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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

50 reviews

sailormegan's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Review for We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Writing Quality 5/5

The unreliable, first-person narrative has a very poetic, fluid pace to it, and then we are snapped out of the trance by the abrupt and graphic intrusive thoughts of our MC, Cady. It’s believable. Her emotions were written in a way that I could feel them with every intense description, staccato wording, or lyrical paragraph. The relationships between the characters are realistic.  I did not see the plot twist coming until I was there but it made sense and looking back the hints were all there.  Lockhart’s writing made me ache for every single character.

Characters 4/5

Overall the characters are convincing, each showcasing their flaws and strengths. Cady uses beautiful adjectives to describe her group of Liars.  I didn’t give 5 stars only because the Sinclair family is a hyper-rich, snobby family (mostly) that kind of annoyed me.  This obviously is not a fault of the author.  Just my reaction to how well-written and realistic they are. 

Plot 5/5

Unique and riveting. Following Cady on her journey to find out what happened during Summer 15 on Beechwood Island was so intriguing. I was always trying to figure out what happened. And when I thought I had the answer something would come along and change that.  I honestly was not expecting the plot twist, but it made. So. Much. Sense.  

Post-reading Rating 5/5

This is a book I will think about for a long time and recommend to everyone.  I finished this, and then continued reading the author’s annotations because I needed to know how and why and what’s next.  

Who Should Read This

-Can I say everyone? 

Final Rating 4.75/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault

beaky's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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: Complicated

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i know this book can be divisive but i really didn’t hate it that much. i found the story really intriguing and the main character cady was likeable at points. i did NOT expect the plot twist and it was good but it was definitely not a very lighthearted book. e lockhart’s writing style is very capturing, i really loved the sometimes poetic chapters and the mix of fairy tale like moments.  although i sometimes struggle with their themes i do like to read lockhart’s books. also - mirren was my fave character . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Racism

emilyellen07's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia

jaeleneh's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I went into this book not knowing what to expect due to all of the polarizing reviews. But I ended up enjoying it for the most part. I want to say that the twist is the part that probably made it better for me. If it wasn't for that I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much. It was hard to sympathize at all with a lot of the characters as well. (White superiority, racism, petty rich people problems) to give you an idea.
I just wish there was more development in all aspects but it still had me quite intrigued. I hope the prequel gives me more insight into why the bulk of characters acted the way they did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Medical trauma

Minor: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship

ekmook's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol

nicoleanaisx's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Found it hard to empathise and relate to any of the characters. It was only in the last part that the story came together and I could piece things together, which is why it upped a star, but I usually like being captivated all the way through and this didn’t do it for me. Glad I read it though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Grief

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

becca_w_'s review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Toxic relationship

farren_doubell's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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oh it's so sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Self harm, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Dementia, Religious bigotry

haleyscomet_'s review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria

agnes_reads's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 33%

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Because the book was very confusing to understand and the characters were annoying. And nothing made sense I had to read a page like 5 times to understand anything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship