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(Source: I own a copy of this book.)
3 years ago, Alison went missing. Nobody knows what happened to her, but now 3 years later, her 4 closest friends start receiving strange messages. Messages that say things that only Alison would know, messages that are signed simply A.
Is Alison really back? Who else could the messages really be from? And if Alison really is back, what does she want?


I watched the first season of this as a TV show and really liked it, but never got around to reading the books. I’m so glad I read this one now though ‘cause it was awesome!

I always think it’s a bit of a gamble reading a book that has been turned into a movie or TV series, as often one will leave you disappointed. Thankfully this wasn’t one of those books!
Firstly I liked the writing in this book, and it seemed really similar to the TV show, so whoever did the crossover for the show did a really good job. I kinda felt like I already knew the characters as I had seen the TV show, and I think this actually made me like the book even more than I perhaps would have done, as I could imagine what was going on a lot better.

The characters all seemed really similar to those in the TV show, although I did think that they seemed maybe a little more friendlier in the TV show than in the book. I also thought that the book maybe didn’t cover as much ground as the first season of the show? But I really can’t remember so I could be miles off here.

I liked the storyline. I thought the mystery over who A. really was really compelling, and I loved trying to guess what would happen next. I couldn’t really remember much about the TV show, but as I was reading through this book, something would happen and I would think ‘I remember that now!� but because I couldn’t remember it initially, this helped keep the mystery in the story.
I have to say that I was quite shocked by what the girls got up to in this story though. We had shoplifting, drinking, affairs with teachers, and all sorts of other stuff, which was pretty crazy, but at the same time really good!
I thought that this book did end in a good place, but there were still so many questions and mysteries unanswered that I really just want to dive into the next one straight away!
Overall; a great YA contemporary mystery.
9 out of 10.