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The Pretty Little Liars series includes 18 books, which can be hard to navigate. So, what’s the best way to read them? Here are, in my opinion, the best and most effective reading orders.

Option 1: Release order
This is the most straightforward approach, where you read the books in the order they were published:

  1. Pretty Little Liars

  2. Flawless

  3. Perfect

  4. Unbelievable

  5. Wicked

  6. Killer

  7. Heartless

  8. Wanted

  9. Twisted

  10. Ruthless

  11. Pretty Little Secrets

  12. Stunning

  13. Burned

  14. Ali’s Pretty Little Lies

  15. Crushed

  16. Deadly

  17. Toxic

  18. Vicious'

Option 2: Semi-chronological order
The only difference between option 1 and 2 is the placement of Pretty Little Secrets. In this order, the book is placed between book 4, Unbelievable, and book 5, Wicked, because that’s when the book takes place. Even though the book was released later, reading it here is completely fine as there are no spoilers in the book. However, you’ll notice that Ali’s Pretty Little Lies is still placed between book 13 and 15. That’s because reading it first will spoil the entire series.

 

  1. Pretty Little Liars

  2. Flawless

  3. Perfect

  4. Unbelievable

  5. Pretty Little Secrets

  6. Wicked

  7. Killer

  8. Heartless

  9. Wanted

  10. Twisted

  11. Ruthless

  12. Stunning

  13. Burned

  14. Ali’s Pretty Little Lies

  15. Crushed

  16. Deadly

  17. Toxic

  18. Vicious

Option 3: Chronological order (second-time readers only!)
The third option is reading the books in chronological order, which means putting Ali’s Pretty Little Lies first and Pretty Little Secrets sixth. However, you should only ever read the books in this order if you’ve already read them previously, as reading Ali’s Pretty Little Lies first spoils the entire series. But if you have already read all of the books before, reading them this way can be very enjoyable.

  1. Ali’s Pretty Little Lies

  2. Pretty Little Liars

  3. Flawless

  4. Perfect

  5. Unbelievable

  6. Pretty Little Secrets

  7. Wicked

  8. Killer

  9. Heartless

  10. Wanted

  11. Twisted

  12. Ruthless

  13. Stunning

  14. Burned

  15. Crushed

  16. Deadly

  17. Toxic

  18. Vicious

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