“We are liars. We are beautiful and privileged. We are cracked and broken.” – 3.25/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: private islands, boats, fancy houses, scars, golden retrievers, starry nights, books, beach roses, troll hunting, peonies, medication, ginger ale, beaches, words on hands and the liars.

A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
 
We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. 
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

This book… was depressing. But in a good way? I think I’m a bit conflicted because part of me feels like the story could have a bit more substance. It’s not a huge book whatsoever, but since there’s not a lot going on – just mostly confusion from the main character – it feels like the book has a slow pace. But at the same time, I really appreciate what the author did in this story. I was shocked when I understood what the truth was at the end… That hit me like a ton of bricks.

I think this was supposed to have some sort of romance, but I didn’t love that part of the book. It reminds of teen love, yes, but it’s insta-love extremely romanticized. But take what I say with a grain of salt, because maybe that’s just me. I probably forgot what it feels like to be in love as a teenager and how intense everything feels. Part of me gets it, the other part doesn’t love the romance bit here.

I wonder how I would feel if I read this when I was younger. I think this is one of those books you read when you’re really young that makes you fall in love with reading.It’s a heartbreaking, emotional – and pretty much depressing – book with a very unexpected twist. Some people love it (which I get) and some people hate it (which I also get). Still, if you haven’t read it yet, I really think you should try reading it with an open mind. You may find a new favorite, who knows?

xoxo,