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A review by chloeshore
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
5.0
Ok so bare with me, cause this is my first book review on this site, so I don’t know how well it will go, but I just had to write about this book. I went in not expecting much, and to be fair it felt a little slow at the beginning, but around the half way mark, it really started to ramp up and turned into a real page turner. “We were liars” shares the insights of a young girl in a rich, glamorous family, who never talk to one another about anything that shouldn’t be in their perfect family. I found this family dynamic very enticing and, although twisted, made the Sinclair family very interesting to follow.
Here are the bits I really liked:
Throughout the book, Lockhart creates fairy tales told by Cadence, of the harsh way her family works, and how her grandfather is manipulating his daughters using the family fortune. I found this extremely captivating, and loved figuring how they connected to the story.
Lockhart also does and amazing job creating a vivid image of the island where the children spent their summers, and honestly the surroundings were one of the reasons I loved to keep reading.
The final thing I found strange, but I kinda liked; every time Cadence felt some form of emotions, her mother told her to bottle down. Though Lockhart wrote it as Cadence seeing it as a physical pain, like being shot in the chest, or bleeding from her wrists. At first I was pretty confused, but the more I read, the more interesting I found it, and I really felt I could relate to her emotions having physical outlets.
Now, about the ending:( don’t worry, no spoilers!)
At first, I was shocked and rather upset by what had happened, and didn’t understand the relevance. It felt quite unnecessary to me for this to be what she was missing in her memory. Of course, once again, Lockhart found a way to create a beautiful ending between the four liars and for Cadence, and by the end, I felt I had seen the relevance of everything that was going on around her. I would definitely recommend this book for a summer read, or in my case, a winter book for those missing summer.
Here are the bits I really liked:
Throughout the book, Lockhart creates fairy tales told by Cadence, of the harsh way her family works, and how her grandfather is manipulating his daughters using the family fortune. I found this extremely captivating, and loved figuring how they connected to the story.
Lockhart also does and amazing job creating a vivid image of the island where the children spent their summers, and honestly the surroundings were one of the reasons I loved to keep reading.
The final thing I found strange, but I kinda liked; every time Cadence felt some form of emotions, her mother told her to bottle down. Though Lockhart wrote it as Cadence seeing it as a physical pain, like being shot in the chest, or bleeding from her wrists. At first I was pretty confused, but the more I read, the more interesting I found it, and I really felt I could relate to her emotions having physical outlets.
Now, about the ending:( don’t worry, no spoilers!)
At first, I was shocked and rather upset by what had happened, and didn’t understand the relevance. It felt quite unnecessary to me for this to be what she was missing in her memory. Of course, once again, Lockhart found a way to create a beautiful ending between the four liars and for Cadence, and by the end, I felt I had seen the relevance of everything that was going on around her. I would definitely recommend this book for a summer read, or in my case, a winter book for those missing summer.