Review Detail
4.0 9
Young Adult Fiction
1050
Beautiful, privileged, damaged
Overall rating
4.0
Plot
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Characters
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Writing Style
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Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
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What I Liked:
I honestly can't believe I've never read an E. Lockhart book before. WE WERE LIARS made me want to go out and buy everything she's ever written.
I have to start off with this: go into this novel blind. I know how hard that is to do, with early reviews and Twitter chats and all, but you won't regret it. You really don't want to be spoiled about any detail in this book. Part of the magic of reading WE WERE LIARS is being as clueless as its narrator, Cadence. The reader gets to discover what happened alongside Cadence and when the truth finally emerges, it's heartbreaking and unexpected.
The writing style is absolutely lovely. Lush prose paints the picture of the idyllic island of the rich and bored, the untouchable lives of the privileged. But of course, nothing is as it seems, and the author gorgeously layers depth and emotion into her characters.
What Left Me Wanting More:
Nothing.
The Final Verdict:
WE WERE LIARS is a beautiful, remarkable novel that will no doubt be included amongst the best of 2014. You don't want to miss this one.
I honestly can't believe I've never read an E. Lockhart book before. WE WERE LIARS made me want to go out and buy everything she's ever written.
I have to start off with this: go into this novel blind. I know how hard that is to do, with early reviews and Twitter chats and all, but you won't regret it. You really don't want to be spoiled about any detail in this book. Part of the magic of reading WE WERE LIARS is being as clueless as its narrator, Cadence. The reader gets to discover what happened alongside Cadence and when the truth finally emerges, it's heartbreaking and unexpected.
The writing style is absolutely lovely. Lush prose paints the picture of the idyllic island of the rich and bored, the untouchable lives of the privileged. But of course, nothing is as it seems, and the author gorgeously layers depth and emotion into her characters.
What Left Me Wanting More:
Nothing.
The Final Verdict:
WE WERE LIARS is a beautiful, remarkable novel that will no doubt be included amongst the best of 2014. You don't want to miss this one.
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