** spoiler alert ** 
 I'm so torn and conflicted on this series!!! 
 - The whole mystery of Ali's death and the intrigue and craziness surrounding the unknown "A" was fabulous -- at first. But now, it's getting a little over the top. Threatening to expose forbidden relationships is one thing, but running down people in cars and trying to murder everyone in sight? That's a whole new level of psychotic that's just getting a little out of hand. And now one "A" is exposed, and there's another one in the lurks, threatening to be more evil than the first? Really, now? 
 - Of COURSE the first "A" was Mona-- she was a lunatic! She was my number one guess in my last few reviews, although Melissa was almost catching up in the whole nutcase factor. Mona was one mentally ill chick to befriend Hannah and then years later try to kill her and all of her friends. YIKES! 
 - I just find it hard to believe that any respectable parent would encourage their child to accept a national award that was 100% based on cheating and lying. I mean, I get that all of these parents in the series are dysfunctional and unfit, but WOW. And then Aria's mother pretty much went all that time not really knowing or caring where her daughter was? What is up with these parents?! 
 - I needed more Ezra! 
 - There's an excessive amount of attention paid to Ali's sibling issues that the Pretty Little Liars never knew about. This BETTER not be some evil identical twin story line coming! We could use a bit less heavy-handedness on the foreshadowing, though. 
 - This author tells a good story, but OMG can someone PLEASE give her a thesaurus!!! Nobody can show emotion without CRYING their statement, SWALLOWING nervously/hard, or having their heart pound!!! I mean, literally: Hannah cried! Emily cried! Spencer swallowed hard. pause, repeat x 60. 
 I feel that four stars was overly generous here, but the story WAS still really entertaining and enjoyable, honestly. I love the characters and I think this first arch of the plot has been superbly fun. 
 On the flipside, I'm not sure whether or not I'll continue. Another "A"? Won't this get tired soon?