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A review by natreviews
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
So I originally started watching the show around the time season 4 came out (watched it on Netflix) and then stopped when the whole Ravenswood thing tried to happen. Now, after watching Mike's Mic doe his recap of the Pretty Little Liars TV Series, I decided to go back and read the books.
They are very 2006. Which is when the original story was published. So, ya, welcome back to the days of PSP's, CD's, and flip phones. Where BlackBerries are still a widely used thing and seeing 16-17 year old's smoke is normal. By the way, it's important to remember that in the flashbacks they're around 12-13, and in modern day they're around 16-17. Really makes a lot of the men, mainly Ezra and Wren super crusty looking back, and how both the books and the show tried to gaslight us that it's perfectly normal for a 16-17 year old to try and date a 24-25 year old. Yuck.
Anyways, this is a good book. It has good turns if you aren't familiar with the story, and I would say is a bit more mature than the show was. The target demographic I would say is 15-18 year old's who are just getting into mystery/murder novels. The first book is basically the first episode of the series (ya, they pretty much used one book for one episode), and it's going to be interesting to see where the series goes, as I've heard at some point after season 2 or 3 the book and the show diverge.
I am planning on getting the rest of the books and reading them, as they are a nice quick read. Time will tell when that will happen though.
They are very 2006. Which is when the original story was published. So, ya, welcome back to the days of PSP's, CD's, and flip phones. Where BlackBerries are still a widely used thing and seeing 16-17 year old's smoke is normal. By the way, it's important to remember that in the flashbacks they're around 12-13, and in modern day they're around 16-17. Really makes a lot of the men, mainly Ezra and Wren super crusty looking back, and how both the books and the show tried to gaslight us that it's perfectly normal for a 16-17 year old to try and date a 24-25 year old. Yuck.
Anyways, this is a good book. It has good turns if you aren't familiar with the story, and I would say is a bit more mature than the show was. The target demographic I would say is 15-18 year old's who are just getting into mystery/murder novels. The first book is basically the first episode of the series (ya, they pretty much used one book for one episode), and it's going to be interesting to see where the series goes, as I've heard at some point after season 2 or 3 the book and the show diverge.
I am planning on getting the rest of the books and reading them, as they are a nice quick read. Time will tell when that will happen though.