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משפחה של שקרנים by E. Lockhart, א' לוקהארט

159 reviews

eleventwentyseven's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious reflective 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

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maireada21's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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gracegeeks's review against another edition

3.0

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lalajeanne's review against another edition

3.5

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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katiedykema's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad 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

Although Carrie was probably the last Sinclair I expected to read an entire book about, I really enjoyed it. It was a quick read and I appreciate that the writing style and storytelling does not stray from that of We Were Liars. I thought the characters were well developed and realistic; they are incredibly flawed but only doing what they think is best. It was interesting having a backstory on especially Penny. The thing I wished for this book that would have made it more emotionally impactful was fleshing out Rosemary’s character more, specifically

before her death. This would’ve made the flashbacks mean a lot more to the reader.

I also wish this had the back and forth between flashbacks and present day that We Were Liars had because it kept the story engaging. Aside from that, this was a pretty good read.

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stephaniezd's review against another edition

1.5

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow. I can’t believe I held on to finish this one. What a let down.

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jillkaarlela's review against another edition

1.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Even though this is considered a “prequel” you need to read “we were liars” before reading this book. Similar to the other book, I wouldn't say that I particularly enjoyed this book, but I was slightly intrigued. I also wouldn’t say this this book was as shocking of a plot twist as the first one. The author wrote in the bonus material of the first book that she would rather make a reader angry/upset and throw the book across the room than bore them, which makes so much sense. Although, her book, “genuine fraud” was quite boring. Anyways, I might read any future books in this series out of curiosity but I wouldn’t say that I particularly recommend or enjoy this book very much.

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smartens's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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mysterymom40's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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franchesqua_levi's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 82%

dark emotional sad medium-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

I read we were liars at the start of this year, it was the book that got me out of my reading slump that lasted years, so of course I had to read the prequel.

We were liars made me cry so much and for some reason I thought family of liars was basically going to be a copy and paste of we were liars. I was so wrong. This book made me so angry with it that I wanted to toss the book across my room. For the past week, all you could hear coming from my room was, "NO" "HOW DARE YOU!!?" And a lot of screaming. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to feel something, but someone who isn't much of a crier.

I'm not vey good with trigger warnings, but I would say that some of the main ones are rape and death.

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