We Were Liars by E. Lockhart: Review

 

RATING: 5/5 mind-blowing stars!

 

Author: E. Lockhart

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Source: Library

Release date: May 13, 2014

Find it on Goodreads here!

 

SUMMARY (from Goodreads):

 

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.

We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

 

REVIEW:

 

For most of the book, I had absolutely no idea what was going on. No idea whatsoever. But even though I didn't know what was happening...I loved it. I loved it so much, it is now tied for my favorite book of the year.

 

The writing was so unique; I've never read anything quite like it. It was lyrical, but it was to the point E. Lockhart didn't waste any words in this book. 

 

There was also so much intrigue I could barely stand it. I just had to know what happened! E. Lockhart keeps you in suspense until the very end. And once I finally got to the end, my jaw was on the floor. I DID NOT SEE IT COMING!!

 

I don't want to say much more, because I don't want to spoil anything, so I am going to end this review with this:

 

This book absolutely blew my mind. And you should read it, so yours can be blown too.

 

CONTENT: Kissing, some use of the f-word, and mild violence.