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courge37 's review for:
We Were Liars
by E. Lockhart
I think maybe I should read the books that I really want to read ASAP, because otherwise I wait too long and my expectations get really high.
Idk if that would really make a difference though.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Liked:
- Rich people and scandalous drama ? Yes please !!
- Nice quick read/pace that kept my interest
- Intriiiiiiigue, I was really curious the whole time.
- Gat
Disliked:
- The writing felt kinda cold and stoic.
- The phrase "Gat, my Gat."
- The ending surprised me, I didn't see it coming and looking back, a lot of little hints were spread out throughout the story; the two-year old clothing, Carrie's walks at night, the jumping off the cliff, the unanswered emails... BUT the twist is not something that's super "new" nowadays; I've read other books that had similar endings, so I can't say it really did much for me.
- And THE ENDING WAS SO DEPRESSING GAWD :( I was hoping the secret was going to be more scandalous than sad, like a murder attempt or something, but it wasn't the case.
- Sometimes I got confused about whether we were in the past or present.
Also, did Cady literally cut or not??
So, a good book but my problem is that I basically think of every possibility when reading mystery novels, so not much shocks me. Or maybe I've read too many YA novels of this genre. Plus as someone else wrote, when you are expecting a big twist, it's harder to be surprised by it.
Still an enjoyable and interesting summer read though, but I was hoping to love it. I gotta say, looking back it's pretty creepy and subtle how everyone on the island was seeing the ghosts though, and how the ghosts of the Liars tried to stop Cady from jumping off the cliff because that was how she tried to commit suicide the first time.
Idk if that would really make a difference though.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Liked:
- Rich people and scandalous drama ? Yes please !!
- Nice quick read/pace that kept my interest
- Intriiiiiiigue, I was really curious the whole time.
- Gat
Disliked:
- The writing felt kinda cold and stoic.
- The phrase "Gat, my Gat."
- The ending surprised me, I didn't see it coming and looking back, a lot of little hints were spread out throughout the story; the two-year old clothing, Carrie's walks at night, the jumping off the cliff, the unanswered emails... BUT the twist is not something that's super "new" nowadays; I've read other books that had similar endings, so I can't say it really did much for me.
- And THE ENDING WAS SO DEPRESSING GAWD :( I was hoping the secret was going to be more scandalous than sad, like a murder attempt or something, but it wasn't the case.
- Sometimes I got confused about whether we were in the past or present.
Also, did Cady literally cut or not??
So, a good book but my problem is that I basically think of every possibility when reading mystery novels, so not much shocks me. Or maybe I've read too many YA novels of this genre. Plus as someone else wrote, when you are expecting a big twist, it's harder to be surprised by it.
Still an enjoyable and interesting summer read though, but I was hoping to love it. I gotta say, looking back it's pretty creepy and subtle how everyone on the island was seeing the ghosts though, and how the ghosts of the Liars tried to stop Cady from jumping off the cliff because that was how she tried to commit suicide the first time.