44.5k reviews for:

We Were Liars

E. Lockhart

3.57 AVERAGE

jarnevw's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lucy_ohare's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

marisam104's review against another edition

2.5

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

fillingthebookshelves's review against another edition

2.0

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I was so disappointed in this book, I wanted so much more. I probably would have DNF'd it but it was the only audiobook I had available to read at the time. I do have a signed copy from bookcon a couple of years ago so I may give it one more chance as a physical read but I'm not in any rush to get to it.

sophiepaige227's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

allyson_ash's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

rachal_e's review

2.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Death

soulandspine's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

laurenlgray's review against another edition

2.75

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tigerjackson16's review against another edition

3.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I just felt the book should be longer. It wasn’t bad but I didn’t really it enough. This is one of the rare cases where the show is better than the book. I didn’t feel connected to any of the characters what so ever. Cadence was very unlikable to me in the books. Which I guess we weren’t meant to like any of them really. It was a story of everyone’s downfall.