Pretty Little Liars Book 1 Part 1: Smoking Cigarettes & Thriving Abroad

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08/22/23 • 75 min

We're back covering the first five chapters of the PLL book! Enjoy an extended segment of us comparing book versions and all the weird references they edited out. Then we dive into all the changes that were made in the TV adaption and all the things we're liking so far in the book.
Next reading: Chapters 6-16
Episode 61 content warnings: grooming, disordered eating, fatphobia, homophobia, gaslighting
Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod.

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Dead Ends Update: SAG-AFTRA Strike & Switching to PLL Books

In solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA strike, we're going to pause our coverage of PLL the tv show and instead switch to covering the book series. Coverage for that will begin in a couple weeks and we'll share more details on chapters discussed ahead of that initial episode. For the time being, enjoy us talking about the changes and ramble a bit about the books.
Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod.

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Pretty Little Liars Book 1 Part 2: Kill the Part of You That Cringes

This episode covers chapters 6-16.
We continue on our adventures in high school and finding that there's not a whole lot of plot happening. Nevertheless there's still plenty to talk about as we discuss high school cultural cache, Aria's big presentation, the fatphobia surrounding Hanna and the gross men in Spencer's life.
Next reading: Chapters 17-the end.
Episode 62 content warnings: grooming, disordered eating, fatphobia, bullying
Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod.