WE WERE LIARS -
E. Lockhart.

As most of these start out, We Were Liars was handed to me by my best friend while I was on holiday in NZ in September. I hadn't brought any books over with me as 1). I knew I still had all my unfinished books waiting for me on my night stand and 2). I wouldn't have any time to actually read as I'd be too busy catching up with everyone. And boy was I correct!
I opened up the book to read the first Tuesday night I was there, only got 1 chapter in and only reopened the book once back in Canada. 

We Were Liars is a story told by Cadence Sinclair - a 17 year old girl from a wealthy family. It's a story about the summers they spent on Beechwood, a private Island owned by her grandfather. It's a story about the lives of a wealthy, dysfunctional family and how all families, regardless of how put together they seem, all have skeletons in their closets.

E. Lockhart manages to beautifully weave together fiction and poetry in one seamless motion. Cadence is as troubled as any other 17 year old girl could be. She is hopelessly in love with Gat, her Aunt's husband's nephew who has been coming to the island since they were kids -  a love that was never meant to be - and her family, as loving as they seem, are holding a secret from her. She cannot figure out what is wrong - she had an accident and she can no longer remember things very well; but something just doesn't seem right. 


Surprisingly I really enjoyed this book. I went into it with no expectations and came out the other end being pleasantly surprised. Lockhart managed to keep me on the edge of my seat; once I started reading I couldn't put it down. An air of mystery and unease keeping my interests piqued as we uncover the family skeletons with Cadence. The book ends with a crescendo that none of us expected. An easy read but a good one, 6/10.