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We Were Liars

E. Lockhart

Start date: May 25, 2014

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We Were Liars

Part 4 & 5: Look, the Truth | Page 151 - The End
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Aug 03, 2014 Poison Ivy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, the-best, read-in-2014, fave-books-of-2014

If you have plans to read this book, which I think you should DO NOT SPOIL YOURSELF. Don't skip pages, don't read reviews. Just don't. You're better off not knowing ANYTHING, trust me.

Fantastic! Really special book. I wasn't able to put it down. The writing style is so rich and unique. It gives a dream like feel. It's like you're reading through a fog in a best way possible.
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May 29, 2017 Katherine Tobiya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I finished this book in one sitting, at first it was a bit confusing because I couldn't get the characters straight, but soon after it was a breeze to read. Great story, satisfying ending and was not expecting the twist. I almost rated it 5 stars but hated 99% of the characters and the purple prose so settled on 4 stars. ...more

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Jun 08, 2015 Dalmush rated it it was amazing

4.5 stars

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Jul 21, 2014 Cristina Drafta rated it really liked it

That plot twist blew my mind.I so did not see it coming...I can't give it 5 full stars, more like 4.5, because I love it, but I hate it. ...more

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Jul 27, 2015 Aisha Monet rated it it was ok

Shelves: library-books

This was the weirdest, most depressing book ever? I just didn't see the point?
Thankfully it was short and I read it in just a few hours. ...more

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Apr 04, 2014 Maxine Gross rated it it was ok

Honestly, I could not even finish this book I disliked it so much. This was the first E. Lockhart book I have ever read, and although there was a lot of hype around the book, it did not match up to it. Here are a few of the major problems I found within the book.

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1) The structure was confusing. I could not wrap my head around the changes between the intertwining "fairytale" was so irrelevant and honestly did not add anything to the story, most of the time i skipped over it. Honestly, I could not even finish this book I disliked it so much. This was the first E. Lockhart book I have ever read, and although there was a lot of hype around the book, it did not match up to it. Here are a few of the major problems I found within the book.

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1) The structure was confusing. I could not wrap my head around the changes between the intertwining "fairytale" was so irrelevant and honestly did not add anything to the story, most of the time i skipped over it.

2) The main character was boring . I thought that Cadence was so beyond depressing and boring. She did not add to the story and many of the events that she used to help "define" her, such as her constantly giving things away, made me feel bad for her, and not feel like I could connect to her at all, which personally made me not want to read about her.

3) The way she would get her memory back was totally uneventful or memorable . A book that focuses on a girl trying to regain her memory should have tried to make those moments when she remembers things much more intense, interesting, and relevant as to what was going on at that point in the novel. For example, she regains her memory on a boat with her Grandfather. The way this is told to be going on by the author is pretty much "On the way home I regained another memory from Summer Fifteen". Also, these memories were completely irrelevant to sailing, or water.

I wish I liked this book more. There were a few things I really liked.

1) The cover art is awesome . I thought it was honestly some of the best I have seen from YA this year.

2) The romantic story line is cute. I actually really like Gat as a character (probably the only character I did like). It seemed that for most of what I read he was the only one of the Liars who was really effected by Cadence's memory lost and put an effort into showing that. Their relationship was believable and seemed real, which is something unique within this book.

I personally am not going to recommend this book, it wasn't for me, and it felt like work to plow through it.
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May 17, 2014 Amber Smoke rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, favourite-books, owned-books, too-many-feels, sky-high-expectations, original-yay, pretty-damn-good

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I had high expectations of this book because of the hype and mystery surrounding the novel and I'm glad I went into it not knowing much at all. I ended up loving it.

I won't go into too much detail since it is a contemporary and the twist draws most of everything together in the story.

I thought how this book was done was great. I got confused in some of the flashbacks but overall I really liked how the story was told and the writing style was original and had a significant ...more

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May 20, 2014 Veronica Ross rated it liked it

We Were Liars is a contemporary/mystery/thriller by E. Lockhart. This story follows the beautiful Sinclair family, a family who is perfect and will do everything they can to maintain that reputation. Except, how possible is that?
The main character is a young girl by the name of Cadence "Cady". Every summer she visits her family's island with the rest of her family. Her, her cousins Johnny and Mirren and Johnny's friend Gat. Cady is a troubled interesting character. She has a good amount of dept ...more

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Aug 15, 2014 Claire rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2014

WE WERE LIARS shocked and gripped me. Not only did it have a haunting twist, but it had amazing characters and tackles issues such as illness, trauma, class and race. The book, as well as being a mystery leaves the reader with a powerful message. I really enjoyed and flew through this book - the perfect book to read in the car.

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Jan 07, 2015 Eunice rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-love

Mind= Blown! I had seen many many mixed reviews for this book. I decided to read it because it was recommended for fans of Gone Girl. It was no Gone Girl, but for me the twist was much less expected than the one from Gone Girl. With GG, I pretty much know nearly halfway in how it would end. But this, I wasn't expecting at all. I was expecting some sort of betrayal, but not the twist ending that was bestowed on us. I really loved it. I was glued and read it in a day! :) ...more

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May 01, 2014 Cecilie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: cried-while-reading, read-2014

I just don't know how to describe this book...

Just read it. ...more

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May 21, 2014 Karissa rated it it was amazing

wow. WOW. this book is unexpected, fascinating, thought-provoking, well written, and strong. it does not lack from only being 225 pages, and the story is INCREDIBLY well told. I am so glad I read this before being influenced by spoilers or hype, and I'm even more glad that we were given such a great book by e. lockhart. this book is beautiful, and i HIGHLY encourage everyone to read it. ...more

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Jun 22, 2017 Jordan added it

Holy plot twist. I guessed a few small things, but the ending was so unpredictable and exciting for me! I really loved being surprised by a book. I also listened to this as an audiobook, and for someone who doesn't enjoy that format a lot, I liked the narrator! ...more

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Jun 04, 2014 Catiebug rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own, favorites

OMG! What?!

That ending though.

This was an amazing book. It was so beautifully written. And the story was just incredible.

This is a major must read!

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