A review by sarahstarkey
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Loved the time jumps, the mystery, the intrigue. The author writes in a way that kept me hooked even when I couldn’t relate to the protagonist.

Not sure the author is *the best* at writing teenagers, but that might just be because I don’t know any trust fund teenagers.

Biggest critique:
why the hell did the author not explain why they were called “the liars” in the book? It was addressed in less than a page in the notes from the author and would have been so easy and reasonable to fit in. I find it very annoying that this was not included.


The fairy tales were a bit out of place and some were better than others.
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