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{Synopsis:
courtesy of Amazon.com}:
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}:
Woah.
Just Woah.
I’d heard
buzz about this book from the minute I attempted to snatch it up from my
netgalley.com account. I never in a million, gazillion years thought that
Penguin Books would EVER choose me to get an ARC, but I did.
And am I
EVER thankful for that.
This book is
a masterful piece of young adult literature. In fact, it’s unlike any book I’ve
really ever read. It reminds me a bit of The Great Gatsby {because of the
idyllic money situation, and living near the ocean… plus some of the adults act
a bit Tom Buchanan-esque}, throw in a little Gone Girl {in the mystery….}, and
a dash of the camaraderie and friendship you see in a novel like The Outsiders…and
you’ve kind of got a sliver of what you’re in for.
Main
character Cadence is a trust-fund grandbaby {the oldest, but only by three
weeks}. She’s the only child in her nuclear family, and her parents are pretty
recently divorced. She has 2 cousin’s with whom she’s very close, and another “family”
friend, Gat {who is really the son of the man who is dating her aunt}.
They
together, make up the liars.
While
reading this book, you’re transported into a world of tennis playing, ultra
rich kids, who really DON’T have it all together, or have it all…period. It’s
an incredibly enthralling tale {primarily because it’s about a culture of which
I don’t really know}…but more than that, Lockhart has done an absolutely
amazing job of making this a can’t-put-it-down type of summer read. This is the
book you tell all of your friends about, and practically throw in their beach
bag for them.
I will say
at the beginning, there’s a TON of information to take in all at once. Aunts
names, cousin’s names…it was a little overwhelming, and I actually had to
diagram it all. But it’s super important to know.
And the
ending?
The ending
is the best possible part of the entire book.
And it’s
masterful.
Amazing.
And you
NEVER see it coming.
And no….I
won’t tell.
{Where can I
buy this?}:
Barnes and
Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/we-were-liars-e-lockhart/1116530632?ean=9780385741262
{What would
I rate it?}:
5/5. Solid 5 star book.
{Who would I
recommend this book to?}:
Anyone really. I’d say anyone who is interested in
the book and can read it, should. Anyone 12+ probably, if not 10+ {provided
they can handle some of the smootches, and there is some talk of “sexual
intercourse”, some light boozing…among other things : - )
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