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We Were Liars

E. Lockhart

Start date: September 9, 2014

Finish date: September 30, 2014

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Sep 27, 2014 Jules rated it did not like it

Shelves: young-adult, i-tried, kool-aid

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I knew how it would end after she woke up alone. I thought this was going to have a shocking ending, something completely unexpected. The reviews were glowing.

The book was predictable from beginning to end. There wasn't a shadow of doubt in my mind what would happen, which I would share but I've always promised spoiler-free reviews. How it happened was disappointing. Lockhart made a lazy plot decision. Too easy, to trite, too boring.

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I could see
the ending
from a mile away
and could feel the feels ...more

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Mar 19, 2015 Nancy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller, ya, still-owned

I had not expected this book to be as great as it was, but I was so impressed by it. The atmosphere which is created throughout, both because of the voice, the banter and discussion between the characters and the short sentences and rapid-fire paragraphs was exceptional. There was a chill across the whole story, and the ending - the twist - was so completely unexpected that I felt a physical jolt when I read it. I wish I could give it 4.5 stars as the only tiny thing that let it down was the ver ...more

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Jan 30, 2022 Jenn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, 2022-finished

Super quick and easy read.

The best part was the huge twist at the end that I didn't see coming. ...more

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Feb 11, 2020 Kimberly rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Well crafted story

This is the story of a dysfunctional family. I didn’t predict the ending at all. I enjoyed the story overall but the ending left me sad and unsatisfied. I’m just not sure what to think of it.

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Aug 02, 2016 Snuffles rated it liked it

Shelves: real-world, f-m, 2016

This is one of my airport books. I bought it in Dublin and it kept me company through my ~6 hour wait in terminal 2. I finished about 3/4 of it there, then had a break of a day and finally read the rest at the breakfast table this morning.

It was an interesting, gripping read. Not too complicated for my sleepy brain and I could sympathise with the main character and her (view spoiler) to a certain extent (view spoiler) ...more

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Nov 30, 2019 Trisha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: drama, ya, best-ever

Fantastic book full of colorful, descriptive writing, lots of teen angst coping with adult drama, and awkward teen conversations. It made me think back to high school/college and summer trips. Some reviews complained about the choppy sentence writing, but if you read it at the pace of a teen talking out loud to you, insert the pauses and sighs and deep thought, it actually makes sense. I wonder how it would come across in an audio book? Anyways, incredibly well written, but the ending blew my mi ...more

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