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A review by james1star
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I did enjoy reading this book more then the actual book if that makes sense and Yhh… these are my thoughts.
I’d say I didn’t really like main plot twist and much after the fact about the dogs (all I’ll say) and the characters I couldn’t really connect with or like all that much. But with these ups and downs they are portrayed as real I guess. The writing style was good, some parts I didn’t like that much tho.
What I did like was the pacing I feel, it’s very fast but also only details a rather short timespan. It is very readable, relatively easy to understand and I feel it would be quick to get through - I finished it in less than 2 days which is very unlike me. The plot twist I didn’t see coming and how Lockhart does this storytelling is good and you’re constantly trying to figure out what’s going on and then when you discover the truth you relate it to past events and Yhh it helps your brain ticking.
As far as the actual plot… we follow our protagonist Cadence who is part of ‘the Liars’ alongside Mirren (her cousin), Johnny (cousin from a different aunt) and Gat (Johnny’s ‘stepdad’s’ sister’s son and her love interest) who meet on the family island every summer and just have fun kinda. Basically, an incident (her accident she calls it) occurs during summer fifteen which she doesn’t remember, she returns to the island two years later and tries to piece together what actually happened. All I’ll say cause I don’t want to spoil anything.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this and flew through it, the twists were ehh-ish but makes you think. I didn’t really like the characters that much but Yhh… solid 4 stars ⭐️
I’d say I didn’t really like main plot twist and much after the fact about the dogs (all I’ll say) and the characters I couldn’t really connect with or like all that much. But with these ups and downs they are portrayed as real I guess. The writing style was good, some parts I didn’t like that much tho.
What I did like was the pacing I feel, it’s very fast but also only details a rather short timespan. It is very readable, relatively easy to understand and I feel it would be quick to get through - I finished it in less than 2 days which is very unlike me. The plot twist I didn’t see coming and how Lockhart does this storytelling is good and you’re constantly trying to figure out what’s going on and then when you discover the truth you relate it to past events and Yhh it helps your brain ticking.
As far as the actual plot… we follow our protagonist Cadence who is part of ‘the Liars’ alongside Mirren (her cousin), Johnny (cousin from a different aunt) and Gat (Johnny’s ‘stepdad’s’ sister’s son and her love interest) who meet on the family island every summer and just have fun kinda. Basically, an incident (her accident she calls it) occurs during summer fifteen which she doesn’t remember, she returns to the island two years later and tries to piece together what actually happened. All I’ll say cause I don’t want to spoil anything.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this and flew through it, the twists were ehh-ish but makes you think. I didn’t really like the characters that much but Yhh… solid 4 stars ⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death, Dementia, Grief, and Alcohol