Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

185 reviews

mattiedancer's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

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Writing: 5⭐️/5 

Hmm. How to discuss this without spoiling it or ruining the fun of reading it? I think, very plainly, I’ll say it’s some of the most technically controlled and interesting writing I’ve read in a YA novel. 

Characters: 4.75⭐️/5

Again, I’m going minimal with this review. Don’t expect anything, but do understand that the characters will jump off the page.

Plot: 4.5⭐️/5 

No way to talk about this one. Take the mark as it is, but go in expecting nothing. 

Post-Reading Rating:  5⭐️/5

Stunning.

Who Should Read This? 

• Fiction fans
• Fans of gossip girl vibes, but looking for more serious themes
• Someone looking for a well-balanced book with virtuosic writing control, well-developed characters, and an interesting plot

Final Rating: 4.75⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

sophie42's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death

imaginefishes's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious reflective medium-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: Yes

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I hated the Sinclairs — good characterisation of the rich and the inheritance wars that come about because of their fortune. I liked Gat. Because the story unfolds like it’s revealing clues (to a mystery you don’t understand), the plot twist at the end hits you like a truck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Dementia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

jacktherapper's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

rosemelody's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Listened to this as an audiobook, it’s a page turner and made the drive to quickly. A bit confusing and not the best for a YA rated book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Dementia, Classism

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Alcohol

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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a fun and twisty read with nice characters and very readable language. however it's also a little bit confusing and slightly boring—even, or especially, after having re-read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Medical content, Grief

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Racism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

dancing_on_ur_muml0l's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Wish they explained

HOW THE FUCK GAT AND JOHNNY AND MIRREN ARE STILL THERE EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD?! AFTER THE ACCIDENT?? WHAT??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Mental illness, Racism, Injury/Injury detail

injiofthebooks's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Alcohol

lucialockleymorante's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It follows the character of Cadence Sinclair Eastman and how her family has affected her as a person. It's very hard to explain in simple terms what this book is about without spoiling anything because it's kind of all over the place. The characters aren't loveable and I don't really connect with any of them, to me Cady was just a girl who didn't understand her privilege and whilst I get that just because you have money doesn't mean you have a good life, I still don't think that's an excuse for the way she acts in this book. I thought Gat was quite an interesting character but there wasn't much too him and I think that could have been explored a bit more. I sort of guessed the ending in the middle of the book which kind of made it a bit boring to read towards the end. I did quite like the style that the book was written in, as it was fast-paced for me but I could still understand what was happening. There is character development to an extent, as the reasons why characters are the way they are, are sort of explained towards the end. I don't think I'd recommend this book to anyone but if you've got it on your TBR list then I think you should give it a go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Classism

It talks about physical pain as a metaphor for mental pain which can be quite graffic and triggering

erinlilym's review against another edition

3.75

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really loved the atmosphere and setting of this book! I think it’s a perfect book to read in the summer.
There are some really surprising plottwists, you would never expect.
I think it’s really easy to read and it never gets boring.
But I thought the writing was a bit confusing and sometimes it took me some time to understand what the writer meant. Maybe it’s because english isn’t my first language but im not quite sure. I’m also not a fan of the ending since I would’ve liked some more answers to all the questions I had. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail