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A.
Po pamiętnych wakacjach na Jamajce Emily, Aria, Spencer i Hanna próbują rozpocząć nowe życie. Niestety przeszłość upomina się o nie w najmniej oczekiwanym momencie, a tajemniczy nadawca SMS-ów znów wkracza do akcji.
Czy dziewczyny przyznają w końcu, że w starciu z A. nie mają szans?
A.
Po pamiętnych wakacjach na Jamajce Emily, Aria, Spencer i Hanna próbują rozpocząć nowe życie. Niestety przeszłość upomina się o nie w najmniej oczekiwanym momencie, a tajemniczy nadawca SMS-ów znów wkracza do akcji.
Czy dziewczyny przyznają w końcu, że w starciu z A. nie mają szans?
328 pages, Paperback
First published July 5, 2011
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128 books14.7k 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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October 31, 2012
And so we enter the third circle of hell.
This is presumably in earshot of numerous Jamaican staff of the hotel-restaurant. Although I can’t verify this, since staff are too lowly to feature in the narrative, I’m pretty sure the drinks didn’t just materialise in their hands.
Or Aria’s summary of a Japanese exchange student:
Imagine other cultures having different alphabets! And of course all Japanese people start doing origami whenever paper is within their grasp. As to the hair thing, it worries me what type of sheltered life the supposedly travelled Aria has been leading if this impresses her..
Or then there’s the ever-charming Mike’s:
Obviously his 3 years living in a Nordic country have in no way broadened his horizons or deepened his understanding of other cultures.
Stupidest Names
Nicholas Pennythistle
Zachary Pennythistle
Amelia Pennythistle
Thaddeus
Kelsey (female)
Brice Langley
Lola
Klaudia Huusko
Preston Wallis
Beau Baxter (male)
Lori, Kendra & Madison
Maurizio
Least Comprehension of the Concept of Irony
What’s ironic about that? It’s possibly annoying if you’re Spencer, or amusing if you hate Spencer or uninteresting if you are a reader of this book, but not ironic.
Most Charming nickname
I wonder if it ever occurs to Hanna that there’s a reason people don’t like her?
Most Slavishly Devoted Attitude to a Boy
She certainly doesn’t ask for much from a man.
Worst Tourist
Noel in Iceland:
Least Appealing Foodstuff
Most Airheadedly Judgemental Remark Related to Sexuality
“What gay guy hated shopping?”
This book has a particularly lazy story-structure, all events and relationships simply regressing to where they were at book one in order that Shepard can simply write the same story again: Four once close friends, now estranged, a big secret between them related to Alison which most now be dragged out incessantly. It’s so pathetically lacking in effort that I could just as well have re-read the first book and changed some of the brand names. I’m sure it’s made Shepard yet richer though. Well done Sara. I hope you’re proud of yourself.
The prologue begins with some discouraging talk about unspecified people who have nine lives, and the worryingly ominous statement that “nothing in Rosewood is ever really over”. Not as long as the publisher is still signing the cheques anyway.
Our four privileged heroines are introduced holidaying in a Jamaican luxury paradise hotel, swimming in their designer bikinis and listening to “Redemption Song” played on steel drums, either to hint at the upcoming themes of enslavement and oppression or because it’s the only reggae song Sara Shepard knows. Although this prologue is for once not a flashback to events previously featured in the books we are still treated to many, many pages of plot reiteration, with the result that the whole section is more treading water than moving forward. Alison’s motives for her various crazy actions in the last few books are restated, but still remain a mystery to me. The girls are all aware that Alison “hated them with every ounce of her being”, even though her anger could surely be directed more logically toward her parents since it was they who accidentally shipped her to a mental institute twice even though she’s the “not-crazy” twin. Incidentally the phrase “not crazy” here means “crazy murderer”.
The developments which do occur are that Noel has been hanging around with Mike the sexist too much, regressing him to a level where the entirety of his conversation is merely rephrased demands for his girlfriend to take her clothes off. Hanna’s father is casually announced to be running for senate (Party not mentioned. I’m assuming Republican), Spencer is moaning about school and Emily keeps being sick, and is therefore probably pregnant. Then suddenly they all spot a girl with Freddy-Krueger-skin and an air of radiant beauty and confidence. It must be Ali! End of prologue.
Then onto the book proper, set 10 months later. Chapter 1 begins with someone shoving cheese into Spencer’s face, which is promising but sadly turns out to be a badly phrased description of serving hors-d’oeuvres rather than a vicious and messy assault. After this disappointment we are told that the girls are now no longer friends, since they are all vile bitches who can’t go 10 minute without turning on each other. Then the usual monotonous drone of brand-names begins. In amongst the white noise we pick up a few pieces of news: Melissa and Officer Wilden are now going out with each other, presumably because they were both left spare after the various deaths in the last cycle. This reminds me that we never cleared up who murdered Wilden’s Amish ex-girlfriend, to whom he was abusive. She wasn’t from Rosewood though, so nobody cares about her and her mysterious disappearance, least-of-all her ex. Meanwhile Melissa’s completely redoing her kitchen as a means of passing the time, and has used her rich-cow contacts to get Wilden a cushy job in a museum, since it’s closer to her “luxuriously renovated townhouse” and therefore more convenient for her. I sincerely hope she ends up trapped in a cupboard with a corpse again by the end of this book. She’s certainly asking for it. Also Spencer has got into Princeton because she gets everything she wants and both the Hastings parents have got new partners already, because no one is ever single in these books for more than 2 hours. And Wilden is curious about why Spencer and Emily are no longer friends, but cannot be told because the answer pertains to the Jamaica Incident (JI), which we the readers cannot hear about yet because it’s the thrilling finale reveal.
Meanwhile Emily is working as a coat check girl at her friend’s party, which no-one thinks is a bit off, and has quit the swim team for reasons we cannot hear about related to the JI. Which means, as stated in my previous review, that her only characteristic is her part-time lesbianism. With this is mind she immediately meets a new love interest who offers (roughly five minutes after they meet) to solve Emily’s problem of not having earned a university scholarship by simply getting Daddy to fix things, Daddy being a rich man who has bought favour with a university. It’s certainly nice to have influential friends. In other news Emily now had a “silky tassel” talisman, which sounds very peculiar but can’t be explained because of JI.
Hanna’s life is still mainly dull sibling rivalry, plus her father’s senate bid, an offer of a modelling contract and, of course, thinking about JI. Aria is not having sex with her boyfriend, which he is not taking well, although considering he’s the kind of boy who calls his girlfriend “woman” he was never likely to be the considerate type. We also learn that she never had sex with Ezra Fitz, which is news to me. Noel is distracted from his attempts at soliciting sex when he has to go and collect the new Finnish exchange student who will be staying with him, which he does whilst making many racist jests about Finnish culture which are limited only by the fact that he knows nothing about Finland, and in fact has it slightly confused with Holland. But it’s all Europe, so what’s the difference? Aria finds all this hilarious even though she lived in Iceland for 3 years and is supposedly cosmopolitan, but is horrified to find that the exchange student is a gorgeous Nordic blonde racial stereotype and is instantly aflame with jealousy. Aria is an awful person and her life is ridiculous. Also, don’t forget the JI.
Everything proceeds exactly as you would imagine. Spencer meets her mother’s new boyfriend Mr Pennythistle, who is inexplicably horrible to her without being questioned by her family, thus precipitating a sulk. Then she encounters a boy who meets her approval on the basis that “prepster was her favorite look.”, they bond over their love of sports, money and idiocy, he calls her hot, and then in a shocking twist he turns out to be Master Pennythistle! Hanna is disappointed in Mike for not being more sympathetic about her Daddy Issues, even though she is surely well aware that he has all the sensitivity of a copy of Nuts magazine. He also refuses to allow her to do any modelling, so she promptly dumps him. Again. I’m very much at a loss as to which of them is most vile. Emily continues to hang around with her new love interest Chloe, who totes her baby sister about the place presumably in order to make Emily feel guilty. Surprisingly Emily actually gets a storyline of her own, although it’s only the hand-me-down older-male-molester storyline that all the other girls have already had a turn with. This time the perpetrator is Chloe’s father, but it doesn’t really make much of a difference because the whole story always runs in exactly the same way, and is consistently irrelevant.
Meanwhile we are reminded almost constantly about the JI. There are also many mentions of the new PLL film, as well as repeated instances of people spotting Alison in the corner of their eye, in an old photograph, on TV etc., exactly as in every other book. The label-obsession steadily worsens, as we are told the brand names of candles and computer-game cars. We are also gradually drip-fed JI-related flashbacks, mainly regarding how everyone was immediately frightened of Tabitha the burnt girl, but how they non-the-less managed to split up and wander aimlessly about until each one of them had had an individual chance to meet up with her alone and be spooked by her doing nothing. Meanwhile the present-day plot-strand continues as usual, with vague threats from ‘A’#3 running alongside the standard individual plots. Mr. Roland’s harassment of Emily is made easier by the fact that Rosewood Day is quite happy to allow parents to videotape children to whom they are not related in their swimwear. Klaudia the exchange student makes friends with Aria, apparently because she’s the only person who doesn’t think of people from Finland as comedy caveman-Vikings. Spencer and her new boyfriend go to the Kahn’s Racist Finn-Welcoming Party and casually discuss how one of the women present is a predatory paedophile, but no one seems bothered about it. Hanna continues to be a narcissistic bitch, yet we are supposed to be worried about ‘A’#3’s potential threat to her irritatingly perfect life. Aria realises that like all girls in this series Klaudia is a man-hungry vacuum who wants to steal her boyfriend. Spencer’s new boyfriend turns out to be gay, which she immediately happily accepts, thereby rendering the storyline moot. Emily’s new girlfriend tells her that she used to have a sexual relationship with her teacher, which I’m pretty sure was Aria’s storyline first. Emily insists on droning on about Alison (technically Courtney) being the love of her life, even though they only actually knew each other as children. She also finally admits the baby thing, and immediately thereafter is sexually assaulted by Mr.Roland and blamed for the assault by ‘A’#3, the proximity of these events creating a very unpleasant atmosphere of judgement against Emily for her transgression in being impregnated. The actual fate of the baby is also left hanging, as Shepard would rather drone on about the blackmail business some more, even though ‘A’#3 has absolutely nothing to say.
After a lot of dullness Hanna’s photographer friend decides to blackmail her in return for some photographs of her with her bra very-slightly showing which would apparently ruin her dad’s campaign for senate if they got out. He also attempts to rape her for good measure, but this is quickly brushed aside. It’s hard to get particularly excited about this plot since all 4 of the girls already have a constant string of blackmailers after them throughout the series. Meanwhile Aria decides to sleep with her boyfriend to stop him cheating on her and Emily refrains from telling anyone about the adult male who sexually assaulted her in case she is somehow blamed. The sexual politics of this book leave summat to be desired, to be honest.
In other news, Spencer is delighted to have a gay friend since due to his sexual preferences he will be delighted to watch “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” with her and “argue over Robert Pattinson’s hotness”, surely a very brief argument? Then there’s a make-over sequence, after which Zach decides that he might not be gay after all. None of this constitutes an actual story. Also Chloe turns out to have had an alcohol problem in the past, although unlike most teens it relates to champagne rather than alcopops and cider, Hanna steals some money from her father’s campaign fund rather than selling any of her myriad luxury possessions, because she is a selfish idiot, and Aria screams and runs away at the sight of a naked girl, for what reason I do not know.
Whilst Spencer is occupied letting her step-brother-to-be use her body as a sexual test ground with which to determine his preferences Emily is once more sexually assaulted by the father of her new love-interest, who naturally catches them in the act and yet more naturally assumes that it’s Emily’s fault. Hanna is occupied with framing her dad’s assistant Jeremiah for the theft she committed, a cruelty he has earned by not liking her because she is a bitch. She is repaid for this almost immediately when TabAli apparently manages to trap her in a darkened lift using her hitherto-unmentioned electrician’s skills, sneak into said lift after disabling the emergency lighting and whisper vaguely sinister nonsense to her before escaping unseen. This makes no sense whatsoever. Meanwhile Aria finally recalls the exciting secret of JI – the girls pushed TabAli off a roof and presumed that they had killed her, although doubtless she will rise again as standard, especially since her body managed to dematerialise as soon as no eyes were upon it, in classic Michael Myers manner. I don’t know why this is supposed to be an exciting reveal as the girls all evidently believe TabAli is dead, and would had to have thought so for the current plot to make sense. Where else would they suppose her to be? It was obviously a shock to Aria though, as the mere memory of it causes her to push Klaudia off a ski-lift to her potential death. Luckily Klaudia had revealed herself seconds before to be an evil psychopathic manipulator, thereby validating Aria’s ridiculous jealousy and rendering herself a viable target for serious physical injury. I assume we’ll see her again by the end of the book, alive but in plaster.
As we near the end Spencer inflicts yet another ridiculous Alighost dream upon us, before getting tangled up in some histrionics involving the Pennythistle family and their over-reaction to Zach possibly being gay. Aria lies to her boyfriend about the accident with Klaudia. Hanna suddenly realises that they should just tell the police about everything, since all they’re guilty of is pushing a girl who’s known to be an insane stalker and murderer. Nobody actually tells the police. Emily contributes nowt, as usual. Then news conveniently comes in that a girl’s body has washed ashore in Jamaica. Is it Alison this time? Or perhaps another identical psychotic sibling whose corpse has ended up where she should be due to a chain of unbelievable and ill-planned events? No, it turns out that it’s merely Tabitha, an innocent girl with a tragic backstory whom our four Pretty Little Idiots mistook for Alison Reborn. Or wait…. Maybe it actually WAS Alison. No, no it wasn’t. Or was it? And if Alison is dead then who is ‘A’#3, the mysterious figure who knows all their secrets and has exactly the same writing style as both Alison and the long-forgotten Mona. There’s no point in me paying attention to anything the characters say, since they are entirely unreliable and totally ignorant. Similarly, there’s no point in me scouring the plot for clues, since Shepard is a stranger to foreshadowing and plot-structure and will no doubt pull the eventual answer out of nowhere 3 books from now. So I guess I’ll just plough on until she finally puts me out of my misery.
Most Racially Insensitive “Rich White Kid” Behaviour”
At a restaurant table in Jamaica:
“everyone clinked glasses and said “Yeah, mon!” in faux-Jamaican accents.”
This is presumably in earshot of numerous Jamaican staff of the hotel-restaurant. Although I can’t verify this, since staff are too lowly to feature in the narrative, I’m pretty sure the drinks didn’t just materialise in their hands.
Or Aria’s summary of a Japanese exchange student:
she wrote her name in strange characters, folded origami shapes out of her spelling tests, and had the straightest, blackest hair Aria had ever seen.
Imagine other cultures having different alphabets! And of course all Japanese people start doing origami whenever paper is within their grasp. As to the hair thing, it worries me what type of sheltered life the supposedly travelled Aria has been leading if this impresses her..
Or then there’s the ever-charming Mike’s:
“I bet Klaudia walks around the house naked 24/7. I heard Finns do that. They’re huge sex addicts, too—there’s nothing else to do there.”
Obviously his 3 years living in a Nordic country have in no way broadened his horizons or deepened his understanding of other cultures.
Stupidest Names
Nicholas Pennythistle
Zachary Pennythistle
Amelia Pennythistle
Thaddeus
Kelsey (female)
Brice Langley
Lola
Klaudia Huusko
Preston Wallis
Beau Baxter (male)
Lori, Kendra & Madison
Maurizio
Least Comprehension of the Concept of Irony
“Ironically, Spencer was the only person in her family not dating”
What’s ironic about that? It’s possibly annoying if you’re Spencer, or amusing if you hate Spencer or uninteresting if you are a reader of this book, but not ironic.
Most Charming nickname
“Jeremiah, Mr. Marin’s number-one campaign advisor—or, as Hanna liked to call him, his bitch boy”
I wonder if it ever occurs to Hanna that there’s a reason people don’t like her?
Most Slavishly Devoted Attitude to a Boy
“Mike gave his opinion by belching loudly during one of the takes. Hanna adored him for it.”
She certainly doesn’t ask for much from a man.
Worst Tourist
Noel in Iceland:
“He’d insisted on only eating at Burger King and paying for cans of Budweiser with U.S. dollars.”
Least Appealing Foodstuff
“raw turnip ravioli”
Most Airheadedly Judgemental Remark Related to Sexuality
“What gay guy hated shopping?”
This book has a particularly lazy story-structure, all events and relationships simply regressing to where they were at book one in order that Shepard can simply write the same story again: Four once close friends, now estranged, a big secret between them related to Alison which most now be dragged out incessantly. It’s so pathetically lacking in effort that I could just as well have re-read the first book and changed some of the brand names. I’m sure it’s made Shepard yet richer though. Well done Sara. I hope you’re proud of yourself.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 29, 2017
Joder.
Es que esta señora nunca deja de sorprenderme. Si el anterior arco me gustó, creo que este (que además es el más largo de todos, con 8 libros en total), me va a encantar. Este primer libro del tercer arco me ha sorprendido bastante, y no iba con grandes expectativas.
Obviamente -y como siempre- hay partes en las que Sara Shepard no avanza demasiado la trama, o hace que esta parezca más floja. De hecho, me he dado cuenta con Twisted de que utiliza un formato interesante para que la trama avance, y que en este caso ha funcionado genial. Y claro, creo que por primera vez en todos los libros de la saga, ha conseguido que las escenas que parecían de relleno tuvieron su importancia en determinado momento. Bravo, queen.
En este libro tenemos nuevos personajes como Chloe o Zach que me han encantado. Sus tramas han conseguido que me vicie muchísimo a la novela, aparte de por las amenazas de las chicas por parte de A. Cuando consigues que un personaje que me presentas tan rápido me enganche es porque lo haces bien. Ay, estoy contento.
Tal y como están las cosas creo que voy a leer de seguido la siguiente parte. Es que no me puedes dejar así. Qué bien montado todo, de verdad. Me ha sorprendido mucho toda la trama de Tabitha, demostrando que Sara Shepard es una artista del engaño. Sinceramente creo que de un libro a otro mejora muchísimo.
Os recomiendo muchísimo la saga. Son libros rápidos de leer, que enganchan, con plot twists prácticamente cada capítulo y con unos finales de infarto.
Es que esta señora nunca deja de sorprenderme. Si el anterior arco me gustó, creo que este (que además es el más largo de todos, con 8 libros en total), me va a encantar. Este primer libro del tercer arco me ha sorprendido bastante, y no iba con grandes expectativas.
Obviamente -y como siempre- hay partes en las que Sara Shepard no avanza demasiado la trama, o hace que esta parezca más floja. De hecho, me he dado cuenta con Twisted de que utiliza un formato interesante para que la trama avance, y que en este caso ha funcionado genial. Y claro, creo que por primera vez en todos los libros de la saga, ha conseguido que las escenas que parecían de relleno tuvieron su importancia en determinado momento. Bravo, queen.
En este libro tenemos nuevos personajes como Chloe o Zach que me han encantado. Sus tramas han conseguido que me vicie muchísimo a la novela, aparte de por las amenazas de las chicas por parte de A. Cuando consigues que un personaje que me presentas tan rápido me enganche es porque lo haces bien. Ay, estoy contento.
Tal y como están las cosas creo que voy a leer de seguido la siguiente parte. Es que no me puedes dejar así. Qué bien montado todo, de verdad. Me ha sorprendido mucho toda la trama de Tabitha, demostrando que Sara Shepard es una artista del engaño. Sinceramente creo que de un libro a otro mejora muchísimo.
Os recomiendo muchísimo la saga. Son libros rápidos de leer, que enganchan, con plot twists prácticamente cada capítulo y con unos finales de infarto.
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April 26, 2011Another one? Okay then. I will read it, because i am such a fan and i love the series, but really? It was a perfect ending to the series. Left us wondering, but still closed the mystery of Ali's death. Gah. Here is a summary of the new book that i found on Tumblr:
"It’s been a year since the torturous notes from A stopped and the mystery of Alison DiLaurentis’s disappearance was finally put to rest. Now seniors in high school, Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily are older, but they’re not any wiser. The Pretty Little Liars have more secrets than ever - twisted secrets that could destroy the perfect lives they’ve worked so hard to rebuild.
Aria’s jealous of her boyfriend’s new exchange student. Spencer’s getting a little too cozy with her soon-to-be-stepbrother. Hanna’s one scandalous photo away from ruining her dad’s Senate campaign. And Emily will do anything to get a swim scholarship.
Worst of all: Last spring break in Jamaica, they did something unforgivable. The girls are desperate to forget that fateful night, but they should know better than anyone that all secrets wash ashore … eventually."
So it apparently has nothing to do with Ali. You'd think the girls would have smartened up after nearly dying many times. We'll see how this works out. Bring it on, Sara Shepard.
"It’s been a year since the torturous notes from A stopped and the mystery of Alison DiLaurentis’s disappearance was finally put to rest. Now seniors in high school, Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily are older, but they’re not any wiser. The Pretty Little Liars have more secrets than ever - twisted secrets that could destroy the perfect lives they’ve worked so hard to rebuild.
Aria’s jealous of her boyfriend’s new exchange student. Spencer’s getting a little too cozy with her soon-to-be-stepbrother. Hanna’s one scandalous photo away from ruining her dad’s Senate campaign. And Emily will do anything to get a swim scholarship.
Worst of all: Last spring break in Jamaica, they did something unforgivable. The girls are desperate to forget that fateful night, but they should know better than anyone that all secrets wash ashore … eventually."
So it apparently has nothing to do with Ali. You'd think the girls would have smartened up after nearly dying many times. We'll see how this works out. Bring it on, Sara Shepard.
August 20, 2011
This book was not necessary. It had ended in "Wanted" and sealed the series well enough. I honestly think Shepard wrote this because of the TV show's success. ABC Family probably needed another season hence the book. I'll still read the next one but it's just getting old.
*Message to Sara Shepard:
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
*Message to Sara Shepard:
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
August 6, 2011
Why am I going to do this to myself AGAIN???
It's like watching a train wreck in slow-motion. You know it's going to crash and burn in a dragged-out way, but you just can't turn away.
I hate you Shepard.
**Update** Spoilers Alert**
Shepard never ceases to amaze me. Just when you think a series can't be butchered to pieces anymore, Twisted comes along. Take the same stupid storyline, add a couple of new characters, and voila, Shepard has an excuse to drag out this series for another 8 books (yep, this "mystery" ended in a cliffhanger... surprise!!)
As usual, the "twists" are predictable and completely impossible. Apparently, "A" is back with a vengeance, and she has the ability to teleport!! Sending cryptic messages to one Liar in Philly, while simultaneously,a Liar in New York gets a text, too! The "horrible" thing that the Liars did while on vacation was predictable from the start.
And seriously, are we supposed to believe that someone FOLLOWED them to JAMAICA? Come on, anyone who is that obsessed needs to get a hobby. Another completely impossible "plot twist" was Emily's pregnancy. Not that she was pregnant (completely obvious from the beginning)... but the fact that she DELIVERED a baby? Uh, Shepard... do you understand how the pregnancy cycle works? If she was experiencing morning sickness on SPRING BREAK, HOW did she deliver by the SUMMER? That's some miracle baby!
As usual, the characters are deplorable and utterly ignorant and stupid. The new character, "Klaudia", the supermodel-esque Finn girl who speaks broken English? Uh, yeah, like that wasn't as see-through as a wet teeshirt. But we are supposed to be SHOCKED when she speaks perfectly clear English to Aria when she says she's planning on f*cking Aria's boyfriend, Noel? (Yes, Shepard has resorted to using foul, crude language in her books. Like that's going to help things) How cliche is that?? And then there is Spencer's soon-to-be-step family. Mr. Pennythistle... seriously? Is this the "Misfortunate Events" series or something? When Spencer sees this d-bag BEATING his son, her reaction is to blurt out he's gay? How about GETTING YOUR MOTHER?? Because I sure as hell would want my mother to see this kind of behavior if she was about to MARRY this man (and wtf? What kind of mother introduces her 'boyfriend' of a few months to her children and then drop the "getting married" bomb on them on the 2nd meeting? Without their opinion?) And if I was Spencer's mother, I would have run screaming in the other direction, far away from this abusive loser.
I seriously want to smack every single person in this book.
I'm just waiting for the "big twist" to be something like: Ali and Courtney have a long lost triplet! Tabitha was Ali and Courney reconstructed by Dr. Frankenstein! Tabitha is a zombie!
I wonder how long Shepard will be able to milk this stupid story line out for.
--OH!!! And speaking of Shepard never taking Sex Ed... seriously, have you NEVER opened a Biology book before???? This reminded me of one of the previous books in which Spencer thought she was adopted and "found" her "biological" mother via an agency. Except the woman was actually a SURROGATE mother and, in actuality, would have NO BIOLOGICAL relation to Spencer? (Meaning they do not share any DNA and that there would have been no way the adoption agency could have legally brought these two together. So these agencies just take people's word on things? Even MORE plausible!)
Seriously. how do you get away with this nonsense?
It's like watching a train wreck in slow-motion. You know it's going to crash and burn in a dragged-out way, but you just can't turn away.
I hate you Shepard.
**Update** Spoilers Alert**
Shepard never ceases to amaze me. Just when you think a series can't be butchered to pieces anymore, Twisted comes along. Take the same stupid storyline, add a couple of new characters, and voila, Shepard has an excuse to drag out this series for another 8 books (yep, this "mystery" ended in a cliffhanger... surprise!!)
As usual, the "twists" are predictable and completely impossible. Apparently, "A" is back with a vengeance, and she has the ability to teleport!! Sending cryptic messages to one Liar in Philly, while simultaneously,a Liar in New York gets a text, too! The "horrible" thing that the Liars did while on vacation was predictable from the start.
And seriously, are we supposed to believe that someone FOLLOWED them to JAMAICA? Come on, anyone who is that obsessed needs to get a hobby. Another completely impossible "plot twist" was Emily's pregnancy. Not that she was pregnant (completely obvious from the beginning)... but the fact that she DELIVERED a baby? Uh, Shepard... do you understand how the pregnancy cycle works? If she was experiencing morning sickness on SPRING BREAK, HOW did she deliver by the SUMMER? That's some miracle baby!
As usual, the characters are deplorable and utterly ignorant and stupid. The new character, "Klaudia", the supermodel-esque Finn girl who speaks broken English? Uh, yeah, like that wasn't as see-through as a wet teeshirt. But we are supposed to be SHOCKED when she speaks perfectly clear English to Aria when she says she's planning on f*cking Aria's boyfriend, Noel? (Yes, Shepard has resorted to using foul, crude language in her books. Like that's going to help things) How cliche is that?? And then there is Spencer's soon-to-be-step family. Mr. Pennythistle... seriously? Is this the "Misfortunate Events" series or something? When Spencer sees this d-bag BEATING his son, her reaction is to blurt out he's gay? How about GETTING YOUR MOTHER?? Because I sure as hell would want my mother to see this kind of behavior if she was about to MARRY this man (and wtf? What kind of mother introduces her 'boyfriend' of a few months to her children and then drop the "getting married" bomb on them on the 2nd meeting? Without their opinion?) And if I was Spencer's mother, I would have run screaming in the other direction, far away from this abusive loser.
I seriously want to smack every single person in this book.
I'm just waiting for the "big twist" to be something like: Ali and Courtney have a long lost triplet! Tabitha was Ali and Courney reconstructed by Dr. Frankenstein! Tabitha is a zombie!
I wonder how long Shepard will be able to milk this stupid story line out for.
--OH!!! And speaking of Shepard never taking Sex Ed... seriously, have you NEVER opened a Biology book before???? This reminded me of one of the previous books in which Spencer thought she was adopted and "found" her "biological" mother via an agency. Except the woman was actually a SURROGATE mother and, in actuality, would have NO BIOLOGICAL relation to Spencer? (Meaning they do not share any DNA and that there would have been no way the adoption agency could have legally brought these two together. So these agencies just take people's word on things? Even MORE plausible!)
Seriously. how do you get away with this nonsense?
April 10, 2016
This series is so archetypical it's not even funny at this point.
July 7, 2011
I really don't care what anyone says; I unabashedly love this series. I eagerly await every installment and devour the things within hours. Sara Shepard is one of the best (if not the best) YA author I've ever had the pleasure of reading, and she creates some of the most twisted and engaging plots I've ever seen.
I'll be honest, when I first discovered Twisted was actually going to be a novel (I'm pretty sure that Wanted was definitely supposed to be the last in the series), I felt feelings of both excitement and uneasiness. Pretty much every loose end was tied up in the last novel, and it seemed as if there was no place to go given the ending. I figured the new, four-book contract was signed simply due to the success of the TV show, and while that may be, that didn't influence the quality of this book. Twisted was of the same caliber as the first eight novels in this series, and the characters and their story arcs, surprisingly, did not feel wore out. A is as sinister as ever, and the four main characters keep getting caught up in the most convoluted situations. And if you thought the ending to Wanted was a little too crazy for your tastes, don't worry; it plays out very well in this novel.
And now, of course, I'll sit here and count down the days until Ruthless is released. Until then,
I'll be honest, when I first discovered Twisted was actually going to be a novel (I'm pretty sure that Wanted was definitely supposed to be the last in the series), I felt feelings of both excitement and uneasiness. Pretty much every loose end was tied up in the last novel, and it seemed as if there was no place to go given the ending. I figured the new, four-book contract was signed simply due to the success of the TV show, and while that may be, that didn't influence the quality of this book. Twisted was of the same caliber as the first eight novels in this series, and the characters and their story arcs, surprisingly, did not feel wore out. A is as sinister as ever, and the four main characters keep getting caught up in the most convoluted situations. And if you thought the ending to Wanted was a little too crazy for your tastes, don't worry; it plays out very well in this novel.
And now, of course, I'll sit here and count down the days until Ruthless is released. Until then,
January 26, 2019
Well... at least I’m one book closer to finishing the series.
December 30, 2016
Antes que nada, sigo pensando que esta saga hubiera tenido un excelente final con el libro numero 8, ese final fue muy bueno, pero ahora, esta segunda vez que leo este libro me he dado cuenta que me gustó más que la primera vez, si, es más de lo mismo, lo sé, pero es que estos libros son tan adictivos, ese estilo que tiene Sara tan simple que hace que te metas mucho en la historia, a mi me encanta, me atrapa bastante y hace que se lean super rápido los libros y es que tampoco son tan largos.
La verdad disfrute mucho volver a leer Pretty Little Liars, es una saga que abandone hace tiempo y que ahora retomo de nuevo con gustó, esa manera de Sara de dejar los libros con esos finales hace que quieras seguir y seguir XD, super adictivos. Si les gusta la serie creo que si les recomendaría mucho los libros, no son lo mejor del mundo pero creo que si valen la pena.
La verdad disfrute mucho volver a leer Pretty Little Liars, es una saga que abandone hace tiempo y que ahora retomo de nuevo con gustó, esa manera de Sara de dejar los libros con esos finales hace que quieras seguir y seguir XD, super adictivos. Si les gusta la serie creo que si les recomendaría mucho los libros, no son lo mejor del mundo pero creo que si valen la pena.
September 27, 2015
Twisted by Sara Shepard
book 9 in the Pretty Little Liars series
Actual Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
This book takes place a year after the last one, and throughout the entirety of this book we are getting hints as to what happened in Jamaica.
I found myself enjoying Emily's storyline a lot in this book, which is different for me because she's usually my least favourite, and I did not see that particular thing coming!! Gosh, way to throw that in there randomly Ms. Shepard... hahaha
I really enjoyed this instalment, and I think it's setting the next half of the series off well!
Order of PLL books from fav to least fav (so far)
1. Wanted
2. Wicked
3. Killer
4. Twisted
5. Unbelievable
6. Pretty Little Liars
7. Flawless
8. Heartless
9. Perfect
book 9 in the Pretty Little Liars series
Actual Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
This book takes place a year after the last one, and throughout the entirety of this book we are getting hints as to what happened in Jamaica.
I found myself enjoying Emily's storyline a lot in this book, which is different for me because she's usually my least favourite, and I did not see that particular thing coming!! Gosh, way to throw that in there randomly Ms. Shepard... hahaha
I really enjoyed this instalment, and I think it's setting the next half of the series off well!
Order of PLL books from fav to least fav (so far)
1. Wanted
2. Wicked
3. Killer
4. Twisted
5. Unbelievable
6. Pretty Little Liars
7. Flawless
8. Heartless
9. Perfect
February 14, 2019
Otro libro más con el cual me engancho igual que los anteriores. Me encantó, se me hizo súper ligero, y la verdad es que no puede pasar mucho tiempo sin saber algo sobre pretty little liars. Ahora que ya terminé la serie, sólo me quedan los libros :(
Leí por ahí que la trama estaba un poco rebuscada, y algunas cosas que suceden como que se me hacieron un poco forzadas pero bueno, no le quita mucho al libro a decir verdad, los nuevos personajes me encantaron, y los casos de las diferentes protagonistas te entretienen bastante.
PD: A pesar de que aquí no está Ezra, amo que Aria esté con Noel.
Leí por ahí que la trama estaba un poco rebuscada, y algunas cosas que suceden como que se me hacieron un poco forzadas pero bueno, no le quita mucho al libro a decir verdad, los nuevos personajes me encantaron, y los casos de las diferentes protagonistas te entretienen bastante.
PD: A pesar de que aquí no está Ezra, amo que Aria esté con Noel.
December 26, 2024
i’ve read this one beforeeee
ugh klaudia you fucking bitch
ugh klaudia you fucking bitch
July 9, 2011
Wow. This book really just grabbed the series and shook it up. I am impressed, and eagerly waiting the next book 'Ruthless'.
In this book, Hanna, Aria, Emily, and Spencer went on vacation to Jamaica. They came home, and don't talk. Why? They did something awful. Something as bad as The Jenna Thing- even worse.
But they continue to live their lives, thinking Ali is dead and A is gone.
Hanna helps her father in his political career to become the Senator, while trying to fulfill her own goals of being famous- through some twisted ways.
Aria is getting a bit too jealous of her boyfriend Noel's new transfer named Klaudia. Jealousy leads to paranoia, but that doesn't mean you're wrong.
Emily is getting a bit too close to her new friend Chloe's family. The new family that moved into the empty Cavanough house. Em really is determined to get a good swimming scholarship...
And, Spencer. Naughty Spencer is getting a tad too close to her soon-to-be stepbrother. But people aren't always who they appear to be...
All in all, the Pretty Little Liars have gathered more secrets, and are becoming even more twisted then they were in Junior year. Don't believe me? Read the book.
Not everyone who should stay dead, stays dead...
-A
In this book, Hanna, Aria, Emily, and Spencer went on vacation to Jamaica. They came home, and don't talk. Why? They did something awful. Something as bad as The Jenna Thing- even worse.
But they continue to live their lives, thinking Ali is dead and A is gone.
Hanna helps her father in his political career to become the Senator, while trying to fulfill her own goals of being famous- through some twisted ways.
Aria is getting a bit too jealous of her boyfriend Noel's new transfer named Klaudia. Jealousy leads to paranoia, but that doesn't mean you're wrong.
Emily is getting a bit too close to her new friend Chloe's family. The new family that moved into the empty Cavanough house. Em really is determined to get a good swimming scholarship...
And, Spencer. Naughty Spencer is getting a tad too close to her soon-to-be stepbrother. But people aren't always who they appear to be...
All in all, the Pretty Little Liars have gathered more secrets, and are becoming even more twisted then they were in Junior year. Don't believe me? Read the book.
Not everyone who should stay dead, stays dead...
-A
February 20, 2016
This series keeps getting better every time. Of course I loved this book. I can't wait to read the next one :)
November 29, 2018
So did Ali really die in that fire? I mean, there was no body and A is back terrorizing the girls. So if it's not Ali, who is it?
Also, can I just say that if these girls would just stop being stupid then maybe there would be no threats hanging over their heads. I mean, you can't argue that they deserve a lot of what happens to them.
Anyway...
So the book begins with the girls all friends again. All it took was Ali trying to burn them alive to kick start the friendships. But that all changes when they vacation in Jamaica. Emily freaks out and thinks she sees Ali - because OMG is there anyone more obsessed with Ali than Emily? The answer is no. I mean, the girl tried to KILL HER but Emily is still like, she's the love of my life and I miss her blah blah blah... IT WASN'T EVEN ALI YOU WERE FRIENDS WITH! God, she's so stupid.
Sorry, got off track with my Emily hate. So Emily convinces the girls that it is Ali in Jamaica and they do something stupid (shocking, I know). This causes them to not be friends again. Fast forward a few months and they are back to getting themselves in trouble on their own. Spencer falls for her future stepbrother, only to end up sending him to military school. Hanna believes it when a random guy says he wants to take pictures of her and help her modeling career (see, again stupidity). Emily hides a giant secret from her family then hides another one when a friends dad comes on to her. And then Aria ruins her relationship by attacking an exchange student who's staying with Noel instead of just talking to Noel about it.
In my mind, obviously Ali is not dead. Come on, no body no death. But I didn't actually believe it was Ali in Jamaica. Could she have been working with Ali? That's possible. Or maybe she was just crazy and stalking the girls to know that much about them. Overall, while I still very much dislike some of the characters (Emily & Hanna), I am intrigued on the new A and how this will all play out.
Also, can I just say that if these girls would just stop being stupid then maybe there would be no threats hanging over their heads. I mean, you can't argue that they deserve a lot of what happens to them.
Anyway...
So the book begins with the girls all friends again. All it took was Ali trying to burn them alive to kick start the friendships. But that all changes when they vacation in Jamaica. Emily freaks out and thinks she sees Ali - because OMG is there anyone more obsessed with Ali than Emily? The answer is no. I mean, the girl tried to KILL HER but Emily is still like, she's the love of my life and I miss her blah blah blah... IT WASN'T EVEN ALI YOU WERE FRIENDS WITH! God, she's so stupid.
Sorry, got off track with my Emily hate. So Emily convinces the girls that it is Ali in Jamaica and they do something stupid (shocking, I know). This causes them to not be friends again. Fast forward a few months and they are back to getting themselves in trouble on their own. Spencer falls for her future stepbrother, only to end up sending him to military school. Hanna believes it when a random guy says he wants to take pictures of her and help her modeling career (see, again stupidity). Emily hides a giant secret from her family then hides another one when a friends dad comes on to her. And then Aria ruins her relationship by attacking an exchange student who's staying with Noel instead of just talking to Noel about it.
In my mind, obviously Ali is not dead. Come on, no body no death. But I didn't actually believe it was Ali in Jamaica. Could she have been working with Ali? That's possible. Or maybe she was just crazy and stalking the girls to know that much about them. Overall, while I still very much dislike some of the characters (Emily & Hanna), I am intrigued on the new A and how this will all play out.
February 17, 2016
So is the title of this book Twisted or Every-stereotypical-girl-story? Is this even a book, or is it a piece of perfectly usable paper that was wasted for this...this...flush-it-down-the-toilet-burn-it-on-a-cross-spit-on-it-put-it-in-a-food-processor thing of blasphemy to the entire World of Literature?
Honestly, this crap doesn't measure up at all with the others. What, eight books didn't wrap the story up enough?
Oh, they did something terrible in Jamaica, and now, they can't be in the same room as one another? Legitimately, everyone has heard this story before; it's nothing new!
For one, it's not well written; poor grammar and a terrible story line don't exactly make for a good book. I really just want to go up to her and give her a grammar lesson. This is so awful that there is no word in the English language to describe my perpetual disdain at this "book series." Screw it. Just screw it. If you wish, stab me. This book makes me want to do it. This book is an embarrassment to all books. I would be willing to recommend the Pretty Little Liars books to anyone, but once you've finished books 1-8, just stop. It's not worth it; believe me.
Honestly, this crap doesn't measure up at all with the others. What, eight books didn't wrap the story up enough?
Oh, they did something terrible in Jamaica, and now, they can't be in the same room as one another? Legitimately, everyone has heard this story before; it's nothing new!
For one, it's not well written; poor grammar and a terrible story line don't exactly make for a good book. I really just want to go up to her and give her a grammar lesson. This is so awful that there is no word in the English language to describe my perpetual disdain at this "book series." Screw it. Just screw it. If you wish, stab me. This book makes me want to do it. This book is an embarrassment to all books. I would be willing to recommend the Pretty Little Liars books to anyone, but once you've finished books 1-8, just stop. It's not worth it; believe me.
July 7, 2011
I was a little hesitant to read this but it was a suprisingly good, I'm not sure if this is the right word for it, spin-off.
A few spoilers:
1.Emily had a baby(Only her sister and Chloe know)!!!
2.They killed a girl who they thought was Alison but it wasn't!
3.Hanna got black mailed because she had a photoshoot and in the middle of it she had a flashback and during that time some racy photos were taken.
4.Spencer's mom has a new boyfriend and his son told Spencer he was gay and they got drunk and slept in the same bed. When his dad came in and saw them in the same bed he started beating him and spencer told his dad he was gay. His dad sent him off to military school a day later.
5.The kahns invite a hot foreign exchange student and she tells aria shes going to have sex with noel.
:)
A few spoilers:
1.Emily had a baby(Only her sister and Chloe know)!!!
2.They killed a girl who they thought was Alison but it wasn't!
3.Hanna got black mailed because she had a photoshoot and in the middle of it she had a flashback and during that time some racy photos were taken.
4.Spencer's mom has a new boyfriend and his son told Spencer he was gay and they got drunk and slept in the same bed. When his dad came in and saw them in the same bed he started beating him and spencer told his dad he was gay. His dad sent him off to military school a day later.
5.The kahns invite a hot foreign exchange student and she tells aria shes going to have sex with noel.
:)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 2, 2015
What a comeback, Mrs. Shepard... Ninth installment of the Pretty Little Liars book series and... WHOA. Did I think it would be good? Yeah, of course. Was it better than I expected? DUH. YEAH. Secrets are darker, lies are dirtier and the girls are more and more psychotic every page. This is a wonderful way to reboot the series and exploit the still juicy questions we're still missing an answer for.
I'm kind of obsessed.
I'm kind of obsessed.
July 29, 2011
What the HELL? Why is there going to be another book?
UPDATE:
As you can see from my initial reaction back in December when this book was announced, I was pissed. The 8th Liars book ended PERFECTLY. Yes it was a little open-ended, but it was a great ending. (Not to mention that it said all over that book "this is the final book!") I was so annoyed they were going to make not just one, but 4 more books out of this series. Someone got a little greedy from the success of the TV show I guess!
Despite all of that, I had to read this. I had devoured the original series and it was so deliciously addictive that I couldn't resist reading more. And once again, these girls pulled me into their superficial world and got me hooked.
Spoilers for myself so I can remember what happened when I read the next book:
The one annoying thing for me is that I have watched the TV show since the last book, and I instantly pictured all the girls in my head as the actresses when I first started reading. When Spencer mentioned her blonde hair, I was thrown for a moment.
I ended this book with more questions than answers and I can't wait to read the next. *Sigh* What does that say about me?
UPDATE:
As you can see from my initial reaction back in December when this book was announced, I was pissed. The 8th Liars book ended PERFECTLY. Yes it was a little open-ended, but it was a great ending. (Not to mention that it said all over that book "this is the final book!") I was so annoyed they were going to make not just one, but 4 more books out of this series. Someone got a little greedy from the success of the TV show I guess!
Despite all of that, I had to read this. I had devoured the original series and it was so deliciously addictive that I couldn't resist reading more. And once again, these girls pulled me into their superficial world and got me hooked.
Spoilers for myself so I can remember what happened when I read the next book:
The one annoying thing for me is that I have watched the TV show since the last book, and I instantly pictured all the girls in my head as the actresses when I first started reading. When Spencer mentioned her blonde hair, I was thrown for a moment.
I ended this book with more questions than answers and I can't wait to read the next. *Sigh* What does that say about me?
December 8, 2013
(Source: I own a copy of this book.)
Ali may have started the fire, but did she die in it? What happened to the girls in Jamaica? And what happened to Emily last summer?
This was an okay story, but I really wasn’t sure about certain plot-points.
This book surprised me a bit because I thought Ali was behind us now, but for some reason she was still playing a huge part in the girls lives, which considering she’d been absent for over a year was a little strange. When the girls once again started receiving messages from A. I was a little uncertain as to what was really going on. Do we really have yet another new A.? And does she know Gossip Girl? Because in this book they seemed eerily similar.
I was a little unsure about the Jamaica part of the storyline as what the girls were claiming was going on just seemed a little unlikely, and other things seemed a little unlikely too.
We did get some non-Ali storylines, but even these were swayed by the infamous A., and some of the girls decisions weren’t the smartest either.
The ending to this was okay, but again, I’m not sure where this series is really going now.
7 out of 10.
Ali may have started the fire, but did she die in it? What happened to the girls in Jamaica? And what happened to Emily last summer?
This was an okay story, but I really wasn’t sure about certain plot-points.
This book surprised me a bit because I thought Ali was behind us now, but for some reason she was still playing a huge part in the girls lives, which considering she’d been absent for over a year was a little strange. When the girls once again started receiving messages from A. I was a little uncertain as to what was really going on. Do we really have yet another new A.? And does she know Gossip Girl? Because in this book they seemed eerily similar.
I was a little unsure about the Jamaica part of the storyline as what the girls were claiming was going on just seemed a little unlikely, and other things seemed a little unlikely too.
We did get some non-Ali storylines, but even these were swayed by the infamous A., and some of the girls decisions weren’t the smartest either.
The ending to this was okay, but again, I’m not sure where this series is really going now.
7 out of 10.
July 25, 2012
As usual, I love another book in this series. I love the never-ending suspense, the countless secrets, the juicy scandals, the deep messages portrayed, the theories that arise, and the mystery that keeps me guessing and guessing more in each book. Although, I think I enjoyed this one a little less than the previous ones. I figure I'm just a bit exhausted from reading this series and the fact that it feels like it's dragging on and on. Apparently, there's going to be another arc in this series. Although I find the series addicting and awesome, I wish that Shepard could have just end the books in the eighth book. I thought that the eighth book was the perfect conclusion that leaves just a twinge of longing and mystery, but I guess, due to the success of the TV show, Sara Shepard wants to continue on. And other things that bothered me was the endless foreshadowing of what happened at Jamaica and how the characters didn't seem to have developed and matured from the trauma of Ali's death. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed Twisted, and I'm looking to finish the series.
December 2, 2018
So I spent half the book going crazy trying to figure out what really happened in Jamaica.... like why are they not friends anymore. I feel bad for Hanna in this one too the fact that "photographer" did that to her is messed up - but she is kinda stupid for just believing him. The fact that Spencer's mom is now getting married - that guy is a dick especially to his own kids. I hope something happens and they don't get married.
November 15, 2015
I wish I never started pretty little liars. Glad I finally stopped. It's a horrible series all the characters are flat and the plot is stupid
June 29, 2023
despite the xenophobia, homophobia and awful amount of misogyny, the book was pretty okay!!
May 6, 2019
I enjoyed this book and I really liked how the girls basically have a whole new mystery with the new A bc of what they did in Jamaica and it felt more interesting to me than any other book in the series so far lol
August 13, 2011
*3.5 stars*
Twisted was better then I expected, which considering what I wrote before I read it is a good thing.
Even though some parts are too damn predictable I love this series. I also love Sara Shepard and how she turns me into a lunatic wondering why her brain is so screwy.
I picture her as a giant and reaching down from the sky (or looking in a bubbling cauldron) and just stirring up trouble until everything is upside down and crazy.
( P.S. I hate Klaudia with a passion, cause her personality is so skank.)
But!
I've got 2 problems with this book that made me knock off a star and a half.
1. That when new characters were introduced, you would learn something about them (one in particular. You know who you are) they become a different person. Yeah, I know people act different when they are around someone that knows a secret and/or something personal, but this was just too much.
2. This may not be a total fault of the authors, but I just expected for the main characters to be a little more mature, (though we were fairly warned) or to at least make better choices regarding their own lives (and others) which I didn't see in this book, and (now) don't expect it from the other books in the series.
Over all, I did enjoy the book. It was entertaining and face paced.
*BELOW IS WHAT I WROTE BEFORE I READ THE BOOK*
I have a love/ hate relationship with this series and I REALLY HATE that there is another one! I hated the series; by which I mean I Loved it, but it grated my nerves. I am raw just thinking about another one. *sigh* I will read it only because I can't not. The series ended so awesomely (what I hoped was the ending anyways) and there is NO need for it to continue. I'm hoping this book is excellent or I honestly will rip off my skin.
Twisted was better then I expected, which considering what I wrote before I read it is a good thing.
Even though some parts are too damn predictable I love this series. I also love Sara Shepard and how she turns me into a lunatic wondering why her brain is so screwy.
I picture her as a giant and reaching down from the sky (or looking in a bubbling cauldron) and just stirring up trouble until everything is upside down and crazy.
( P.S. I hate Klaudia with a passion, cause her personality is so skank.)
But!
I've got 2 problems with this book that made me knock off a star and a half.
1. That when new characters were introduced, you would learn something about them (one in particular. You know who you are) they become a different person. Yeah, I know people act different when they are around someone that knows a secret and/or something personal, but this was just too much.
2. This may not be a total fault of the authors, but I just expected for the main characters to be a little more mature, (though we were fairly warned) or to at least make better choices regarding their own lives (and others) which I didn't see in this book, and (now) don't expect it from the other books in the series.
Over all, I did enjoy the book. It was entertaining and face paced.
*BELOW IS WHAT I WROTE BEFORE I READ THE BOOK*
I have a love/ hate relationship with this series and I REALLY HATE that there is another one! I hated the series; by which I mean I Loved it, but it grated my nerves. I am raw just thinking about another one. *sigh* I will read it only because I can't not. The series ended so awesomely (what I hoped was the ending anyways) and there is NO need for it to continue. I'm hoping this book is excellent or I honestly will rip off my skin.
July 10, 2011
I was too excited to read this book. I was thinking, what more can Sara Shepard add to this series that we haven't already been through? She definitely added more. I love this series but I must say this book was not as good as the last one though it still held my attention to the last page. The mystery is getting intense and confusing which i love but when will this Ali chick die?? Emily definitely said it right..she must be bionic. Also, how is she in 74324893 places at once? Oh, and Aria's story used to be my favourite but Spencer's story is getting pretty juicy. This series is definitely Twisted and I want to see where this ends...if it ends.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 19, 2014
This book....this book.... *no words come out my mouth*
But... COMEON! I just start to like new two characters; ZACH and CHLOE but things are not great with Emily and Spencer! UGH!
BUT! I am very curious about whats happened to girls in Jamaica!!!
Now I have to get next book at Library... oh wait...Library is closed! UGH!!!!
But... COMEON! I just start to like new two characters; ZACH and CHLOE but things are not great with Emily and Spencer! UGH!
BUT! I am very curious about whats happened to girls in Jamaica!!!
Now I have to get next book at Library... oh wait...Library is closed! UGH!!!!
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