We Were Liars - E. Lockhart

We Were Liars

By E. Lockhart

  • Release Date: 2014-05-13
  • Genre: Mysteries for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
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Description

NOW AVAILABLE AS THE ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES WE WERE LIARS—AND LOOK FOR E. LOCKHART’S NEW NOVEL IN THE WE WERE LIARS UNIVERSE, WE FELL APART, COMING NOVEMBER 4, 2025

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY • The modern, sophisticated suspense novel that became a runaway smash hit on TikTok and introduced the world to a family hiding a jaw-dropping secret.

"Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable." —John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.

Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

Don’t miss any of the We Were Liars novels
WE WERE LIARS • FAMILY OF LIARS • WE FELL APART (Coming in November!)

Reviews

  • Don’t read

    5
    By yvmrf7kf474jdifhmhfrf
    Don’t read unless you want emotional damage

  • Wow

    5
    By Menos cero
    Gran historia muy bien contada con final de impacto!

  • The show was MUCH better

    2
    By Disappointed585
    You know how the book is always better than the movie or tv series. This is the one exception. If you already watched the show, skip the book. It’s disappointing.

  • 4.5 ⭐️

    4
    By findingbeautyinthefold
    This is a quick and easy, but emotional read. The best way to read this book is to go in knowing nothing about it.

  • Love

    5
    By Ethelcainlover
    I loved the plot twist honestly, didn’t see it coming.

  • Sad Cadence

    4
    By Monanotlisa416
    I’m a grownup reading the words of a messed up teenager, an unreliable narrator, if you will. Young adult fiction seems more than it used to be. I’m a grownup & still, my heart is … heavy today.

  • Boring

    1
    By kara hap
    The book was going no where for the first 50 something chapters, still, nothing was happening so I gave up and searched up the ending

  • Amazing Read

    5
    By purplepenguiins
    I read this book last year and still can’t get it out of my head. It was such an enticing read, I can almost picture it as a movie I saw. I keep reading books to find something that compares to how vivid and alluring this was and I just can’t. You won’t be able to put this down, and the ending is just shocking! I loved it!

  • Brilliant

    5
    By Andee R
    Not a YA book. A readers’ and writers’ book, a masterful unreliable narrator, a joy.

  • Wow…

    5
    By NightFlowerr3D
    This book was incredible. The way the author writes is poetic, original, and addictive. I read it in one day and could hardly believe the ending. It might be the best book I’ve ever read. It’s heartbreaking and thought provoking, it made me feel so many things all at once and I couldn’t stop thinking about it for days. A haunting portrayal of family dynamics, generational trauma, and how your life can change in just a few seconds. Utterly gut-wrenching, but amazing story.

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