I'm sorry, but if your dog's name is Fatima, I'm not taking you seriously.

We Were Liars is a book I would not have picked up on my own. My sister read it and hated it so much that she wanted me to suffer with her...and she also told me most of the plot twists ahead of time. Did this affect my reading of the book? Certainly. Would I have enjoyed it without knowing the plot twists ahead of time? No, I think I would've disliked it more.
Because let's be honest, the plot twist is the only thing that made this book popular. The prose is okay; it's a bit purple-prosey, so I understand why some people not like it. And while the plot twist itself and the foreshadowing is kind of enjoyable, the whole book felt more like a series of snapshots rather than a series of scenes. I'd like to say I would've been able to call the plot twist without knowing it ahead of time, as there were a few tiny details I did pick up on but I also had a new theory that was completely wrong, so I have no idea if I would've called the real plot twists. That being said, I've seen similar plot twists before in other books, so I wasn't too shocked by this one and didn't find it too incredibly unique.
Also, I hated all of the characters. I think that's the point, but whenever I read a book where I can't support any of the characters, I tend to dislike it. The two traits I can't handle in characters are a) stupid and b) rich as their only personality...and unfortunately these characters fall into the latter category. I found Cadence to be one of the most intolerable main characters I've ever read about, and the rest of the cast was either super bland or super annoying. Again, I know this is the point, I'm just not a fan of it.
I don't typically read books like We Were Liars, so take my review with a grain of salt, but I honestly didn't find it special enough to deserve as much hype as it gets.

3/5