Wicked (Sara Shepard)

Now that "A" is gone and Ali’s killer is on trial, Aria, Emily, Spencer and Hanna should be able to get past everything that has happened.

But now that everyone knows that they were getting creepy texts from someone that went by "A", they are all getting annoying texts from people trying to get their attention.

Some of the "A" copycats the girls are getting texts from are creepy and sound like things that the original "A" would say. But who would write them, when they are all going through so much already?

Hanna's step sister, Kate, has now moved to Rosewood and Hanna's dad will kill Hanna if she is not nice to her, even though Kate is mean to Hanna.

Spencer got kicked out of her Grandmothers will, even though all of the other natural grandchildren are getting thousands of dollars.

Emily like's a boy, even though she is gay.

Aria met a nice, hot artist at an art show who is closer to her age then Ezra was. The only problem is, he is dating her mom.

With problems of their own, how will they get Ali's killer in jail and figure out who the "A" copycat is?

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You know when theirs a dumb T.V show and you can't stop watching it? That's what these books are like! Nothing really happened in this book, but I'm still going to read the next one.

Characterization was the vocal point in this book more than the others because nothing really happened in this one, so the characterization had to make up for it, and it did it well. Of course the reader can tell that there was not really a climax, but the little plot this book had from the characters made up for it.

The author used emotional setting really well in the book, especially with Emily. It made the book feel well rounded.

The annoying thing with this book was the lack of imagery. I couldn’t see anything that was going on and I still only know very little of what the characters look like. So I am now imaging them like the actress' who play them on the T.V show (which is very different then the book, but it’s really good).

4 out of 5 stars.

The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)

Bilbo Baggins (the Hobbit) is an ordinary Baggins- well mattered, polite and in no need of adventure- until a bunch of dwarves knock on his door and tell him he is their burglar.

The dwarves are angry at a dragon, Smaug, for taking all of their wealth. The precious gems are worth more than gold. In order to get their wealth back the must kill the dragon.
  

But traveling to the Lonely Mountain is going to be a pain, 'cause they must travel though a creepy forest, meet trolls and come in close encounters with goblins to get there.

The hobbit, the wizard and 14 dwarves have a long way to go. But what’s an adventure without eagles, goblins or trolls?

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This has to be the longest 263 page book ever.

The book itself was really good. But when I have to fight though each and every page because it is written so weird, I'm not going to like it.

It felt like I couldn’t take a breath because the book is almost written like a poem. Even thought I was reading in head, it made my brain hurt because each paragraph only had like, one period. Now I know how second grade teachers must feel when reading a students work with no periods....

The plot was so heavy. Each chapter had a climax. It was really good, but at the same time, a book is not all about the plot.

I don't think I could say one trait about the Hobbit because the book had no characterization in it. It was very strange. But the author used plot well enough that it wasn’t to noticeable.

I loved the imagery in this book. I could see everything in this book, which made it feel almost real. It was definitely my favorite thing in this book.

I can't stand third person narrative when the book is not a fairytale. I understand that the author was trying to make it into a fairytale by doing this, and it did make feel more like a fairytale, but the book did not need it because the imagery was very well done.

All and all, a fairly good book.


3.75 out of 5 stars.

Unbelievable (Sara Shepard)

Emily, Spencer, Aria and Hanna will always be together though life because they have all suffered loss, beauty and being stalked but "A". But they all have their own issues.

Spencer is dealing with the fact that she could have killed Ali.

Emily is being sent to Iowa- for being a lesbian.

Aria is dealing with her parents divorce.

But Hanna has it worst of all; she's fighting for her life after being hit by a car.

But maybe the most important thing that has happened was learning "don't believe everything you hear".

The only thing that is certain is it is unbelievable who "A" and the killer are.

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Finally! We learn who "A" is. I have no idea what the rest of the series will be about. "A" was not who I thought she was, but "A" was almost too obvious. But I don't think most people would think she was "A".

So now it was Aria whose plot sucked. A divorce is really not that interesting, especially when her storyline was so good in the other books.

The symbolism was key in this book. But it was so hard to find! Which was a good idea and it was rather well executed, but it was weird to neglect symbolism just to add up suspense, and then suddenly ripping up the plot and explaining the symbolism was kind of a fast way to solve who "A" was.

The storyline's intertwined more, making the novel seem less like a bunch of short stories. It was a lot nicer.

Hanna's whole character changed a lot, which made the whole story better. But everything can't revolve around one character when there are 4 main once.

4.4 out of 5 stars

Perfect (Sara Shepard)

In seventh grade, Spencer, Emily, Aria and Hanna were all perfect. Now, keeping their perfection more than skin deep is becoming harder and harder.

Now, there is a stalker loose in there town. The possibilities for who it could be are endless. But there is only one person the ex- best friends think it is- "A"

"A" is getting inpatient with the girls. "A" now is concentrating on destroying their lives. And it's working.

Between "A", Ali's death and a leaked video of the girls, they seem to be stuck together in many of the same situations. But for Hanna, it's worst because her best friend, Mona, hates Spencer, Emily and Aria.

"A" is more determined than ever to make the girls lives as imperfect as "A" can get them.

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Seriously? That's how the book ends? I hate cliff hanger ending, especially when I had no intentions of reading the next one. It's great marketing to make it so you have to read the next one.

Finitely! The antagonist did something evil, not just threaten the protagonists. It made the book a whole lot more interesting and made "A" change a character- even though we still don't know who "A" is. Though I think I know who it.....

In the first two books, Hanna's plot was so boring. It this one, it actually was interesting. But Spencer's is really bad. If only all of the characters had good plots...
 
The suspense was used more for the characterization at not for the plot, which saved the characterization big time. It made the characters seem more real. The book could have used more emotion to make the characters seem more developed, but it made it so every reader had a different idea who the characters were, or what they were feeling. I liked that about the characters because it made you think; what would I be feeling if I went through that, but was this person?

The suspense was just for developing Hanna. The conflict was just for Emily. The emotion was just for Aria. The symbolism was just used for Spencer (but it wasn’t really good). I thought it was cool how many literacy devises the author used, but at the same time, it was like the author was in English class, trying to show everyone how many she could use. But, just like in English class, you’re going to get docked marks for using too much.

4.25 out of 5 stars.