Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars is a young adult fiction novel written by Sara Shepard. It is the first book in the Pretty Little Liars series, which features 16 books, along with seven companion novels. The highly successful series was featured on The New York Times best-seller list and adapted into a television show in 2010. The popular show lasted seven seasons and aired on the Freeform Network. Although Shepard had only written eight books in the series when the first season of the show aired, its success led to the addition of several more books.

Pretty Little Liars follows the story of four former friends—Spencer Hastings, Aria Montgomery, Emily Fields, and Hanna Marin—three years after their best friend and group leader, Alison DiLaurentis, goes missing. The girls have drifted apart and are still struggling to cope with Ali’s disappearance, even after their initial devastation has given way to a sense of relief. Alison knew some of their deepest secrets and insecurities, which now seem to be buried with the passage of time. One of the biggest secrets they carry is The Jenna Thing—a prank gone wrong that blinded a classmate. With Ali gone, they hope it stays a secret forever.