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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
4.0
emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I've heard such mixed reviews of this book over the past year, curiosity got the best of me and I finally picked it up. I stayed far away from any spoilers and kind of went into this book blind, however I didn't find the "twist" in the end that shocking. It was foreshadowed quite a bit throughout the entire book. I struggled between a 4 and a 5 star rating for this. I settled on 4 stars for a few reasons: I finished this book within just a few hours (it's short but also very hard to put down), I found the writing style fun and poetic, I thought the book does a good job depicting grief and is a great YA novel. However, the book is very white-centric and more diversity would have been great. Perfect sad summer read!