Next up on the United States of YA is Pennsylvania represented by Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars. This book is definitely deliciously scandalous.
Alison, Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily were the best of friends in the seventh grade. Then the horrible happened, Alison went missing that summer. The others girls began to avoid each other, and drifted apart.
Fast forward three years, and everyone is starting their junior year of high school, and each girl has there own issues.
Spencer is trying to be the perfect student and constantly in competition with her sister. She seems to have a serious case of boyfriend envy when it comes to her sister's new boyfriend, but not like that hasn't happened before.
Hanna has major body issues, especially after clawing herself for the chubby dorky girl she used to be by any means necessary. Not to mention the daddy issues she is harboring making things worse.
Aria has just returned from three years in Iceland, and she seems the most well adjusted of the girls. Too bad she is attracted to a guy that is totally off limits, and she is still haunted by her father's secret.
Emily strives to be the perfect daughter. Being a star swimming, and even her boyfriend is a swimmer. Too bad Emily thinks she doesn't really like boys and not sure is swimming is really her thing.
As the school year starts, each girls begins to to get mysterious text and notes from -A, who seems to know all their secrets.
This book keep the intrigue coming to the very end, and really makes me want to go on and dive into the next book (too bad I have other books on my list to read first). The author does a great job of leaving you wanting more at the end of each chapter, and at the end of the book. The characters where all wonderfully flawed with each dealing with their own issues. Ms. Shepard appeals to one of humans darkest fears, the fear of someone knowing our deepest secrets and threatening to tell. I am excited to see where she will go with this series.
On another note, I finished my finals yesterday, so two and half weeks of freedom from school. That should mean that I am getting a lot more reading done. Hopefully a big dent in my YA book tour, and for all you readers (all 2 of you) more blog post.
Currently Reading:
White Cat
by Holly Black
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