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Pretty Little Liars #5-8
A Pretty Little Liars Box Set: Wicked: The Second Collection: Wicked, Killer, Heartless, Wanted [Paperback]
Once a pretty little liar, always a pretty little liar.Now that Hanna, Spencer, Emily, and Aria are rid of "A," the stalker who terrorized them for months, they're free to go back to their pretty little lives. Too bad there's a new A in town. And this A refuses to let them forget about Rosewood's darkest the murder of their best friend Alison DiLaurentis. The girls dig deeper for the truth--but someone wants to bury them alive.Catch all the new drama and scandals in this special box set, which includes wicked, killer, heartless, and wanted, plus a bonus message from Sara Shepard herself ?
- GenresMysteryTvYoung Adult
Unknown Binding
First published August 5, 2011
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Sara Shepard
129 books14.8k 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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April 1, 2021
Esta segunda parte de la serie es más oscura que la primera. Aparece una nueva "A" que hace la vida realmente imposible a Aria, Emily, Spencer y Hannah. El último libro es una verdadera sorpresa, aunque que la trama se sale de control. Además, el sufrimiento que experimentan las chicas llega a ser demasiado, parece que la autora no les da tregua. Aun así, el misterio es mucho más emocionante e intrigante que en la primera parte. Hace mucho no leía una serie que me atrapase tanto.
May 10, 2017
Okay. *inhales* first review on GoodReads:
(BTW, this is taken from MY blog post, one I made about the Pretty Little Liar series, so...yeah.)
You know that moment when you finish a series, and you don’t know what to do with your life anymore? Well, one plus side to Pretty Little Liars is that THAT NEVER HAPPENS. Welcome to infinity (how many books there are in the series) reasons I hate the Pretty Little Series.
THE NUMBER OF BOOKS. First, let me clear the air by saying something. Kudos to the author, because writing books is hard. Also, I’m not hating on series with a bajillion books, I used to practically live off of Geronimo Stilton books. My problem is when there is NO need for more books. In serieses (serieses?) like Geronimo Stilton, each book has a new plot, a new adventure, and that’s why they are so good. In PLL (Pretty Little Liars), the books are SO repetitive, like the same plot points with a whole new set of characters. To emphasize my point, take the fact that the series was SUPPOSED to end on the 8th book, but instead went up to like 16 or 17. It’s so darn repetitive!
The number of characters. To put it into perspective. a new character is introduced every five seconds, and they all have dirty secrets. It’s like someone knocks on one of the Liars’ doors and all of a sudden they’re the suspect in not one, but TWO murders, have stolen from a bank, crashed an expensive car, and set a house on fire. And what’s worse, the character is usually introduced in one book, disappears for like two books, and then makes a reappearance in another book. I literally have no idea how she (the author) kept track of all the characters.
The amount of drama. I get it, they are in high school. But seriously, it’s like every one of the students has either killed someone, cheated on someone, or dies. Its crazy, and the sole reason I have anxiety over high school (JK, but like seriously.)
The Liars are stupid. Take the four most stupid people and THROW THEM OUT THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE LIARS ARE NOW THEM. Honestly, it’s like they pay NO attention to their surroundings. Their convos about ‘A’ usually go like this:
Aria: “Guys I got a text from A”
All: “Same!”
Spencer: “Guys we should call the police.”
All: “No! Then our secrets will be out in the open!”
Spencer: “You’re right…”
Like COME ON guys, in the past four books, you haven’t told the police, and your secrets CAME OUT ANYWAY! So get it together and tell the police. Having a stalker and not telling anyone is literally one of the stupidest things you can do. You would be better off just giving your social media passwords to all the people in the school!
Freaking invincible Alison. I kid you not. This girl has immortality. She keeps coming back! Imagine a cockroach, and you cut off it’s head, but since cockroaches can live without their head, so it keeps running. Then you drown it in bug spray, but apparently it had a spare oxygen tank as well as full body armor so it survives that too. That's Alison for me.
Random plot twists. Plot twists are supposed to make the reader go like, “Oh. My. Gosh. I did NOT see that coming!” However, Pretty Little Liars plot twists makes you go more like, “Wait, what? Now she has 4 half brothers, a stepsister, is pregnant, and divorced her boyfriend but wait, he was actually her husband. And on top of that–plot twist– she’s been dead all along. *slaps forehead and throws self off of cliff*” When the author revealed that Alison was not Alison, but actually Courtney, her twin sister, I closed the book, absolutely done with the series.
Flimsy relationships. News flash, Liars, but running through guys like Nutella jars is NOT NORMAL! In one year, they went through about 6 guys EACH, Hanna being the worst girlfriend, and Spencer being the ‘best’ (I say that because she’s the best compared to the other Liars.) One or two guys, maybe even three, is a stretch, but like 6 is not normal. Also, why do all these guys LOVE them? First, most of them have cheated on their boyfriend. Also, they have murdered a couple of people. Also, they are literally about to be killed (talk about bad ju-ju). Finally, the author addresses over and over that they weren’t popular before Alison and the only one that was popular after was Hanna.
Yeah. So basically, I greatly dislike the PLL series. I actually skipped a book and just searched up the plot on Wikipedia (I know, I know, I was desperate.) The only reason I’m even reading the series anymore is for Aria and Noel, one of the cutest and longest couples of the series.
Also, Sara Shepard (the author), is freaking AMAZEBALLS, even thought this series wasn't her best... I did love love LOVE this other series call the Lying Game, it was amazing, and kept me hooked from the first word to the last.
(BTW, this is taken from MY blog post, one I made about the Pretty Little Liar series, so...yeah.)
You know that moment when you finish a series, and you don’t know what to do with your life anymore? Well, one plus side to Pretty Little Liars is that THAT NEVER HAPPENS. Welcome to infinity (how many books there are in the series) reasons I hate the Pretty Little Series.
THE NUMBER OF BOOKS. First, let me clear the air by saying something. Kudos to the author, because writing books is hard. Also, I’m not hating on series with a bajillion books, I used to practically live off of Geronimo Stilton books. My problem is when there is NO need for more books. In serieses (serieses?) like Geronimo Stilton, each book has a new plot, a new adventure, and that’s why they are so good. In PLL (Pretty Little Liars), the books are SO repetitive, like the same plot points with a whole new set of characters. To emphasize my point, take the fact that the series was SUPPOSED to end on the 8th book, but instead went up to like 16 or 17. It’s so darn repetitive!
The number of characters. To put it into perspective. a new character is introduced every five seconds, and they all have dirty secrets. It’s like someone knocks on one of the Liars’ doors and all of a sudden they’re the suspect in not one, but TWO murders, have stolen from a bank, crashed an expensive car, and set a house on fire. And what’s worse, the character is usually introduced in one book, disappears for like two books, and then makes a reappearance in another book. I literally have no idea how she (the author) kept track of all the characters.
The amount of drama. I get it, they are in high school. But seriously, it’s like every one of the students has either killed someone, cheated on someone, or dies. Its crazy, and the sole reason I have anxiety over high school (JK, but like seriously.)
The Liars are stupid. Take the four most stupid people and THROW THEM OUT THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE LIARS ARE NOW THEM. Honestly, it’s like they pay NO attention to their surroundings. Their convos about ‘A’ usually go like this:
Aria: “Guys I got a text from A”
All: “Same!”
Spencer: “Guys we should call the police.”
All: “No! Then our secrets will be out in the open!”
Spencer: “You’re right…”
Like COME ON guys, in the past four books, you haven’t told the police, and your secrets CAME OUT ANYWAY! So get it together and tell the police. Having a stalker and not telling anyone is literally one of the stupidest things you can do. You would be better off just giving your social media passwords to all the people in the school!
Freaking invincible Alison. I kid you not. This girl has immortality. She keeps coming back! Imagine a cockroach, and you cut off it’s head, but since cockroaches can live without their head, so it keeps running. Then you drown it in bug spray, but apparently it had a spare oxygen tank as well as full body armor so it survives that too. That's Alison for me.
Random plot twists. Plot twists are supposed to make the reader go like, “Oh. My. Gosh. I did NOT see that coming!” However, Pretty Little Liars plot twists makes you go more like, “Wait, what? Now she has 4 half brothers, a stepsister, is pregnant, and divorced her boyfriend but wait, he was actually her husband. And on top of that–plot twist– she’s been dead all along. *slaps forehead and throws self off of cliff*” When the author revealed that Alison was not Alison, but actually Courtney, her twin sister, I closed the book, absolutely done with the series.
Flimsy relationships. News flash, Liars, but running through guys like Nutella jars is NOT NORMAL! In one year, they went through about 6 guys EACH, Hanna being the worst girlfriend, and Spencer being the ‘best’ (I say that because she’s the best compared to the other Liars.) One or two guys, maybe even three, is a stretch, but like 6 is not normal. Also, why do all these guys LOVE them? First, most of them have cheated on their boyfriend. Also, they have murdered a couple of people. Also, they are literally about to be killed (talk about bad ju-ju). Finally, the author addresses over and over that they weren’t popular before Alison and the only one that was popular after was Hanna.
Yeah. So basically, I greatly dislike the PLL series. I actually skipped a book and just searched up the plot on Wikipedia (I know, I know, I was desperate.) The only reason I’m even reading the series anymore is for Aria and Noel, one of the cutest and longest couples of the series.
Also, Sara Shepard (the author), is freaking AMAZEBALLS, even thought this series wasn't her best... I did love love LOVE this other series call the Lying Game, it was amazing, and kept me hooked from the first word to the last.
October 24, 2012
The next 3 I read. :)
March 5, 2020
Cela faisait un moment que je n'avais pas retrouvé les Menteuses, que ce soit dans la version écrite ou dans la version télévisée.
Une nouvelle fois, on les retrouve au milieu de secrets, de mensonges et de manigances, dont elles sont généralement la cible.
On retrouve bien l'ambiance que nous avons dans les précédents tomes, où tout le monde est suspecté. Les filles ont parfois l'accusation facile, mais il est vrai que même si c'est parfois agaçant, l'autrice le construit de manière à ce que ces hypothèses soient plus ou moins probables.
Les personnages sont intéressants à suivre, chacun dans son parcours, et surtout, chacune des Menteuses vivent des événements très différents les unes des autres, dont elles ne vont pas forcément parler aux autres membres. En effet, contrairement à ce que l'on a dans la série, la dynamique de groupe est bien différente entre les quatre adolescentes. Dans le livre, elles sont assez éloignées les unes des autres, et ne se font pas toujours confiance, ne parlant que peu de ce que A leur inflige aux autres membres de ce petit groupe. On est plutôt sur une dynamique de quatre personnages aux chemins différents qui vont petit à petit s'amener à se croiser que sur un véritable soutien les unes entre les autres.
Pour ce qui est de l'histoire, j'ai aimé la suivre, même s'il s'agit ici plus exactement de quatre tomes dans ce livre. L'autrice fait à chaque quelques rappels au début de chaque tome, et c'est plutôt appréciable quand il y a eu un peu de temps entre la lecture de différents tomes.
On a plusieurs événements qui se déroulent dans ces tomes, et on est parfois étonné de voir jusqu'où cela va pour toucher les quatre adolescentes.
Sara Shepard maîtrise cette ambiance de secrets, de mensonges et de trahisons, mais aussi de révélations. Cette intégrale n'en ait pas exempte, et même si je m'attendais à certaines révélations du fait du visionnage d'une partie de la série, on ne s'y attend pas forcément quand on ne lit que les livres.
Pour en revenir un peu plus sur les personnages, en revanche, on ne peut pas dire que l'on soit énormément attaché à eux. En effet, on ne connaît et ressent que vaguement leurs sentiments et réactions, et l'écriture/traduction froide fait qu'il y a une certaine distance mise entre les personnages et le lecteur.
Concernant la fin, Sara Shepard a réussi à me surprendre. Elle use en réalité d'un schéma déjà vu dans ce type de romans, mais elle a su l'adapter à son univers, et je ne m'y attendais pas. Cela m'a réellement retourné le cerveau lorsque je l'ai lu, et il est vrai qu'il faut un peu de recul pour bien tout intégrer. Je ne sais pas du tout si la série exploite cette idée, je suis curieuse de voir ce qu'il va en ressortir (je n'ai pas encore commencé la cinquième saison à ce jour). Et je suis également curieuse de voir ce que l'autrice nous offre dans la suite de la série de romans, car il semblerait selon les remerciements que ces tomes devaient être les derniers de la série des Menteuses, alors qu'il y en a aujourd'hui huit autres après ceux-là.
Pour conclure, une intégrale qui m'a une nouvelle fois plu. Sara Shepard réussit une nouvelle fois à nous plonger dans cet univers de mensonges et de secrets, et ce avec brio. Les révélations, et plus particulièrement la révélation finale, sont surprenantes, et l'on est pris dans l'histoire des Menteuses, et ce malgré une écriture/traduction un peu froide et distante. Je suis maintenant curieuse de connaître la suite, tant pour la version en livres que l'adaptation télévisuelle.
Une nouvelle fois, on les retrouve au milieu de secrets, de mensonges et de manigances, dont elles sont généralement la cible.
On retrouve bien l'ambiance que nous avons dans les précédents tomes, où tout le monde est suspecté. Les filles ont parfois l'accusation facile, mais il est vrai que même si c'est parfois agaçant, l'autrice le construit de manière à ce que ces hypothèses soient plus ou moins probables.
Les personnages sont intéressants à suivre, chacun dans son parcours, et surtout, chacune des Menteuses vivent des événements très différents les unes des autres, dont elles ne vont pas forcément parler aux autres membres. En effet, contrairement à ce que l'on a dans la série, la dynamique de groupe est bien différente entre les quatre adolescentes. Dans le livre, elles sont assez éloignées les unes des autres, et ne se font pas toujours confiance, ne parlant que peu de ce que A leur inflige aux autres membres de ce petit groupe. On est plutôt sur une dynamique de quatre personnages aux chemins différents qui vont petit à petit s'amener à se croiser que sur un véritable soutien les unes entre les autres.
Pour ce qui est de l'histoire, j'ai aimé la suivre, même s'il s'agit ici plus exactement de quatre tomes dans ce livre. L'autrice fait à chaque quelques rappels au début de chaque tome, et c'est plutôt appréciable quand il y a eu un peu de temps entre la lecture de différents tomes.
On a plusieurs événements qui se déroulent dans ces tomes, et on est parfois étonné de voir jusqu'où cela va pour toucher les quatre adolescentes.
Sara Shepard maîtrise cette ambiance de secrets, de mensonges et de trahisons, mais aussi de révélations. Cette intégrale n'en ait pas exempte, et même si je m'attendais à certaines révélations du fait du visionnage d'une partie de la série, on ne s'y attend pas forcément quand on ne lit que les livres.
Pour en revenir un peu plus sur les personnages, en revanche, on ne peut pas dire que l'on soit énormément attaché à eux. En effet, on ne connaît et ressent que vaguement leurs sentiments et réactions, et l'écriture/traduction froide fait qu'il y a une certaine distance mise entre les personnages et le lecteur.
Concernant la fin, Sara Shepard a réussi à me surprendre. Elle use en réalité d'un schéma déjà vu dans ce type de romans, mais elle a su l'adapter à son univers, et je ne m'y attendais pas. Cela m'a réellement retourné le cerveau lorsque je l'ai lu, et il est vrai qu'il faut un peu de recul pour bien tout intégrer. Je ne sais pas du tout si la série exploite cette idée, je suis curieuse de voir ce qu'il va en ressortir (je n'ai pas encore commencé la cinquième saison à ce jour). Et je suis également curieuse de voir ce que l'autrice nous offre dans la suite de la série de romans, car il semblerait selon les remerciements que ces tomes devaient être les derniers de la série des Menteuses, alors qu'il y en a aujourd'hui huit autres après ceux-là.
Pour conclure, une intégrale qui m'a une nouvelle fois plu. Sara Shepard réussit une nouvelle fois à nous plonger dans cet univers de mensonges et de secrets, et ce avec brio. Les révélations, et plus particulièrement la révélation finale, sont surprenantes, et l'on est pris dans l'histoire des Menteuses, et ce malgré une écriture/traduction un peu froide et distante. Je suis maintenant curieuse de connaître la suite, tant pour la version en livres que l'adaptation télévisuelle.
July 10, 2018
I don't have the boxset but all books separately, if you love the show you'll enjoy the books
February 20, 2019
À dévorer
November 28, 2022
I wasn't overly impressed with this whole series... I believe it's my own fault because I watched the tv series first, but I found this weird and not at all engaging...
August 14, 2024
ai-je besoin de dire quoi que ce soit ?
April 7, 2024
Puedo decir sin lugar a dudas que la serie de televisión, que es tremendamente diferente, fue mucho mejor. Pero tal vez sea porque nunca he sido una lectora de misterio.
August 22, 2021
I would have to give this series 3 stars. The first 4 books were really well done and this one, I had higher hopes for. I would have to say that my most favorite of 5-8 would have to be wanted
July 24, 2012
And they just keep getting better I was really thankful that this wasnt the end or else I probably would have been writting a lot of letters saying how ah mazing these books are and you just cant stop there.
January 13, 2015
#GuiltyPleassure
Esta saga me encanta porque tiene todo para ser un placer culposo: chicas banales, moda, shopping y un buen misterio. Los recomiendo para leer en vacaciones con una buena taza de chocolate caliente.
Esta saga me encanta porque tiene todo para ser un placer culposo: chicas banales, moda, shopping y un buen misterio. Los recomiendo para leer en vacaciones con una buena taza de chocolate caliente.
January 30, 2016
Great and easy read. Young Adult book series that is enjoyable and keeps the reader on their toes. I read the series BEFORE the tv show and was disappointed with the TV Show. This series may deserve a Re-Read!
May 24, 2012
super thrilling, can't wait to see whats next for sara shepard!!
June 6, 2012
I LOVED these books! I finished them in just hours. The suspense of A, and the tragic story of the 4 girls and their so called "friend" Alison, kept me turning the pages, hungry for more.
August 2, 2012
I loved these books very much and am now on number 5 in the series.
November 18, 2012
Cute series. Easy read, alot of drama (of course!). Overall a great story, hard to put down once you start!
May 1, 2013
The second set was even better than the first. Once I read the final book of this set, I must say they began to get pretty intense. Loved these!
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June 10, 2013awsomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee love it and the show
February 8, 2014
En estos libros fue donde empezó el drama total, y tambien un poco de monotonía.
June 27, 2015
A+ for creativity, D for the English used.
November 24, 2017
awesome series. love the books way better then the show
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December 12, 2016extra credit
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