A review by ellelockley
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

It follows the character of Cadence Sinclair Eastman and how her family has affected her as a person. It's very hard to explain in simple terms what this book is about without spoiling anything because it's kind of all over the place. The characters aren't loveable and I don't really connect with any of them, to me Cady was just a girl who didn't understand her privilege and whilst I get that just because you have money doesn't mean you have a good life, I still don't think that's an excuse for the way she acts in this book. I thought Gat was quite an interesting character but there wasn't much too him and I think that could have been explored a bit more. I sort of guessed the ending in the middle of the book which kind of made it a bit boring to read towards the end. I did quite like the style that the book was written in, as it was fast-paced for me but I could still understand what was happening. There is character development to an extent, as the reasons why characters are the way they are, are sort of explained towards the end. I don't think I'd recommend this book to anyone but if you've got it on your TBR list then I think you should give it a go.
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