Review: Pretty Little Liars - Pretty Little Secrets

Time for more action with the Pretty Little Liars Crowd, I have to admit that this is definitely one of my now all-time favourite TV Shows and Books :) , I even prefer Pretty Little Liars to her The Lying Game.

Review: Pretty Little Secrets - Pretty Little Liars Book #4.5 - Sara Shepard - January 2012

OMG , I have to admit that this series is one of my all-time favourites and I am loving every bit of it , when I read that their was to be a new book - I couldn't wait , though at first I was a tad disappointed as the title was originally called Ali's Little Secrets and I thought it might have been more a prequel to the whole Pretty Little Liars saga but I soon got over that.
Pretty Little Secrets is in fact, in a way a collection of four short stories and has been slotted as an in-betweener novel which authors like Janet Evanovich has done and proved to be popular.  Pretty Little Secrets takes place after Book #4 Unbelievable , the girls school days are over and it's time for the Christmas/Winter Break and of course, these 4 pretty little liars are still up to mischief and can't seem to find themselves out of trouble especially when school is out. The Pretty Little Secrets is split into four stories , each one telling the Winter secrets of the characters.

First up is Hanna, Lucas is away on holiday with the gorgeous family friend Brooke and Hanna is bored so she hits the gym and meets the hunky and good-looking instructor Vince. Vince talks Hanna into joining the Winter Boot-camp and Hanna wanting to dig her claws into him , goes along but it seems Hanna has competition in the form of a girl named Dinah. Can Hanna win over the affections of Vince even if it means getting her Pretty little liar hands dirty once again ? We also see some blackmailing going on between Hanna and her step-sister Kate and we discover that Hanna and Ashley Marin are in fact Jewish.

Next up on the Pretty Little Liars list is Emily. Somebody is messing with the Christmas decorations at her mum's church, community groups and the neighbourhood and they have their eyes on the elves at the local mall as the suspects. The old Santa has been fired for lewd behaviour - for more take reference to the creepy Santa in Hanna's story. Emily with much reluctance from her mum has been hired as the replacement elf and been sent in to spy. Can Emily find herself a part of the group and get them to spill their secrets? When a prank goes wrong and her friends are arrested , can Emily spring them with a little blackmail heading the officer's way as Emily has photos of him in a compromising position and he could lose his job, credibility if they were ever to get out .

Third , which was the most surprising and interesting story and I can admit I was shocked and would never have guessed it. Aria's family is celebrating the Winter Solstice, when a retreat visit goes bad , Aria finds herself back home alone in Rosewood . However, not for long as she recieves a visit from her ex-boyfriend in Iceland Halljborn. He is on the run from the police and staying on a temporary visa , he needs a way to stay in the country - so get ready for this "ARIA AND HALLJBORN HIGHTAIL TO VEGAS AND GET MARRIED". Will her parents find out about this little adventure and what will Aria's reaction be when she discovers the real reason Halljborn fled Iceland ?

Last but not least , Spencer's tale. It seems that a common thread has developed between Spencer and Melissa , they both like the same type of guys and they have a habit of sharing them between the two of them. On a family holiday, Spencer meets Colin at the local Tennis Club and falls head over heels with him but it seems that Colin has another admirer that Spencer doesn't know about - Melissa and when he chooses Melissa over Spencer - it's a War of the Sisters once again but what will happen when the sisters realise they have been duped and that Colin is in fact married , will the two be able to stay friendly to exact revenge on Colin ?

Find out what these Pretty Little Liars did over Winter Break in "Pretty Little Secrets" by Sara Shepard.