I've likely reviewed E. Lockhart's novel We Were Liars in the past (maybe when it was first published (2014)?), but it's a perfect example of the sort of book I wanted to review today. Besides, I promised you a twist, and, with this book, a twist you'll get!
We Were Liars is not your traditional romance novel, although it does deal with the strong, and often irrational, power that comes with First Love. Mainly, it is a mystery story where the narrator, a 17-year-old named Cady, is trying to figure out what happened two years earlier to cause her migraine headaches and spotty amnesia. Her family isn't talking and, each time she asks, they blow her off or change the subject. Her only assumption is she must have had some sort of accident that's so awful or shameful no one will bring it up. Because that's how her family rolls. They like to hide behind the false façade of perfection. So... Sick of the lies, Cady returns to Beachwood Island, the scene of the proverbial "crime" and a place she's avoided since that summer, to see if she can't get to the bottom of the mystery. Here, she meets up with her cousins and her longtime crush, Gat, all of whom she was supposedly with the night IT (whatever "IT" is) happened. Can Merrin, Johnny, and Gat help shed some light on the mystery that has become Cady's life? Or will they only bring up more questions?
We Were Liars was one of those books I read all at once. And it was also one of those rare books with an ending that totally surprised me. Because of all the possible scenarios I came up with while reading, none were correct. And that is the mark of a very well-written story.
If you haven't discovered this book yet...check it out! Just don't Google the ending.
--AJB
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