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Next read: I really enjoyed keeping up with sammi's Message In a Bottle, by Nicholas Sparks. It was very interesting. A love story of course always sounds good!
 * May 20, 2011: Final Blog Second Semester-- **
 * Characters:** The book still features all the same main characters. The main characters are Aria the free spirited off-tune girl, Spencer the very intelligent girl with very high expectations, Emily the tomboy of the group with very strict parents, and Hannha the girl who used to struggle with self confidence but is now the "it" girl. The series revolve around the girls' best friend, Ali, who is now dead. Another important character discussed throughout the book is Jenna.
 * Summary:** The girls friend Ali was mysteriously killed a few summers ago. After her death the best friends split up and lost their ways. This year in the book they have re-ignited their friendships. They are all working to solve Ali's murder case and figure out who the mysterious "A" is that knows all of their secrets. Through out the book each character also undergoes personal battles.
 * Rating:** I strongly believe this book deserves a 4 1/2. I love it so much but I know not every one enjoys this writing style which is why I didn't give it a full 5.
 * Wiki Discussion:** I really like using a blog. It was very easy and convent to just get on the computer and type, and then go read other's blogs.


 * April 18, 2011: Blog Three Second Semester--** I'm still reading Flawless by Sara Shepard and I'm currently on chapter 16 page 146. ( Thats a whoping 36 pages since my last blog :D ) My reading this week started off with Spencer dealing with her family issues especially those concerning her sister. Spencer is in love with her sisters fiancee' which obviously can cause some problems considering he loves Spencer back. Spencer stays the night with Wren and sleeps with him, but when she returns home she finds her sister ready to burry the hatchet. If only she knew Spencers new news!!! Aria has difficulties with Ezra, her sexy, birtish english teacher whom she has been involved with for quite some time. She begins to hear rumors about his possible double life and maybe even a girl friend she doesn't know about. Emily is still struggling with her emotions while she is torn between Maya and Toby. Alison and Emily's kiss never leaves Emily's thoughts though which really gets in the way. Toby has done nothing but express compassion towards Emily especially after he kissed her! Can't wait to see what happens there, but Hannah however is having some of the most difficult problems of all. Hannah has been keeping secrets from Moana, her best friend. Hannah, though, is super ashamed of her desperate attempts to get Sean her ex-boyfriend back. On top of it all Hannah's dad is getting remarried and coming home to visit, she only wishes he was coming to see her but not this vist. All the girls are hearing from -A bringing up even more questions...
 * April 1, 2011: Blog Two Second Semester--** This past week the hit TV show Pretty little liars based on the books written by Sara Shepard have ended... Sad day :( but you know what this means, I now cant wait to keep reading the book Flawless (Second book in the series.) I look forward to keep in touch with all of the books main characters. "Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret," is one of my favorite quotes from the book. It really adds a lot of suspense and describes the story line very well. All of the characters are beautiful individuals who all share some of the same mysteries. It fits hand in hand with don't judge a book from the cover i believe. Just because they look sweet and innocent doesn't mean thats all they are cracked up to be!

. Recently in the chapters I read Spencer is having major problems with her family. Turns out that her family canceled her credit card accounts! Spencer is appalled that nothing she does is good enough for her family. Not to mention, she also has to deal with everyone else relating her to her older sister, Melisa. Hannah has more problems of her own of course. She ends up going to the local YMCA to attend V-club (virginity club.) She decided to attend because she knew Sean, her ex-boyfriend would be there and he would be forced to talk to him. Things did not go quite as well as she would of hoped but she is planning on going next week as well. Things livened up and raised questions when Emily was riding her bike home. She crashed and to her surprise Toby was there to save her. She was afraid, strongly considering he was A, and didn't trust him. She passed out from the sight of all the blood and woke up in Toby's car with her scrape covered up. Immidiatly she freaked out but eventually realized how stupid she was being and actually ended up enjoying seeing a "human" side to Toby!
 * March 24, 2011: Blog One second semester--** I am still currently reading Flawless by Sara Shepard because it was my second book last semester and I havent quite finished it yet. I originally choose this book because it's also one of my favorite tv shows and it is very very addicting and exciting! I love all of the characters soo much and you can see previous blogs for more informations on the main characters: Aria, Spencer, Hannah, and Emily. Just a reminder some supporting characters are: Mona, Toby, and Jenna. Of course this book wouldn't happen with out Ali, a friend that was murdered a few years earlier, and -A the unknown character who seems to know all the girls secrets.
 * March 4, 2011:** Currently I am still reading the book Flawless by Sara Shepard. A lot has happened in the book since my last wiki post.


 * Characters:** The main characters are Aria the free spirited off-tune girl, Spencer the very intelligent girl with very high expectations, Emily the tomboy of the group with very strict parents, and Hannha the girl who used to struggle with self confidence but is now the "it" girl. The series revolve around the girls' best friend, Ali, who is now dead. Another important character discussed throughout the book is Jenna.
 * Recent Activity:** Aria, Emily, Spencer, and Hannah are still continuing to get them selves into sticky situations. Aria's most recent journey was defiantly not one she was expecting. Aria took her brother to a college bar in order to take some time to relax and forget about all the events going on. There they ran into their father. He was there with one of his student. The student that Aria caught her dad kissing just a few years ago. After an awkward confrontation Aria hurried her brother out of there and was forced to answer all of his questions. Spencer has finally returned home from the funeral still to be criticized by her family. To her surprise her sister had invited over Ian for brunch. Spencer's family has not been sympathetic at all because they still blame her for all the events that took place with her sister's recently ex-fiance, Wren. Spencer wants nothing but her parents approval but that won't come any time soon. Hannah is still very up set with her father's surprise visit. She spends most of her time thinking about how beautiful his new family is and it makes her very self conscious. She recently started her work at Sean's father's office cleaning to make up for the damage done to the car. She isn't enjoying it and wants nothing more than Sean to reply to her messages. Emily was having a tough time quitting swim team. It was becoming too much for her, especially when it came to dealing with her sexuality. Instead of letting her quit, her swim coach announced she was to be the new team captain, but event that didn't get her excited. Ben (her ex-boyfriend who knows about her girl friend) confronted her in an inappropriate manner. Tobby, Jenna's brother (pictured below), came to her rescue.
 * Rating:** * I give this book a rating of 5 stars which is high but I think it is justified. This book has accomplished a lot in getting me to actually enjoy reading. I love this series because it really does keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next and what could possibly go wrong. This book would defiantly appeal to teenage girls who love juicy gossip and "to be in the know." I feel that this book does a great job at making me read because I actually look forward to finding out what will happen next. Something new always comes up.

(Mona) (Sean)
 * February 21, 2011:** I'm still reading Flawless, by Sara Shepard. I'm curently on chapter 4 in the book and I'm still enjoying it. In chapter 2, the girls are leaving the funeral. Emily heads to a bread and breakfast to meet Maya. Maya and her family have been staying at the inn due to all the publicity going on at Alison's old home. Emily and Maya go up to her room to begin catching up and talk about Ali. Things though start to get uncomfortable as Emily and Maya share a kiss. Emily knows she loves Maya more than a friend, but she's never felt this way about another girl besides Ali. Emily and Ali kissed before back when they were younger. Emily confused and unsettled quickly raced to the bathroom and recieved another text from -A. Flustered Emily leaves. Hannah on the other hand is trying to cover up her problems with a few, dirtier habbits. She's been smoking and drinking. When hannah returned home she was suprised to see her father and mother in the kitchen. Hannah hadn't spoken a word to him for nearly four years, and it didn't help that their new re-union was a result of Sean's familys car. Hannah, awhile ago had attended a party (in book one: Pretty Little Liars) at where she hoped to take things to the next level with Sean. He was uncomfortable with this and broke up with Hannah. Upset, Moana (Hannah's new bff) and Hannah stole Sean's car and crashed it. All charges were dropped and Hannah's and Sean's parents both decided Hannha will learn her lesson by working at Sean's dad's office. Recenty there is much talk about the up-coming Foxy! Dance... Keep reading and following along to see what happens.

The First Book The Second Book Toby Ali Spencer
 * February 10, 2011:** I have now been reading Flawless, by Sara Shepard. This is the second book in the Pretty Little Liars series. I am just finished with the prologue and chapter 1, so I'm still not very far yet in my reading. This book is still starting off with a bang! As mentioned previously (February 2nd's blog), the same five, now four, girls are the main people featured in the story. Although some new characters are introduced. Toby, the neighborhood "black cat" he's called, came into the story. Toby is the creepier, more mysterious and the boy every one tries to avoid. (Toby's a year older than the girls.) He always seems to be watching and the girls think he is a defiant possibility of who "-A" really is. Jenna, Toby's step-sister who is the same age as the other girls, was also mentioned. She was a naturally pretty girl who was always a tad different though. In this portion of the book it flashes back to a sixth grade sleepover at Alison's. (Keep in mind this is a year before Alison's disappearance.) The girls are giving make-overs to one another like any typical sleep over, when they look out the window to see Toby stairing up at them. Alison was not very happy about this and she wanted to go over there and give him a piece of her mind. She got Spencer to sneak over to Toby's tree house with her. Ali lit one of Toby's fire works and sent it straight into the tree house's window. The girls ran back to Ali's and waited with the rest of the group. Within moments flames surrounded the tree house and fire trucks were streaming down the street. Ambulance's and EMT's pulled a body from the tree. It wasn't Toby though... It was Jenna. Jenna couldn't remember any thing so the girls thought that they were safe. How ever later you found out that Spencer and Ali were keeping a secret from the group, Toby saw Ali light it and he tells them he's out for revenge. Jenna became blind. I am really enjoying the books. Even though I have seen the TV show, I still enjoy re- learning the story line and I'm still kept on the edge of my seat when reading the books. Usually, like Harry Potter for example, once I know what's going to happen I can't re-read about it, but this story is great to hear over and over. I dis-like sometimes how pieces of the story are different though, but that's pretty common. Check out this book review for another person's preference: [|Review]


 * February 2, 2011:** I have finally finished book one in the new series I recieved for christmas, Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard. I loved this book! The book is about five best friends, Aria (a more rebelious, off beat girl), Spencer (the prepp and school crazed teen), Hannah (the rich, beautiful girl who once faced different eating problems), Emily (the tom-boy, swimmer), and Alison (the "it" girl.) Problems occur when Alison one day goes missing at a sleep over one night and no one knows what happened. Years go by and little is known about her dissappearance and the girls began to grow apart. Weird things start happening a few years later when the girls begin recieveing messages from an unknown source "-A." the messages are about secrets that only Ali knew about them so they began to wonder if Ali was actually alive. Each girl begins developing their own secrets that are kept a secret throughout the story. Aria falls in love with a beautiful english major college graduate who later end up being her teacher. Emily falls in love with the new girl down the street, and Spencer has a relationship with her older sister's fiance. Hannah faces tough times with her parents divorce and lack of money as well as her past when she was balimic. Towards the end of the movie Ali's body was found in her old back yard. The four other friends begin talking to each other and fiannally confide in each other about the messages from A. The book leaves off at Ali's funeral. A total cliff hanger!!! I loved it and im totally on the edge of my seat! this week I plan to start reading Flawless the second book in the seriesi! Keep reading to find what else happens to the girl's problem and the mystery that has been brought up!!!


 * January 13, 2011.** Today I have finally made my new Wiki account ready to start telling my stories on my own blog.