Themed BOTM ~ August 2020

[lacey]

The Themed BOTM for August 2020 is...

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart!

[lacey]

I'm reading this right now! (Also, sorry I forgot to make this topic)

[Kaitlyn]

I have that on audiobook so I might start it tonight

[lacey]

I finished this just now and... I have no idea what to think.

[Amelie]

I really enjoyed it, and I liked the writing style and incorporation of fairy tales to explain things. That twist in the end shocked me though...

[lacey]

It literally made me rethink the entire book.

[lacey]

(view spoiler)[But was the whole family just pretending the others were still alive the whole time?? (hide spoiler)]

[Amelie]

Lacey wrote: "[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I don’t think it was really explained, but it’s definitely possible, since they treated her differently because of her condition. I’m still unsure whether Cadence was hallucinating the whole time, or if her friends actually were ghosts. (hide spoiler)]

[lacey]

(view spoiler)[They were ghosts. I borrowed the e-book, and it was the deluxe edition. At the end, there was some bonus content that included E. Lockhart's book proposal to the publishers. In the proposal, it was saying some things that were in the book, and it said there were ghosts. So The Liars were ghosts, not hallucinations! (hide spoiler)]

[Amelie]

(view spoiler)[Ok thanks! I enjoyed the sense of suspense and mystery throughout the book, so I’m actually glad they were ghosts and not hallucinations. I feel like that ending just made the story more tragic, yet moving at the same time. (hide spoiler)]