Thursday, February 24, 2011

Killer

“A little beauty can be a dangerous thing.”

The sixth novel in the Pretty Little Liars series, Killer, leaves the four Rosewood beauties face to face with Ali’s killer.

With new A sending the girls messages, Emily, Aria, Hanna, and Spencer can’t figure out where the lies end and the truth begins.
Spencer is dead tired of her family’s crap. She’s through with competing for her parent’s affection, and Andrew helps her find her “long lost mommy.” Spencer couldn’t be happier as she finally finds someone who really appreciates her. In the process of rushing into future plans, she comes across an instant message she never saw coming.

Hanna is still in competition with Kate. This round’s prize just so happens to be Aria’s younger brother, Mike. Frantically trying to beat her soon-to-be stepsister at something, Hanna throws herself into Mike’s arms, doing anything to take his attention off of Kate. It’s a good thing she changed her number to avoid interruptions from A.

Aria moves in with her father and Meredith, glad to be rid of Xavier. Now she has something to distract herself from her troubles after bumping into Jason DiLaurentis, Ali’s older brother. Aria has had a crush on him since grade school, and she finally has the chance to win over his heart. Except with his crazy mood swings, Aria can’t quite wrap her finger around him or his secrets.

Emily is so in love with Issac that everything they do feels right. That is, until his mother finds out about her son’s not-so-innocent girlfriend. Em then finds herself being scrutinized and harassed by the last person she expected. All the while, A keeps continues sending her messages that she simply can’t crack the code to.

Once the girls are just around the corner of solving the mystery, a flame of truth lights up their lives.

Killer is the most suspenseful and intriguing PLL book yet. It will definitely have readers on the edge of their seats, flying through the pages, soaking up every juicy detail, twist, and turn.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Wicked

“No bad deed goes unpunished.”

Sara Shepard’s Wicked is the fifth in the Pretty Little Liars series, and the mysteries just keep piling on.

After the identity of A is revealed, the girls finally believe their lives will go back to normal. Of course, they do have to testify to put Ali’s killer in jail. Once this is all over, Hanna, Emily, Spencer, and Aria will finally be safe.

Hanna had such a grand time with Lucas over winter break. Now that school is back in session, she realizes she can’t rule the school on her own. She performs the unthinkable act of befriending Kate, her soon-to-be stepsister. After all, Kate, Isabel (Hanna’s father’s fiancĂ©e), and Hanna’s father are all living under one roof, so what choice does she have? Hanna wants desperately to be on top and will do whatever it takes to get there.

Emily is so distraught over Ali’s death. All her emotions are resurfacing as Rosewood is finally facing the killer. Since Em doesn’t have Maya anymore to keep her company, she decides to spend some more time with her family. During a church fundraiser event, Emily meets Issac, a very handsome Christian boy. Terrified that her past will chase him away, she reveals her secrets, and finds herself a new boyfriend.

Spencer finds herself, once again, miserable living with her family. Even though she did the right thing in confessing about the Golden Orchid, her family seems to disown her. She is even cut out of her grandmother’s will. With the help of Andrew Campbell, the only person she ever had to compete with in her grade, Spencer comes one step closer to discovering the Hastings’ true family secrets.

Aria is once again in the good graces of her mother. When she meets Xavier at an art gallery, she thinks she will be able to move on from Ezra. He seems into her and is obviously interested in art, just like Aria. Things take a wicked turn when she finds out that her mom met Xavier on Match.com and fell head-over-heels for him. Embarrassed and a little disappointed, Aria decides to stay away from her mother’s new man, but he just can’t seem to leave Aria alone.

Yes, everything was finally going back to normal in Rosewood, until copycat A arises and Ali’s killer escapes…

Wicked brings Pretty Little Liars’ fans one step closer to the truth, but throws readers a bombshell with the discovery of a brand new A.