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משפחה של שקרנים by E. Lockhart, א' לוקהארט

139 reviews

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

Wow. Just WOW. I loved it much more than I thought. Maybe more than the 1st one. An eye for an eye. A son for a son.

Carrie killed Pfeff, causing his mother and father to lose their first born. And years later, she suffered from the same fate.

I didn’t expect the twist but I spoiled it for myself anyway, it was surprisingly not shocking. She did say she was a liar. Bro and Penny. Ugh, forcing herself to be straight. Wow. The book was heartbreaking, especially considering the people they become. Which isn’t too great, but it makes sense now why they are the way they are.

BRO THE DAD HELPED THEM COVER UP THE MURDER. HE TOOK THE BOARD. Ugh Carrie is also an unreliable narrator just like Candace was. Fuck bro.

And don’t get me started on Rosemary.

She saw her for 5 summers. Her baby sister that drowned.

Ugh. I wish penny could be out. I just want people to be happy in this book, but literally no one is ever.

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natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious

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

Having recently finished We Were Liars (which was equal parts compellingly clever and emotionally devastating) I was eager to finally delve into the prequel which follows some of the characters from We Were Liars, specifically Carrie (the oldest Sinclair sister and mother to Johnny who we met in We Were Liars) during one pivotal summer on their private island, Beechwood, in the 1980s.

Now, I will warn that Family of Liars does open with spoilers to We Were Liars in the prologue, so I do suggest reading that before picking this up (as well as checking the TWs.)

But if you have read it, then you’re going to love delving into more of the Sinclair family’s backstory: the tragedies, complicated family issues and secrets that shaped the lives of Carrie, Penny and Bess as adults.

The writing is once again really compelling and I loved the emotional depth we see in Carrie who (in her grief from the tragedy that took place the previous year) feels disconnected from her family and its obsessive need for perfection. I admit, Carrie did remind me a little of Cadence (Penny’s daughter) in how jaded she is with her parents and sisters.

I can’t really go into any more detail without spoiling key moments of We Were Liars. But, I will say the twists and turns encountered here didn’t shock or leave me as emotionally distraught as Cadence’s story did. What it did do however, is make me eager to see more of the Sinclair family— if only to dig up even more long buried secrets (because there’s bound to more where Harris and Tipper are concerned.)

Overall, a compelling continuation into the world of We Were Liars that explores wealth, grief, trauma, identity and addiction in such exquisitely immersive detail you definitely won’t want to put it down!

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sam_calus's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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

Ouch I love it

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alle_vera's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

it’s a million times better than we were liars
i liked the beginning of the book and i think carrie and pfeff were so cute they were actully adorable they had me smiling and giggling up until he did that thing then i was like he needs to die
there are these silly stories throughout when i first read it i was like i don’t care but it all comes together in chapter 46
i love yardley
i want carrie to be happy she deserves to be happy
after
i don’t like part 6 that’s it i just don’t like it

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dewalt335's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

E. Lockhart knows how to write a story to capture the audience. This was another quick read for me simply because I was interested in the story. I think I was able to put the mystery together a little more than ‘We Were Liars”, maybe because I read “We Were Liars” first, maybe for other reasons, but it was still good.

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belgrace's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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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snigd_ha's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

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honey_s's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thrilling and captivating. Easy to read and a great joy. Could not put it down.

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aet_rebecca's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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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zachxxy's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I literally finished this in one day it was phenomenal! i loved this one so much better than we were liars which i gave 3 stars i think?? ( read we were liars first idk why this is called the prequel)I dont know why maybe because that was the first time i read it and i wasnt sure of the nondescript plot. but now its so good because im familiar with the world and i dont know how e. lockhart does it! she puts so many random everyday things inside the story but it all builds up for something like character development, personality revealing, just all so cunningly planned, absolutely lovely!!!! though after finishing it i felt a little queasy but that may be because im a younger reader. im 13. anyway, loved this book!!! it is darker than the first one though so watch out! the plot didnt really connect to the title in the first book because only the main girl in the first book cadence had secrets and lied. so that kinda threw me off but this book, everyone had secrets and told insane lies it was do exciting.
I just didnt like the dad much but that was the whole point.. HES SO SCARY

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