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A review by siennabea
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I've heard a lot of this book. There's been a lot of hype about it, but also a lot of negativity and hate, so, like the nosy person I am, I wanted to try it myself.
The not so good things:
So. The plot. I couldn't really get into it. It was kind of all over the place. Like, even now, after reading it only 45 minutes ago, I can't really find a clear way to describe it. It was too vague at times that I didn't even understand where they were.
The characters. Now, I am not really someone that minds a plot being quite weak if the characters are good, but I'm not really sure if these ones were enough to make up for that. I just couldn't connect with them at all. Any and all symphonies I had for them was purely because I wouldn't want anyone to go through what they had to. They just lacked a little bit of personality and life. I just wish that Cadence especially had more character development because with all that was happening to her, she just lacked the emotion to really pull at my heartstrings like I know she could have.
The writing style. I really don't want to sound rude, but I just wasn't so keen on how e.lockhart portrayed certain things.
The name. I know this is really petty, it's just I don't really understand why it is called that.
The good things:
The ending. It was just so good. I broke my heart purely because of how tragic and sad it was. It made everything the characters ever did in the book make sense in the most saddest and twisted way. It was the sole as to why I would ever recommend the book to anyone.
Also, If you liked this book I would recommend The Cousins by Karen M.Mcmanus, as it had a similar idea, but, in my opinion, a better romance, plot and characters.
Thank you for reading my book xx 😊
The not so good things:
So. The plot. I couldn't really get into it. It was kind of all over the place. Like, even now, after reading it only 45 minutes ago, I can't really find a clear way to describe it. It was too vague at times that I didn't even understand where they were.
The characters. Now, I am not really someone that minds a plot being quite weak if the characters are good, but I'm not really sure if these ones were enough to make up for that. I just couldn't connect with them at all. Any and all symphonies I had for them was purely because I wouldn't want anyone to go through what they had to. They just lacked a little bit of personality and life. I just wish that Cadence especially had more character development because with all that was happening to her, she just lacked the emotion to really pull at my heartstrings like I know she could have.
The writing style. I really don't want to sound rude, but I just wasn't so keen on how e.lockhart portrayed certain things.
The name. I know this is really petty, it's just I don't really understand why it is called that.
The good things:
The ending. It was just so good. I broke my heart purely because of how tragic and sad it was. It made everything the characters ever did in the book make sense in the most saddest and twisted way. It was the sole as to why I would ever recommend the book to anyone.
Also, If you liked this book I would recommend The Cousins by Karen M.Mcmanus, as it had a similar idea, but, in my opinion, a better romance, plot and characters.
Thank you for reading my book xx 😊
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Cursing