Perfect (Pretty Little Liars, Book 3)

After breezing through the previous 2 books in this series I was eager to start the next volume. I ended up finishing it in one night, just like I did with the other two. The books are just that good.

This volume finds all of the girls starting to really feel the negative effects of their actions as well as feeling the true wrath of the mysterious A. Aria's getting kicked out of her house, but luckily her new boyfriend Shaun is there to pick up the pieces. With love like that there's no way she could still be lusting after her teacher beau, right? Then Spencer's starting to panic because not only is she nominated for an award that she doesn't deserve, but now she's discovering that she has a nasty little habit that her parents never told her about. Emily's slowly starting to realize the truth about herself. Too bad that A's intent on kicking her out of the closet projectile-style. Then there's Hanna. Her BFF Mona hates her and her dad still hasn't called her after what her nasty step-sis to be did. She's also a step closer to finding out who A is- too bad that A has no intention on giving up that particular secret just yet.

I love this series. I never thought I'd get into a mean girl series, but I did. The previous books were a little rushed & the families were a little overly mean, but now we're seeing more characters & families that aren't as horrendous as our fab 4's families are. We're still no closer to discovering who A is, although it's fun to guess. My only lament about the book is that the way I'm breezing through them, I'll finish them before the series is finished. (Which means I'll have to wait for the next volume to come out rather than get to read it right away!)

Like in my previous reviews I will warn parents that there is sex and some violence in this series. However this is the 3rd volume, so I would hope that parents would be aware of the content by this point! Still, some parents will still want to read the books with their kids & discuss it afterwards. The books are fun to read & it's a great way to connect with your kids as you talk about the mature themes & puzzle over who A could be.

5/5

This is the third book to the Pretty Little Liar series. By the end of the book Hanna Martin Figures out who ~A is. But A can't risk her telling everyone else and exposing her identity, so ~A tries to have Hanna killed but without Hanna and the other three there would not be more to the series. Aria is now dating Sean Ackard but her thing with Ezra ruins there relationship. Emily's parents find out about her kiss and threaten to send her away if she can not "de-gay" herself. Spencer steals a paper her sister wrote to turn in, but that paper gets nominated for an award. Spencer si feeling guilty about her last interaction with Alison was.

I am totally hooked on this series. As you read each chapter, you have no idea who really is A. So I found myself pointing the finger at just about every character in the book. I found some parts of this book to be a little slow. But then the story took off and I couldn't put the book down. I was not expecting the ending that came and couldn't wait to get to book four. The book gets closer to revealing A's identity. Trust me. It's not who you think it is.

Hanna, Spencer, Aria and Emily are still dealing with Ali's murder investigation. Someone leaked a home video of the five girls together days before Ali went missing and the media can't stop playing it. Repeatedly watching the video makes each girl wonder if they really did know Ali at all. Spencer sums it up by saying:

"Being Ali's friend was great, but we had to make a lot of sacrifices. We went through a lot together, and some of it wasn't good. It was like, 'We go through all this for you, and you repay us by ditching us?'" (p. 153)

As each girl struggles to deal with "A's" threats, "A" begins to up the ante. "A" is now sending texts and leaving messages to the people in their lives exposing their secrets. As each girl is on the verge of losing it all, one of them desperately tries to remember the night Ali went missing. Is it possible she's responsible for Ali's death? "A" makes one little mistake and one of the four friends realizes "A's" identity. Before she can tell the others, she's mysteriously involved in an accident. Will she survive to reveal "A's" identity? Or will "A" have to take drastic measures to fix his/her mistake?

Perfect, so far, is my favorite in the series. The author does a great job of showing how each girl is struggling to maintain her sanity and keep her life intact while dealing with "A's" threats. I didn't see the end coming and I can't wait to start Unbelievable to see what happens next.

It rocked!!!! Best so far but I still got Unbeleivable and whatever she writes. So Spencer ends up with the blame for Ali's murder and Aria, Hanna, and Emily suspect its her. Well Aria and Emily did but Hanna never did get to reveal who A really was and A *** *** **** because "She knew to much" Aria is homless and boyfriendless and was pretty much ****** from her family. She's pretty sure her life sucks. Emily is being sent to a special group for gays but when she catches her coach with her ex... And for Hanna. Poor girl got dumped by her best friend after A totally sabatoged her and when A slipped up, Hanna got her digits and realized it was... This book made me wish Unbelievable would arrive from Amazon.com already. So suspensful and amazing. I sure hope Hanna returns after what A did to her. But as far as I know, A decided to get a new victim along with the pretty little liars. You'll have to see!!!

great

I bought a NEW BOOK...I GOT A USED BOOK! I'M LIVID! I'm not giving my kid used items for Christmas.

This series is SO GOOD. I've give all 3 books so far 5 stars. I'm easily rushing through and always a bit sad when it's over. Every book contains amazing plot twists and situations that make you squirm in your seat. The short chapters make me rush through and I also feel that this book is a twist in the series, because things are getting more serious.

A great mystery/YA series. It's easy to rush through and to fall back into the series. The speculating about who the "A-person" is, is the most fun to me. I have no idea what is going on and I love every second of it. Another 5 star rating for me, that's the third in a row for this series!

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