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Family of Liars

Family of Liars

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  • Author：E. Lockhart
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Reviews

Miranda ，

Family of Liars was an enjoyable prequel to We Were Liars （a novel that I was actually recommended to read by my mother）。 I enjoyed seeing into the family's past and learning more about the island。 Also， the literary references within the novel were enjoyable！ Any nod to Narnia is always a plus in my book。 As for the story， I liked it even if I didn't so much care for all the characters。 However， there were moments that endeared them to me more at times （like the scenes with the "cheetah" who ha Family of Liars was an enjoyable prequel to We Were Liars （a novel that I was actually recommended to read by my mother）。 I enjoyed seeing into the family's past and learning more about the island。 Also， the literary references within the novel were enjoyable！ Any nod to Narnia is always a plus in my book。 As for the story， I liked it even if I didn't so much care for all the characters。 However， there were moments that endeared them to me more at times （like the scenes with the "cheetah" who happened to be my favorite character）。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book！ All views and opinions above are entirely my own。 。。。more

Alicia ，

The narrative is entrancing。 It reminded me of one of my all-time favorite books The Virgin Suicides mixed with some fairytale elements mixed with my love of the darkly dangerous writing of Elana Arnold。 Since teens are eating up murder mysteries and dark stories like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups， this one will fit perfectly and while it would be nice for them to read We Were Liars it actually doesn't have so many necessary connections （other than the major spoiler elements of creating this book） The narrative is entrancing。 It reminded me of one of my all-time favorite books The Virgin Suicides mixed with some fairytale elements mixed with my love of the darkly dangerous writing of Elana Arnold。 Since teens are eating up murder mysteries and dark stories like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups， this one will fit perfectly and while it would be nice for them to read We Were Liars it actually doesn't have so many necessary connections （other than the major spoiler elements of creating this book） that you would have to in order to enjoy it。 The writing style is aggravatingly lovely。 The love-to-hate。 The fanciness of the Sinclair family's summers even though it was Carrie's life as she continually mentions。 Yet with so much secrecy and pain， it's not surprising that there are ghosts and tragedy。 Definitely a worthy read。 。。。more

Sofia Samu ，

This book and the tbdate prequel seem like money grabs， but I'll still read this one。 This book and the tbdate prequel seem like money grabs， but I'll still read this one。 。。。more

Libriar ，

This prequel to "We Were Liars" didn't really need to be written。 It wasn't as strong as "We Were Liars" and the beginning was quite confusing trying to sort out the characters and who was narrating。 I think there was an assumption by Lockhart that the reader remembered a lot of "We Were Liars" （which I did not。） I loved the premise of living on a private island that was set up in "We Were Liars" but the joy and uniqueness of living on the island didn't come through in this book。 ARC courtesy of This prequel to "We Were Liars" didn't really need to be written。 It wasn't as strong as "We Were Liars" and the beginning was quite confusing trying to sort out the characters and who was narrating。 I think there was an assumption by Lockhart that the reader remembered a lot of "We Were Liars" （which I did not。） I loved the premise of living on a private island that was set up in "We Were Liars" but the joy and uniqueness of living on the island didn't come through in this book。 ARC courtesy of NetGalley。 。。。more

Jessica White ，

Ahhhh， elitism at it's finest。I keep hearing about this 'tiktok phenomenon' surrounding the book We Were Liars。 I don't know if that's the reason why Family of Liars was published， but I'd be a-okay with that fact。We all know the twist in We Were Liars， so I'm not really going to recap it here。 But I will say， Family of Liars is written sooooo much better。 It's set 27 years earlier on the exact same private island。 We know the Sinclair Family is filled with liars， but it seems like they're r Ahhhh， elitism at it's finest。I keep hearing about this 'tiktok phenomenon' surrounding the book We Were Liars。 I don't know if that's the reason why Family of Liars was published， but I'd be a-okay with that fact。We all know the twist in We Were Liars， so I'm not really going to recap it here。 But I will say， Family of Liars is written sooooo much better。 It's set 27 years earlier on the exact same private island。 We know the Sinclair Family is filled with liars， but it seems like they're really just trying to protect their own。 The story is told through the eyes of Carrie， the oldest sibling in the original Sinclair Family。 She happens to be Johnny's mom， so her story really sheds some light on the bizarre happenings on the island。It's kind of exactly what I was expecting but better。Huge thanks to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for sending me an e-ARC！Family of Liars by E。 Lockhart comes out May 3， 2022！！Full series reviews at A Reader's Diary！ 。。。more

Brayden McCaw ，

I wasn't quite sure what I expected coming in to "Family of Liars。" I both loved and hated "We Were Liars，" because it was an incredible story and the plot twist broke my heart。 I wanted it to be its own thing but still feel like the first book， and E。 Lockhart absolutely delivered that。I would say I still enjoyed the first book more， but the story and characters in this prequel were equally as compelling and creative。 "We Were Liars" exploded on TikTok， so I know expectations will be high， and I wasn't quite sure what I expected coming in to "Family of Liars。" I both loved and hated "We Were Liars，" because it was an incredible story and the plot twist broke my heart。 I wanted it to be its own thing but still feel like the first book， and E。 Lockhart absolutely delivered that。I would say I still enjoyed the first book more， but the story and characters in this prequel were equally as compelling and creative。 "We Were Liars" exploded on TikTok， so I know expectations will be high， and trust me when I say this was a 5/5 read。 I could barely put it down and finished it within 24 hours of being sent the book！Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children， and thank you to E。 Lockhart for this amazing return to the Sinclair family。 。。。more

Barbara Schultz ，

Name of Book: Family of LiarsAuthor: E。 LockhartGenre: YA/Thriller Publisher: Random House Children’s ~ Delacorte Press Pub Date: May 3， 2022My Rating: 3 StarsI actually read We were Liars twice！ When I first read it in 2015 ~ I loved it！ Then it was selected for Book Club discussion。 SO I reread it and I picked up on so many small things I missed in the first read ~ Now reading the reviews on this prequel I see there are very mixed feeling ~ it seems a lot of readers have a love/hate relation Name of Book: Family of LiarsAuthor: E。 LockhartGenre: YA/Thriller Publisher: Random House Children’s ~ Delacorte Press Pub Date: May 3， 2022My Rating: 3 StarsI actually read We were Liars twice！ When I first read it in 2015 ~ I loved it！ Then it was selected for Book Club discussion。 SO I reread it and I picked up on so many small things I missed in the first read ~ Now reading the reviews on this prequel I see there are very mixed feeling ~ it seems a lot of readers have a love/hate relationship with the ‘liars’！But。 。 … I was really anxious for another round with the Sinclair Family…So here I go again！ Additionally was looking forward to Ms。 Lockard shocking me again！！！Hmm not sure if shocked it the correct word~ True this story had some big shoes to fill。But have to say I liked WWL better。Perhaps I will suggest this for book club discussion as “We Were Liars” certainly was a great discussion。Want to thank NetGalley and Random House Children’s ~ Delacorte Press for this eGalley。 This file has been made available to me before publication in an early form for an honest professional review。 Publishing Release Date scheduled for May 3， 2022。 。。。more

Erin ，

Summer 1986; the youngest member of the Sinclair family， Rosemary， dies while swimming off the coast of the family's private island， Beechwood。 Carrie Sinclair， the eldest sister， is deeply troubled by her family's response to Rosemary's death and their persistence to move on。 She struggles to cope and turns to pills to dull her pain。 Summer 1987; the Sinclair Family returns to Beechwood; this time with their Uncle Dean and cousins， Yardley and Tomkin。 With Yardley come three friends; George， he Summer 1986; the youngest member of the Sinclair family， Rosemary， dies while swimming off the coast of the family's private island， Beechwood。 Carrie Sinclair， the eldest sister， is deeply troubled by her family's response to Rosemary's death and their persistence to move on。 She struggles to cope and turns to pills to dull her pain。 Summer 1987; the Sinclair Family returns to Beechwood; this time with their Uncle Dean and cousins， Yardley and Tomkin。 With Yardley come three friends; George， her boyfriend， and his two friends， Major and Pfeff。 Carrie immediately is smitten with Pfeff， but something lurks under his suave persona。 Rosemary has also returned to visit Carrie and their mother， but Tipper rejects her as Carrie learns the secret of who she is and where she fits amongst the Sinclairs。 This is the story of Caroline Lennox Taft Sinclair and how she became a liar。 Family of Liars is a beautiful prequel to We Were Liars （2014）。 Readers learn about the Sinclair family before the sisters inherited Beechwood， and how they became the liars that they all are。 I found this novel easier to read than the first because the format， although still aetherial， was not as difficult to follow between the stories and the "story"。 This is a fabulous novel that stands with and alone from We Were Liars。 。。。more

aliah ☆ ，

“What’s the worst thing you did？”Before the events of We Were Liars， there was another generation spending summers on the island。 And there are more haunting Sinclair family secrets。 Family of Liars is told from the perspective of Carrie， the oldest of the four…well， I guess three… Sinclair sisters。 I loved the writing style and how you could feel where Carries headspace is at。 She was well written and I could relate to her a lot。 I loved how each setting was described with attention to detail。 “What’s the worst thing you did？”Before the events of We Were Liars， there was another generation spending summers on the island。 And there are more haunting Sinclair family secrets。 Family of Liars is told from the perspective of Carrie， the oldest of the four…well， I guess three… Sinclair sisters。 I loved the writing style and how you could feel where Carries headspace is at。 She was well written and I could relate to her a lot。 I loved how each setting was described with attention to detail。 It made the book seem more real and I could play it like a movie in my head。The occasional fairytale story was refreshing and helps readers to better understand the dynamic between characters。As a whole， I enjoyed this book more than We Were Liars。 There is more going on throughout the whole story that kept me intrigued。 However， the insane plot twist from We Were Liars is still my favorite。 Family of Lairs can be read as a stand-alone novel， but does contain spoilers for We Were Liars。Thank you NetGalley and Delacorte Press for this ARC！5 Stars 。。。more

Cass ，

I just got approved for this as an ARC！ I will be reading it soon and hopefully providing positive thoughts。E Lockhart， don't rip my heart out this time！ Or do - last time I enjoyed the pain。。。 I just got approved for this as an ARC！ I will be reading it soon and hopefully providing positive thoughts。E Lockhart， don't rip my heart out this time！ Or do - last time I enjoyed the pain。。。 。。。more

Mai ，

This was really interesting， I look forward to reading we were liars！ Rating: 3/5Synopsis:A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts。 A hungry ocean， churning with secrets and sorrow。A fiery， addicted heiress。 An irresistible， unpredictable boy。 A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes。Welcome back to the Sinclair family。 They were always liars。 Thank you NetGalley for giving me an eARC！！

Nilufer Ozmekik ，

I couldn’t be so excited to start the prequel of one of the most mind blowing， shocking， surprising stories I’ve ever read！ “We were liars” hit me real hard with its sucker punch twist I didn’t see it coming。 With this prequel we get a closer look of the parents of three liars: the story’s narrator is Johnny’s mother Caroline: promising ghost of her son to tell a story that only sisters know about。 She did something back in the past and she is finally ready to share her secret which also open a I couldn’t be so excited to start the prequel of one of the most mind blowing， shocking， surprising stories I’ve ever read！ “We were liars” hit me real hard with its sucker punch twist I didn’t see it coming。 With this prequel we get a closer look of the parents of three liars: the story’s narrator is Johnny’s mother Caroline: promising ghost of her son to tell a story that only sisters know about。 She did something back in the past and she is finally ready to share her secret which also open a lot of can of worms because it seems like becoming part of Sinclair family means pretending， lying， acting， keeping everything to yourself， showing no weakness even though you slowly get torn into pieces inside just like Caroline has been doing for years！We return back private island belongs to Sinclair family ancestors where is off the coast of Massachusetts。 In the summer of 1985， Caroline has so much on her plate: dealing with the grief of drowning 10 years old sister Rosemary whose ghost starts visiting her as her beautiful and self absorbed sisters Bee and Penelope already moved on with her lives， flirting with boys， enjoying summer， pretending nothing tragic happened just like her parents do。 Caroline’s painful face surgery that reshaped her bone structure heals with the help of drugs but Caroline’s addiction to those pills gets out of control， resulting with stealing her parents’ pills to sleep tight at the night。 When their uncle Dean， her favorite cousin and her best friend Yardley show up with surprise guests with them including Yardley’s boyfriend George and his friends from school Major and Pfeff， things eventually change and their summer vacation gets heated！ Pfeff’s flirting with Caroline， giving a romantic first kiss in the moonlight， awakes so many foreign feelings and pure excitement Caroline has never felt before。 But things uncontrollably change as Caroline finds herself surrounded by web of lies， betrayals， secrets！ Only way to survive at that haunted summer and become a part of family mean she has to learn how to lie and how to pretend like all Sinclairs do all the time。 This tragic， gripping， well written， thought provoking story， heart wrenching， twisty story will deeply affect you and shake you to the core！ Most of the characters including sisters of Caroline were dislikable。 I think I mostly loved Yardley: she’s smart， confident and devoted friend who stood up for Caroline and I think I cannot say no to another prequel to learn more about her story evolved。 This book doesn’t have a jaw dropping twist but it’s a sensitive psychological and realistic fiction that portraits an unforgettable dysfunctional family。 Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House Children’s / Delacorte Press for sharing this one of the most anticipated books’ digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts。 。。。more

B。S。 Casey ，

Welcome back to the Sinclair Family - they were always liars。 It's another beautiful summer on Beechwood Island and Caroline Taft Sinclair is drinking whiskey alone， trying to explain to her son Johnny why he died。 But it's complicated， and to tell that story she'll have to unravel an endless web of lies and deceit， uncover all the skeletons buried on Beechwood and shine a light on the lies she told。 Starting with that first lie she told herself about a boy all those years ago … "I've been a lia Welcome back to the Sinclair Family - they were always liars。 It's another beautiful summer on Beechwood Island and Caroline Taft Sinclair is drinking whiskey alone， trying to explain to her son Johnny why he died。 But it's complicated， and to tell that story she'll have to unravel an endless web of lies and deceit， uncover all the skeletons buried on Beechwood and shine a light on the lies she told。 Starting with that first lie she told herself about a boy all those years ago … "I've been a liar all my life， you see。 It's not uncommon in our family。"I read We We Liars almost as soon it came out back in 2014， and it's the one and only time I've ever thrown a book at a wall in rage。 I've reread it countless times over the last 8 years， so it's safe to say I had very high expectations going into this - and that obviously， this book will contain major spoilers for We Were Liars， so read with caution。 From the first line， the distinctive voice that narrated We Were Liars was set and I recognised it right away - a unique， lyrical tone of voice that is so compelling and alienating at the same time。 Every page is full of a strange， ethereal prose that feels like a fever dream。 I was also very happy to see the story woven with fairy tales and folklore like its predecessor， taking and twisted the morals and lessons into something dark and terrifying。A tale of family， of first and old loves - Carrie takes us back to her younger days and the beginnings and endings that happened on Beechwood before the homes we see in with Cadence in We Were Liars were even built。Expect quiet discomfort， darkness hiding in the sunshine， and an entire family of liars that will leave you wondering if you can trust anything written on the pages。 。。。more

Mrs。 Kenyon ，

We Were Liars was a suspense-filled book that kept me wondering how the mystery would be solved。 Family of Liars was disappointing when compared to the original。 It is a new summer and a new set of circumstances， but the mystery isn’t there。 Readers discover what happened relatively early on and the mystery is the why behind the episode。 The author’s note does warn that this is a prequel and spoilers will be given to the original story， but overall this story was not as good as We Were Liars。 I We Were Liars was a suspense-filled book that kept me wondering how the mystery would be solved。 Family of Liars was disappointing when compared to the original。 It is a new summer and a new set of circumstances， but the mystery isn’t there。 Readers discover what happened relatively early on and the mystery is the why behind the episode。 The author’s note does warn that this is a prequel and spoilers will be given to the original story， but overall this story was not as good as We Were Liars。 I wanted to have a five-star adventure， but sadly it was only a three-star read。 。。。more

Tony S ，

This is the prequal to a book I had not read but had heard a lot about。 It is a really good book though it does give spoilers to the first book。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book the characters draw you in and you do realise as the book goes on that the title is very apt。 There are many elements to this book and lots of character interaction that makes it an interesting read and one that keeps you hooked until the end。I will certainly be reading the first in the series after this one。

Danielle {halfdesertedstreets} ，

What a compelling， unsettling， mesmerising， disturbing story。 I don’t quite know what to think， only that I couldn’t stop reading and I was completely swept up by Lockhart’s atmosphere。

Louise ，

3。5 starsI read we were liars years ago， and don't remember anything about it beyond I liked it。So this book works just fine as a stand alone。 （except for the major spoiler in opening pages for we were liars）It was quite a deceptive read， a long summer on the beach， on the island your family own。A trio of sisters， a group of boys， some friends， chilled out adults。。。all sounds too goodUntil it all goes wrong。There's a lot beneath the surface here。 3。5 starsI read we were liars years ago， and don't remember anything about it beyond I liked it。So this book works just fine as a stand alone。 （except for the major spoiler in opening pages for we were liars）It was quite a deceptive read， a long summer on the beach， on the island your family own。A trio of sisters， a group of boys， some friends， chilled out adults。。。all sounds too goodUntil it all goes wrong。There's a lot beneath the surface here。 。。。more

Georgette ，

If you liked We Were Liars， then you need to read Family of Liars to see were it all began。 The Sinclair family takes us back to a summer from the past on a private Massachusetts island。 With an unforgivable story of betrayal and dreadful mistakes another generation of Sinclair’s will keep you intrigued till the end。

Victoria Robertson ，

Wow！ It was so interesting to read this book after not having liked the first book。 This is a 4。5 stars for me。 I enjoyed so much about this book。 I feel as though I can't say too much without ruining it， but I will do my best。 Fantastic characters and the way the story flowed worked out perfectly。 I loved that the narrator was sharing a story with her son about her own youth。 There was so much wrapped up in that story of the summer when Carrie was 17 and the terrible things her and her sisters Wow！ It was so interesting to read this book after not having liked the first book。 This is a 4。5 stars for me。 I enjoyed so much about this book。 I feel as though I can't say too much without ruining it， but I will do my best。 Fantastic characters and the way the story flowed worked out perfectly。 I loved that the narrator was sharing a story with her son about her own youth。 There was so much wrapped up in that story of the summer when Carrie was 17 and the terrible things her and her sisters got into， but it wasn't what I had expected at all。 Lockhart did such a wonderful job of developing these deep and flawed characters。 And the relationship between Carrie， Penny and Bess was both heartwarming and heartbreaking。 The Sinclair family had experienced so much loss and pain and you can see Carrie struggling to make sense of everything throughout the book。 It almost seems as though Carrie is forever living in both the past and present and constantly battling so much heartache。If you didn't like the first book in this series， I think you should still give this one a shot。 It was so worth it。 。。。more

Sarah ，

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House/Delacorte for this eARC。 I always think E。 Lockhart's books are interesting， and this fits right in。 It's been a while since I read We Were Liars， and I think for most people， this could stand alone （though this one should absolutely be read second）。 Also， though dark things do happen in these books， I do wish I could summer somewhere。 That sounds really nice。 Thanks to NetGalley and Random House/Delacorte for this eARC。 I always think E。 Lockhart's books are interesting， and this fits right in。 It's been a while since I read We Were Liars， and I think for most people， this could stand alone （though this one should absolutely be read second）。 Also， though dark things do happen in these books， I do wish I could summer somewhere。 That sounds really nice。 。。。more

Fiona ，

Did I not like the first one？ Yeah。 Did I still decided to read this one？ Correct。 Was it better？ Maybe， but only slightly。 I’d did take me like 30% of the book to figure out which characters from we were liars that we were following。

Brittany （whatbritreads） ，

*Thank you to HotKeyBooks for sending me an ARC of this book to review！*I think this definitely had big boots to fill since the massive success and re-emergence of We Were Liars recently， but I can honestly say that I think this book did an amazing job of holding up itself regardless。If you want to read We Were Liars， don’t read this。 It has a massive spoiler from the very first sentence。 It definitely fits more into the sequel category， though it is set before WWL。 If you have literally no inte *Thank you to HotKeyBooks for sending me an ARC of this book to review！*I think this definitely had big boots to fill since the massive success and re-emergence of We Were Liars recently， but I can honestly say that I think this book did an amazing job of holding up itself regardless。If you want to read We Were Liars， don’t read this。 It has a massive spoiler from the very first sentence。 It definitely fits more into the sequel category， though it is set before WWL。 If you have literally no interest in We Were Liars but a strange feeling that you want to give this one a go， I would say it works as a standalone。 It’s very different from WWL in the best way possible， it stands on its own two feet and tells its own story。Somehow Beechwood Island just keeps feeling more alluring to me。 You’d think after reading these two books and knowing the history of it all I’d be wanting to run a million miles… but why does a summer holiday here sound so fun？ Why？！ It gives you all of those fun summer vacation vibes… yet with all of the underlying feeling in your stomach that something is seriously not right。I really liked the fact that this instalment dug a little bit deeper into some of the things that were touched on in the first book。 We got a proper look at privilege and how this family and their wealth comes from - a product of exploitation of many generations of people of colour and the disgusting reality of that。 It didn’t sugar coat anything， but brought it forward to be laid bare and scrutinised。 I feel like having read a couple of e。lockhart books now， I can really see how much she;s grown as an author and how her writing and ideas have grown with her。 Her work feels so much more polished and refined now， the voice of this novel feels a lot more mature and something that I really enjoyed。 Some people hated the writing style in WWL and here it feels more refined and though you can still tell they’re linked， this feels like it has built on the initial writing style nicely。Very much like WWL， this book had quite an emotional aspect to it and packed more of a punch - this felt more explicit in its trauma than the first book though。 The first book didn’t feel all that melancholic until you realised， this one is pretty bleak throughout for a variety of reasons but handled with care。 It dealt a lot with the heaviness of grieving and loss， growing pains and coming of age and trying to fit in and be noticed， and had a complicated discussion and depiction of familial relationships。 I liked how it handled all of these things and it felt really well rounded， the style of the storytelling and how everything slowly unravels really works well to give you that connection with the characters too。 It makes it all hurt just that little bit more。The plot twists upon plot twists near the end of this book… I actually gasped out loud。 Just when you think everything is going a little too smoothly， of course it's too good to be true。 It’s the Sinclair’s， come on。 And just when you think you’re done with the plot twists， it twists just that little bit more to be thorough and make sure you’re definitely in shock。 I was in shock， that’s for sure。 Definitely a book that you pick up and don’t want to put down until you’ve fully solved just what on earth is going on。All in all， I liked this a lot and I think it did a great service to the nostalgia that the WWL gave me。 It was great to revisit the island and some of the characters again， with a fresh look at things and a new story to be told。 My only tiny peeves is that it was just a little dry in the middle and though the ending was great， it could’ve packed a couple more twists in the middle instead of saving them all。If you liked We Were Liars the first time around， I think you’ll like this one a lot too。 It's morbidly fascinating。 。。。more

Renata ，

Ooh I really liked this！ I remembered liking We Were Liars when it came out but at the time I have to admit I hadn't given too much thought to the generation of moms/aunts， but this was very compelling。 It made me realize that I only barely remembered the events of We Were Liars so I went back and re-read that and this did make me think more about that generation but there really weren't many specific call-backs to this， but it tracks that this family would create those kids。 like yes this is a Ooh I really liked this！ I remembered liking We Were Liars when it came out but at the time I have to admit I hadn't given too much thought to the generation of moms/aunts， but this was very compelling。 It made me realize that I only barely remembered the events of We Were Liars so I went back and re-read that and this did make me think more about that generation but there really weren't many specific call-backs to this， but it tracks that this family would create those kids。 like yes this is a little melodramatic I suppose but the prose is beautiful and I enjoyed reading it！ 。。。more

Elena ，

Am I the only one that actually liked We Were Liars？ （Yeah I read it before tik tok）Anyway， this book better make me cry because I LIVE for rich people family drama。。。。though this wasn't necessary but I'll read this anyway because Im trash Am I the only one that actually liked We Were Liars？ （Yeah I read it before tik tok）Anyway， this book better make me cry because I LIVE for rich people family drama。。。。though this wasn't necessary but I'll read this anyway because Im trash 。。。more

Zoe （Marauders version） ，

E。 Lockhart is just trying to make more money because booktok is obsessed with herBOOKTOK STOP IT IS A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE EQUATION AND PROMOTE BETTER BOOKS

Kimberly Larsen ，

Must read We Were Liars 1st as there are spoilers in this bookA fun companion for those who liked the first book

Jennifer Smith ，

This book was absolutely fantastic。 You should definitely read We Were Liars first as Family Of Liars does， otherwise， contain spoilers。 I read this one on my phone and loved it so much I couldn't put it down。 I'm facinated by the Sinclair family and their never-ending endeavors to live by their family rules。 I'd definitely give this 5 stars and recommend it to any fan of YA or adult fiction。 Thanks to Net Galley for the advanced reader copy。 I can't wait for this to hit the shelves！！！ This book was absolutely fantastic。 You should definitely read We Were Liars first as Family Of Liars does， otherwise， contain spoilers。 I read this one on my phone and loved it so much I couldn't put it down。 I'm facinated by the Sinclair family and their never-ending endeavors to live by their family rules。 I'd definitely give this 5 stars and recommend it to any fan of YA or adult fiction。 Thanks to Net Galley for the advanced reader copy。 I can't wait for this to hit the shelves！！！ 。。。more

Zoe Elizabeth （Booksatlunch） ，

Somewhere around a 4。5。 I loved We Were Liars when it first came out。 I reread it in preparation to read this and am glad I did to refresh myself with the Sinclair family。 If you liked We Were Liars for the family drama and relations， I think there's a good chance you'll like this one too。 If you liked We Were Liars for the plot twist， you might not love this one as much。 The book spoils We Were Liars on the first page （so read that one first if you haven't and want to！） and uses what we learn i Somewhere around a 4。5。 I loved We Were Liars when it first came out。 I reread it in preparation to read this and am glad I did to refresh myself with the Sinclair family。 If you liked We Were Liars for the family drama and relations， I think there's a good chance you'll like this one too。 If you liked We Were Liars for the plot twist， you might not love this one as much。 The book spoils We Were Liars on the first page （so read that one first if you haven't and want to！） and uses what we learn in the first book as the set up for this second one。 It's equally as sad， there's some great twists at the end， and there is lots of family drama and a dash of doomed romanceThe writing style is similar as well with poetic moments interspersed through the narrative。 In the ways that We Were Liars now feels a little dated reading it， Family of Liars does a good job at bringing the Sinclair family into modern conversations that teens want to have despite it being set in 1987。 It's not perfect， but where We Were Liars fails to have conversations about privileges， this book explores that more。 Lastly， Lockheart just does a great job at capturing the feeling of being a teen。 The conversations feel real， the feelings are so deeply felt。 It's clear to see why these books are such a hit with teen readers。 I would pick up another book about the Sinclair family。Thanks to the publishers for an ARC！ Can't wait to get my special edition preorder！ 。。。more

Andrew Johnston ，

Really good prequel。 I didn’t think I was going to like this but I loved it。 Only issue is that I couldn’t work out who was who and how they all fitted into we were liars。 There’s a twisty Turny plot that surprised me several times。 Important note， You need to read we were liars first。