5.19k reviews for:

Family of Liars

E. Lockhart

3.69 AVERAGE

rachell_rendon's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yvonnesbookishcorner's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

mia27fathers's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark 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

kimberlyinthewild's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

yvrowe's review against another edition

5.0

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To me, Lockhart is quickly becoming the new V.C. Andrews. Set in the 80s, this prequel is Carrie's confession to what happened on the island when she was a teen. It adds to the atmosphere of wealthy upper class privilege on the island, seeing a family so far unblemished. I absolutely think this novel is stronger than We Were Liars, though the twists were easy to see coming and not as surprising. You come to care for Carrie, seeing how she and her sisters struggle with their coming of age in a family of expectations.

Thank you netgalley for access to the e-ARC.

ninasreadingnook_'s review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ruby_99's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emilyhooie22's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If you want to be gutted, just rate this book. It's painful. It's beautiful. It'll whack you in the face with reveals it does everything a book should that includes an unreliable narrator. Why is Carrie an unreliable narrator? Because she lies and so I'm like thinking one thing and then later on the book she's like but wait a minute. She omitted and switched around some things because she didn't want her deceased son to see the bad side of her. So is that a mother protecting her image to her son her ghost son? Or is she simply just too scared to tell the truth? And I think that's what these books are about is that people are scared to tell the truth because they don't want others to see them differently. Because the Sinclair's wouldn't be caught not being perfect. They sweep their messes under the rugs and forget about them. People pass away and then move on. Crazy things happen on the island and they cover it up. That's just the Sinclair way. And the more worried about this family, the more I realize why Cadence doesn't want to inherit the family because I wouldn't either. So wow! Get another book blowing me away and making me cry.

tooleb's review against another edition

2.75

dark reflective sad medium-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

mari_teran's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes