Unbelievable

Shepard, Sara. Unbelievable. Book 4 of the Pretty Little Liars series. 2008. 335p. ISBN 978-0-06-088741-4. Available at FIC SHE on the library shelves.

At the end of Perfect, Hanna was hit by a large black SUV driven by A, and was rushed to the hospital. Thankfully, the damage was minimal but Hanna’s pretty face is marred by the trauma she suffered, and she has no recollection of A’s identity. She reconciles with Mona, and they begin planning Hanna’s recovery with a party.

Caught in Maya’s company despite her parents’ warning, Emma is sent to live with her very religious aunt and uncle in rural Iowa, but she is immediately betrayed by her cousins who take her to a barn party only to rat her out as the instigator the very next morning. Emma runs away, but upon seeing her parents in tears on television begging her to return, she heads back home. A, however is still after her.

Aria is kicked out of Sean’s house for pursuing a relationship with her English teacher. Not welcomed at her mother’s house, she reluctantly moves with her father and his girlfriend, soon to be wife, Meredith, who is now pregnant with her father’s child. Wishing to escape her life, Aria takes an art class at the college where her father and Meredith work. She runs into Jenny, who was blinded by Alison, and whom Aria suspects is A.

Spencer’s entry into the golden orchid competition is really her sister Melissa. Spencer knows she has forgotten crucial details of Alison’s last night before her disappearance, and she suspects she might be responsible for her death.

With A now out for blood and getting more bold, the four friends have to watch out for each other as their lives increasingly spiral out of control.