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In Beacon Heights, Washington, five girls—Ava, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Julie, and Parker—know that you don’t have to be good to be perfect. At first the girls think they have nothing in common, until they realize that they all hate Nolan Hotchkiss, who’s done terrible things to each of them. They come up with the perfect way to kill him—a hypothetical murder, of course. It’s just a joke...until Nolan turns up dead, in exactly the way they planned. Only, they didn’t do it. And unless they find the real killer, their perfect lives will come crashing down around them.

From Sara Shepard, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, comes another story of dark secrets, shocking twists, and what happens when five beautiful girls will do anything to hide the ugly truth.

I loved the lying game, hope this is good!

I'll join this one with you Christina!

Would you mind if I joined?

Selma wrote: "Would you mind if I joined?"

Feel free. :)

It's like an adult version of Pretty Little Liars ☺

@Sarah Is this book in multiple POVs?

me too I'd like to join this.. looks interesting!

Noella wrote: "@Sarah Is this book in multiple POVs?"

I think it's written in third person ☺

End of Prologue- Sara Shepard is so good at pulling you in!!

(view spoiler)[So excited!! I had to read the introduction of the girls twice because there were so many names in that first chapter. I think I have a distinct image of them now. What did they do to Nolan? I'm liking where this book is headed already (hide spoiler)]

Christina wrote: "End of Prologue- Sara Shepard is so good at pulling you in!!

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(view spoiler)[ my god. i got so confused at the beginning with all the names! there were just so many! (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 2- (view spoiler)[Parmesan and pepper covered popcorn - the first time i've heard of this flavour!

It was so tragic how Taylor committed suicide because of Nolan's constant bullying. (hide spoiler)]

Starting in a bit. :)

I thought I'd start early because you girls are fast!

Haha! I'm trying to get through 2 others aswell (They're slowly killing me) so I probably won't be able to get through it as fast as usual. :)

Christina wrote: "End of Prologue- Sara Shepard is so good at pulling you in!!

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(view spoiler)[So many names! (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 5 - (view spoiler)[uh oh the police are treating the case as homicide now. How will the girls get away with it?
Julie is mysterious and vague regarding her family. I'm interested to find out more. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[Doesn't sound very nice!

Yep, Nolan was a real nasty piece of work (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[I want to know more about the family situation too. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 8
(view spoiler)[its much clearer now. The girls only slipped one oxy tablet into Nolan's drink. It wouldn't have been enough to kill him. Someone else must've finished the job and wanted to frame them, since they clearly set up the scene with writing on his face and all. Who was it that saw them do that? It could be anyone! They're introduced like a dozen other characters at the party!

I have a feeling this series will span 6+ books haha (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 10
(view spoiler)[Julies mum is an extreme hoarder? That was unexpected! Reminds me of the TV show (hide spoiler)]

Christina wrote: "Chapter 8"

Yep. This is very reminiscent of PLL, only an adult version!

Christina wrote: "Chapter 8
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Wouldn't surprise me if there is! She has a thing for dragging out series.

End of chapter 13
(view spoiler)[I was sweating for Ava when she was questioned by the police! I'm kind of suspicious of Alex. Maybe he saw Ava go upstairs with Nolan and maybe he took revenge? My brains going wild now! (hide spoiler)]

Should head to bed now. This was very addictive!

Christina wrote: "End of chapter 13
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Should head to bed now. This was very addictive!"

(view spoiler)[I was thinking that it could be Alex too. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 16 - (view spoiler)[What a creep! Poor Ava! (hide spoiler)]

End of prologue - (view spoiler)[ there were so many names, it was a bit hard to keep track of. It has a bit of a pretty little liars vibe right now. (hide spoiler)]

Christina wrote: "End of chapter 2 "
(view spoiler)[ It's also the first time I have heard of that popcorn flavor, it sounds quite disgusting.
I'm enjoying hearing their motives for doing whatever it is they did. Nolan sounds like a terrible person, and really what he did to Taylor was horrible. (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 5 - (view spoiler)[ There is an investigation going on, and the police officer said that, there might be more than one suspect. He might already have someone in mind.
I really want to know what happened to parker! (hide spoiler)]

If you google the popcorn, apparently it's a thing! Haha

Chapter 27 - (view spoiler)[What a cow! (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 18 - (view spoiler)[Peter's onto the girls. That's freaky how everything went according to the plan they had discussed.. Cyanide poisoning?! Where did the murderer even get that?
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Chapter 36 - (view spoiler)[Oh dear, they're in trouble now!

Alex is really looking like the killer right now. (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 21 (view spoiler)[Seriously Ashley is freaking me out!! Why is she always copying Julie?? (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 25
(view spoiler)[Caitlin and Jeremy are so cute together! They have way more things in common than Caitlin and Josh. Things are going to get messy within the two families now...

GAH Ashley knows about Julie's home. Why is she so intent on making Julie fall from popularity? what a freak! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 26 - (view spoiler)[Holy crap. Claire is a backstabbing bitch!!! Poor Mac. How could Blake do this to her? My heart can't take it (hide spoiler)]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 36 Everyone eventually makes the rounds haha!

Chapter 8 (view spoiler)[this reminds me of Ashes to Ashes series especially how the girls have a grudge against the most popular kid in school. Nolan is more of a bully though. But it's irritating how girls think what they did won't be found out by the detectives. How can they live like that? (hide spoiler)]

ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "Chapter 8 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I know! I can't imagine living in constant fear. Makes for a good book though! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 20 (view spoiler)[it was pretty stupid and self-incriminating to go to the police accusing Granger based on him having OxyContin especially when the police didn't announce the cause of death..

Granger is a twisted creep.. (hide spoiler)]

Christina wrote: "ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "Chapter 8 [spoilers removed]"

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I think I am just getting tired of the same formula as PLL :(

Chapter 26 (view spoiler)[What the hell is Elliot doing with Parker's photos?? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 2- (view spoiler)[ I really hate that Caitlin's brother killed himself because he was bullied. It brought tears to my eyes because so many kids do kill themselves or others for that very reason. :( (hide spoiler)]

Ending (view spoiler)[I am not surprised things turned for the worse. Taking evidence from a criminal's backyard is counterproductive to the whole set up. I know I am getting too critical about these things. I blame too much detective shows. Anyways, I wasn't a fan of the girls except maybe Parker. (hide spoiler)]

Christina wrote: "Chapter 8
its much clearer now. The girls only slipped one oxy tablet into Nolan's drink. It wouldn't have been enough to kill him. Someone else must've finished the job and wanted to frame them, ..."
Oh, I hope we find out who the killer is in this book. I would really like to know who did it.

Nikinnia wrote: "Chapter 2- [spoilers removed]"

yeah that is just cruel.. no one is allowed to feel less than everyone else EVER..

@Selma I don't think we will find out anytime soon.. it's gonna be another PLL :(

ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "@Selma I don't think we will find out anytime soon.. it's gonna be another PLL :("

Aww, I really had hoped we would find out soon..

IT is very much like PLL, only with a bit of sex involved.

End chapter 11 - (view spoiler)[ What happened to Parker, was horrible. Her dad hitting her, and her mother blaming her. I feel so bad for Parker. (hide spoiler)]

Christina wrote: "End of chapter 13
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Should head to bed now. This was very addictive!"
(view spoiler)[ That theory makes sense, since she also said he seemed a bit more jealous lately. (hide spoiler)]