Wanted (A Pretty Little Liars Novel #8)

Wanted (A Pretty Little Liars Novel #8) by Sara Shepard
Published by Harper Teen

Rating: 4/5 Stars


In Rosewood, majestic estates sprawl for acres, and Tiffany toggle bracelets dangle from every girl's wrist. But not all that glitters is gold, and the town harbors secrets darker than anyone could imagine—like the truth about what really happened the night Alison DiLaurentis went missing. . . . Back in middle school, Ali plucked Emily, Hanna, Aria, and Spencer from obscurity and turned them into the beautiful, popular girls everyone wanted to be. Ali was the best friend they ever had. But she also made them do terrible things and taunted them with their worst secrets. Now, three years later, all their questions about Ali have finally been answered and they can put this awful chapter of their lives behind them. Or so they think.Not every story has a happy ending, especially when four pretty little liars have done so many wicked things. In the dramatic conclusion of Sara Shepard's bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Emily, Hanna, Aria, and Spencer could get everything they've ever wanted—unless A has one more horrifying twist in store. (Summary from Goodreads)


The final installment in the Pretty Little Series brings it all together into one deceitful little bow! I couldn't believe the outcome of the book. Sara Shepard has a way of pulling in different elements into a story and keeps her readers on their toes! This book starts off like all of the books with a flashback of the bff's in 7th grade. It is the night that Ali disappears and there is a new little angle that we are now learning about. The girls are all inside the barn allowing Alison to have their way with them by allowing her to hypnotize them. While this is going on there is a snap..then another one..then a snap and a whir..you get my point. This carries on the entire 100 seconds of the hypnotizing..well almost 100 because Spencer finally sticks up for herself against Ali. When Ali glances out the window fear flickers across her face..could she have seen who was out that window? Was it her killer? Was it her pervy boyfriend looking in on the girls? Is Toby Cavanaugh back spying on them? Ali turns back to Spencer and gets back in the argument and ends up leaving the girls to go meet her fate with her killer.

The story picks up 2 weeks after the last book. It's crazy how the girls go back to their little lives and hardly talk to each other. All over the news talks about the new alleged killer...Billy! The girls are still being followed around by press. Then Mrs. DiLaurentis contacts Emily at school and tells her there is a press conference that the girls need to attend. Basically there is a HUGE secret which I'm not going to spoil and this throws EVERYONE for a big loop. Let's just say that I think it's a little unrealistic.. but I still enjoyed it. Meanwhile, the girls stop received notes/text messages/e-mails/etc. from "A". Their lives get better because of that "secret".

I think this book is great at keeping the suspense level that Shepard has had throughout all of the series. I wish that there were more questions answered..as far as characters go. I wish we found out more about Jason, Jenna, Wilder, and Iris. But hey...what can we do. I felt that this book also had so much crammed into one book..it could have easily spread out into 2 books. So many NEW elements are added to this book and it's almost a lot to take in for one book. All in all, a great book and I would recommend to read it!

ENJOY! :-)