Book 8), Wanted (Pretty Little Liars

I sped through this book in a matter of hours because I was dying to figure out who A was. I gave up on guessing about A's identity around book 6, so I was finally happy to figure out who was behind all the madness. I was also glad that even though this is the last book in the series, the author still found ways to include a whole bunch of new twists and turns. I wish the twists had a bit more time to develop because there were some HUGE things to get used to, but I was so caught up in the book that I didn't really notice while I was reading.

The twists are absolutely crazy and I definitely did not see them coming- they were so unpredictable and suspenseful and totally awesome. The biggest one regarding Ali's death unfolds quickly but in a way that made me gasp and wish I could skip pages to find out the truth. Loved it!

Wanted was a extremely satisfying ending to one of the most addicting series I've read. I love the ending that all the girls were given, even though I desperately wished to knock some sense into them during the entire middle of the book.

**Spoilers from previous books**

By the time you close this book for the final time, you will know all, well all the author wanted you to know. It starts with a shocking revelation and that carries through the rest of the book. I sort of wish this would have happened in the previous book or closer to the end of this book because it basically takes over the entire book.

By the time of the big reveal, of who A is and who Ali's killer is I didn't really see any suspects left except for one, and oh guess what, it was them! So while it wasn't so shocking by the outcome there was a little twist in there I hadn't expected at all that put a whole new perspective on the series! I really liked that!

Overall reading this series has been one of the best reading experiences I've had in a long while, I don't remember being so addicted to a series, I think I read them in about 2 weeks. Great stuff!

Wanted
By Sarah Sheppard

Wanted was the last book of the pretty little liar series. It talks about four girls, Emily, Spencer, Hannah and Aria who's former leader Alison Di'laurentis went missing during their seventh grade sleepover. Alison's killer turned out to be one of the workers in her backyard names Billy. In the eighth book the girls find out that their former best friend Alison had a twin sister named Courtney who was at a mental hospital. The girls later find out that Courtney was their best friend Alison and that Billy killed the real Courtney. After the Valentines Day dance the real Alison takes the four girls up to her country house and reveals that she was the real Alison and that the girls became friends with Courtney. Courtney only became friends with the girls because they were losers and she knew they would love her. The real Alison sets the house on fire and tries to kill the four girls. They stumble upon Spencer's sister Melisa tied up in a closet with her dead, former boyfriend, Ian Thomas. The girls find a secret entry down the side of the house an escape. Emily has a last confrontation with Alison. The last chapter states that the real Alison I still alive under a new name and living in a new state.

I thought this was a very good book. I liked how Alison was the killer because I did not expect this. I thought Sarah Sheppard should have brought in that Alison had a twin sister earlier in the series. It was sad how Courtney only became friends with the girls because they were losers and she knew they would love her. My favorite character was Spencer because she was an exciting character. She was the smartest and the closest to Alison.

Wanted
By Sara Sheppard

Wanted is the eighth book in Pretty Little Liars. Spencer, Aria, Emily and Hanna find out that their former best friend Alison dilaurentis has a twin sister named Courtney. They befriend Courtney to find out that she is really their best friend Alison, whose sister Courtney was sent to a mental hospital. Courtney was killed the night Alison went missing by Billy. After the Valentine's Day dance Alison takes the girls to her country house where she reveals that Courtney was really the girls' friend. Courtney switched places with Alison so she could have life. Alison killed Courtney that night because she was mad at her for stealing her life. She framed Billy and killed Ian and Jenna. At the end she lights the house on fire and tries to kill the four girls. They escape the house with Alison still inside. The final chapter states that Alison is still alive.

I thought this was the best book of the series because it ties up all the loose ends of the books. I thought it was very sad when I found out Alison (Courtney) only became friends with the four girls because she knew they would want to be part of her group. I hope the real Alison did die in the fire, because she was a very mean and awful person. My favorite character was Aria because she was such an exciting character. I also liked Alison, even though she was an awful person.

I really didn't want this series to end. I couln't put the book down and ended up reading the entire book in one day. Was dying to know how everything turned out in the end (the suspense was too much). I felt that a few story lines were left unfinished, and felt that some parts were a little cliche. Although, I do think Sara Shepard did a great job of concluding the series. Loved the outcomes for each of the girls in the end. I would like to see spin-offs for some of the characters and storylines that were just touched upon. She is a fantastic writer and storyteller. I highly recommend this series. I cannot wait to read her next series "The Lying Game".

If you're reading this review because you've never read any of the Pretty Little Liars series, go to book 1 and start there. The series is amazing, trust me. If you're reading this review because you finished book 7 and want to know if you should continue...CONTINUE. There probably aren't any folks that fall into the latter category though. If you've read the first 7 books, there's no way you'll want to miss this one. Everything you thought was true....isn't. I'm pretty good at guessing the endings of books...well not this one. It was just as shocking, twisted, and pageturning (is that a word?) as the previous books, if not more so. I commend the author for writing such a satisfying ending to an amazing series. I can't wait to see what she writes next!!!

Another great set of books in the Pretty Little Liars series. To make it short and sweet - I felt that at the end of Wanted it had come to a great conclusion, so I did some research. I found that this was to be the end of the series. Apparently as the tv show gained attention 3 books were added to the end of the series, so I decided to end my reading at book 8 - Wanted.

In conclusion of the series, I absolutely loved it. It was perfect to read by the pool during the summer, nice and easy reading.

Ever since book number 1, Pretty Little Liars has kept me at the edge of my seat. Sara Shepard truly has a unique style of writing. I was in the book. I was Aria, I was Spencer, I was Emily, and unfortunately, I was also Hanna. Every emotion that these girls felt, I felt. The longing to be popular, the feeling of being left out, the excitement of experiencing something new, & the struggle for perfection, been there, done that. And then reality hits me, and I realize I haven't done any of these things. I'm thinking, "Damn, this is a really good book!"
The eighth book picks up where the seventh book left off. Ali's murderer has been caught & things in Rosewood are returning to normal...Or are they? If life is supposed to be normal again, then why do neighbors still cringe when they hear even the slightest sound? Why do we keep having nightmares about a certain blondie with blue eyes? And why is there appearing to be flaws in the supposed "airtight" conclusion of what really happened that night Alison died? This is Rosewood however, and nobody can be trusted. Watch your back, you never know who may try to stab it.
By far, the best book in the series. Now whenever I read a book, I tend to analyze every single detail, just to make sure I don't miss anything. This series is a mystery, so of course the challenge is on for me. I got about half of the ending right. The other half never even crossed my mind, which of course pisses me off because now it seems so obvious. Overall, a truly great book. I would recommend it to anyone mature enough to realize that when things seems too good to be true... they're probably not true at all. Kudos to Sara Sheppard, for the writing the best book series I have ever read. :)

I admit that I love chick lit and I also love a wickedly riveting series, such as the Pretty Little Liars Series. It is a pleasant departure from the usual mean girl cliches like the "Cliques," "Sweet Valley High" and other series portraying girls at their cattiest.

Dramatis Personae

Alison "Ali" DeLaurentis: a bright, popular girl who led a clique of other rich, indulged girls. The others are more like satellites than actual friends as they know Ali is a powerful ally to have. They drop designer names every chance they get. They live in Rosewood, a suburb of Philadelphia on the Main Line. Ali, known for insidious cruelty has plenty of secrets. So do the other girls, all of whom have good reason to want Ali to do a permanent disappearing act.

Aria, an attractive, athletic brunette who was glad to escape Rosewood for Iceland. She has a yak-fur bag to which she is inordinately attached. In every installment in the series, you can count on her to reach into that damn yak-fur bag for something. I admit I did get rather sick of that damn yak-fur bag. Aria's father accepts a teaching position there and for 3 years, Aria and her younger brother by 2 years Mike, learn Icelandic and absorb Icelandic culture. Unlike Mike, Aria wants to remain in Iceland. She has a painful non-Ali related secret - she caught her father cheating with another woman. Early in the series, Aria had an affair as well and her mother was involved with a man who tried to seduce Aria. She moves in with her father, new stepmother and sibling-to-be.

Spencer, the grind who sputters at the drop of a designer hat. She earns As and other academic plaudits for real. She has long been eclipsed by her favored older sister, Melissa and has a history of bird dogging Melissa's boyfriends. The second time she does this, her cold-hearted family ostracizes her. To make a bad thing even worse, they even canceled her credit cards without telling her and stopped inviting her to meals. Melissa, a pompous Drama Queen has long reveled in her Favored Daughter status and you just want to kick her in the shins.

Hanna, the former fat girl now turned femme fatale is the weakest link in the chain. Bulimic and insecure, she clings to whoever's wardrobe is most in vogue. These girls all drop designer names and flaunt fashion like it's going out of style. Hanna's relationship with her divorced mother is more like business associates than family. (Hanna's mother works for a company called McManus & Tate, which sounds like a spoof of the advertising firm of McMann & Tate in "Bewitched" [1964-72]). Her father's fiancee Isabel has a daughter Kate who is Hanna's age and Hanna feels that she has been replaced by Kate. In this installment, Hanna receives tickets to a high end fashion show that she believes her mother sent. She invites Kate and Kate's two satellites to join her, only to discover the tickets were a hoax. A is back in town, messing with the girls' minds again. Kate and the Satellites drop Hanna, which turns out to be a good thing in the long run because Hanna is then able to reconnect with the mother she thought had jumped her ship.

Emily is still discovering that love comes in the most unexpected places. A bisexual, she finally accepts that part of her life and it is possible that Alison might have shared her feelings? As the mysterious A continues to tamper with the girls' minds, Emily is all the more convinced that A is telling her that it is past time to come out. Perhaps Alison has something to do with whoever A is?

More mysteries abound. The DiLaurentis family trots out yet another family secret, one who has devastating repercussions on the lives of all of the girls as well as the casualties from the previous installments and the man who was arrested as being A, the Advanced Stalker.

But was he? In the penultimate book, a man was arrested for stalking the girls as A, but the question of his guilt remains. The DiLaurentis' family secret leads to clues and even more questions about to do with the A incidents. Over time, readers will ride the A train to find out who A really is and what this secret means to the Pretty Little Liars, as the Rosewood 4 are called.

The Eagles' 1976 classic "Hotel California" is the town of Rosewood's Anthem as Rosewood and this series is a place where you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave. I loved the series and the conclusions (yes, conclusions) are very cataclysmic!

I really enjoyed this series as a whole, but this was my least favorite in the series. My main issue with the book was that the twist was pretty far-fetched. However, I did like that it was something that you couldn't easily guess.

I did think the ending for each of the girls was appropriate. Sure, everything didn't come out perfectly, but each character's ending fits. Emily's ending was particularly fitting.

i have been a fan of thes ebooks since day one! my friend got m ehooked and since then, i simply have not put the series down! I had alwyas foundthis book to have all the elements to a greatseries! humor, realistic situations and characters, suspense, scary moments, and a mystery. this book in particular was so good because sara shepard tied the series in into a perfect knot. what a sigh of relief it was to know what TRUELY happened on the night that Ali disappeared. i will notspoil the ending but i can tel you it was a good one, one that the reader will never expect! but what made me REALLy like this book, aside from the above, was the fact that i feel like even i was teased by ali, took a video with aria, been an acomplicein 'the jenna thing', and had a sister that i felt i needed to impress. throughout the series, i have felt like a true member of the pretty little liars series.
on a separate note, i would like to add how much i am enjoying the show on abcfamily! i reccomend it to all the pretty little liars fans out there. and ignore th appearance of the actresses they are doing a great job of portraying their characters!
i hope hat you find this review helpful!
xo
emma ;)

This book has so many twists and turns. My jaw was literally hanging open the whole time I was reading this book, I could not believe all the stuff that was happening. It was stuff that I didn't even think would happen. Sara Shepard really did end her series on a high note, and to this day this series stand as one of my top favorites!

I just finished this book and thought it wrapped up the series well. I'd recommend it, although it would be a good idea to read the other ones first. There were some really good plot twists and you didn't really know how the book would end until it did. I'm upset the series ended, and I hope the television show does it justice.

I read the first book when it first came out and have been reading them ever since. I'm sad for the books to be over, but this was a great ending full of twist and turns that you never would have seen coming. You get tied up in the book and can't put it down. I don't think it took me more than a day for any of the books because once i get started I can't stop.

Don't judge the books based on the wreck they have made of them on the TV series. I'm sure anyway who has read these books from the start would have to say that the TV series is horrid compared to the book.

This is the best Pretty Little Liars book and I have read all of them twice. I really enjoyed this one because you get to find out who killed "Ali". An other reason I really like this one is because you get to know Spencer, Aria, Hanna, and Emily a lot better and you get to know how they feel. My favorite person in this book is Aria, she is really cool and does not want to be popular she just wants to be herself. Sara Sheperd is my favorite writer and I hope shw keeps writing!

I just finished this book and it's amazing, I love the twist that they give to it, although I haven't read the books before this one. But I have a question, since when and how did mike and hanna get together if in the show its not like that or will they put that later? Please answer

My daughter has absolutely been mesmerized by these books. She is able to use these for her reading requirements in school. This isn't her typical type of book she likes to read. She likes it because there is some mystery, a lot of unexpected things, and it keeps her guessing -- in other words -- holds her attention. She fights for reading time!

Well this was a pretty good series throughout. Despite the odds of someone`s SPOILER ALERT identical twin showing up to wreck havoc on their lives it was an entertaining read. I could go on about the cons of this book, but I`d rather just sum it up for you; rather run of the mill but still worth reading and will certainly suck you in. Lets put it this way: Do you have some time on your hands? If you said yes you might as well read it.

omg this series was the best i look at all the books in the series and say wow i cant believe i read them all ( and bought all of them too ) yes, they were so good i read each book in 2 days it was the first book series i finished , im going to start her other series it makes you wonder did ali die in the fire or is she still watching every move that the pretty little liars make ........

All is revealed in the (so we thought) final installment of the Pretty Little Liars series. Sara Shepard brings the mystery to a close in a way that will be sure to shock readers. I won't say anything else, but Shepard's creativity never ceases to amaze me. All I can say is, read this book, you WON'T be disappointed!

OMG! I have loved these books from the beginning, and this ending was completely unexpected and unpredictable. You will not expect the ending. Some might say that the ending is complicated but I think Shepard does a great job simplifying the ending through the entire book. An amazing read! I couldn't put it down!

one of the best books i have ever read

i love this series i recomend it

first of all a is revelaed and a twist is happing in the middle of the book but keeps going to the end and somone "dies" at the end well done sarah shepard

You never know what is gonna happen next in this series. I love the contrast of the glamorous Rosewood and the screwed up realities of the community. Always a thrilling, on the edge of your seat read when reading the Pretty Little Liars series.

This book will definatly keep you guessing, great ending for the series; will definatly make you want to read more of sara shepards books, i know i will. i recommend this book and entire series to everyone who likes mysteries and drama in books.

The series was wonderful and this last book is the perfect ending. The creepy little twst at the end gave me shivers and made me love this book even more. I can't wait to see what else Sara Shepard has in store.

I loved the series, and loved this book. I was a little dissapointed bcause the killer was pretty abstract. I didn't think that the whole evil twin was believable. That being said, I completely adore Sara Shepard's writing style amd loved the Pretty Little Liars books, and I'm looking forward to The Lying Game.