1. “You can check out any time you like, but you can never
leave!” - Hotel California, The eagles
Kanchana Jaishankar
Let bygones be bygones. Lets forget about the past. Lets move on and put
this chapter behind us. All is well that ends well. But is it really over? Lets
rewind for a second. Five years ago, author Sara Shepard released a novel
which appealed to teenaged girls. It had a sense of mystery to it and so it
was read by many, including myself. “Pretty Little Liars” slowly turned into
my secret comfort book. A novel that takes place in Rosewood, Philadelphia.
It talked about high school girls who were falling in love, being separated
from her best friends and were having parent issues. It was enjoyable. But
then something happened to the perfect town of Rosewood. A discovery of a
murdered body. This wasn't just any dead body. It was the dead body of the
Rosewood sweetheart, the “it” girl, better known as Allison Dilaurentis.
Perhaps Rosewood isn't so perfect after all! The finale to Shepard’s series is
mind twisting. It provides fresh perspective to the same evidence. You will
never guess who the killer is! The book had me turning my head every minute
just to make sure that there wasn't someone behind me waiting to plunge a
knife into my heart and put me to sleep forever! So who did it? Who killed
“it girl” and a few others? Thats for me, the author and a few others to
know, and you to find out!
I mainly read this book due to the character Hanna Marin. This is a very
complex character. She has issues with everything about herself which
makes her compromise her authority as the queen bee of her high school.
She is a relatable character and she faces many problems that today’s
teenaged girls face and solves them in her way which may or maynot be a
valued at times. Learning from her mistakes, she teaches life lessons and
always takes responsibility for her actions. Perhaps someday, she can be
some what of a fictional role model to young girls.

2. Besides Hanna Marin, the other main characters include Spencer Hastings,
Aria Montgomery and Emily Fields. These characters have simple
personalities that face tough challenges. One thing that appealed to me the
most is how at least one of the challenges that these girls face can be
understood by many teenaged girls around the world. Hanna Marin has body
image issues and her solution to solve these problems may haunt her but
they do bring out morals as a life lesson. And lets not forget about poor
Spencer Hastings, she found out that the new suspect of the investigation is
the love of her life, that she is actually adopted, a mind that blocks bad
experiences which may not be the best at times (especially when the
blocked out content knows who the killer of your best friend is), and two
more surprises in store! These girls have to deal with challenges that some
of us find ourselves in, and their solutions can also be helpful. These girls
always prove to make the best of the worst. They always manage to keep
holding on.
“Remember when you stalked me in my backyard for the time Capsule
flag? And remember that girl who trotted out to the lawn and talked to
you? That wasn't me(allison)!”So who was it? Who talked to these girls as
if they were best friends for life even though she didn't know who it was? I
mean, the night Allison went missing, Spencer had seen “Two blondes that
night” maybe the love of Spencers life isn't the murderer after all, and
where did he disappear anyway? was it someone who was never in the picture
to begin with? well all I can say is that you dont know them yet. Forgive me,
but lets rewind to the day Allison came out on her backyard while the other
girls were just standing there; There was a voice coming from inside the
house, claiming to be Allison, the mystery voice will finally be revealed in the
final book and still, all I can say is that the person inside maybe the killer.
Or perhaps another victim.
If you have heard of the Eagles, then maybe you have also heard of their
song “ Hotel California”. And as the songwriter wrote, “ You can check out
any time you like, but you can never leave!” All of the charatcters tried to
get away from the investigation, but now we know that it never happened.
They never got away from the not-so-perfect-anymore quiet town of

3. Rosewood. Even little dead Allison Dilaurentis couldn't keeps her hands out.
Maybe she just isn't really dead at all! After all, “it” girls cant be murdered!
They simply throw parties and make everyone envy them. Homicide isn't for
them. “Bad things only happen to the less important!” Find out who the
killer is and maybe discover more long lost victims in the the finale to Sara
Shepard’s award winning series, “Wanted”.