Review: The perfect ending to a wonderful series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2014
It seems like I've been waiting forever for this sequel, I couldn't wait to find out what happened to Olivia since we last left her, those immortal and chilling words, "Hello Princess" kept going round in my head! I don't mind admitting that at first I was a bit afraid to start Pretty Little Dreams as, sometimes, the sequel isn't always what you imagine or hoped.I can honestly say this sequel was WAY better than what I ever expected. I love, love, LOVED it!!!I won't go into the story too much as I truly don't think I can without revealing spoilers (my pet hate) but I will say how I felt.Pretty Little Dreams deals with the aftermath of the events which take place at the end of Pretty Little Lies.From the first page to the very last I was hooked and only put it down to go to sleep, I actually fell asleep with my ipad in my hand!! Omigod, there were times where I was gripping my ipad so tight my knuckles were white and times where I was shouting out loud.There is so much heartfelt emotion steeped in each page, my heart ached for Luke and Olivia as they each try to do what they think is the right thing to help each other get through their ordeal.Olivia is such a feisty and strong person with a very impish sense of humour but she feels guilt and blames herself for what happened so she tries to deal with it the only way she knows how by putting on a brave face, pushing the events to the back of her mind and concentrate on the present but at what cost?How can my heart melt but my body heat up at both at the same time? Two words...Luke Easton. Boy, he is the full package - hot, gorgeous, hunky, a gentleman and totally sexy. He certainly turned up the temperature a notch or two in MY house!!!! I absolutely adore Luke and the way he handles the whole situation is both endearing and heart breaking as he can't forgive himself and sees it as his as fault for what happened to Olivia.Oh, and Pyper...I love her!! She is a fabulous BFF and is always there to help pick up the pieces regardless of how she may be feeling herself. She, also, thinks what happened to Olivia was her fault and believes, like Luke, that she could have done something to prevent it happening.The dynamics and the wonderful easy going friendship between Luke, Olivia and Pyper are brilliant. Although most of the book deals with Luke and Olivia dealing with their feelings and trying to live their life as normally as possible, there are quite a lot of light and funny scenes too. The scenes at the grocery and the Army and Navy stores come to mind, I'm actually laughing now as I type! And the cooking incident with the eyelashes? That would happen to me!I loved the little twist at the end, I sort of had my suspicions but didn't really see THAT coming!Pretty Little Dreams is the perfect ending to a wonderful series and a MUST read. I'm already missing the trio but I am hoping that this isn't the last we've seen of them as I would love Pyper to have her own story, she deserves it.