily is freaking out over a simple kiss. And Spencer can't keep her hands off anything that belongs to her sister.
Lucky me. I know these pretty little liars better than they know themselves. But it's hard keeping all of their secrets to myself. They better do as I say... or else!
298 pages, Paperback
First published August 21, 2007
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Sara Shepard
113 books14.6k followersSara Shepard graduated from NYU and has an MFA from Brooklyn College. She has lived in New York City, Brooklyn, Tucson, Arizona, Philadelphia, and now lives in Pittsburgh, PA. Sara's Pretty Little Liars novels were inspired by her upbringing in Philadelphia's Main Line.
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August 16, 2015Hanna says "I know who A is!"
Not with 13 books to go, you don't!
Not with 13 books to go, you don't!
October 10, 2012
The adventures of our four unlikeable identikit bitches continue.
First the now standard prologue, wherein the reader is addressed directly in a slanderous attempt to link their lives to those of the ridiculous idiots who populate these books:
What type of person considers a friend growing up “gawky”, “ugly”, “zitty” or a goth as a treachery? Surely I’m not meant to take seriously this weirdly skewed view of the world seen through a filter of pure, unadulterated judgemental bullying? And since it seems to be my type of people who are being judged, I feel a little awkward continuing with what is apparently a handbook for my natural enemies.
Least Challenging and Simultaneously Most Pathetic Personal Goal
Unexplained Acronyms
JV, STX, PSP
Stupidest Names
Hunter Queenan
Jordana Pratt
Preston Kahn
Desdemona Lee
Cody Wallis
Jared Coffey
Jennings Silver
Yolanda Hensler
Viviana Rogers
Most Overused Word
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this word in a fiction text before. Yet Shepard seems to feel the need to use it at least half a dozen times per book.
Most Nonsensical Comparison
No. Not at all. Where do you get these things from? And it continues…
Which would be what exactly? You have no idea what you’re talking about, do you Ms. Shepard? Still, as long as you’re mentioning trendy rich-girl shit like cosmetic surgery then there’s no need to make sense.
Worst Use of an English Class’s Time
Although since the rest of the English Class seems to consist of explaining the most basic plot points of The Scarlet Letter (i.e, the fact that it features a scarlet letter) for the benefit of the Prettty Little Liars readership, this horrifying bastardisation of Euripides is probably a high point for the class.
Worst Depiction of Existentialist Angst
Sorry, your representative of alternative, open-minded individuals is a Bratz doll? I’m genuinely quite frightened by this. Plus, to make it all the more horrifying, Aria is reading No Exit as she thinks this. I can’t imagine that when Sartre said “We invent ourselves by virtue of the multitude of our choices” he ever thought the choice would come down to Barbie or Bratz doll.
Most Absolute Moral Judgement for a Promiscuous Teenager Sleeping with a Possibly Married Man
Followed by bursting into her father’s girlfriend’s place of work and painting a red ‘A’ on her dress in front of a room of witnesses. Which for some reason is not treated as assault and criminal damage, as would be the case for a poor person. I’d also like to nominate this section for ‘Worst Misreading of ‘The Scarlet Letter’ by Someone Supposed to be Intellectual.’
Most Mysterious Pop-Culture Gap
Considering that we’ve already heard all about Hanna’s love of MTV, it seems a little weird that this would be a mystery to her.
Most Unintelligible Boast
So your pool is actually convex and forms a solid rectangle 12ft above the ground, functioning as an art installation rather than a swimming-site per se? Or perhaps the edges exist in negative space and are not edges at all, but in fact infinite theoretical spaces, meaning that the actual volume of the pool is unlimited? I’m having difficulty imagining this.
Weirdest Word association
This doesn’t seem a very sound basis for deciding on your sexuality. It also seems, as far as I can tell, to be absolute nonsense. Maybe it’s a US thing? Anyone with any ideas, please let me know.
Weirdest Birthday treat for a Child
Renting out a whole branch of Ikea for a treasure hunt.
Stand-Out Example of How Unbelievably Spoilt All the Characters Are
It is literally physically impossible that I could feel any sympathy for her after this point. Particularly since, to add insult to injury, Spencer has now got a bit bored of the fan and decided it’s too childish.
Impressively this book actually managed to be worse than the previous two, since the addition of outmoded and bizarre supernatural elements such as episodic flashbacks, hysterical asymptomatic amnesia and characters suddenly endowed with the gift of foresight, all done without either skill or irony, removes any degree of sense the plot ever had. I can only assume that in the next volume the killer/blackmailer will be revealed by the hand of God Herself, since anything else would be anticlimactic after this overwrought nonsense.
First the now standard prologue, wherein the reader is addressed directly in a slanderous attempt to link their lives to those of the ridiculous idiots who populate these books:
“Have you ever had a friend turn on you? Just totally transform from someone you thought you knew into someone…else? I’m not talking your boyfriend from nursery school who grows up and gets gawky and ugly and zitty, … or even a girl in your clique who suddenly breaks away and turns goth or into one of those granola Outward Bound kids…”
What type of person considers a friend growing up “gawky”, “ugly”, “zitty” or a goth as a treachery? Surely I’m not meant to take seriously this weirdly skewed view of the world seen through a filter of pure, unadulterated judgemental bullying? And since it seems to be my type of people who are being judged, I feel a little awkward continuing with what is apparently a handbook for my natural enemies.
Also, no idea what a “granola Outward Bound kid” is.
At any rate, Shepard continues to remind us to take the friendship groups of 13-year-olds far too seriously, in order that the following story will make sense. Also, it is indicated that all of a sudden we should suspect Spencer of murdering Alison, even though that wouldn’t make sense. Plot direction signposted, the story begins.
Everyone's current problems are as follows: Spencer’s teacher has submitted one of her essays for a nationwide competition. But in a shocking and unforeseen twist, the essay is one of those which she copied from her sister. Will anyone find out? Yes, they will. Aria is torn between her sexy, gorgeous boyfriend and the sexy, gorgeous teacher she slept with a few weeks ago. Emily is worrying about her combination of judgmental friends, racist and homophobic mother and black girlfriend, which are bound to collide at some point. And Hanna is preparing for best friend Mona’s ridiculously ostentations MTV-worthy birthday party, which doesn’t really seems as serious as the other issues but will no doubt lead to some exciting boy-related high-jinks and traumas.
Everything proceeds as usual. Labels and brands are mentioned gratuitously, and generally mean nothing to me. The one police officer interested in the murder case continues his lacklustre investigation by vaguely threatening a group of teenage girls and revealing information about the police’s suspicions. ‘A’ continues to send dull and threatening messages. Spencer and her sister continue to fight over Melissa’s boyfriend. This time it’s ex-from-3½ years ago-but-now-current Ian once again, rather than current-ex-but-boyfriend-a-few-months-ago Wren, which makes no difference whatsoever as Melissa only involves herself with boys who are constantly looking for an excuse to flirt with / assault her sister.
Meanwhile the local press show a private video they have obtained of all 5 of the young girls in their pyjamas hinting at private sexual matters, filmed just before Alison’s disappearance. I’m pretty sure this is illegal and disgraceful, but no one comments other than to lament the fact that they aren’t wearing less clothes. Emily’s lesbian kiss photograph is finally revealed to the population of Rosewood; they are characteristically offensive about it, and she is characteristically ashamed and whiney. Hannah falls out with her best friend because they are both unbelievably stupid, and also turns out to have had the same mobile phone for the last 3½ years, even though during that period she metamorphosed from “dork” to the most trend-conscious person who’s ever lived. Spencer takes to having the sort of blurry, unidentifiable flashbacks so popular with characters in badly written crime melodramas. Emily becomes the most popular girl in school due to being a lesbian, assuming you equate popularity with being a sexualised joke. Fortunately, all the characters in the book do just that, excepting Emily’s parents, who attempt to involve her in some type of anti-gay brainwashing cult. Everyone continues to have vague memories that Alison might have been upset before she dies, or might have said summat about having a secret, older, murderous boyfriend, but they can’t quite remember and anyway they haven’t got time to think about that now, nor have they had time for 3½ years. Not with all the parties and shopping and sex. Shepard continues to both mis- and over-use the prefix “über”. Nothing changes.
There’s an awful lot of nothing to get through in this book. Aria visiting the local graveyard (for both human and animals remains, apparently) for the purpose of seeing/quoting goth clichés. Hanna continuing to fall out with her friend in a pathetically childish manner. Spencer confiding her mundane sibling-rivalry-based problems to her therapist, who responds using trite pieces of advice she seems to have picked up from reading Cosmopolitan, as well as the totally discredited technique of hypnosis. This leads to more TV-Show-Recovered-Memory-Syndrome, complete with vivid flashbacks the protagonists can’t escape, and obligatory semi-useless “revelations” about the past. Everyone harps on about there being a stalker in Rosewood, although not much stalking happens. Aria continues to moan on and on about her dad’s affair, whilst hypocritically and predictably cheating on her boyfriend with her ex, the creepy teacher. Some boy who’s never been mentioned before decides to cheer Hanna up by taking her on a hot air balloon ride, as you do for girls you hardly know. Spencer becomes so bored she begins to suspect herself of having murdered Alison, just for summat to do.
Emily continues to attend her anti-gay cult (which mainly consists of one ex-lesbian in hello kitty jewellery) in order to avoid being sent away to live with her American Gothic hick relatives in Iowa, who spend their days dreaming of nunneries and writing books on sin. Which is a shame, as I might be interested in an anti-Pollyanna / Cold Comfort Farm subplot where Emily teaches her countrified relatives the merits of Gucci and lesbianism and they all run away to New York to take jobs in advertising and live happily ever after. But so far we’re stuck in the soulless vacuum that is Rosewood.
Eventually Spencer attempts to strengthen the random hints at the beginning of the book that she is the murderer by suddenly pushing her sister down the stairs whilst having incriminating flashbacks of doing the same thing to Alison. The whole thing is equally melodramatic and ridiculous, although no more so than Hanna’s breakdown when she tears her dress at a party she shouldn’t have been at in the first place. Meanwhile Emily’s anti-gay counsellor meets a pink-clad ex-girlfriend with a Pokémon appliqué on her thumb and suddenly remembers that actually she is most definitely a lesbian. Consequently Emily, who makes all her relationship decisions by mirroring the person nearest to her, also decides that she is definitely a lesbian, and makes a scene about it at the abovementioned party. Meanwhile Aria has a prophetic dream-vision of Alison (who you can tell is dead, because her lipstick’s wonky) urging her to look for clues. This is written in the style of a derivative horror screenplay, and is se risible it doesn’t seem worth my time to mock it. Immediately afterward her older pervert boyfriend is arrested on the say-so of her younger, boring boyfriend, who is inexplicably allowed to attend the arrest as though the police operation is merely part of his own personal revenge mission. Then a whole lot of previously revealed secret are re-hashed before we replay the ending of the last book (the girls suddenly decide who the killer/blackmailer is all at once during a group phone-call) except this time without Spencer, since she is the new suspect. Meanwhile, Spencer continues to abruptly recall a whole load of repressed memories about Alison’s death via the medium of spontaneous vivid hallucinations. Which isn’t terribly likely. Disappointingly, we also find out that Melissa is still alive.
We conclude with the girls once more deciding that the best way to deal with their suspicions is to start crazily driving about in the dark casting accusations at people, since that worked out so well last time. They do keep thinking “This makes no sense”, but sadly fail to listen to their own well-founded doubts. This time instead of leading to a random boy’s suicide it results in Hanna being run over, which I must admit I found pretty satisfying. Sadly, I doubt there will be a fatality. Then, abruptly, the end.
Worst Competitive Swimming Slogan
INSTANT SWIM CHICK! JUST ADD WATER !
Least Challenging and Simultaneously Most Pathetic Personal Goal
“I’ll be a smarter, cuter Paris Hilton.”
Unexplained Acronyms
JV, STX, PSP
Stupidest Names
Hunter Queenan
Jordana Pratt
Preston Kahn
Desdemona Lee
Cody Wallis
Jared Coffey
Jennings Silver
Yolanda Hensler
Viviana Rogers
Most Overused Word
Natatorium
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this word in a fiction text before. Yet Shepard seems to feel the need to use it at least half a dozen times per book.
Most Nonsensical Comparison
“And wasn’t going to her worst enemy’s therapist like going to an ugly girl’s plastic surgeon?”
No. Not at all. Where do you get these things from? And it continues…
“Spencer feared she’d probably come out of her very first shrink session with the mental-health equivalent of hideously lopsided fake boobs.”
Which would be what exactly? You have no idea what you’re talking about, do you Ms. Shepard? Still, as long as you’re mentioning trendy rich-girl shit like cosmetic surgery then there’s no need to make sense.
Worst Use of an English Class’s Time
“a Desperate Housewives–style interpretation of Medea”
Although since the rest of the English Class seems to consist of explaining the most basic plot points of The Scarlet Letter (i.e, the fact that it features a scarlet letter) for the benefit of the Prettty Little Liars readership, this horrifying bastardisation of Euripides is probably a high point for the class.
Worst Depiction of Existentialist Angst
“She still felt like a punked-out, faux-leather-wearing, freethinking Bratz doll in a sea of Pretty Princess of Preppyland Barbies.”
Sorry, your representative of alternative, open-minded individuals is a Bratz doll? I’m genuinely quite frightened by this. Plus, to make it all the more horrifying, Aria is reading No Exit as she thinks this. I can’t imagine that when Sartre said “We invent ourselves by virtue of the multitude of our choices” he ever thought the choice would come down to Barbie or Bratz doll.
Most Absolute Moral Judgement for a Promiscuous Teenager Sleeping with a Possibly Married Man
“ “I don’t think adultery is permissible or forgivable,” she said softly. “Ever.” ”
Followed by bursting into her father’s girlfriend’s place of work and painting a red ‘A’ on her dress in front of a room of witnesses. Which for some reason is not treated as assault and criminal damage, as would be the case for a poor person. I’d also like to nominate this section for ‘Worst Misreading of ‘The Scarlet Letter’ by Someone Supposed to be Intellectual.’
Most Mysterious Pop-Culture Gap
“SCISSOR SISTERS, which could be a band or a salon or a cult.”
Considering that we’ve already heard all about Hanna’s love of MTV, it seems a little weird that this would be a mystery to her.
Most Unintelligible Boast
“I have a negative-edge pool”
So your pool is actually convex and forms a solid rectangle 12ft above the ground, functioning as an art installation rather than a swimming-site per se? Or perhaps the edges exist in negative space and are not edges at all, but in fact infinite theoretical spaces, meaning that the actual volume of the pool is unlimited? I’m having difficulty imagining this.
Weirdest Word association
“Even as she typed that word—lesbian-… it seemed strange to think that it applied to her. She didn’t like it, as a word—it made her think of rice pudding, which she despised.”
This doesn’t seem a very sound basis for deciding on your sexuality. It also seems, as far as I can tell, to be absolute nonsense. Maybe it’s a US thing? Anyone with any ideas, please let me know.
Weirdest Birthday treat for a Child
Renting out a whole branch of Ikea for a treasure hunt.
Stand-Out Example of How Unbelievably Spoilt All the Characters Are
“Spencer was lying on her bed, watching her palm-leaf ceiling fan go
around and around. The fan cost more than a decent running car, but Spencer had begged her mom to buy it because it looked identical to the fan in her private cabana the time her family stayed at the Caves in Jamaica.”
It is literally physically impossible that I could feel any sympathy for her after this point. Particularly since, to add insult to injury, Spencer has now got a bit bored of the fan and decided it’s too childish.
Impressively this book actually managed to be worse than the previous two, since the addition of outmoded and bizarre supernatural elements such as episodic flashbacks, hysterical asymptomatic amnesia and characters suddenly endowed with the gift of foresight, all done without either skill or irony, removes any degree of sense the plot ever had. I can only assume that in the next volume the killer/blackmailer will be revealed by the hand of God Herself, since anything else would be anticlimactic after this overwrought nonsense.
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December 19, 2024I swear, if I ever come across people like Emily's parents in real life, it's ON SIGHT. The homophobia desperately makes me want to bitch slap them so hard
February 3, 2020
Perfect (Pretty Little Liars #3), Sara Shepard
Now homeless, Aria goes to live with her new boyfriend, Sean Ackard. Still seeing Ezra, their relationship is broken up when Sean informs the police, having found out the secret from "A".
Emily plans to go to the police to stop "A", which leads to "A" taking revenge by outing her to the whole school. Emily's parents threaten to send her away if she does not attend a "de-gaying" program, however, Emily realizes she can't change who she is.
Spencer is nominated for a Golden Orchid Award for the essay she copied from her sister Melissa, which "A" threatens to expose. Spencer's family discovers she cheated on her Golden Orchid essay, but keep it quiet to protect their reputation. Spencer comes to believe she might have killed Alison after discovering she suffers from rage-induced blackouts. ...
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز پنجم ماه سپتامبر سال 2016 میلادی
عنوان: کامل (کمالگرا): کتاب سوم سری دروغگویان زیباروی کوچک؛ نویسنده: سارا شپرد؛
آلیسون، آریا، اسپنسر، هانا و امیلی، بهترین دوستان یکدیگر هستند تا اینکه «آلیسون» به شکل مرموزی ناپدید، و در نهایت جسدش یکسال پس از ناپدید شدنش، در خانه ی قدیمی او پیدا میشود. در حین تحقیقات برای قتل «آلیسون»، دخترها پیغامهای تهدید آمیزی دریافت میکنند. در این پیغامها شخصی با نام «ای»، آنها را تهدید که به فاش کردن رازهایشان میکند. بعدها که معلوم میشود «آلیسون» زنده است، و از ترس «ای» که او را نکشد، فرار کرده، و آن جسد هم جسد شخص دیگری بوده است. در کل در این سری سه شخص ناشناس با نام «ای یا (آ)» در داستان حضور دارند؛
شخصیت نخست: (ای. اصلی = اوریجینال ای «اولین فرد ناشناس، در داستان مونا وندرال دوست صمیمی هانا بود. مونا در طی دوران دبیرستان بارها توسط آلیسون مورد تمسخر قرار گرفته بود، و دوستان آلیسون هم شاهد این ماجرا بودند و کاری نمیکردند. از این رو مونا تبدیل به دختری با عقده ی انتقام شد. با نام (ای) دخترها را شکنجه داد و سرانجام هویت وی افشا و به دیوانه خانه ردلی فرستاده شد اما سپس مونا هم یکی از افرادی شد که توسط (ای بزرگ - ای دوم) مورد اذیت قرار میگرفت»؛
شخصیت دوم: ای بزرگ یا ای دوم «چارلز دیلارنتس (چارلز دریک) دختر خاله ی آلیسون بود، که خانواده ی دیلارنتس او را به فرزندی پذیرفته بودند چون مادر او، مری دریک، در دیوانه خانه ردلی بستری بود، چارلز از کودکی تمایلات عجیبی به رفتارهای دخترانه نشان میداد، و حتی یکبار سعی در کشتن آلیسون داشت، البته او آلیسون را بسیار دوست میداشت و اینکار او از عمد نبوده، و به همین دلیل خانواده دیلارنتس به ویژه پدر که نمیتوانست این تمایلات دخترانه را بپذیرد، تصمیم گرفتند که او را در دیوانه خانه ردلی برای همیشه بستری کنند.اما چارلز در این مدت راههایی برای خروج از ردلی پیدا کرد، و بعدها جنسیت خود را به یک دختر به نام شارلوت تغییر داد، و خود را به عنوان دختر خاله ی آلیسون به خانواده دیلارنتس معرفی کرد. پس از آنکه مونا در دیوانه خانه بستری، و تحت تأثیر داروهای گیج کننده همه جریانات را برای او تعریف کرد، شارلوت تصمیم گرفت راه مونا را ادامه داده و ای. جدید باشد؛ او خود را به دخترها سی سی دریک معرفی کرد. قصد او ابتدا انتقام از دخترها بود، زیرا فکر میکرد آنها از مرگ آلیسون خوشحال هستند، اما وقتی آلیسون پیدا شد، بازی را ترک کرد، اما به دلیل اینکه معتاد بازی شده بود، آن را ادامه داد. بر خلاف مونا، شارلوت کارهای خطرناکی با دخترها میکرد، در کتاب ششم هویت او نیز افشا شد. نخست سعی کرد خود را بکشد اما با اصرار دخترها منصرف شد، و پنج سال بعد با رضایت دخترها از زندان آزاد شد اما در شب آزادیش توسط مونا وندرال از بالای کلیسای شهر به پایین پرتاب شد و مرد.»؛
و شخصیت سوم: ای.دی یا اوبر ای. - ای آخر «خواهر دوقلوی اسپنسر که ابتدا سرپرستی او به خانوادهٔ پولدار انگلیسی سپرده شد اما به دلیل اختلال شخصیتی اش به یتیم خانه فرستاده شد. ابتدا رن او را در کافه دید و او را به شارلوت معرفی کرد. پس از مرگ شارلوت الکس در پی انتقام به خاطر مرگ خواهرش تبدیل به ای.دی شد. پس از پیدا شدن قاتل، شارلوت بازی را تمام نکرد، زیرا به اسپنسر و زندگی او حسادت میکرد، و همچنین عاشق توبی شده بود. در آخر الکس توسط توبی که پی به هویت او برده بود، دستگیر میشود و در پایان سری ...»؛
بر اساس این سری سریالی تلویزیونی آمریکایی معمایی ساخته شده است. ا. شربیانی
Now homeless, Aria goes to live with her new boyfriend, Sean Ackard. Still seeing Ezra, their relationship is broken up when Sean informs the police, having found out the secret from "A".
Emily plans to go to the police to stop "A", which leads to "A" taking revenge by outing her to the whole school. Emily's parents threaten to send her away if she does not attend a "de-gaying" program, however, Emily realizes she can't change who she is.
Spencer is nominated for a Golden Orchid Award for the essay she copied from her sister Melissa, which "A" threatens to expose. Spencer's family discovers she cheated on her Golden Orchid essay, but keep it quiet to protect their reputation. Spencer comes to believe she might have killed Alison after discovering she suffers from rage-induced blackouts. ...
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز پنجم ماه سپتامبر سال 2016 میلادی
عنوان: کامل (کمالگرا): کتاب سوم سری دروغگویان زیباروی کوچک؛ نویسنده: سارا شپرد؛
آلیسون، آریا، اسپنسر، هانا و امیلی، بهترین دوستان یکدیگر هستند تا اینکه «آلیسون» به شکل مرموزی ناپدید، و در نهایت جسدش یکسال پس از ناپدید شدنش، در خانه ی قدیمی او پیدا میشود. در حین تحقیقات برای قتل «آلیسون»، دخترها پیغامهای تهدید آمیزی دریافت میکنند. در این پیغامها شخصی با نام «ای»، آنها را تهدید که به فاش کردن رازهایشان میکند. بعدها که معلوم میشود «آلیسون» زنده است، و از ترس «ای» که او را نکشد، فرار کرده، و آن جسد هم جسد شخص دیگری بوده است. در کل در این سری سه شخص ناشناس با نام «ای یا (آ)» در داستان حضور دارند؛
شخصیت نخست: (ای. اصلی = اوریجینال ای «اولین فرد ناشناس، در داستان مونا وندرال دوست صمیمی هانا بود. مونا در طی دوران دبیرستان بارها توسط آلیسون مورد تمسخر قرار گرفته بود، و دوستان آلیسون هم شاهد این ماجرا بودند و کاری نمیکردند. از این رو مونا تبدیل به دختری با عقده ی انتقام شد. با نام (ای) دخترها را شکنجه داد و سرانجام هویت وی افشا و به دیوانه خانه ردلی فرستاده شد اما سپس مونا هم یکی از افرادی شد که توسط (ای بزرگ - ای دوم) مورد اذیت قرار میگرفت»؛
شخصیت دوم: ای بزرگ یا ای دوم «چارلز دیلارنتس (چارلز دریک) دختر خاله ی آلیسون بود، که خانواده ی دیلارنتس او را به فرزندی پذیرفته بودند چون مادر او، مری دریک، در دیوانه خانه ردلی بستری بود، چارلز از کودکی تمایلات عجیبی به رفتارهای دخترانه نشان میداد، و حتی یکبار سعی در کشتن آلیسون داشت، البته او آلیسون را بسیار دوست میداشت و اینکار او از عمد نبوده، و به همین دلیل خانواده دیلارنتس به ویژه پدر که نمیتوانست این تمایلات دخترانه را بپذیرد، تصمیم گرفتند که او را در دیوانه خانه ردلی برای همیشه بستری کنند.اما چارلز در این مدت راههایی برای خروج از ردلی پیدا کرد، و بعدها جنسیت خود را به یک دختر به نام شارلوت تغییر داد، و خود را به عنوان دختر خاله ی آلیسون به خانواده دیلارنتس معرفی کرد. پس از آنکه مونا در دیوانه خانه بستری، و تحت تأثیر داروهای گیج کننده همه جریانات را برای او تعریف کرد، شارلوت تصمیم گرفت راه مونا را ادامه داده و ای. جدید باشد؛ او خود را به دخترها سی سی دریک معرفی کرد. قصد او ابتدا انتقام از دخترها بود، زیرا فکر میکرد آنها از مرگ آلیسون خوشحال هستند، اما وقتی آلیسون پیدا شد، بازی را ترک کرد، اما به دلیل اینکه معتاد بازی شده بود، آن را ادامه داد. بر خلاف مونا، شارلوت کارهای خطرناکی با دخترها میکرد، در کتاب ششم هویت او نیز افشا شد. نخست سعی کرد خود را بکشد اما با اصرار دخترها منصرف شد، و پنج سال بعد با رضایت دخترها از زندان آزاد شد اما در شب آزادیش توسط مونا وندرال از بالای کلیسای شهر به پایین پرتاب شد و مرد.»؛
و شخصیت سوم: ای.دی یا اوبر ای. - ای آخر «خواهر دوقلوی اسپنسر که ابتدا سرپرستی او به خانوادهٔ پولدار انگلیسی سپرده شد اما به دلیل اختلال شخصیتی اش به یتیم خانه فرستاده شد. ابتدا رن او را در کافه دید و او را به شارلوت معرفی کرد. پس از مرگ شارلوت الکس در پی انتقام به خاطر مرگ خواهرش تبدیل به ای.دی شد. پس از پیدا شدن قاتل، شارلوت بازی را تمام نکرد، زیرا به اسپنسر و زندگی او حسادت میکرد، و همچنین عاشق توبی شده بود. در آخر الکس توسط توبی که پی به هویت او برده بود، دستگیر میشود و در پایان سری ...»؛
بر اساس این سری سریالی تلویزیونی آمریکایی معمایی ساخته شده است. ا. شربیانی
September 27, 2015
With this book, I've officially completed my 2015 reading challenge!! Woooo!!
This has probably been my least favourite book in the Pretty Little Liars series so far, but it was still really enjoyable :)
These books are just so addicting! haha
This has probably been my least favourite book in the Pretty Little Liars series so far, but it was still really enjoyable :)
These books are just so addicting! haha
September 18, 2013
How can a TV show be so much better than a book? I really didn't think it was possible, but the more I read these books, the more I'm proved wrong. This entire series just seems boring and juvenile (and that's coming from someone who reads A LOT of young adult books). While reading these books, I can't stop asking myself "Why would these people actually do everything Ali said, especially the people who weren't her friends?" WHY!? Bullying happens, but I've never seen an entire town be bullied by one person. And how is a 13 year old seeing a guy who is like a senior in high school? And doesn't Ali end up doing things at colleges too? How? She's 13! So much about this book just seems too far-fetched for me to enjoy reading it.
But like I've said in every other review for this series, I'll keep reading the series because I watch the show and also because once I start a series, I try to finish it (even if it is horrible).
But like I've said in every other review for this series, I'll keep reading the series because I watch the show and also because once I start a series, I try to finish it (even if it is horrible).
September 10, 2007
Spencer, Aria, Hanna, Emily and Alison were best friends. Alison was the queen bee, and she knew all of their dirty little secrets. But then one day Alison vanished.
Now, years later, they aren't friends anymore--indeed, they have nothing to do with each other. Until they start receiving text messages and notes from A. Who knows all of their secrets. Things only Alison knew.
Who is A? And what is A going to do with their secrets?
I devoured this in one morning. One MORNING, people.
I do not claim that this is a high quality book, but Sara Shepard really knows how to add more tantalizing tidbits without giving everything away. I still want to know more - I want to know everything! - but she's revealed so much in this book that even though we're still left hanging, I feel like we've learned something.
Totally trashy. Totally addictive. I am really not pleased that it's going to be such a long wait until #4. Especially because Shepard has promised that all will be revealed in the fourth book.
Now, years later, they aren't friends anymore--indeed, they have nothing to do with each other. Until they start receiving text messages and notes from A. Who knows all of their secrets. Things only Alison knew.
Who is A? And what is A going to do with their secrets?
I devoured this in one morning. One MORNING, people.
I do not claim that this is a high quality book, but Sara Shepard really knows how to add more tantalizing tidbits without giving everything away. I still want to know more - I want to know everything! - but she's revealed so much in this book that even though we're still left hanging, I feel like we've learned something.
Totally trashy. Totally addictive. I am really not pleased that it's going to be such a long wait until #4. Especially because Shepard has promised that all will be revealed in the fourth book.
January 1, 2019
I did like this book a little more than the first 2, but still it did not surprise me because I have seen the show, and having seen the show up to the current date (Season 6) I can say that I personally prefer the show, maybe it's because I saw it before I read the books? Or because Caleb is in the show, Or because Toby is in it?
October 27, 2020
Thanks to Books2Door for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This series is SO GOOD. I've give all 3 books so far 5 stars. I'm easily rushing through and always a bit sad when it's over. Every book contains amazing plot twists and situations that make you squirm in your seat. The short chapters make me rush through and I also feel that this book is a twist in the series, because things are getting more serious.
Full review can be found at BiteIntoBooks
A great mystery/YA series. It's easy to rush through and to fall back into the series. The speculating about who the "A-person" is, is the most fun to me. I have no idea what is going on and I love every second of it. Another 5 star rating for me, that's the third in a row for this series!
This series is SO GOOD. I've give all 3 books so far 5 stars. I'm easily rushing through and always a bit sad when it's over. Every book contains amazing plot twists and situations that make you squirm in your seat. The short chapters make me rush through and I also feel that this book is a twist in the series, because things are getting more serious.
Full review can be found at BiteIntoBooks
A great mystery/YA series. It's easy to rush through and to fall back into the series. The speculating about who the "A-person" is, is the most fun to me. I have no idea what is going on and I love every second of it. Another 5 star rating for me, that's the third in a row for this series!
February 28, 2012
"Buckle up, girlies. Nothing is as it seems"
The saga of Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer continues. Aria's family is in shambles, and her mother can't bear the sight of the daughter who withheld knowledge of her father cheating. Emily struggles with her sexuality and trying to get her parents to accept her. Hanna is falling out with her BFF, Mona. And Spencer perhaps has taken one too many things from Melissa.
These books have been marvelous fun to read. They are wildly entertaining, interesting, and actually quite a bit creepy. This book in particular kept me up WELL past my bedtime (and I had to wake up for an early flight the next morning!).
Each girl has a vivid story. Aria knew about her father cheating, but never told her mother. Now, she suffers for that. Sure, it's kinda weird to see a mother so antagonistic to her own flesh and blood, but I still think it is nice to see Aria's mother behaving as a normal human being--flawed and somewhat selfish. Her relationships with Sean and Ezra are all over the place, and you totally won't expect how it ends.
Emily was far more interesting to me this time. She has feelings for Maya...but she can't show them, knowing how her parents would react. When the secret comes out, Emily is threatened with either attending Tree Tops (a homosexuality "reform") or moving to Iowa with her super strict aunt and uncle. Again, her aunt and uncle felt WAY overboard (keeping a list of sins? Eating Cheerios to avoid sexuality?), but then again, there are some WEIRD people out there. As for the conflict Emily has over family and Maya, it's very realistic and not all that unlikely.
Hanna is still one of my favorite characters. I really felt for her as she struggled to keep her relationship with Mona. The poor girl has lost so much--boyfriends, father, her independence and confidence--that she can't bear to lose the girl who stood by her 3 years ago when they both made themselves over.
And then Spencer. What is revealed about her...again, this is the reason I stayed up way too late. I love how her stealing comes to bite her in the butt, and I love the argument she has with Melissa. All too often in books, I feel the characters really hold back in what they yell at each other. Not here.
We meet some new and old characters. Ezra, Sean, Lucas (such a sweet boy!)...they all really grow and develop. They refuse to be 1 Dimensional characters and feel like they have hopes, dreams, and likes of their own. Even "evil" characters like Melissa and Meredith don't feel 100% evil.
Of course, the amount of people in these girls' lives that aren't helpful--Aria's mom, Emily's aunt and uncle, Hanna's BFF, Spencer's parents--gets a bit over the top. Can't they have SOMEONE to rely on?
The novel ends on a cliffhanger, so if you are reading this series, make sure you have Book 4 lined up. Fortunately, I do and I also have a nice 2 hour block of time while flying to read. This series only continues to improve in my eyes. I can't wait to find out what happens next!!
The saga of Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer continues. Aria's family is in shambles, and her mother can't bear the sight of the daughter who withheld knowledge of her father cheating. Emily struggles with her sexuality and trying to get her parents to accept her. Hanna is falling out with her BFF, Mona. And Spencer perhaps has taken one too many things from Melissa.
These books have been marvelous fun to read. They are wildly entertaining, interesting, and actually quite a bit creepy. This book in particular kept me up WELL past my bedtime (and I had to wake up for an early flight the next morning!).
Each girl has a vivid story. Aria knew about her father cheating, but never told her mother. Now, she suffers for that. Sure, it's kinda weird to see a mother so antagonistic to her own flesh and blood, but I still think it is nice to see Aria's mother behaving as a normal human being--flawed and somewhat selfish. Her relationships with Sean and Ezra are all over the place, and you totally won't expect how it ends.
Emily was far more interesting to me this time. She has feelings for Maya...but she can't show them, knowing how her parents would react. When the secret comes out, Emily is threatened with either attending Tree Tops (a homosexuality "reform") or moving to Iowa with her super strict aunt and uncle. Again, her aunt and uncle felt WAY overboard (keeping a list of sins? Eating Cheerios to avoid sexuality?), but then again, there are some WEIRD people out there. As for the conflict Emily has over family and Maya, it's very realistic and not all that unlikely.
Hanna is still one of my favorite characters. I really felt for her as she struggled to keep her relationship with Mona. The poor girl has lost so much--boyfriends, father, her independence and confidence--that she can't bear to lose the girl who stood by her 3 years ago when they both made themselves over.
And then Spencer. What is revealed about her...again, this is the reason I stayed up way too late. I love how her stealing comes to bite her in the butt, and I love the argument she has with Melissa. All too often in books, I feel the characters really hold back in what they yell at each other. Not here.
We meet some new and old characters. Ezra, Sean, Lucas (such a sweet boy!)...they all really grow and develop. They refuse to be 1 Dimensional characters and feel like they have hopes, dreams, and likes of their own. Even "evil" characters like Melissa and Meredith don't feel 100% evil.
Of course, the amount of people in these girls' lives that aren't helpful--Aria's mom, Emily's aunt and uncle, Hanna's BFF, Spencer's parents--gets a bit over the top. Can't they have SOMEONE to rely on?
The novel ends on a cliffhanger, so if you are reading this series, make sure you have Book 4 lined up. Fortunately, I do and I also have a nice 2 hour block of time while flying to read. This series only continues to improve in my eyes. I can't wait to find out what happens next!!
September 24, 2021
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January 25, 2009
Perfect
It’s Not Bragging,
It’s True.
By Sara Shepard
Illustrated by Jennifer Heuer
330 pp. New York, NY
HarperCollins Publishers. $8.99
ISBN 978-0-06-088735-3
A new chef is making its way to the top. Sara Shepard created a new suspenseful and thrilling recipe of four tablespoons of The Grudge, one tablespoon of The Clique and one pinch of The Gossip Girls brings us a novel Perfect; four rich and perfect girls faces reality. Ali just died and Ali’s murder is still out there wandering in Rosewood. Now Aria, Hanna, Emily, and Spencer gets threaten by Ali’s murder. Ali’s murder is after them! Who will be next?
After Ali’s death; the friendship between the four girls broke. Like any other girl these four girls have their own separate lives, going to school, going to parties and hanging out with friends. All of these will be destroy after one text message from Ali’s killer… What should the girls do now?
Behind the four perfect girls Gucci sunglasses, Prada bags, perfectly looking dresses hide their own dangerous secrets. Aria cheated on her boyfriend over her AP teacher, Mr. Ezra. Hanna uses dirty tricks to become beautiful. Emily turned from a straight orientation into a lesbian. Spencer stole her sister’s essay and turned it in s her own. The essay was so good it won a Golden Orchid Award. Eventually, these secrets of these four perfect girls get unlocked by the murder. They aren’t so perfect after all! Now their secrets is out nothing in Rosewood is safe; having polices checking up on them and having Ali’s murder follow them everywhere. There is nothing they can do about this except to figure out who’s Ali’s murder?
An author as special as Sara Shepard stirs up relationship problems in the novel. The friendship between four girls broke after Ali’s death. But now A has the courage to bury all four of them alive. This story is a mysterious novel of betrayal and broken friendship, hatred and courage that longing the reader’s imagination.
The aura of Perfect captured me into a completely different world. A world filled with mysteries ready to be solved by the reader. Shepard casts a spell on each and every page of the suspenseful and thrilling novel; keeping the eyes of the reader stuck on every single page until you reach the end. To reveal who the killer is you have to become a detective and search for clues! But these clues in this novel aren’t enough because… you’ve got to read the previous novels Flawless, Unbelievable and Pretty Little Liars. Go and pick up the novels written by Sara Shepard but if you don’t the murder will go after you. The killer might be behind the window watching each and every move of yours. And you might not know what will happen!!! You might end up alive or DEAD!! WAIT, Do you think just picking up these novels will stop Ali’s murder from stalking you?! You still have to pick up the next two novels that are coming out Wicked and Killer!
It’s Not Bragging,
It’s True.
By Sara Shepard
Illustrated by Jennifer Heuer
330 pp. New York, NY
HarperCollins Publishers. $8.99
ISBN 978-0-06-088735-3
A new chef is making its way to the top. Sara Shepard created a new suspenseful and thrilling recipe of four tablespoons of The Grudge, one tablespoon of The Clique and one pinch of The Gossip Girls brings us a novel Perfect; four rich and perfect girls faces reality. Ali just died and Ali’s murder is still out there wandering in Rosewood. Now Aria, Hanna, Emily, and Spencer gets threaten by Ali’s murder. Ali’s murder is after them! Who will be next?
After Ali’s death; the friendship between the four girls broke. Like any other girl these four girls have their own separate lives, going to school, going to parties and hanging out with friends. All of these will be destroy after one text message from Ali’s killer… What should the girls do now?
Behind the four perfect girls Gucci sunglasses, Prada bags, perfectly looking dresses hide their own dangerous secrets. Aria cheated on her boyfriend over her AP teacher, Mr. Ezra. Hanna uses dirty tricks to become beautiful. Emily turned from a straight orientation into a lesbian. Spencer stole her sister’s essay and turned it in s her own. The essay was so good it won a Golden Orchid Award. Eventually, these secrets of these four perfect girls get unlocked by the murder. They aren’t so perfect after all! Now their secrets is out nothing in Rosewood is safe; having polices checking up on them and having Ali’s murder follow them everywhere. There is nothing they can do about this except to figure out who’s Ali’s murder?
An author as special as Sara Shepard stirs up relationship problems in the novel. The friendship between four girls broke after Ali’s death. But now A has the courage to bury all four of them alive. This story is a mysterious novel of betrayal and broken friendship, hatred and courage that longing the reader’s imagination.
The aura of Perfect captured me into a completely different world. A world filled with mysteries ready to be solved by the reader. Shepard casts a spell on each and every page of the suspenseful and thrilling novel; keeping the eyes of the reader stuck on every single page until you reach the end. To reveal who the killer is you have to become a detective and search for clues! But these clues in this novel aren’t enough because… you’ve got to read the previous novels Flawless, Unbelievable and Pretty Little Liars. Go and pick up the novels written by Sara Shepard but if you don’t the murder will go after you. The killer might be behind the window watching each and every move of yours. And you might not know what will happen!!! You might end up alive or DEAD!! WAIT, Do you think just picking up these novels will stop Ali’s murder from stalking you?! You still have to pick up the next two novels that are coming out Wicked and Killer!
November 3, 2017
3.5/5 stars (not rounding up)
This one was the most boring one so far. But I like that the writing is getting better (although I saw a few cringe-worthy inconsistencies).
Even though most of the book was boring - the ending totally made up for it!
It's so different from the show at this point, it's like a whole new world.
Have I said that these books are like crack? So bad, but so addicting!!
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This one was the most boring one so far. But I like that the writing is getting better (although I saw a few cringe-worthy inconsistencies).
Even though most of the book was boring - the ending totally made up for it!
It's so different from the show at this point, it's like a whole new world.
Have I said that these books are like crack? So bad, but so addicting!!
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March 24, 2013
Mejor incluso que la anterior. Todo empieza a encajar y es increíble las sorpresas que da. Espero que Rumores, el último de este arco, termine de resolver los misterios de buena manera. Leeré el cuarto en nada.
August 18, 2017
highly recommend this series
August 30, 2021
...and it gets bigger and better?
September 17, 2020
So I have already read the “Pretty Little Liars” series including the add-on ones. I don’t really like Shepard’s writing, but they are quick reads and her show is kind of a guilty pleasure of mine.
I am going to do the reviews of the “Pretty Little Liars” books a little different. I plan to ask questions as I read the series again and see when (or if) the question is answered. I’ll hide them with the spoiler code so you’ll have the choice to spoil it for yourself! I’m doing way too much for this series, but hey, I like to analysis things and I’m a little nuts. So here we go:
Pretty Little Liars: Perfect, Book 03
Text From “A” From Perfect
People They Dated / All Types of Romantic Relationships
Unanswered Questions from the Last Books
I am going to do the reviews of the “Pretty Little Liars” books a little different. I plan to ask questions as I read the series again and see when (or if) the question is answered. I’ll hide them with the spoiler code so you’ll have the choice to spoil it for yourself! I’m doing way too much for this series, but hey, I like to analysis things and I’m a little nuts. So here we go:
Pretty Little Liars: Perfect, Book 03
Text From “A” From Perfect
People They Dated / All Types of Romantic Relationships
Unanswered Questions from the Last Books
November 14, 2018
Oh man. These books aren't great and Shepard's writing is very basic. While I am liking the mystery aspect of them, the day to day life is just not realistic and seems extremely over the top drama wise.
Ok so the girls:
Spencer: Currently being blackmailed by A for stealing her sisters essay and then getting nominated for an award because of the writing. She's also seeing a therapist who is helping her see that she tends to choose friends who are domineering towards her - just like her sister is. To say this family has issues is a joke - they are a mess. Her parents like to just shut her out instead of actual parenting and trying to resolve issues. Her sister is a jealous, stuck up brat who can't stand it when Spencer does better than her. And honestly, Spencer is not that great either. She needs to really figure out what she actually wants and go from there.
Aria: Oh Aria. I feel like as a 16 year old girl, yes, you have crushes on your teacher. But that's where it stops. This thing with Ezra is extremely wrong and HE SHOULDN'T BE INVITING HER OVER AND THEN GIVING HER SCOTCH. Sorry. Done with that rant. Then there's the issue with her parents marriage. I get her mom being mad at her, but seriously, kicking her out because your husband cheated seems a little excessive. Like your daughter should have never been in that position to begin with so think of that. But luckily Aria has Hanna's ex boyfriend to take her in and apparently his parents don't question why she needs a place to stay.. Sure. Anyway, Aria needs to grow up.
Emily: My least favorite of the Liars (the same was true in the show). I do feel bad for what she's going through with trying to sort out her sexuality, but at the same time, try communication and stop whining. Also, Maya is a horrible character. I don't like her pushiness and her blatant disregard for Emily's feelings.
Hanna: Oh Hanna, probably to most messed up of the Liars. And also, the most unlikable. She's absolutely horrible and I don't understand why anyone likes her. Also, she needs mental help because girl has a major eating disorder and no one seems to care. Again - absentee parents strike again!
I'm going to keep reading these because they're like candy but I do hope that they get better because right now I can't make it through one without rolling my eyes.
Ok so the girls:
Spencer: Currently being blackmailed by A for stealing her sisters essay and then getting nominated for an award because of the writing. She's also seeing a therapist who is helping her see that she tends to choose friends who are domineering towards her - just like her sister is. To say this family has issues is a joke - they are a mess. Her parents like to just shut her out instead of actual parenting and trying to resolve issues. Her sister is a jealous, stuck up brat who can't stand it when Spencer does better than her. And honestly, Spencer is not that great either. She needs to really figure out what she actually wants and go from there.
Aria: Oh Aria. I feel like as a 16 year old girl, yes, you have crushes on your teacher. But that's where it stops. This thing with Ezra is extremely wrong and HE SHOULDN'T BE INVITING HER OVER AND THEN GIVING HER SCOTCH. Sorry. Done with that rant. Then there's the issue with her parents marriage. I get her mom being mad at her, but seriously, kicking her out because your husband cheated seems a little excessive. Like your daughter should have never been in that position to begin with so think of that. But luckily Aria has Hanna's ex boyfriend to take her in and apparently his parents don't question why she needs a place to stay.. Sure. Anyway, Aria needs to grow up.
Emily: My least favorite of the Liars (the same was true in the show). I do feel bad for what she's going through with trying to sort out her sexuality, but at the same time, try communication and stop whining. Also, Maya is a horrible character. I don't like her pushiness and her blatant disregard for Emily's feelings.
Hanna: Oh Hanna, probably to most messed up of the Liars. And also, the most unlikable. She's absolutely horrible and I don't understand why anyone likes her. Also, she needs mental help because girl has a major eating disorder and no one seems to care. Again - absentee parents strike again!
I'm going to keep reading these because they're like candy but I do hope that they get better because right now I can't make it through one without rolling my eyes.
February 15, 2018
Okay, it's official. I'm completely addicted to this series.
How could I not be? The girls are so interesting to read about. In this one, Emily would have to be my favourite. I wanted to punch every single person who was mean to her in the face. ESPECIALLY her parents. They were absolutely awful to her! Rehab. Ugh. That's horrible! I want to go on and on about her, and how angry her story made me. But I loved this book; I don't want to ruin it with a lecture. Anyway, her story was so interesting, and so sad. I love her and Maya together. Maya's so cute!
I liked Hanna getting a bit more down to Earth. Welcome to the real world, Hanna; not everything can be as perfect as you want it to be. Sure, Mona was unnecessarily mean to her. But there was so much wrong with their friendship anyway. They used each other to get popular. That was always going to blow up in their faces. I wish it hadn't blown up so embarrassingly for Hanna. Sure, I wanted her to realise Mona was a terrible friend. But not in front of everyone like that! I won't say what happened. But just know I felt incredibly sorry for her.
Not as bad as her ending though. The ending sort of annoyed me. Hanna found out something vitally important. So what do they do? Well, I won't tell you. But it was lame, trust me. It was way too convenient, and not at all realistic. In fact, nothing with A is realistic. I never expected it to be perfect. But she seems to be not as difficult to find as everyone things she is. This plot goes on for TWELVE BOOKS. There's no way that could happen. I'm getting over the A side of the story already, at book 3. Lucky the girls are so interesting, or I'd be completely over this.
I'm really interested in following them in the next book. Especially finding out exactly what happens with Hanna. A, though, I could live without.
Review on my second time reading this:
I didn't actually mean to re-read this, I just completely forgot I'd already read it. It wasn't until I got about halfway through that I realised I made a mistake. I really feel like that says a lot about the series... Don't get me wrong, I was still invested, I think these girls are a hilarious mess, but it doesn't exactly take up a lot of brain power!
How could I not be? The girls are so interesting to read about. In this one, Emily would have to be my favourite. I wanted to punch every single person who was mean to her in the face. ESPECIALLY her parents. They were absolutely awful to her! Rehab. Ugh. That's horrible! I want to go on and on about her, and how angry her story made me. But I loved this book; I don't want to ruin it with a lecture. Anyway, her story was so interesting, and so sad. I love her and Maya together. Maya's so cute!
I liked Hanna getting a bit more down to Earth. Welcome to the real world, Hanna; not everything can be as perfect as you want it to be. Sure, Mona was unnecessarily mean to her. But there was so much wrong with their friendship anyway. They used each other to get popular. That was always going to blow up in their faces. I wish it hadn't blown up so embarrassingly for Hanna. Sure, I wanted her to realise Mona was a terrible friend. But not in front of everyone like that! I won't say what happened. But just know I felt incredibly sorry for her.
Not as bad as her ending though. The ending sort of annoyed me. Hanna found out something vitally important. So what do they do? Well, I won't tell you. But it was lame, trust me. It was way too convenient, and not at all realistic. In fact, nothing with A is realistic. I never expected it to be perfect. But she seems to be not as difficult to find as everyone things she is. This plot goes on for TWELVE BOOKS. There's no way that could happen. I'm getting over the A side of the story already, at book 3. Lucky the girls are so interesting, or I'd be completely over this.
I'm really interested in following them in the next book. Especially finding out exactly what happens with Hanna. A, though, I could live without.
Review on my second time reading this:
I didn't actually mean to re-read this, I just completely forgot I'd already read it. It wasn't until I got about halfway through that I realised I made a mistake. I really feel like that says a lot about the series... Don't get me wrong, I was still invested, I think these girls are a hilarious mess, but it doesn't exactly take up a lot of brain power!
January 7, 2008
Hold on to your hats people! Things are getting serious. Like with the previous books in the series, PERFECT picks up the story right where FLAWLESS left off. If you have been disappointed by a book series in the past that dwindled in excitement, be assured that the PRETTY LITTLE LIARS series isn't going to let you down.
The story continues to follow Hanna, Spencer, Aria, and Emily as they attempt to find out who keeps sending them threatening messages and exposing their deepest, darkest secrets to their friends and family. The police renew their efforts in the investigation of Alison's death and begin to question the girls about the night she disappeared again. A video that Aria took while they were all still friends is leaked to the media and leads Aria to discover the secret Ali was keeping from all of them. Spenser begins therapy in order to deal with the stress of everything and discovers a horrible secret as well. Hanna, however, receives the biggest clue and actually knows who the killer is by the end of the book, but is unable to tell anyone because of a terrible accident that leaves her in the balance between life and death.
Personal issues escalate for each of the girls too. Emily has to do more self searching about her feelings for Maya. Spenser has to deal with the aftermath of turning in her sister's papers as one of her own. Hanna becomes shunned by her best friend and stresses over the fact that she is putting on weight and Aria finds her feelings for Ezra aren't as resolved as she thought they were. Through every new development "A" is there taunting and threatening.
By the end of PERFECT it doesn't seem like it can get any worse. I'm sure Sara Shepard has more surprises in store for us in the next installment of this wonderfully, suspenseful series. UNBELIEVABLE is due to come out in March 2008.
The story continues to follow Hanna, Spencer, Aria, and Emily as they attempt to find out who keeps sending them threatening messages and exposing their deepest, darkest secrets to their friends and family. The police renew their efforts in the investigation of Alison's death and begin to question the girls about the night she disappeared again. A video that Aria took while they were all still friends is leaked to the media and leads Aria to discover the secret Ali was keeping from all of them. Spenser begins therapy in order to deal with the stress of everything and discovers a horrible secret as well. Hanna, however, receives the biggest clue and actually knows who the killer is by the end of the book, but is unable to tell anyone because of a terrible accident that leaves her in the balance between life and death.
Personal issues escalate for each of the girls too. Emily has to do more self searching about her feelings for Maya. Spenser has to deal with the aftermath of turning in her sister's papers as one of her own. Hanna becomes shunned by her best friend and stresses over the fact that she is putting on weight and Aria finds her feelings for Ezra aren't as resolved as she thought they were. Through every new development "A" is there taunting and threatening.
By the end of PERFECT it doesn't seem like it can get any worse. I'm sure Sara Shepard has more surprises in store for us in the next installment of this wonderfully, suspenseful series. UNBELIEVABLE is due to come out in March 2008.
May 25, 2017
SPOILERS
I'm actually shook. Like I didn't expect Spencer to be Ali's killer! There is so much that I need to figure out. Is Hannah dead? Is Melissa dead? Where's Aria going to live? I have so many questions. So far, this has been my favorite book and I'm excited to read the next one
I'm actually shook. Like I didn't expect Spencer to be Ali's killer! There is so much that I need to figure out. Is Hannah dead? Is Melissa dead? Where's Aria going to live? I have so many questions. So far, this has been my favorite book and I'm excited to read the next one
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 5, 2023
this one gets five stars cause ezra feral fitz gets the ending he should’ve gotten in the show.
January 11, 2011
So, I don't even know which book this is, number-wise. I think I accidentally read the last two (that I could stand to read) in the wrong order, but regardless, I'm sick of them! Who is A? Like seriously? I thought it was Mona. Then it's someone new or something? Who killed Ali? Was it Melissa's boyfriend? Ian or whatever? I think it's very annoying how there are, like 7 or 8(?) books in this series. How can you stretch this out that far? Honestly, the whole 7-8 book series could have been concentrated down into two books, three tops. They could have gotten rid of a lot of the "literary fluff" those dumb books are full of. These books were kind of confusing and misleading... though that may have been a direct result of my reading them out of order, but seriously. For god's sake, WHO IS A? Mona is dead. Now you tell me there is another A? I'M DONE WITH YOU, SARA SHEPARD! The only reason I stuck with the series so long is that I just wanted to get it over with, and find out whodunnit. But I guess Shepard isn't willing to give it up so easily. Hello, SparkNotes. I bet you'll summarize all of this crap into a nice, couple of pages for me.
Basically what I'm saying is, if you want to get all wrapped up in the lives of rich, snobby teenagers, don't bother with the ones from Rosewood Day, cause let me tell you, it is a waste of your time. Maybe none of those murder/mystery/feel-bad-for-me/romance/homeliness/DISASTROUS events would have happened if Ali hadn't been such a drama queen, a hog, a traitor, and a slut. How many older girls' boyfriends did she end up stealing? YEAH, I'd have killed her too if she took my boyfriend and lied about all of it. Honestly, Ali, I hate you! I bet you weren't even that pretty. Jeesh.
Sincerely,
Would Have Rated It Lower Had It Been An Option
Basically what I'm saying is, if you want to get all wrapped up in the lives of rich, snobby teenagers, don't bother with the ones from Rosewood Day, cause let me tell you, it is a waste of your time. Maybe none of those murder/mystery/feel-bad-for-me/romance/homeliness/DISASTROUS events would have happened if Ali hadn't been such a drama queen, a hog, a traitor, and a slut. How many older girls' boyfriends did she end up stealing? YEAH, I'd have killed her too if she took my boyfriend and lied about all of it. Honestly, Ali, I hate you! I bet you weren't even that pretty. Jeesh.
Sincerely,
Would Have Rated It Lower Had It Been An Option
January 10, 2022
CW: racism, conversion therapy, lesbian objectification, murder, mentions of self harm, mentions of bulimia, eating disorder, pedophilia, bullying, terrible parents
The plot continues to thicken.... and we almost got to know who A is! I felt terribly for Emily in this book. Conversion therapy?? Really? What's with all these messed up parents? So wild. The parents in PLL are the real villains. I just hope everything can get sorted for Emily and Aria. I liked Hanna way more in this book. The worse her popular standing is, the more I feel for her and like her. She's had it hard... So has Spencer, her parents and sister being the absolutely worst family in the book so far. Aria's plot line I like the least still. She's a mess, and her parental situation sucks, and I really hate the pedophile she's dating. Hopefully she gets over that in the next book.
The plot continues to thicken.... and we almost got to know who A is! I felt terribly for Emily in this book. Conversion therapy?? Really? What's with all these messed up parents? So wild. The parents in PLL are the real villains. I just hope everything can get sorted for Emily and Aria. I liked Hanna way more in this book. The worse her popular standing is, the more I feel for her and like her. She's had it hard... So has Spencer, her parents and sister being the absolutely worst family in the book so far. Aria's plot line I like the least still. She's a mess, and her parental situation sucks, and I really hate the pedophile she's dating. Hopefully she gets over that in the next book.
December 14, 2015
This one was okay but so far the worst out of the three I've read. I still really liked it though!
It's funny how with the TV show my favorites are Aria and Hannah but in the books I love Emily and Spencer more.
Now off to the next book in the series.
It's funny how with the TV show my favorites are Aria and Hannah but in the books I love Emily and Spencer more.
Now off to the next book in the series.
April 9, 2023
What can I say? The distraction I needed
June 26, 2012
I'm not even sure how to rate books by Sara Shepard anymore. This book has a lot of problems. It took ages for the plot to really begin. A lot of the book felt like filler. We see the same scene retold at least half a dozen times, and new information is not always revealed. Often, I start to wonder why the girls aren't acting a little more paranoid. The are not actively trying to figure out who A is, and they continually give A new blackmail material. A big portion of the plot deals with repressed memories, which just seems like a cheap plot device, especially since it is only really introduced in this book. The prose is purple but also as shallow as possible.
I even have some issues with characterization. Hanna's mother is home sometimes now, and she even expresses a mild amount of concern for Hanna. Spencer's parents somehow become slightly sympathetic, but it is all through things that we're told rather than shown. Okay, they're not sympathetic, but they are at least out of the running for most terrible parents in this series. Sean is no longer a perfect saint, without any real reason. (Don't worry, he's being replaced by a new saintly teenage boy.) Melissa sprouts a mustache for twirling purposes and becomes a cartoon villain.
Despite all of this, Pretty Little Liars remains really good trash. The first half of the book is so boring; however, Shepard brings this book to the most climactic conclusion possible without making any reveals. The last ten chapters, at least, are filled with suspense. A is really doing their best to ruin these girls' lives, and it is the perfect hook to come back for more. Until I reached the climax, this review would have completely bashed the book. It might have even reached one star level at some points. But I'm reading these books for the explosive endings, and this one really delivered.
I even have some issues with characterization. Hanna's mother is home sometimes now, and she even expresses a mild amount of concern for Hanna. Spencer's parents somehow become slightly sympathetic, but it is all through things that we're told rather than shown. Okay, they're not sympathetic, but they are at least out of the running for most terrible parents in this series. Sean is no longer a perfect saint, without any real reason. (Don't worry, he's being replaced by a new saintly teenage boy.) Melissa sprouts a mustache for twirling purposes and becomes a cartoon villain.
Despite all of this, Pretty Little Liars remains really good trash. The first half of the book is so boring; however, Shepard brings this book to the most climactic conclusion possible without making any reveals. The last ten chapters, at least, are filled with suspense. A is really doing their best to ruin these girls' lives, and it is the perfect hook to come back for more. Until I reached the climax, this review would have completely bashed the book. It might have even reached one star level at some points. But I'm reading these books for the explosive endings, and this one really delivered.
July 30, 2014
Perfect es la tercera parte de la saga Pretty Little Liars (Pequeñas mentirosas). Saga que empecé a leer porque estoy enganchadísima a la serie y había oído que los libros eran muy diferentes, por lo que no dudé en empezar a leerlos. Y me doy cuenta de que cada libro es mejor que el anterior y eso me fascina.
Si ya el primer libro me gustó mucho, el segundo bastante más... este tercero me ha gustado incluso más. Y es que aunque los dos primeros libros son muy introductorios, en esta tercera parte la historia comienza a encarrilarse y la trama se pone cada vez más fuerte y tensa.
Lo que me gusta de esta saga es que son cuatro personajes en los que se centra y eso hace que sea más amena y fácil de leer. Pues cada capítulo es la historia de cada una de ellas y se van alternando, por lo que es muy entretenido.
Y sin duda si de algo se caracteriza esta saga (de momento) es por ser entretenida y amena. Los mensajes de -A no hacen más que agilizar la historia. De hecho siempre estaba deseando que llegara un mensaje porque le daba mucho más vida al libro.
Los personajes van cambiando poco a poco a lo largo de los libros, se nota bastante la evolución que tienen y lo que les afecta lo que va sucediendo. Y eso hace que el libro sea más real y cercano.
Esta tercera parte me ha gustado muchísimo, el final me ha dejado sin aliento y con muchas ganas de coger su continuación.
El inglés en general es fácil, no es una novela complicada de entender. Así que si tenéis ganas de leer esta saga os animo a hacerlo en inglés porque los libros están baratísimos y son muy buenos para leer entre lecturas densas y pesadas.
Si ya el primer libro me gustó mucho, el segundo bastante más... este tercero me ha gustado incluso más. Y es que aunque los dos primeros libros son muy introductorios, en esta tercera parte la historia comienza a encarrilarse y la trama se pone cada vez más fuerte y tensa.
Lo que me gusta de esta saga es que son cuatro personajes en los que se centra y eso hace que sea más amena y fácil de leer. Pues cada capítulo es la historia de cada una de ellas y se van alternando, por lo que es muy entretenido.
Y sin duda si de algo se caracteriza esta saga (de momento) es por ser entretenida y amena. Los mensajes de -A no hacen más que agilizar la historia. De hecho siempre estaba deseando que llegara un mensaje porque le daba mucho más vida al libro.
Los personajes van cambiando poco a poco a lo largo de los libros, se nota bastante la evolución que tienen y lo que les afecta lo que va sucediendo. Y eso hace que el libro sea más real y cercano.
Esta tercera parte me ha gustado muchísimo, el final me ha dejado sin aliento y con muchas ganas de coger su continuación.
El inglés en general es fácil, no es una novela complicada de entender. Así que si tenéis ganas de leer esta saga os animo a hacerlo en inglés porque los libros están baratísimos y son muy buenos para leer entre lecturas densas y pesadas.
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