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A review by chrissbookshelf
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
- I didn't like it but I also didn't hate it. it was a pure "meh" for me, but I knew there were mixed reviews about this so I didn't really expect anything too high
- the chapters are really really short so that kept me going, it's incredibly fast paced, and the writing is SUPER easy to understand
- on the plus side, it has major outer banks vibes so that's interesting
- everything felt like a blur because of how fast it is and because each chapter didn't really have anything important in them
- I loved the story idea and the plottwist was GOOD, made my jaw drop, but the whole story as a whole wasn't anything THAT special
- I do love how we're in cadence's pov so it feels like we're slowly figuring out what happened along together
- the "once upon a time..." chapters were quite interesting, I liked the concept of it, especially the last one
- it didn't make me cry, I saw people crying bc of this book. personally for me, the plottwist was a bit sad and definitely unexpected, but not to the point where I cried for it
- none of the characters really stick out to me? they were a little flat imo
- I do love the little romance between cady and gat, it was cute
- mf finished it in 1.81 hours 😎😎
- favorite characters (gat & mirren)
- favorite chapters (chapter 80, the truth chapter)
QUOTES :
- "We are Sinclairs. No one is needy. No one is wrong. We live, at least in the summertime, on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts. Perhaps this is all you need to know."
- "The universe is seeming really huge right now, I need something to hold on to." "I'm here."
- "Life feels beautiful that day. The four of us Liars, we have always been. We always will be."
- "We set a fire. We didn't sob and bleed; we did something instead. Made a change." "Are you kidding? We burned the fucking palace to the ground."
- "I wanted so much for us; a life free of constriction and prejudice. A life free to love and be loved. And here, I have killed them. My Liars, my darlings. Killed them. My Mirren, my Johnny, my Gat."
- "My full name is Cadence Sinclair Eastman. I suffer migraines. I do not suffer fools. I like a twist of meaning. I endure."
- the chapters are really really short so that kept me going, it's incredibly fast paced, and the writing is SUPER easy to understand
- on the plus side, it has major outer banks vibes so that's interesting
- everything felt like a blur because of how fast it is and because each chapter didn't really have anything important in them
- I loved the story idea and the plottwist was GOOD, made my jaw drop, but the whole story as a whole wasn't anything THAT special
- I do love how we're in cadence's pov so it feels like we're slowly figuring out what happened along together
- the "once upon a time..." chapters were quite interesting, I liked the concept of it, especially the last one
- it didn't make me cry, I saw people crying bc of this book. personally for me, the plottwist was a bit sad and definitely unexpected, but not to the point where I cried for it
- none of the characters really stick out to me? they were a little flat imo
- I do love the little romance between cady and gat, it was cute
- mf finished it in 1.81 hours 😎😎
- favorite characters (gat & mirren)
- favorite chapters (chapter 80, the truth chapter)
QUOTES :
- "We are Sinclairs. No one is needy. No one is wrong. We live, at least in the summertime, on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts. Perhaps this is all you need to know."
- "The universe is seeming really huge right now, I need something to hold on to." "I'm here."
- "Life feels beautiful that day. The four of us Liars, we have always been. We always will be."
- "We set a fire. We didn't sob and bleed; we did something instead. Made a change." "Are you kidding? We burned the fucking palace to the ground."
- "I wanted so much for us; a life free of constriction and prejudice. A life free to love and be loved. And here, I have killed them. My Liars, my darlings. Killed them. My Mirren, my Johnny, my Gat."
- "My full name is Cadence Sinclair Eastman. I suffer migraines. I do not suffer fools. I like a twist of meaning. I endure."