Book Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

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˝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 contemporary suspense novel. The writing style is something you need to get used to , but when you do you will love it . I loved the way the book was narrated. The story is told from the main characters point of view. It combines telling the story in real time with sort of fairy tale retelling´s.

For example : 

˝Once upon a time there was a king who had three beautiful daughters.
As he grew old , he began to wonder which should inherit the kingdom, since none had married and he had no heir. The king decided to ask his daughters to demonstrate their love for him...˝

 
Cadence , our main character, tells the story  in this unique and smart way , about her family and the relationships inside it. I can´t tell you much abot the story itself because this is a book that is really worth reading . In my 24 years I have read many good books, but I can safely say that  this is one of the most brilliant stories I have ever read.

Lockhart does an amazing job in sucking you in the world of the privileged life of the Sinclair family. You get to experience all their happiness and  their troubles. You get to know the Liars. Group of four friends (Cadence, Mirren, Johnny and Gat ) who are part of the family in one way or the other ,who live on the private island of the Sinclairs at least once a year, during the summer....

˝Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family.
No one is a criminal.
No one is and addict.
No one is failure.

The Sinclair´s are athletic, tall and handsome. We are old-money Democrats. Our
smiles are wide, our chins square, and our tennis serves aggressive .
It doesn´t matter if divorce shreds the muscles of our hearts so that they will hardly
beat without the struggle. It doesn´t matter if trust-fund money is running out; if
credit card bills go unpaid on the kitchen counter. It doesn´t matter if there´s a cluster 
of pill bottles on the bedside table.
I doesn´t matter if one of us is desperately , desperately in love.
So much in love that equally desperate measures must be taken.

We are Sinclairs.
No one is needy.
No one is wrong.
We live, at least in the summertime , on a private island off
the coast of Massachusetts.

Perhaps that is all you need to know... ˝

Brilliant, absolutely amazing story that will make you feel all the emotions that you can possibly feel. This is one of those books that you don´t want to miss out on reading.
It is just ..... WOW!

MY RATING:
10/10


So go pick it up and read it you awesome bookworms. If you have read it you can always tell me in the comment box below what you thought about the book, but keep it spoiler free.

Happy reading bookworms <3


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