– The plot centers on a mystery and how the protagonist cannot recall a pivotal moment that changed her family. Everything else is filler content basically tom-foolery, eating lots of food, and romantic dilemmas.

The descriptive prose is vivid but often overbearing and too dramatic-teenagers don’t think/speak the way this novel imagines them. – The narrative follows an unreliable narrator and often reads with a staggered-yet-lyrical bounce.

The “big twist” isn’t earth shattering if readers can uncover the clues. – Putting on that detective hat may ruin the reading experience. – If you are dying to read this book, forgo every review and just read. Should this book be picked up? the tl dr spoiler-less review: That beauty was a lie and Gat tried to call attention to it.A brilliant, damaged girl a passionate, political boy.Ī group of four friends-the Liars-whose friendship turns destructive.Īnd if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE. The kids were used by their mothers in an attempt in securing an inheritance.īook analyzing can also include the lie of a perfect and normal life the Sinclairs lived. Cady refers to her group as such, but Lockhart didn't explain any further since it was during a signing.Įdit after newer version's release: SPOILER! It had to do with the 'Liars' (Gat, Johnny, Mirren, Cadence) and just never printed.

It has *nothing* to do with the older women, the grandfather, or the Littles. Result? A title that doesn't make sense and no longer portrays to the story the way the author intended. The publishers didn't want to slow down the book so they just cut it out. There was a section that was taken off and never got to be published because it was 'boring' and 'slow'. My sister and I had personally asked Lockhart in person at a festival a few months back and this is what she told us. K Actually, the truth is that there was supposed to be a section where it explained why they were called liars due to a few scenes occurring in this spe …more Actually, the truth is that there was supposed to be a section where it explained why they were called liars due to a few scenes occurring in this specific section of the book that never made it be published.

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