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We Were Liars

E. Lockhart

3.57 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

★x4 | (A-) 90% | AGES 14+ | I’m sure everyone says this in the reviews but this honestly felt like such a fever dream. Everything felt like I was remembering this through a haze and I was freaking impressed.

| Characters - ★x4 | Super well done. Some of them didn’t get the character development I would have liked to see but all in all, they felt like very real people.

| Storyline - ★x4 | A little anti-climactic in the end, but that’s just because it wasn’t like a « GASP » , it was more like a « oh, okay…OH…OH OH OKAY…OH WOW…OH I seee…… » Yeah, I hope that made sense. The mystery unraveled like a cinnamon role. Sweet and savory as a whole, and leaves you feeling a little queasy once you’ve finished.

| Writing - ★x5 | 10/10 writing. It gave me such a weird vibe like I was the person who woke up and experienced the wildest dream but was trying to remember.

Should you read this? Yes. I say yes because it is unlike a lot o books I’ve read and also because it’s relatively short. Quick and easy evening. Plus, you gotta love a good murder mystery.

-luna

The writing style is like static, choppy and plain annoying to read. The very little plot was bland, incredibly cliché, and predictable. I felt no connection with any of the characters, even the main one since none of the characters were fleshed out. To me the book felt pretentious, trying to be more complex and failing dramatically.

What a nice way to start the new year! (I baawled)

I love how this book was written, the fourth part of the book particularly is great. I found it to be a quick, intriguing read and I’ll definitely read more from this author.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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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