Thrilling & Realistic | Review of ‘Crushed’ (Pretty Little Liars #13)

By Cynthia Ayala

‘Crushed’ (PLL #13) by Sara Shepard
HarperTeen
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“A” is back, and they are not alone. After years of torture, these four pretty little liars are at the end of the line. Terrified and paranoid that “A” is around every corner, Hanna, Aria, Emily, and Spencer are trying to put the pieces together to find out who A is and destroy the hold she has them once and for all. But that’s easier said than done.

Published on June 4, 2013 by HarperTeen, Crushed by best-selling author Sara Shepard is the thirteenth novel in the Pretty Little Liars series.
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Weekly Reading List #32

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there readers! I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. I am. Sure, I’m a little stressed because I have a paper due this week, a one page report on an Editor of my choosing due Friday and an annotated bibliography that is due Wednesday that is also part of my final project, but I’m still in a great mood because not only has my fiance got a new job, he’s going to be coming to visit me soon! That makes me very happy.

Anyway, here is my latest weekly reading list, all synopsis’ are courtesy of Goodreads. Happy reading! Continue reading “Weekly Reading List #32”

An Electrifying Prequel | Review of ‘Ali’s Pretty Little Lies’ (Pretty Little Liars, #0.5) – Emertainment Monthly

By Cynthia Ayala / ’17 Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer

alis-pretty-little-lies-326x245Ali’s Pretty Little Lies gives the readers exactly what they want without disappointing them at any point[…] Continue reading “An Electrifying Prequel | Review of ‘Ali’s Pretty Little Lies’ (Pretty Little Liars, #0.5) – Emertainment Monthly”

An Electrifying Prequel | Review of ‘Ali’s Pretty Little Lies’ (Pretty Little Liars, #0.5)

By Cynthia Ayala

'Ali's Pretty Little Lies' by Sara Shepard HarperTeen
‘Ali’s Pretty Little Lies’ by Sara Shepard
HarperTeen

Long before A hunted the four pretty little liars, there was Alison DiLaurentis. Girls wanted to be her, boys wanted her and unknown to them all, someone wanted her dead.

Learn all about Alison and her lies and deep dark secrets that threaten her entire world and her life. Follow Alison’s life leading up to her death. Hear her story and see how everything started and how Alison DiLaurentis’s life ended.

Sara Shepard has gifted readers with a revelation of at least half of the mystery that had created the bestselling young adult series Pretty Little Liars with her prequel Ali’s Pretty Little Lies. Published on January 2, 2013 by HarperTeen, this novel takes readers back to the beginning of the entire series and allows them to see the chain of events that weave the mystery that haunts the Pretty Little Liars.
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Weekly Reading List #19

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there avid readers! Okay, so here’s the deal. I will be having 2 separate reading lists (if you haven’t already noticed) one featuring school reads and one reading my out of school reads. The whole reason is because there is just way to much to put it in one article and this way it will give all of us a way to differentiate the pair of them. So here we go, a start of a whole new school year with me trying to stay sane by being me and not letting myself drown in school work.

And, as always, all synopsis are courtesy of Goodreads.
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Wanted delivers thrill after thrill | Review of ‘Wanted’ (PLL, #8) – 954 Nation

By: Cynthia Ayala

Wanted delivers thrill after thrill and that is not an understatement. Sara Shepard does it again in her eight installment of the series, keeping the story fresh and alive with curve ball after curve ball and amazing character development. Continue reading “Wanted delivers thrill after thrill | Review of ‘Wanted’ (PLL, #8) – 954 Nation”