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15 May 2014

We Were Liars

*I received an ARC (ebook version) from the publisher in exchange for this honest review.*


by e. lockhart
ISBN: 9780385741262
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication Date: May 13th 2014
Number of Pages: 240

Source: ebook (ARC)
Goodreads Summary: 

A beautiful and distinguished family.A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.







My Rating:  



The whole story is basically a secret, so I can't give anything away regarding plot. I mean, you can tell just by reading the so-called "summary." All very vague....

This book was a quick read not only because of the length but also the story-line is fast paced. 

The reason this book only received 2 stars from me is due to several factors. One, the way it was written. I did not like the main character's voice or how the story was written in the way it was. Some of the wording is off to me and this style did not work well for me at all. I do understand why it was written that way - to keep the reader engaged enough for them to read this book like a thriller.

There lies my second gripe: it was supposed to be a thriller and secretive but I had figured everything out pretty quickly. Only reason I kept reading through was to get answers to the few questions I had.


Marketing 
FAIL


Things I did like:
-the underlying moral of the story
-the weird and interesting fairy tales


I'm not sure I can really recommend this book. I will say MAYBE if you came and just randomly picked this book out and went in blind, it might be okay. Some people might even enjoy this type of writing style. But I think the hype surrounding this book was too much and it ultimately spoiled "the secret." 

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