A review by lalazu
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

4.0

Okay so the first 50% of the book I was so frustrated by how slow it was going. I was wondering if I should give it 2 stars, but the explanations of Cady's migraines were so beautiful I was willing to maybe give it a 3 star rating.
Also I could never stop thinking of the characters as the Ushiromiya family from Umineko. On their island. Fighting about inheritance and stuff. Could never get it out of my head.

Then the last 30% of the book happened and. Well. I went in blank, I knew nothing about it and I am so very glad. Spoilers ahead.

Spoiler

So there was this atmosphere, right? I was frustrated cause NOTHING WAS HAPPENING and I needed answers. Something horrible happened. I can feel it. But WHAT. There are no hints, I need to know! Something really terrible must have happened. Very. Horrible. It kept me going, and then it threw THAT TWIST in my face. I gasped out loud because I absolutely love books that mess with my head and expectations like that. It was great and that's why were at 4 stars now.

You know, I just wish there weren't obvious problems like... the little sibling mentioning Mirren or the aunt being able to see Johnny. Is this an error? Are they so traumatized they could also see them? It's not impossible I'd say but I'd have liked to be sure it was just in Cady's mind, I guess.
Also the first 50% were STILL hard to get through and full of uunnecessary things I've already forgotten.

Okay, but: THAT FORMATTING. I was so pleased. My reading pleasure went up by like 30% instantly.