Review: We Were Liars

We Were Liars We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was recommended this book to fulfill a reading challenge. I needed to read a book with an unreliable narrator. With a title like "We Were Liars," I should have known this would fit the bill. The book begins with a map of Beechwood Island and a Sinclair family tree. Predictably, the main character (and narrator) Cadence is from a rich family. They do have their own island and a family tree, after all. Cady (Cadence) along with her cousins Johnny and Mirren and family friend Gat make up the Liars. The four of them are an inseparable group during their summers at Beechwood from a young age. Then, during summer 15, something tragic happens to Cady and everything changes. She is different, the Liars aren't close anymore. They seem to be keeping something from her. Cady can't remember what happened to her during that fateful summer, but with the help of the Liars, she remembers and reveals the unbelievable. This is a riveting book with an unexpected ending. After all, they were liars.

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