Family of Liars
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- Author：E. Lockhart
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Summary
The thrilling prequel to the TikTok phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller We Were Liars takes readers back to the story of another summer， another generation， and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come。
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。
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。
Reviews
Rose
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Thank you to Libro。fm for providing this arc audiobook of Family of Liars。 This was a great prequel to We Were Liars and tells the story of the Sinclairs， the older generation。 This was a surprisingly emotional read， it was creepy at times and I thoroughly enjoyed it！
Sabrina Santangelo Cooley
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If you liked "We Were Liars" you will like this book。 If you didn't， you won't。 It's a prequel but it contains spoilers to the other book。 It's a great teen/young adult fiction/mystery with a summer， yet dark vibe。 It reads great for an angsty teen。 As an adult - I read this fast and that worked for me。 Don't love it but I wasn't the target audience。 If you liked "We Were Liars" you will like this book。 If you didn't， you won't。 It's a prequel but it contains spoilers to the other book。 It's a great teen/young adult fiction/mystery with a summer， yet dark vibe。 It reads great for an angsty teen。 As an adult - I read this fast and that worked for me。 Don't love it but I wasn't the target audience。 。。。more
Peter
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2。5
Shifty Reads
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"THIS IS MY story。ttttThat is， I am Cinderella。ttttI am the good sister，ttttthe outsider，ttttthe one who mourns。ttttLike me， Cinderella is made over from deformity to beauty and social elevation。ttttHer new appearance is my new appearance。ttttBut I am also a stepsister。"All the stars in the world。 This book was not as shocking as We were liars， but I loved it so， so， so much， I could cry。 "THIS IS MY story。ttttThat is， I am Cinderella。ttttI am the good sister，ttttthe outsider，ttttthe one who mourns。ttttLike me， Cinderella is made over from deformity to beauty and social elevation。ttttHer new appearance is my new appearance。ttttBut I am also a stepsister。"All the stars in the world。 This book was not as shocking as We were liars， but I loved it so， so， so much， I could cry。 。。。more
Lauri Rottmayer
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I loved this book and couldn’t put it down！ I didn’t read We Were Liars so it was all new to me。 Fast moving story with great characters。 Fast read！
Leah M
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Rounded to 3。5 stars。Thank you to Libro。fm for providing me with an ALC of this book。I haven't read We Were Liars， but I figured that I'd still give this book a try， and crossed my fingers that it would be a good decision。 Ultimately， I was able to follow along without ever feeling out of the loop or confused。 It's an interesting story of one family of girls， and how the events of the previous and current summer shape the outcome of their entire lives。 Carrie is the oldest sister， and she narrat Rounded to 3。5 stars。Thank you to Libro。fm for providing me with an ALC of this book。I haven't read We Were Liars， but I figured that I'd still give this book a try， and crossed my fingers that it would be a good decision。 Ultimately， I was able to follow along without ever feeling out of the loop or confused。 It's an interesting story of one family of girls， and how the events of the previous and current summer shape the outcome of their entire lives。 Carrie is the oldest sister， and she narrates the whole story as a flashback to that summer， while speaking to her deceased son。 A year after the drowning death of one of their sisters， Carrie and her two remaining sisters are back on the island where it happened。 We get to see the inner workings of their family， affected by loss and grief， but processed in each person's unique way， some less healthier than others。 Carrie becomes hooked on drugs after a surgery and consequent complications， discovering that they effectively dull her grief over her sister and the other things that occur。 This is the kind of book that I truly do enjoy， providing insight into the secrets that families hold， and the effects this has on everyone in the family。 While I don't want to give too much away， Carrie isn't the only one keeping secrets， and the outcomes are disastrous。 Carrie starts out the story by saying that she is a liar， and as such I never fully trusted everything she said as the factual truth， but the narration made it easy to fall under her spell。 After reading this， I'm even more curious about We Were Liars， and will be checking it out at some point in the near future。 。。。more
Meg
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Fans of We Were Liars will not be disappointed。 E。Lockhart's details make the book， especially her food references。 We truly are what we eat。 Fans of We Were Liars will not be disappointed。 E。Lockhart's details make the book， especially her food references。 We truly are what we eat。 。。。more
Adna
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damm this book was wild as hell
Chantal
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4。5⭐️
Jodie （Geauxgetlit）
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It’s been five years since I’ve read We Were Liars and I decided to quickly refresh my memory by listening to the audiobook。 The Family of Liars is a prequel， BUT it’s a spoiler for We Were Liars so be sure to read We Were Liars first。 The Sinclair family has been keeping secrets and telling lies for quite some time now， as this book will fully enlighten you on their deceitful ways。 This is Carrie’s story of her childhood and being taught to always keep in mind of the family no matter what lies It’s been five years since I’ve read We Were Liars and I decided to quickly refresh my memory by listening to the audiobook。 The Family of Liars is a prequel， BUT it’s a spoiler for We Were Liars so be sure to read We Were Liars first。 The Sinclair family has been keeping secrets and telling lies for quite some time now， as this book will fully enlighten you on their deceitful ways。 This is Carrie’s story of her childhood and being taught to always keep in mind of the family no matter what lies you must make to protect the Sinclair family name！ Out of the two books， I enjoyed this book so much more。 It was more dark and complex and the added paranormal activity was an added bonus。 。。。more
Ellen
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I loved 'We Were Liars' I enjoyed the story and how amazing the writing was。 I'm really looking forward to reading this on。 I loved 'We Were Liars' I enjoyed the story and how amazing the writing was。 I'm really looking forward to reading this on。 。。。more
Shona H
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I went into reading this book immediately after rereading we were liars for the first time since its publication。 I think this book works really well structurally， thematically， and stylistically。 Firstly， structurally， it echoes the act structure of the original book。 The storytelling frame with Johnny acts as a nice connection to the original and introduces the flashback well， with the occasional callbacks to Johnny as an audience justifying the narrative style。 It is easy for this conversatio I went into reading this book immediately after rereading we were liars for the first time since its publication。 I think this book works really well structurally， thematically， and stylistically。 Firstly， structurally， it echoes the act structure of the original book。 The storytelling frame with Johnny acts as a nice connection to the original and introduces the flashback well， with the occasional callbacks to Johnny as an audience justifying the narrative style。 It is easy for this conversational style to feel odd to a reader， but Johnny as a middle point between reader and story， if only in name， makes this much easier to get into。Thematically and stylistically， I really enjoyed all the parallels with and references to the first book。 In my mind， the main task of a prequel is character building and this works really well in Family of Liars， even though many of the characters aren't technically born yet。 From setting up small things like sayings， traditions， or favourite books that are mentioned in we were liars to larger points - such as the black pearls that cause contention in we were liars or characterisation of Tipper and Harris， who miss out on this in we were liars - is really well handled。 Each bit was like unearthing a new gem that made sense of something in the original that you didn't even realise was missing。If you enjoyed we were liars， this is an absolute must-read。 If you haven't read we were liars， pick it up so you can read this！ 。。。more
Amanda
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Angry Angel Books Review: https://angryangelbooks。com/2022/05/0。。。 Angry Angel Books Review: https://angryangelbooks。com/2022/05/0。。。 。。。more
Zoey P
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*I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。In this prequel to We Were Liars， we return to the Sinclair family on their private island。 The book follows Caroline or Carrie， one of the parents。 The book opens to Carrie beginning a story of the worst thing she's done and why she comes from a Family of Liars。 In the summer of 1985， Carrie is falling to pieces after the drowning of her youngest sister Rosemary。 Rosemary's ghost is a companion of Carrie throughout the book and it *I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。In this prequel to We Were Liars， we return to the Sinclair family on their private island。 The book follows Caroline or Carrie， one of the parents。 The book opens to Carrie beginning a story of the worst thing she's done and why she comes from a Family of Liars。 In the summer of 1985， Carrie is falling to pieces after the drowning of her youngest sister Rosemary。 Rosemary's ghost is a companion of Carrie throughout the book and it seems like Rosemary is worried about her sister。 Much like the first book， the story sweeps through a summer but this one is full of boys， lies， escape through alcohol and prescription medication， and ghost stories。 How will the Sinclair family stick to their principals？The book is full of unlikable characters， but that's one of the things that pulls you in。 Not all characters are going to be likable just like how we have the same thoughts about the people around us。 Carrie and her sisters are close and that comes across in the book but because we follow Carrie the most as she is our main protagonist， we get the best view of her。 The back and forth between stories that were read to Rosemary and the main plot keeps you believing that it could all just be another fairy tale。 However， the twist and the mystery of it all is really what drives you to need to read the rest of the book immediately。I loved this prequel。 It had enough of the first book to keep it as a prequel， but I felt as though it was a new story entirely。 What I really liked was how readable it was。 It was so hard to put down。 I would definitely recommend this to all those who loved the first book but I will say it contains spoilers if you haven't read the previously published book。 。。。more
Billie
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SPOILER ALERT！ Read We Were Liars first。（No word of a lie， it's better that way 。。。）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。This is a great read。Must read the first one before though as it makes it so much better that way。Wonderful well written plot and st SPOILER ALERT！ Read We Were Liars first。（No word of a lie， it's better that way 。。。）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。This is a great read。Must read the first one before though as it makes it so much better that way。Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously。Can't wait to read what the author brings out next。Recommend reading。I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher。 This is my own hone\st voluntary review。 。。。more
Kerry
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I approached this novel with care because I haven't read 'We Were Liars' but will obviously have to now。 This is the prequel to that。 This， of course， is a novel all about secrets and， surprise: lies。 This is about a family doused in grief with a drowned sister， the ghost of whom visits character， Caroline。 Meantime， Caroline is wrestling with the effects of facial surgery， but this doesn't stop the element of romance rolling in and， of course， the necessity to lie， or learn how to lie。 Lockhart I approached this novel with care because I haven't read 'We Were Liars' but will obviously have to now。 This is the prequel to that。 This， of course， is a novel all about secrets and， surprise: lies。 This is about a family doused in grief with a drowned sister， the ghost of whom visits character， Caroline。 Meantime， Caroline is wrestling with the effects of facial surgery， but this doesn't stop the element of romance rolling in and， of course， the necessity to lie， or learn how to lie。 Lockhart keeps a good grip on the narrative， and the result is a compelling but gentle psychological thriller with elements of several genres that keep the twists coming and the interest bubbling。 It's an enjoyable， entertaining novel and it works to keep the reader compelled to read on because of the mix of ingredients used。 Recommended。 Thanks to NetGalley for the Arc。 。。。more
Sophie Lee
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Picked this up purely out of intrigue for where E Lockhart would take the story and I have to say I really enjoyed it！
Shanna
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Loved Family of Liars！ So many plot twists and turns that had me turning page after page。 Highly recommend reading We We’re Liars before this one。 Family can be read alone， but even more enjoyable if read as the prequel。 Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review。
Sarah-Jayne Williamson
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i don’t know how but it was so much better than we were liars。 the story of carrie had me hooked。
Sharon
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Wealth can buy a private island， privilege can buy opportunities， but neither are needed to weave webs of lies that entrap everyone in a family and change the course of their lives。 And so， every reader can find themselves wondering “what if it were me？” as they reacquaint themselves with the Sinclairs and Beechwood Island in Family of Liars。 In this prequel to We Were Liars， E。 Lockhart proves herself an expert at weaving together the interplay of relationships and secrets， creating characters Wealth can buy a private island， privilege can buy opportunities， but neither are needed to weave webs of lies that entrap everyone in a family and change the course of their lives。 And so， every reader can find themselves wondering “what if it were me？” as they reacquaint themselves with the Sinclairs and Beechwood Island in Family of Liars。 In this prequel to We Were Liars， E。 Lockhart proves herself an expert at weaving together the interplay of relationships and secrets， creating characters you want to alternatively scream at or hug - or at times both。 This was a fun， quick read that was a perfect escape from reality。Thank you to Random House Children's， Delacorte Press， Netgalley， and the author for early access to this engaging prequel。 。。。more
Amanda
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3，5⭐️
Glenda
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was allowed to read this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。This is the story of what happened to the Sinclair sisters who are the mothers in We Were Liars。 I loved We Were Liars and I recommend it to my patrons all the time。 So， I was very excited to get an ARC of Family of Liars。 However， it did not live up to my expectations。 It is told in eight parts by Carrie Sinclair。 It begins with Carrie talking with her dead son， Johnny， and him asking her to tell him the most terrible thing she e I was allowed to read this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。This is the story of what happened to the Sinclair sisters who are the mothers in We Were Liars。 I loved We Were Liars and I recommend it to my patrons all the time。 So， I was very excited to get an ARC of Family of Liars。 However， it did not live up to my expectations。 It is told in eight parts by Carrie Sinclair。 It begins with Carrie talking with her dead son， Johnny， and him asking her to tell him the most terrible thing she ever did。 One of the issues I had was the ghosts。 Maybe I took that part too literally， but it didn't work for me。 I am also tired of stories about very wealthy families and their "troubles。" Families who have so much money that they can kill someone， cover it up， and not be investigated more by the police。 。。。more
Katherine Ginbey
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I was lucky to get my pre-order early and read it in one sitting。 It gives so much perspective to We Were Liars and it’s heartbreaking all over again。
Leanne Woodbridge
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So I read We Were Liars last year for book club， and it wasn't my favourite book of the year， but it also wasn't the worst。 I wanted to give Family Of Liars a shot， and hoped that it would be better。 In some ways it was， but in many others it really wasn't。 The story started extremely slow for me， and pretty quickly there is a tragedy to deal with and as we know the Sinclair's never explain and never complain， always that shiny perfection。 The characters come across as shallow， and unrelatable， So I read We Were Liars last year for book club， and it wasn't my favourite book of the year， but it also wasn't the worst。 I wanted to give Family Of Liars a shot， and hoped that it would be better。 In some ways it was， but in many others it really wasn't。 The story started extremely slow for me， and pretty quickly there is a tragedy to deal with and as we know the Sinclair's never explain and never complain， always that shiny perfection。 The characters come across as shallow， and unrelatable， and it wasn't until around 65 percent through that the story felt like it started to pick up。 Once the story started to improve for me， I found the book much more enjoyable， and the twist that we all know is there I didn't really see coming。 I just wish that it hadn't taken 65 percent of boredom to get that point in the first place。 The last 35 percent of the book read much more smoothly。 It's the last part that saved it for me， and got the 3 stars。 Thank you to Ntegallery and Hot Key Publishing for the ARC copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Melissa
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Thank you to Delacorte Press and NetGalley for sending me an advanced reader copy of this book to review。 If you loved We Were Liars， you're going to love it's prequel， Family of Lairs。 In the first book we followed the lives of the Sinclair cousins。 In this book we follow the story of the original liars。。。。。their Mothers as teenagers on the island！This story is once again on the private island off the coast of Massachusetts。 Much like the first book you'll want to read this story going into it Thank you to Delacorte Press and NetGalley for sending me an advanced reader copy of this book to review。 If you loved We Were Liars， you're going to love it's prequel， Family of Lairs。 In the first book we followed the lives of the Sinclair cousins。 In this book we follow the story of the original liars。。。。。their Mothers as teenagers on the island！This story is once again on the private island off the coast of Massachusetts。 Much like the first book you'll want to read this story going into it blind。 It follows a similar pattern of reading from different points of view and definitely provides a big plot twist just like We Were Liars。 If you've not read We Were Liars。 This is not the type of prequel you'll want to read in sequence because it will definitely spoil that book within the first few pages。 Definitely read it in publication order。 This author has a simple but eloquent writing style that draws you into the story and before you know it， you can't put the book down。 I would recommend this book and it's predecessor to those readers who enjoy a suspenseful family drama along with a coming of age story line。 。。。more
Megan Louise
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I can’t say I loved this as much as We Were Liars。 I’m not even sure if the reason I enjoyed it so much was because of my love of the first book or if it is just a genuinely good book。 I loved finding out about the history on the Sinclair family， seeing the little nuggets of information that we weren’t privy to in the first book， the tension of wondering what exactly this big， terrible secret was going to be。 I’m not so sure the writing style of the first book was entirely effective when used he I can’t say I loved this as much as We Were Liars。 I’m not even sure if the reason I enjoyed it so much was because of my love of the first book or if it is just a genuinely good book。 I loved finding out about the history on the Sinclair family， seeing the little nuggets of information that we weren’t privy to in the first book， the tension of wondering what exactly this big， terrible secret was going to be。 I’m not so sure the writing style of the first book was entirely effective when used here， though。 I didn’t really like the use of fairytales like I did in We Were Liars， and the weird line breaks didn’t make me feel the words more strongly like they did before。 I do love a good plot twist though， a big reveals are very much my kind of thing。The only thing I felt a bit icky about was the whole thing of using sexuality as some plot twist or excuse for bad behaviour。 It felt very sudden and slapdash， like there needed to be an excuse and then once it was used it was barely mentioned again。All in all， I did enjoy this book and I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who loved We Were Liars。 Big thanks to netgalley for providing me with a digital arc in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Maren
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Loved the writing， but thought that the storyline was rather weak in comparison with the first part。 Still def a strong recommandation！
Sarah Valter
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I loved We Were Liars， and was so excited to find out Lockhart was publishing a prequel。 Revisiting the Sinclair family wasn’t easy—the deception and heartache is woven into their family tapestry。 This book did a great job keeping true to the mystery and intrigue of We Were Liars while also being a standalone story。 Though it left some unanswered questions for me at the end， the writing and character development made this an absolute page turner。
Megan （Chroniclesofmegs）
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Thank you NetGalley for my review copy Just like we were liars I really didn’t expect the plot twist， my jaw was literally left hanging open as I read it！ Lockhart has such an amazing writing style that works perfectly for this series and I loved reading about another summer at beechwood。 Penny’s and Rosemary’s relationship is so cute and I loved whenever Rosemary appeared。
Jen
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I enjoyed this prequel to “we were liars” and read the entire book while on a flight。 The story centers on Carrie and is mostly told in the past when she was a teenager spending her summers with her family on a secluded island off of the coast of Massachusetts。 Though much is this story is more day to day events leading up to the “big event”， there is a sense of foreboding along with overall character development that held my interest throughout。 There are a couple side stories going on as well， I enjoyed this prequel to “we were liars” and read the entire book while on a flight。 The story centers on Carrie and is mostly told in the past when she was a teenager spending her summers with her family on a secluded island off of the coast of Massachusetts。 Though much is this story is more day to day events leading up to the “big event”， there is a sense of foreboding along with overall character development that held my interest throughout。 There are a couple side stories going on as well， which I thought were fascinating backdrops to the main event。 The characters were well drawn and I empathized with Carrie even when she did the wrong things。All in all， a great prequel that can absolutely be read as a stand-alone （though does provide spoilers to the other book）。 I enjoyed it and hope the author gives us more stories revolving around the Sinclair family。 。。。more
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