by Sara Shepard
Part of Pretty Little Liars, book 9
First published 2011
Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily are seniors now. The anonymous tormentor known as A has been silent for a year. Alison DiLaurentis's disappearance no longer haunts them. They've rebuilt their lives carefully, but new secrets threaten everything they've constructed. Aria watches her boyfriend grow close to an exchange student. Spencer finds herself drawn to her future stepbrother. Hanna discovers that one compromising photograph could destroy her father's Senate run. Emily needs a swim scholarship and will cross any line to get it. But none of these problems compare to what happened during spring break in Jamaica. The four friends made a choice that night they can never undo. They've sworn to forget it happened. They've promised each other it will stay buried. Yet secrets have a way of surfacing when you least expect them, and this one could shatter the lives they've fought so hard to protect.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Jamaica
Period: Spring Break
307 pages · Hardcover · HarperTeen
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness