courtneyc11 's review for:

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
3.0
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Things I liked: 
  • Read in under 24 hrs… super quick and fast-paced with an interesting writing style.
  • Motifs when explaining mental and physical pain
  • The fairytales that broke up the story a bit
  • The twist? At the end? …?!
  • Gat - he was interesting, waaaay more interesting than Johnny or Mirren… (Someone said, “He is self-aware. Too self-aware in the pretentious way that teenagers can often be, but his character feels authentically teenaged.” And I completely agree.)

Things I didn’t:
  • The characters, the ‘Liars’, felt underdeveloped, especially in their relationships with one another. I never really felt a kinship or grew to love or even like Johnny and Mirren. And, whilst I found Gat interesting, not a single part of me was invested in or believed in the YA love between Cadence and Gat—again, underdeveloped.
  • I did love her descriptions of them, like Mirren being ‘sugar' and 'rain’ and Gat being “… contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee.”
  • Otherwise, in one page I would hate them and their attitude, and in the next, I would think they’re annoying… it was confusing.
  • Everyone else? The family? The grandpa??? Hated them. All of them. Annoying, immature, and materialistic. Every. Single. One…

But I guess it doesn’t take away from the reality of the ending… Even if I don’t care for the characters, I care for that ending. Overall, glad I read it, would recommend. But, I definitely agree with the sentiment that you're better off if I tell you nothing about this book.
 
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