
Pretty Little Liars
- 304
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Four girls with secrets and somebody who has learned every one of them: “Pretty Little Liars” runs on a simple hook, and the hook works. Some readers are annoyed by it now and then, yet rate it above other novels of its kind and keep reading to the last volume. It goes down quickly and easily, is set in Rosewood, Pennsylvania, and opens a series.
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About the book
Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret. Set in ultra-trendy Rosewood, Pennsylvania, Pretty Little Liars centers around four beautiful girls who are hiding some very ugly secrets, and the one person who knows them all…and is not afraid to spill. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, The Cousins, and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, this first book in Sara Shepard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series will introduce new readers to the thrilling and magnetically compelling world of Pretty Little Liars, where everyone’s got something to hide, and no secret stays buried for long.
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7.37.3 / 10 - Flawless
7.37.3 / 10 - Perfect
7.57.5 / 10 - Unbelievable
7.77.7 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.1 across 269 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 65% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 33 | 12% |
| Google Books | 7.0 | 5 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 6.9 | 231 | 86% |
Frequently asked
What age is Pretty Little Liars for?
Pretty Little Liars sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 304 pages — shorter than 88% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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