A review by justracheljones
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

3.25

I enjoyed most things people seemed to hate about this book, from the fractured sentence structure to the fairy tales and even the over-dramatic emotional descriptions that seemed to confuse some. It suited the perspective of the protagonist in every way, and I would argue that her somewhat hard to swallow personality and life perspective are exactly the point being made. My biggest issue that makes this a 3.5 star book for me is how slowly the first half drug on. If I had not known that there was this big twist coming I likely would not have finished this book. Glad I did finish, it ended as a fascinating read, but a story built for a big twist is inevitably going to struggle to deliver on that promise. I was shocked, yes, but I'm sure those more attentive and clever than I could have figured it out.