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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

172 reviews

suzannah's review against another edition

4.75

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ainsley_reads's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved the Twist in the end but before that it was kind of boring.

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bookedupchick's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

“The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.” 🌊 Private island off of Martha’s Vineyard. 4
“Liars”. An Accident. Secrets. Truths. Lies…

Completely SHOOK 🤭 I was completely surprised by this book. I didn’t see the plot twist coming. Loved the eerie feeling this book gave off. 🥶

Read this if you like ⤵️

🌊 Young Adult Reads
🌊 Mysteries
🌊 Suspense
🌊 Unreliable Main Characters
🌊 New England Elite Families
🌊 New England Summer Island Setting

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

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sarah984's review against another edition

1.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is hyped up so much everywhere and I didn't like it at all. The writing style is so over the top (every time the main character meets even a minor setback she's like "then he turned into a bear and shot me in the face"), the characters have one trait each, and the way the author can't seem to decide whether these characters’ obscene wealth is embarrassing or aspirational and kind of tries to do both drove me nuts. (The dismissive comments in the afterward about Cady’s "marxism" do suggest a few things though...)

I thought this was a thriller from the blurb but nothing happens and the twist is beyond stupid. (Also I have no idea how the character got out of the situation revealed in the twist without any injuries that would be noticeable months later even if she did have amnesia.) I don't think this book had any redeeming qualities.

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ellanorte's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

No tenía mucho hype por leerlo, ni conocía de qué trataba, ni tampoco sabía de su campaña de marketing, así que me ha gustado bastante. Me ha parecido entretenido y ojo con el girito final.

La forma en la que este libro está escrito me ha resultado curiosa, no recuerdo haber leído algo así antes, pero a ratos se me hacía pesada.

Si tengo que decir algo malo es que va de más misterioso de lo que en realidad es. La cosa no es para tanto para todo el bombo que se le da al tema.

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jennaxbakos's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Yes

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5aru's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think this is the first time I don’t really like any of the protagonists of a book, yet I’m compelled to keep reading anyway.

Honestly, the Liars were all assholes in different ways. Cady and Mirren were alright as people, but too blinded by their privilege and their sheltered lives to be truly likeable; Johnny was just a straight up arse, with very few redemptive moments, and Gat… Gat would’ve been a great character if only his treatment as an outcast had been explored better — perhaps if he’d held Cady accountable for being wilfully blind to her family’s racism and treatment of him. As a result, I didn’t very much care what happened to them — but kept reading anyway, because the way it was written just hooked me. Although the plot twist wasn’t bad at all, it felt only slightly cheap; the writing was definitely the strongest point about this one, with the author’s descriptions being so lush and evocative, and the characters being well fleshed-out through their relationships with Cady, although it could’ve been useful to show who they really were apart from their relationships with Cady. The family relationships in particular were exceptionally well-portrayed: although sometimes it felt a little like you should feel sorry for these incredibly rich and privileged people, I’m sure many will recognize the complete emotional deafness and constant silencing which reign over the Sinclairs.

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