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We Were Liars Deluxe Edition by E. Lockhart

693 reviews

isabellelle_11's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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karin_cc's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I am speechless. What just happened??

I'm genuinely so confused. Partially because of the book, but also because I don't know what I'm thinking. However, that's also because of the book, so..
One thing that instantly excited me was the fact that this book has a fricking map of the island and even a drawn family tree!! It's so cool.

Most of the time tho, I was hungry for answers; the suspense was making me antsy. I felt like every word had a double meaning, everything felt like a lie, an illusion.

I like a twist of meaning.

Cadence, dear Cadence - your life is a whole twisted MESS. Beautiful and privileged, but oh so tragic. They might have a private island and money, but almost every one of them is broken beyond repair. A shell of a human. Seriously, who wants to live such a life?

Grandpa Harris and his three daughters - Carrie, Penny, and Bess - are making me lose my mind. Of course, they have their own tragic pasts, as well as generational trauma, but holy ****. This wasn't a family, it seemed more like a prison created from manipulation and mind games. They might've loved each other in some ways, but I guess that money and greed are WAY stronger.

That's why I liked their kids more. They seemed to have more thoughts of their own and had a sense of self. They knew when not to get involved in their mothers' shenanigans.
But, my god, were they messy too - The Four 'Liars'. I liked Johnny the most, because of his sarcasm, jokes, and overall behaviour. I'm not sure why, but he just appealed to me the most. Mirren was okay too. She was in some ways similar to me. Now, our outsider Gat.. I don't understand what Cadence saw in him, she was so smitten. He felt too perfect to her (even though we could see that he wasn't). Things didn't work out, and I think they never would've.

Cadence was interesting. She is the firstborn Sinclair, the oldest. And she had A LOT to deal with. I can't spoil the ending, but all the twists and turns made me dizzy. In the end, we kind of find out what happened to the 'Liars', but it's not easy to understand nor unravel. I think readers can interpret the book however they like.

After all,

You decide which are lies and which are truths.

Read it.

And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

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juliaminer's review against another edition

2.0

i just didnt like the plot. crap ending

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jaymeelhurst13's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

What the heck!? This book has been on my TBR since last year and truth be told, I didn’t think I’d like it! Instead I DID NOT want to put the book down. The plot, the writing and the characters made for a story that was attractive and entertaining!

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thatbookbitch's review against another edition

2.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

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klipses's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good character development but the twist didn’t really make sense in the context of the rest of the book

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giselles1025's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It was an alright read, I detested the main characters inner dialogue and how she was chasing after a boy who was already involved in a relationship. The plot twist wasn’t overall shocking and the foreshadowing was abundantly clear from the start, overall wasn’t great, but wasn’t bad either.

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daycia's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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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hermione_gilmore's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

The plot at the end was crazaiii, didn’t expect that, but overall not one of the best mysteries I‘ve read. Until the end nothing „really“ happened, like it did kind off when you read the end but it didn’t while reading it.

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robynbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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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