Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

719 reviews

doctordonut's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I didn’t like this book at the beginning because of how similar the writing style is to the Shatter Me series, but after getting about halfway through, I started to notice strange things that were pointed out and inconsistencies with things that were said in the past pages. I wasn’t expecting what happened at the end and ended up crying for at least twenty minutes straight when I got there. Maybe it’s because I found similarities between the Liars and a few characters I really liked in a video game (Man of Medan), but the end was unexpected and I paused a few times to calm down before deciding to power through and live with the tears. Overall, it’s an alright read, but I think that I’ll enjoy it more on a reread since I understand the context of certain things now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Child death, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Animal death

Minor: Dementia

diamondsequallove25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book felt like a rollercoaster ride where they threw subliminal messages at your head throughout the ride, and once you got there, the ride stopped at every puzzle pieces click together, and now you can't get off the ride without overthinking the puzzle as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death

heathergudaz95's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Death

shaleen64's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Without the final chapter I would rate this book a 2 star. However, the ending delivers an unexpected plot twist and does tie the rest of the plot line together well. However, there are many smaller tropes throughout the book that are underdeveloped and important issues brushed over. It’s not a book I would recommend but at least it’s only short!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism, Animal death, and Child death

Minor: Dementia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

beccabae's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Racism

Minor: Death

forgetfullucy17's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury

daley_mckdonald's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death and Gun violence

reemoony's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the main premise of this book is that the ending is supposed to be this huge, unexpected thing. i went into this thinking that no plot twist could ever catch me off guard. this one did. as i was reading and learning little things, i kept thinking. is this it? is this the huge twist ive been waiting for? if so, shitty book. but it hits you in the face, and i love this book so much for that. genuinely, if anyone asks you how it ends, just lie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Addiction

ashbay2424's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury