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Ми були брехунами by E. Lockhart

55 reviews

cherilynstrader's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Booktok overhyped this book. I honestly don’t really understand what happened and find it really hard to like the characters, especially based on how the book ends.
Due to the incident in the end, we didn’t get to see much character development after the main character realizes what happened. The family was dealing with the trauma but not in ways that are displayed as finding resolve. The ending was far too blunt for the circumstances.
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mariareviews's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

SPOILERS ABOUT THE END ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW

Once upon a time, there was a girl with three words after reading this book. What. The. Fuck.

and I mean this in the best way possible.

Oh God. Words can’t describe how I feel about this book. I must say, I didn’t cry, but my eyes did water quite a bit. The Sinclair’s story is definitely an interesting one and I throughly enjoyed the craft behind this book. The letters at the end, the ones written by Gat, were a beautiful addition to this story.

I’ll admit that the mixed reviews definitely stopped me —for quite a while— from reading this book, but it’s literally one of the best things I’ve read this year. At first, it was a tad bit boring, but as soon as started to understand what was happening it was as if everything suddenly clicked together.Personally, I did suspect the ending; not necessarily the burning part, but I could tell that Gat, Mirren, and Johnny were dead.

I’m definitely tempted to read all books by E. Lockhart after this.
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roseamillerg's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i cried for an hour straight after the plot twist. did not know before hand that this was a sad book😭
Also, this was a super fast read (it took less than a day to read) (but it was a very heavy read so you might want to spread it out for a week or something)! 
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sha_keiraa's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is the perfect "read in one sitting" kind of book, and I found the twist to be both unexpected and satisfying (which is hard to do). A quick, interesting read, with a perfectly flawed and unreliable protagonist/narrator.
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crimesandcabernet's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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