Ruthless Review

A's baaaaaaaaccccccck!

This series is crazy addictive! Unfortunately, there seems to be no end in sight. There will be at least 2 more books. I'm so hooked, that I will keep reading and reviewing for my own enjoyment...lol.

As always SPOILERS below. If you plan to read the series or are not interested, be sure to check out other posts from this week. :)

The girls are feeling guilt over Tabitha's death, which is making each of them act out in different ways.

Aria: As predicted, Ezra returns. (to the happiness of some readers) I don't know, but common sense to me says that this relationship was doomed from the start. (I think I was naive at the start, and wanted them to be together, but after the first separation....it was clear to me.) So I got a little ahead of myself, after all the drama from the last book, Noel breaks up with Aria and starts dating Klaudia. *hiss* Just like a magnet, Ezra comes waltzing back into the picture, desiring to rekindle his relationship with Aria. Things are clearly not the same and end with Aria catching Klaudia with Ezra. Noel and Aria make up. (I'm not entirely sure if this relationship will last.)

Emily: Emily meets a girl named Kelsey at a party. They instantly connect and quickly become best friends. This relationship does not make Spencer happy. (This is explained further in Spencer's part of the story)

Hanna: While helping with her dad's campaign, Hanna meets a guy named Liam and falls hard for him. She finds out early on that he is the son of her father's opponent and continues with the relationship. She later learns that her Romeo is really a Casanova and dumps him. She reveals to her father some secrets she learned from Liam about his father, in hopes of revenge and a successful campaign run. Kate also shows a different side to herself, by agreeing to help seek revenge on Liam. (This is due to her having a boy do the same thing to her)

Spencer: Spencer attends some AP classes at The University of Pennsylvania. There she meets a girl named Kelsey and they become fast friends. The girls soon discover "Easy A" a speed pill that the girls believe help them with their studies. One night, the girls run out of their pills and seek out a dealer. The girls get pulled over by the cops on their way back to campus. The girls get interrogated and Spencer terrified of the consequences pins the whole thing on Kelsey. She does this by getting Hanna to plant pills in her room. This is why Spencer is understandably upset with Emily's new friendship. Spencer and Emily have a huge fight over Kelsey. Emily is so upset that she reveals to Kelsey that Spencer framed her. Kelsey gets very upset and jumps in her car, Emily concerned joins her. Kelsey drives Emily to a familiar spot, Floating Man's Quarry. (this is where Mona Vanderwaal died) There is a struggle and then Kelsey decides to kill herself. She suffers a nasty fall, and ends up getting sent to The Preserve. (the same center Hanna and Alison were sent to) This leaves the girls thinking that Kelsey was -A and their troubles are over. (Not so fast!) The girls get a text with a picture of Tabitha's body washed up on the beach. The girls decide they need to find out how much Kelsey actually knows. They discover that Kelsey did know about Spencer when she met Emily. They also discovered that Kelsey had another stash of drugs hidden in her room, so Spencer sped up the process of her ending up in juvie. The girls left with heavy hearts and few answers. The book ends with one of the girls turning and seeing a memorial bench, the girls are horrified to discover that the name on the bench was Tabitha. She was a patient at one of The Preserve centers! The book ends yet again with many questions.

Honestly, the only thing that keeps me reading is the need to know the ending...lol. The girls stories were not as strong. Ezra coming back seemed stiff and uneventful. Emily comes off again being very naive and ignorant for someone who has been through so much. You would think she would have some trust issues. I actually had high hopes for Hanna's relationship even though it was star-crossed. Oh well! Spencer has got to be the slimiest most spineless of all the characters. She just keeps getting darker and darker. She seems to approach a level almost equivalent to -A's. (I guess they all have, but hers is easier for me to see.)

Next up!


* Currently on book shelves there is a book titled, Pretty Little Secrets, it contains short stories revealing more of the girl's secrets.

* The next book in the series, Stunning,  is scheduled to be released June 5, 2012. This book will mainly revolve around Emily. (Twisted was a group secret, Ruthless was Spencer's secret and the books to follow will cover Hanna and Aria's secrets.) Maya was not in this book, but I imagine she will probably pop up in this book since it is about Emily's secret.  You can learn more information on Stunning here.

More reviews to come as I read through the series!

<3 Anna

Twisted Review

Hey all,

I'm back to review Twisted! The most recent book in the PLL series. I read this book in two days...craziness! As always, this post contains SPOILERS!

Twisted skips ahead to the girls senior year in high school. The girls are still keeping secrets and there is still plenty of drama. The biggest being what happened on their spring break trip to Jamaica last year. The girl's memories resurface throughout the book. We learn that Emily sees a girl who looks like Ali. All of the girls have various interaction with her and she even invites them up to the roof of the hotel, to hangout. The girls of course are freaked, but confront her. "Ali" tries to to push Hanna off the roof, but in self defense Aria pushes Ali off. The girls look for Ali's body, but never find it. So much for getting away from the drama....

This leaves the girls uncomfortable and obviously scared. The girls begin to spend less and less time together. Plus they have their own drama to contend with.

Aria is struggling to deal with her boyfriend's foreign exchange student, Klaudia. Aria is sure that she is trying to still Noel away. This causes a rift between her and Noel, so she decides to try and befriend Klaudia. This causes Aria to learn that her worries were just and there is a dramatic fight with Klaudia, leaving Klaudia injured after falling from a ski lift. Noel is very upset and seems to side with Klaudia. Aria's part in the story ends with a evil smiling Klaudia, this leaves us to wonder what will Klaudia do next?

Emily becomes friend's with the new girl, Chloe, she just so happens to be moving into Jenna Cavanaugh's place. Emily babysits for Chloe's little sister, Grace. Through this we learn that Emily was pregnant over the summer with a baby girl. (Isaac, her ex being the father) She explains that she took the swim season off and went to Pennsylvania to give birth. She put the child up for adoption, the only person from her family that knew was her older sister. Emily's dreams of getting a swim scholarship are mostly shattered, but Chloe's father offers to help. He also hits on Emily. Chloe finds out and thinks that Emily is trying to wreck her family. Even though her father had cheated before. Emily doesn't tell Chloe what really happened and Chloe threatens to reveal Emily's secret.

Hanna's father is running for Senator of Pennsylvania. While filming a campaign commercial, one of the photographer's offers Hanna a modeling gig. Mike, Hanna's bf, thinks the guy is creepy and just wants to hit on Hanna. She of course, disagrees and sets up an appointment for the photo shoot. The photographer, aka a creep, gets some naughty pictures of Hanna. He uses this as blackmail and Hanna has to come up with the money to save her dad's campaign. She is too embarrassed to tell her dad what really happened. So she steals money from his campaign and pins it on her dad's assistant.

Spencer's mother is dating again and it's become serious. Spencer and Melissa are asked to come to dinner and meet the mystery man, as well as his two children. Spencer meets a very attractive young man at the bar, who she later finds out will be her new step brother. Spencer decides to act on her feelings and learns that Zach is gay. The night Spencer's mother announces their engagement, Zach and Spencer decide to celebrate with a few drinks, they end up falling asleep in the same bed. Zach's father finds them together and is furious. He assumes they slept together. Spencer becomes terrified when Zach's father begins hitting him. She shouts (without thinking) that Zach didn't sleep with her and that he was gay. Zach was not ready for this to be revealed and is furious with Spencer. He is also upset because his father decides to send him away to military school. He obviously could not take the news. We also learn that Spencer has another secret about how she got into Princeton.

The book ends with all of the girls coming together. They had all been receiving new -A texts. They were also all together for a big announcement. A girl's body had washed ashore in Jamaica. The girl that had looked so much like Ali, wasn't Ali. The girls were shocked to learn they had killed an innocent girl!

This book was pretty good. It wasn't the best of the series, but it kept you reading. The story lines were not as interesting. I think the thing that kept me reading---was wondering what would/could happen next and if a happy ending were possible?

The next book, Ruthless, will be released December 6th. We will have to wait until then to see what could possibly happen next?! It's been posted that Ezra and Maya will be returning.

<3 Anna

Wanted Review

Hey everyone,

I know it's been a few weeks since my last review, but I'm back! So sit back with a cool refreshing drink of choice and enjoy this review. As -A would say "It's not over until I say it's over."

As always this post contains SPOILERS! Be sure to check out my previous PLL reviews and if you haven't read the book or this isn't your cup of tea, be sure to check out previous posts! :)

In Wanted, the girls discover that Ali has a twin! This twin, Courtney, was put away because she had some "health issues." The girls are unsure of what to think of Ali's twin and the flood of memories of Ali that return. Aria is especially wary of her. Courtney is able to connect with the other girls and eventually Aria gives in. While everything is cool and shiny, Courtney decides to drop a bomb on the girls...(not literally) lol. Courtney reveals that she is Ali and that Courtney was the one that died all those years ago. The girls are not entirely convinced of this at first, but "Ali" is able to provide proof of all this. The girls are so excited to have their bestie back that they quickly agree to join her in the Poconos for a fun girls weekend, after the big dance. Spencer gets a phone call informing her that her sister is missing, this scares her because she has a strong suspicion that Melissa killed "Ali."

This suspicion disappears when it is revealed that Ali was the killer! The girls never truly knew Ali, Courtney was the twin they had known and loved. Ali had killed Courtney because she felt that she had ruined her life. We also learn that she had tried to kill the girls in the forest fire and after revealing this set the house they were staying in on fire. The girls are able to escape, after discovering Ian's body and Melissa tied up in the same closet. The police show up and believe that Ali is dead, but her body is nowhere to be found. The police also now know that Alison also killed Jenna.

The book ends with:

Hanna's mother returning and Hanna and Mike getting back together.

Meredith gives birth to a baby girl.

Aria and Noel Kahn get back together.

Ella breaks up with Xavier after finding out his true colors.

Melissa and Spencer grow closer after their near death experience.

Spencer is given hope for her family, regardless of whether her parents divorce.

Emily buries everything that reminds her of Ali at Courtney's grave...but hears something in the distance...leaving the book open for future books...bringing us to the release of Twisted!

I really enjoyed this book. The addition of a twin was surprising and intriguing. It also made you wonder about Ali and Courtney's parents. If one of the twin's has mental issues, shouldn't you visit them? Rather than them come home and switch with the other...and shouldn't you of all people be able to tell them apart?! In my opinion, both of the girls are disturbed and needed help. Although if that had happened, we wouldn't have this gem of a story. ;) It was a page turner through and through. The ending was very satisfying and left you wanting more!

I bought Twisted last weekend and will begin reading it soon. Since my to-read list is insane...I won't say when that review will be posted, but keep your eyes peeled. ;)

<3 Anna

Heartless Review

Hey everyone,


I missed yesterday's post, so I thought I would play catch up. Next week will be the final PLL review post until I read Twisted...which comes out this month! :)

Here are the previous posts:

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/03/pretty-little-liars-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/03/flawless-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/04/perfect-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/04/unbelievable-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/wicked-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/killer-review.html

As always this review will contain SPOILERS! If you would like to read the books or are not interested in this series, please feel free to check out these posts:

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/tasty-tuesday-stuffed-peppers.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/weekend-roundup_27.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/friday-favorites_24.html

This is the first book that the girls are referred to as "pretty little liars." This is because Ian's body disappeared before anyone else could find it, as well as "seeing" Ali. The girls have no one they can turn to and no one believes them anyway. -A sends clues to Emily that leads her to an Amish community. She discovers that Darren Wilden was once apart of the community, this leads Emily to believe that he may have murdered a girl name Leah. (She was a part of the community and died around the time Ali "returned.") Hanna is sent away to deal with her eating disorder and PTSD. While there she becomes best friend's with her roommate and lead mean girl, Iris. She then learns that Iris knew Ali and may have killed her! Spencer gets some suspicious texts from -A. Spencer learns that her father had an affair with Ali's mother, making Ali and Jason her half siblings! This causes Spencer to suspect her mother of murdering Ali. Spencer tells her parents and learns that her mother had no idea about the affair, this obviously causes more tension in the household. Despite all of the finger pointing, the girls end up arrested for Ali's murder. They are quickly released, when the "real" killer is captured. Billy Ford (a construction worker on Ali's parent's gazebo) is revealed to be the true murderer. He is also believed to be Jenna Cavanaugh's killer. This book ends leaving everyone wondering, if this ending is too simple...could Billy Ford really be -A?

This is another fast-paced book. Hanna's and Spencer's story lines are particularly interesting! You would think with so many books, it would get old---but Sara really knows how to keep her audience entertained. She has a way of leaving you with so many questions and wanting more. I look forward to reviewing the next book, Wanted and reading Twisted and Ruthless. (comes out Dec. 6th this year) So until next time!

<3 Anna

Killer Review

Hey everyone,

I'm sure many of you are glad it is Wednesday and are ready for the weekend! I know I am! Today I will be reviewing the sixth book in The PLL series. For a recap of the reviews, check out these links:

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/03/pretty-little-liars-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/03/flawless-review.html


http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/04/perfect-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/04/unbelievable-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/wicked-review.html

As always this review will contain SPOILERS! If you would like to read the books or are not interested in this series, please feel free to check out these posts:

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/weekend-roundup_20.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/friday-favorites_17.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-worms-unite.html

Or anything else that catches your fancy! ;)

So on to the review! In Killer, the girls discover that Ian can't be the killer. He is now yet another missing person. You would think that having a crazy killer running around would be enough drama for any one person. Not for these girls!

Emily and her boyfriend, Isaac decide to take their relationship to the next level. This leads to trouble when Isaac's mother finds out and forbids Emily from setting foot in their home. Hanna risks everything for Aria's little brother, Mike! She discovers that there is more than meets the eye. Aria reconnects with Ali's big brother, Jason DiLaurentis. She falls for him all over again. We also discover that Jason gave Aria the missing piece of the flag. Spencer meets a lady, she believes to be her mother. They meet up for dinner and really hit it off. Spencer decides to move to New York to live closer to her "birth" mother, but realizes too late that it was all a scam. She loses all of her money for college.

Emily attends a party at Radley, once a place for troubled youth. She discovers that Jason was once a patient there. The girls realize that Jason and Darren Wilden, must have been involved in Ali's murder. The girls get this confirmed by Ian. During this time Aria decides to tell the girls about the missing flag piece and gets a shocking surprise. The woods behind Spencer's house are on fire. Aria finds someone among the fire and smoke and helps them brave the flames. The biggest shocker of them all....it appears to be Ali!

I remember this is the point in the books where my addiction was further fueled. It's like what the heck?! Ali? Really?! I really enjoyed Spencer's and Aria's parts in this book. I know many people who have wondered if they were adopted. It was interesting to think about this playing out. Aria having the flag piece was a bit unexpected, but entertaining, nonetheless! It was also funny to read about Mike and Hanna...they sort of fit together in a weird way! Emily's story just annoyed me, per usual. Emily started getting boring---once she returned from Iowa.

Any thoughts? Stay tuned next week for my Heartless review!

<3 Anna

Wicked Review

Hey everyone,

I know it's been awhile, but I'm going to finish my reviews of The Pretty Little Liars series. Starting today and every Wednesday, until I finish. (I will use Wednesdays to do book, magazine, movie,etc. reviews.)

Here's the links to the previous posts:

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/03/pretty-little-liars-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/03/flawless-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/04/perfect-review.html

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/04/unbelievable-review.html

As always, this blog contains SPOILERS , if you do not wish to see this, check out another post! :)

Might I suggest:

http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/tasty-tuesday-hawaiian-chicken.html


http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/emotional-cheating.html


http://annaleviner13.blogspot.com/2011/06/friday-favorites_10.html

Or feel free to look through any of my other posts! :)


Wicked brings the return of -A. Just when the girls think everything is about to become normal or as normal as it gets in Rosewood, -A makes a come back! (So someone else knows all the girls secrets!) In this book, each of the girls has there own issues to deal with. One thing that bugs me, is you would think that these girls would learn to confide in one another or seek comfort in each other having the same psycho-stalker....but not so much.

Emily meets a guy named Isaac at church. They start talking and Emily begins to question everything she believes in once again. Hanna is still reeling from the realization that her best friend was -A. She also has to deal with her step-sister stealing her spotlight. This comes to a head at a party, where Hanna tells everyone that Kate has herpes. Hanna's boyfriend overhears and breaks up with her. Hanna is left babysitting Kate. Aria and older guys, it never ends! Aria meets this great guy at an art show. Ella starts talking to this great artsy guy online. If it was any other person, these would be two different people. This is Aria....so it's the same guy. This guy, Xaviar, turns out to be a real jerk. This leaves Aria with only one option, move in with her father and his new preggo wife. Spencer starts thinking she is adopted, and begins investigating her past.

This book was pretty good. The Emily storyline and Aria storyline were a bit annoying. I was more interested in what was happening with Hanna and Spencer in this one. This book has a pretty suspenseful ending, the girls learn that Ian is not the killer. They find Ian's dead body behind Spencer's house. The weird thing is the girls contact the police and have them go to the woods where the body is located, only it's not there. What happen to Ian's body? Did the girls imagine seeing it? Find out in the next book, Killer!

<3 Anna

Unbelievable Review

Hey all!

Can you believe it's Wednesday once again?! This year seems to be going by pretty fast! Today's review will be of the fourth book in the Pretty Little Liars series Unbelievable. As always if you do not wish to see spoilers...please check out a previous post. Thanks!

When we last left the girls were shocked to find one of their own hit by a car. Hanna was silenced before she was able to reveal the identity of -A. The girls received a creepy text saying "She knew too much." The girls are terrified and realize that -A is willing to do anything to keep his/her secrets safe. Could -A be Ali's killer? How does -A know so much?

Hanna Marin knew -A's identity, now she is lying in a hospital bed. Hanna's face is bruised and she is in a coma. Will she wake up? Will she remember the news she discovered?

Emily didn't "obey" her parent's wishes and instead of being with her friend who needs her. She is sent off to Iowa to live with her very strict aunt and uncle and their children. She is actually able to enjoy herself but to what cost?

Spencer discovers she is having blackouts and she could be Ali's killer. This isn't her only worry, Spencer gets nominated for an award and has to present on the paper she stole from her sister.

Aria loses Ezra and has to stoop to asking her dad and his girlfriend for a place to stay.

Hanna wakes up from her coma and the girls are discouraged to learn that she doesn't remember who -A is. Lucky for Mona, she doesn't remember the nasty way she treated her at her Sweet Seventeen party either. Mona and Spencer team up to throw Hanna a welcome back party. This causes Spencer and Mona to get to know once another and become friends. The party goes well enough until Spencer "realizes" that her sister is -A. Spencer and Mona decide to go report this to the police while Hanna and the rest stay behind to enjoy her party. During the party the girls talk and Hanna begins to remember what happened the night of the car crash. She remembers that Mona is -A! This sends the girls into a bit of a panic as they try to contact Spencer to warn her. Spencer does her best to reveal where she is to the girls. Mona realizes what's going on and throws Spencer's phone out the car window. Mona and Spencer finally arrive at Floating Man Quarry, an eerie place where it is said a boy's ghost still haunts. Mona tries to convince Spencer to join her and they can rule the school together. Spencer refuses and they fight. Spencer and Mona struggle and both nearly fall. Mona does and is killed instantly. During the squabble, Spencer learns that Ali's diary reveals that Ali had given Ian an ultimatum the night she went missing. She wanted to meet with Ian and he agree to break up with Melissa before her trip to Prague (All of these facts are slowly pieced together in the book. ) If Ian didn't agree, she would reveal that they were dating. This gives Ian motive and it's revealed that Ian is now the number one suspect in Ali's murder. The last scene in this book, shows the girls going to the court house for Ian's hearing. The girls watch as Ian pleads not guilty and are able to get some relief as this is now all over. Emily thinks she see's Ali in a car on their way out of the court house. She keeps this to herself.

This book was fast-paced and full of energy. You feel very sad to read that Hanna is in a coma. Hanna is one of my favorite characters and she is so full of life. It seems wrong for a portion of the book for her not to really be interacting with everyone. Emily's trip to Iowa was pretty interesting but what was even more interesting was her parents acceptance of her once she returned. Sometimes it takes losing---nearly losing someone for people to realize the damage done. This seems to wake people up. There was so much in this one book it's hard to remember to put it all in the summary and I know I left out a ton of details. One was how Jenna and Aria bonded through art class. Aria learned that Jenna wasn't so bad, but also that Ali and Jenna had a sort of friendship. Spencer had a lot of realizations in this book as well. I imagine it's pretty scary to find out you have black outs and think you may have killed your best friend. She also had to lie and the crazy thing is she was led to believe all of this by her parents! In the end I was glad to see her stick up for what is right. The realization that -A was Mona was pretty huge. I had suspected her for awhile, but when she started receiving the texts also, that threw me off the trail. Ian's arrest was sad. I really thought Melissa was guilty. As I said before this book was great. I hate that there was so many details that I can't fit them all in. This book had ALOT going on. So stay tune next week for my review of book 5, Wicked!

17. What is one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?

I want to one day be a mother. I feel that in a few years this will happen, right now I'm growing and learning about myself with my hubby. I also hope that we will be more financially stable by then.

<3 Anna

Perfect Review

Hey everyone,

It's Wednesday...so you know what that means?! Time to continue with my review of The Pretty Little Liars series. As always if you do not wish to read spoilers, check out one of my previous posts. :)

In Flawless, the girls are left more confused than ever. Their prime suspect is now dead and the texts and blackmailing continue.

One of the main focuses of Perfect is a scene from one of Aria's videos. The group is all together playing talk show. This is important because we gather more information on Alison, Ali's personality. It still doesn't make sense why the girls allow her to talk to them so disrespectfully. Other than the fact, that she took interest in them and said she wanted to be friends. This also shows Spencer interacting with Ian and her sister's apparent annoyance by this.

The girls trouble continues as they always have secrets to hide.

Spencer begins having memories of the night Ali disappeared. Everyone knows that they had an argument, but did Spencer kill Ali? All of these realizations don't help Spencer, as she is struggling to keep her perfect student image. So to make things easier, Spencer steals one of her sister's Economics papers.

Aria struggles to keep her dad's affair a secret from her mother and brother. This works well, until Aria decides to ignore a request from -A. -A reveals the affair to Aria's mother and she kicks her husband out. Aria is also struggling with feelings for two very different guys. (Aria's current boyfriend, Sean and Aria's AP English teacher, Ezra) Sean is a sweet guy, who allows Aria to move in after Aria's mother finds out she knew about the affair. He is a good comfort in the midst of the storm, but Aria can't deny her feelings for Ezra. Aria finally realizes this and makes plans to break things off with Sean. Unfortunately, Sean finds out about the relationship and Ezra is arrested. Aria is left with a broken heart and wondering where she will go now...?

Emily can't shake her feelings for Maya, but isn't ready to make their relationship public. These feelings intensify when she learns that her parents don't want her hanging around Maya because they are blatantly racist. Unfortunately, -A doesn't mind, and plasters pictures of Emily and Maya kissing at a party. Emily's parents don't know how to deal with this news and tell her she has two options. She can join a group called Tree Tops, that is supposed to help you to become straight or move to Iowa and live with her strict aunt and uncle, as well as her cousins.

Hanna has to throw the best Sweet Seventeen party ever for her best friend, Mona. Otherwise her social status will be on shaky ground. Unfortunately, things don't go according to plan. Hanna and Mona have a series of misunderstandings and Mona excludes her from outings and her court for the party. Hanna spends this time getting to know Lucas, a guy she would normally never talk to. Hanna believes that Mona has forgiven her when she sees the court dress on her bed. Hanna gets dressed and heads to the party, despite the fact that she already has plans with Lucas. Mona and Hanna face off at the party and Hanna realizes that -A sent the dress. (Mona and Hanna are wearing the exact same dress and the girls in the court are wearing different dresses) This causes Mona to be furious with Hanna. Hanna is then embarrassed when her dress rips revealing her underwear in front of everyone. Lucas comes in and saves the day. Towards the end of the book, Hanna gets a text from -A, he/she has slipped up and sent the text from a familiar phone. Hanna contacts the other girls and they plan to meet at their spot, so she can reveal the name. Hanna doesn't get a chance as she is hit by a car. The girls look on in horror and they receive an eerie text that says "She knew too much."

This book kicks up the juice. It's even more of a page turner than the first two! This book leaves you wondering about Spencer. Is she capable of murder? Could she do that to her best friend, even if they were competitive? What really happened that night? Aria is left with nothing. The strange thing about Aria is that she is so much like her father. She doesn't even see it. They say that people struggle with the same issues as their parents...this is made very believable in this book. Emily is put in a terrible position in this book. I feel very bad for her. The one person she can talk to, she is not allowed to see. Emily's parents frustrate me ALOT. I understand that they don't agree with her lifestyle and don't know how to deal with it, but their solutions are horrible and I believe won't solve anything. Hanna gets the worst of it though. The girls are left terrified and know that if you don't play by -A's rules someone will get hurt.

Stay tuned! Next Wednesday reviewing book 4 Unbelievable!

13. Would you break the law to save a loved one?

This would depend on the circumstances. If anyone I know killed someone or harmed themselves, I would have to report it. I wouldn't want them to harm themselves or another person. This I feel would better benefit them than me pretending to be a good friend and "helping" them.
<3 Anna

Flawless Review

Hey everyone!

It's that time again, time to review book 2 in the Pretty Little Liars series. ***Just a warning if you wish to read the books, and/or haven't read the first and second books, you may want to stop reading from here on. This may contain spoilers.***

The first book leaves us with the four friends discovering that -A (the evil blackmailer) can't be Alison, their long lost friend because Alison's body is discovered buried outside her home. The girls get one last taunting text before the book ends. This leaves all readers wondering...who is -A? Why is he/she doing this?

Flawless picks up right where Pretty Little Liars leaves off. The girls continue to receive texts, but now the girls have a new suspect. Toby Cavanaugh. The girls suspect Toby because of an incident that happened with his sister, Jenna. The girls refer to this as "The Jenna Thing." He was the only other person besides the girls involved.

In this book, each girl has a specific secret(s) that she wishes to not be revealed. Emily is unsure about her feelings for her new best friend Maya. She also struggles with feelings of guilt over Alison. Spencer finds herself constantly flirting with temptation and her sister's boyfriends. Aria is keeping a secret that could destroy her family as well as a secret love. Hanna is excited that her dad is back in her life, but she soon realizes that it's not what it seems.

Throughout this book, the girls heavily suspect Toby and are eager to find an end to the madness. Just when the girls think they have -A all figured out, they find Toby's body.(He had committed suicide) Emily and Toby had attended a social event together. They have a misunderstanding and Emily suspects that Toby is -A. Toby tries very hard to explain to Emily his secret. The girls later learn that Toby abused his sister, Jenna. Alison found out about this and so she promised to keep this secret for him. If he would return the favor for her. This is why he killed himself, he thought that Emily had stumbled upon his secret. The book ends with the girls right back where they started and still not knowing who -A is.

This book was just as engrossing as the first. The characters are developing more and you feel like you are better understanding of why they do the things they do. You want very badly for the girls to see some peace, but then that would end us with two books. (Honestly, there is so much more to come, that I don't think you could do the series justice with two books) This book added to my curiosity of Alison. It makes you want to know more about who she was and why the girls were so hypnotized by her...? I also felt especially sorry for Toby. It seemed that through his whole life, no one really understood him. When he dies it also, gives you the eerie feeling that this is far from over for the girls and what horrors are in store for them next?!

Well that's all for this week. Stay tuned! I'll be reviewing book 3, Perfect next Wednesday. :)

10. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?

I'd like to say that I'm more worried about doing the right things, but I also realize that I struggle with being a perfectionist. I do realize that being perfect is impossible and doing things the best of my ability is far better an accomplishment. I hope that I can continue to realize that I do make mistakes, but also I can learn from those mistakes. This can help me to be a better person and push my focus to doing what is right.

<3 Anna

Pretty Little Liars Review

Hey everyone!

I’ve decided to start my review of the Pretty Little Liars series. There are a total of 8 books, so I will review one book each week until I have reviewed them all.

*** Please note I do not watch the tv series and do not know much about it. I have heard the books and tv series are different.***

The first book in the series is called “Pretty Little Liars.” This book introduces the girls and gives a little of the back story of their friendship with the former queen bee, Alison DiLaurentis. The girls are not sure why Alison chooses them to be her new best friends, but they enjoy every minute of it....that is until the night of their seventh grade sleepover. Spencer (one of the girls) gets into an argument with Alison. Alison leaves followed by Spencer, only Alison never returns. So what happened to Alison? The search begins, but to no avail.

Years pass and the girls lose touch. Aria moves to Iceland, shedding her awkward seventh grade self. She is now looked at as a sophisticated artsy type. Emily is a champion swimmer. Spencer is a dedicated straight A student and has a good chance of becoming valedictorian. Hanna is now the most popular girl in school.

The girls look as if they have the ideal lives. In the town of Rosewood, looks can be deceiving. The girls start getting texts from a mysterious person who signs off simply as A. Is this person Alison? Whoever this person is they know an awful lot about each of the girls. The girls begin to reconnect as they realize they are all getting these blackmailing texts. What will the girls do? How can they keep their secrets safe? Find out in the first book;)

This book was wonderful. It instantly drew me in. I don’t know if it’s because of the similarities to Mean Girls or what, but I can say this…Alison DiLaurentis is much meaner than Regina George. I also love a good mystery---The book starts you out with 2 questions: What happened to Alison? And Who is A?

I highly recommend this series and look forward to reviewing each book. I’m not getting paid to say any of this. These are just my thoughts and opinions.

Question 5: What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?

I wish that people were more compassionate and understanding of the people around them. A horrible tragedy happened in our community yesterday, the newspaper had the article up online. This was fine, but they enabled comments. This allowed people to say how they felt about what happened. At first the comments were about praying for the families involved, things of that nature. Then people started arguing over petty details. It made me feel very sad.

<3 Anna