Family of Liars We Were Liars #2

I saw someone say “The prequel we didn’t need” and I feel kind of the same way honestly.

I loved some of the writing styles but near the end when there was the whole plot twist thing, the writing became really annoying. Lockhart was trying to show Carrie’s mind

by continuously

writing like

this,

and I get that

she was trying to be

creative?

But it just really annoyed me

As I’m sure this is annoying you.

It just felt unnecessary to write like this and it really irritated me for some reason because it became every page this technique was used on.

Anyway I can’t really think of much else to say so thanks

I enjoyed her writing. There were some parts where I kinda figured it out since it was quite predictable but it was a good read.

i liked it alot. the chapters were kinda werid for me because when the chapter ended the beginning of the new chapter was on the same page. the twists were good but mostly predictable.4⭐️

Not as good as the first book but I really enjoy her writing! I hope to read more books by her!

So I won’t lie. I can’t remember anything from We Were Liars but still wanted to pick this one up. So I just went into it not thinking about it. Do I think the rating could be different had I remember probably so maybe take this with a grain of salt. This was pretty much a book about how being rich can get you out of trouble. There was more depth to it but that is a big take away anyone will have. There were several thing revealed and while I knew some of them were coming some I didn’t and seeing the explanation was uncanny. Then seeing how it all fell into place helped make it all make sense. How the dynamic of We Were Liars makes sense. And ultimately if you lie to yourself enough you’ll even be able to convince yourself of it.

Slow at first This book started slowly for me and I almost gave up. The twist about 3/4 through the book was worth sticking with it. Overall I liked We were Liars much more.

The prequel we didn't need. 😔

Another amazing novel by Lockhart. I loved this complementary book to we were liars and would 100% highly recommend this duo to anyone who hasn’t read it yet. It may not be for everyone but both novels are read like you’re 15 again and it’s just so well done. Easily 5/5 stars!

The things that happened in this book were so surreal for me. Like just that the author thought, what things could we do that hurt people and she dit everything that came to mind. It was just too much and surreal and I also didn't like the writing style.

Plot twist wasn't as big as book one, but still an interesting book with a beautiful message.

Writing style is way better than book one. Book one was confusing sometimes, but all those problems were fixed in the second book while still keeping the original writing style.

Main character was a little bit annoying and did not care about other people’s feelings, but I believe the writer did this on purpose.

This book is just so well written it doesn't matter what story it tells, it's always enjoyable.

An aside but also why I even decided to write a review - this book obviously had a ton of CWs that a lot of reviewers mentioned before it was officially out. But I don’t feel like anyone talked enough about how heavy the triggers are for addiction. There is this fuzzy, sticky, creeping kind of heat that comes with a pill addiction, and the amount of times it is referenced is pretty high. I personally still enjoy work that is triggering, so this is not a complaint. I just had to read this book very slowly (sometimes taking breaks when I started thinking too much about this feeling) and thought it was not emphasized by enough reviewers. But reviewish thoughts - I loved this equally as much as I assumed that I would. I think this probably has bad reviews because too many people read this because they HATED we were liars (because they went in looking for a lighthearted ya romance, and arrived at a surreal experience with a more lyrical style than most work in the genre at the time), and too many people that enjoyed we were liars read this expecting a twist, spent the whole book trying to guess twists, and ended up upset when they weren’t surprised. Just my take from reading the negative reviews.

better than the first one

Read the sequel to this book first and both kept me guessing until the very end. A good beach thriller detailing the privileged life of a family, their summers on a private island, young love and their individual issues that keep things exciting.

3.5 stars. Quite an enjoyable vacation read for me. I had read the earlier book ages ago, but didn’t remember much. Loved all the island living details, the descriptions of clothing, tablecloths, and food. The story was solid too.

3.5*

Dear God,

This book is more fucked up than the first. But I love it more than the first. Carrie is my fav person ever. Hadley too. I love both of them so much. Major, oh I LOVE THAT BOY TOO.

Everyone else can rot for all I care. Nobody else made me feel the way these three did. You can watch history repeat itself depressingly when you recall we were liars.

My god, everyone in this family is a liar. It’s fucking crazy god. I never thought people could lie this easily other than me. But here they are, and here they live.

I can’t even describe the emotions i felt

if it was any other book/author i would complain that the narrator in this book and this authors other book have the same writing style but i love the writing style so its alright. its so different i love it (the writing style). i loved the plot twist, the randomness that carrie can see ghosts and just the whole story and plot. rlly enjoyed it!!

this was a wild ride

Same as we were liars: disappointing, way overrated, just felt pretentious i guess? Not a satisfying read

this book was honestly so much better than the first. watching life for carrie go by as she struggles with her decisions and her actions is displayed much more beautifully than in we were liars. this book does parallel the first book somewhat, but i genuinely enjoyed this one much more

Didn’t think I would enjoy this as much as “we were liars”, however it was even better! I’ve never read a prequel before (I don’t think). Maybe the author will continue on in this series?

AWESOME BOOKK!!! Suspense and fast paced better than the popular we were liars. A prequel to that book. Definitely check it out, it’s from another characters pov I RECOMMEND