Vicious

Pretty Little Liars Series

Author: Sara Shepard

Book 16 in the Pretty Little Liars series

Pages: 338

Published: 2014

Age: 14+

In Rosewood, Pennsylvania, reporters are lined up outside the historic courthouse, typing furiously at their iPhones with freshly manicured nails. Because the trial of the century is happening right here in Rosewood: the four pretty little liars have been accused of killing Alison DiLaurentis. Only Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily know that they've been framed. Ali is still out there, laughing as she watches the girls go down for her murder. But when your nickname includes the word "liar," no one believes you're telling the truth. . . .

Aria tries to run away from it all but finds that life on the lam is even harder than life as a liar. Spencer gets in touch with someone who can help her disappear—but when a guy from her past reemerges, Spencer no longer knows what she wants. Hanna decides that she'll hear wedding bells chime before she serves time. And in the face of prison, Emily does something truly drastic—something that will change her friends' lives forever.

As the trial goes on and the outcome looks grim, the girls are in their darkest hour yet. But maybe they can finally figure out how to beat Ali at her own game. Because once upon a time, she was just a pretty little liar too.

About the Pretty Little Liars Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Pretty Little Liars(2006)
  2. 2.Flawless(2007)
  3. 3.Perfect(2007)
  4. 4.Unbelievable(2008)
  5. 5.Wicked(2008)
  6. 6.Killer(2009)
  7. 7.Heartless(2010)
  8. 8.Wanted(2010)
  9. 9.Twisted(2011)
  10. 10.Ruthless(2011)
  11. 11.Stunning(2012)
  12. 12.Burned(2012)
  13. 13.Crushed(2013)
  14. 14.Deadly(2013)
  15. 15.Toxic(2014)
  16. 16.Vicious(2014)
  17. +Ali's Pretty Little Lies(2013)
  18. +Pretty Little Secrets(2012)

Reading age: 14+ years

This series should be read in order.

Alison, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer were best friends, until Alison disappeared. Three years later, the remaining girls, now juniors at Rosewood Day, are leading separate, but charmed lives. After living in Iceland, Aria returns home sophisticated and worldly. Emily is a champion swimmer, Hanna is the most popular girl in school, and Spencer's accomplishments make the average type-A valedictorian look like a slacker.

But in Rosewood, appearances are deceiving, and when the girls start receiving mysterious texts signed by someone named A, the past threatens to ruin their perfect present. A claims to know all of their secrets – but who is A? How much does A really know? And what can four pretty little liars do to protect themselves from the truth?