It’s spring break, and the pretty little
liars are trading in Rosewood for a cruise vacation. They want nothing more
than to sail into the tropical sunset and leave their troubles behind for one
blissful week. But where Emily, Aria, Spencer, and Hanna go, A goes, too. From
scuba diving to tanning on the upper deck, A is there, soaking up all their new
secrets.
Emily is smooching a stowaway. Aria’s
treasure-hunting partner is a little too interested in her booty. Spencer’s
going overboard trying to land a new boy. And a blast – or rather, a crash –
from Hanna’s past could mean rough waters ahead for everyone.
The liars better tighten their life jackets. A
perfect storm is brewing, and if they aren't careful, A will bury them at sea…
First of all, I went into this
book thinking it was the end of the series; it would be the last book, the
story would be over, all the answers would finally be revealed. Nope. I was
pissed when I got the end and found out that there is not only one more book
being written, but two more books! What?!? I want to be done with this series! It should have stopped after
book 8, which is where it was originally supposed
to end, but they just keep tacking on book after book after book…WHEN WILL IT
END?! Whew – let me take a quick breather…
…Okay, I think I’m good to
continue.
The only reason I keep reading
these books is because I’m so far in that I have to finish it out. I wish I
could just walk away…damn it, I wish I
could…but I can’t. This series started out as 4 girls getting blackmailed
for relatively harmless acts; there was no doubt that they were innocent victims.
Well, those girls are gone and have been replaced with actual criminals; for
real. They commit actual crimes, and
can’t believe A is still blackmailing them. Really? I mean, really? Y’all are criminals and A has
blackmailed you for much less; how the hell are you surprised that
they’re still hanging around? *facepalm*
In a nutshell – they go on a
cruise for Spring Break, and of course, A happens to be on the cruise with
them. Aria befriends a dude named Graham and after finding out who his
ex-girlfriend is, the girls start to question his motives. Hanna and Naomi get
paired as roommates and while Naomi appears to be repairing their friendship,
Hanna finds out Naomi is related to someone Hanna royally fucked, and you
guessed it…the girls start to question her motives. Emily gets all lovey-dovey
with a fugitive stowaway on the boat who tries to convince her to run away to
Thailand with her. Yeah; and that’s not even the worst part. Emily actually
considers it! Because it’s always a good idea to flee to a foreign
country with only a freaking knapsack and someone you’ve known for 4 days when
you’re 18 years old. Christ on a cracker. Lastly, Spencer gets involved with
Reefer, only to find out he was previously involved with someone she knows, and
let’s all say this together now…they start to question this girl’s motives.
This series started out great,
and has just taken a serious nosedive since book 9. The story lines don’t seem
to flow, not to mention they are downright ridiculous and not remotely
believable. The girls have lost pretty much all credibility in my book because
they aren’t innocent victims anymore. And you know what happens when your main
characters become the bad guys? I stop rooting for them. I stop caring if they
get caught – nope, scratch that – I actually want them to get caught. I want A to turn them in. Sure, in this
book they start to go grow consciences but it’s not because they want to give
the families of the people they hurt some closure; it’s because they can’t
handle A blackmailing them. It’s not because they are trying to do the right
thing – they’ve just done so many wrong things
that they are living in constant paranoia.
I hate that I have been severely
disappointed in the last four books of this series, because the first 8 were
pretty damn good. It just seems like they are grasping for straws to keep this
series going, and it’s just getting run into the ground. I don’t really care
for any of the girls anymore which bums me out. It seems like everyone is
related or connected to each other somehow; I mean, I’ve heard of six degrees
of separation but this is sooo far
beyond that. It’s annoying. And for the love of all that is holy, we still don’t know what Aria did in
Iceland. This “cliffhanger-esque” moment has been strung along for the past 4
books. At this point, I almost don’t even care what she did anymore. I’ve been
strung along so long that I’ve lost interest. I understand not divulging it
right away to keep the reader guessing, but making them read four books where
it gets brought up but never explained?! Dumb…just plain dumb. I’m upsetting
myself just talking about this, so I’m done. Another Pretty Little Liars novel, another Pretty Little disappointment.
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