Optional Extras
These works add context without changing the main-series count.
- 1. Pretty Little Secrets
Companion · optional - 2. Ali's Pretty Little Lies
Prequel · optional
Completecomplete
Pretty Little Liars
A complete sixteen-novel YA secrets and mystery series, with two tracked extras that sit outside the main numbering.
Quick answer
- Start with
- Pretty Little Liars
- Main books
- 16
- Total works
- 18
- Status
- Completecomplete
- Read in order
- Yes
- Genre
- YA Mystery, YA Thriller
- Commitment
- long
- Latest
- Vicious
- Extras
- 2 tracked
Main Series Reading Order
Arc 1
Book 01Pretty Little Liars
Main
Book 02Flawless
Main
Book 03Perfect
Main
Book 04Unbelievable
Main
Arc 2
Book 05Wicked
Main
Book 06Killer
Main
Book 07Heartless
Main
Book 08Wanted
Main
Arc 3
Book 09Twisted
Main
Book 10Ruthless
Main
Book 11Stunning
Main
Book 12Burned
Main
Arc 4
Book 13Crushed
Main
Book 14Deadly
Main
Book 15Toxic
Main
Book 16Vicious
Main
Adaptation
television · adapted
Reader fit
YA MysteryYA ThrillerSecretsTeen Mystery
Frequently Asked Questions
How many main Pretty Little Liars books are there?
There are 16 main novels. Pretty Little Secrets and Ali's Pretty Little Lies are two tracked extras outside the main numbering.
When should I read Ali's Pretty Little Lies?
It is an optional prequel, but first-time readers should start with Pretty Little Liars rather than the chronological prequel.
Is Pretty Little Liars complete?
Yes. Vicious is the final installment of the 16-novel main series.