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Mystery. Romance. Young Adult Fiction. HTML: #1 New York Times bestselling series The fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars. In idyllic Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four very pretty girls just can't help but be bad. Hanna will do anything to be Rosewood's queen bee. Spencer's digging up her family's secrets. Emily can't stop thinking about her new boyfriend. And Aria approves a little too strongly of her mom's taste in men. The girls think they're in the clear now that Ali's killer is finally behind bars. But someone new is mimicking "A's" blackmailing ways with wicked and mysterious messages. And it's only a matter of time before they let some secrets slip. Full of unexpected twists and shocking revelations, Wicked is the fifth book in New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard's compelling Pretty Little Liars series..… (more)
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Wicked takes the reader back in time to show the events that led up to Ali choosing Emily, Aria, Hanna and Spencer as her new best friends. The four girls were thrilled to belong to Ali’s new clique, but each will learn that there was a price to pay. As each girl tries to accept “A’s” identity, Ali’s murder trial and letting go of their past friendship with Ali, each realizes that it’s not easy to bury the past. Especially when someone is trying very hard to not allow them to forget.
Like the four previous books, Wicked ends with a cliffhanger. I’ve been reading this series back-to-back for the last two weeks and I have to admit, I cannot wait for book 6: Killer. The only problem is, it’s not released until June!
Four young girls
I love the way Shepard combines lies, secrets, blackmail, and murder to create a high-paced mystery. The chapters are rather short which, I find, makes it easier to breeze through, intrigued by whats to come next. Wicked is the fifth book in the series and I have read all five and intend to keep reading more. I would recommend this book to any girl who likes to read about teenagers such as themselves, although it may be tough to relate to lives of such adversity. But after all, everyone has their secrets...
Spencer thinks she is adopted, so she goes through great measures to try and find her adopted mom, only to have the worst thing imaginable happen.
Emily has gotten over her love
Hanna is going through everything to make sure that she is at the top of her school. She wants to be the most popular and sexy girl there. What does she do to get it?
And Aria grew up the most for me. She hasn't seen her English teacher since he moved, and she seemed to be getting past the older guy thing until her mom's new boyfriend comes into the picture.
The Pretty Little Liars series is the story of four friends living in Rosewood Pennsylvania: Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer. They are trying to solve the mystery of who killed their friend Ali, and who is their blackmailer “A?”
After finding out the identity of “A” and Ali’s killer in Unbelievable, the fifth Pretty Little Liars book feels like a new beginning for the series. But what’s this? There’s a new “A” blackmailing the four girls? And did they really catch the right killer? It’s more confusing than ever in Rosewood.
Spencer wonders if she was adopted, Aria’s inappropriate taste in men comes back to haunt her in a big way, Emily is dating a guy(!) and Hanna is dealing with her new living arrangement with step-sister to be Kate.
The girls begin receiving the mysterious and threatening texts again. “A” is on a warpath and intent on bringing down the girls. It feels like things are spiraling out of control again. Some of the people in Rosewood that seem very suspicious to me are Kate, Officer Wilden, Ali’s brother Jason, and Spencer’s sister Melissa. At this point I wouldn’t be surprised who the killer is or who “A” is or if Ali is even dead.
The series is still fun, enjoyable and surprising with the twists and turns. This installment poses more questions than answers, but I’m still along for the ride. What will happen in the next installment Killer?
4Q, 5P; Cover Art: Okay.
This book is best suited for middleschoolers on up.
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Grade (of reviewer): 11th
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My issue with the parents acting like children is still annoying; moreso in this book than the last one. Hanna's father chooses his step-daughter over his daughter, I just don't
And there's a new A in town, or maybe it's always been the same A... whatever it is; I am excited to get to the bottom of that mystery.
Wicked is about four girls, Hanna, Spencer, Aria, and Emily. In the book they each strugle with the death and closure of Ali Dilaurentis, there old and now dead best friend. But now there is a "copycat" A, or so the girls think. They get harassed and threatened by the new "A", only this time, I feel like "A" is trying to help them, trying to lead them to a clue about Ali's death. And then, at the very end, there is the biggest twist and cliffhanger i have ever read in my life. It's scary, crude, and almost impossible. I read this part at night and i couldn't help but be a tad bit scared of what was out in MY woods. ( you'll get the jest of what I mean after you read the book."
My least favorite character in the book is Hanna. I think she is disloyal, snobby, vain, and doesn't really think about what she's doing until after the damage is done. And now that her oh-so-perfect step sister moved into her house, things are about to get a whole lot worse. Now, everything Hanna does is either out of spite or to create drama. She always needs to be better than Kate at everything she does. But surprisingly, in the middle of the book, they actually become friends! I think Hanna was stupidly sucked into one of Kate's evil plans, but i can't be sure yet. I guess I'll have to read the rest of the series to figure out what's really going on.
I will always praise Shepard on knowing exactly how
Spencer's story kills me too. She is isolated from her ntire family. Her parents blantantly ignored and are cold to her. At least things with her sister, Melissa have improved.
I can't wait to read the next one!!!!!
I will always praise Shepard on knowing exactly how
Spencer's story kills me too. She is isolated from her ntire family. Her parents blantantly ignored and are cold to her. At least things with her sister, Melissa have improved.
I can't wait to read the next one!!!!!
I will always praise Shepard on knowing exactly how
Spencer's story kills me too. She is isolated from her ntire family. Her parents blantantly ignored and are cold to her. At least things with her sister, Melissa have improved.
I can't wait to read the next one!!!!!
If anything, this book felt to short. It was the same length as all the other novels, but it seemed to move to fast and not give enough information as to what was going to happen. I'm slightly lost as
Following these girls is also very interesting as we see them grow in each novel, and face more dramatic situations that are realistic.
Five out of five stars, due to the level of addiction Sara Shepard puts into these novels.