When I finished this book, I didn't feel it coming. I felt speechless. This book created a weird feeling in me. Sadness, confusing, speechless, other feelings too but I don't know 😭
I thought that Gatt attacked her and kept that to himself and the liars. I thought somehow he caused her to get injured and lose her memory, and that was why he was so afraid to tell her, and was so interested in rather she remember everything or not. Great book.
SPOILER COMMENT: I went into this book completely blind and I did not see it coming at all. I suspected that somebody had sexually attacked Cadence but I never felt like it made sense. Especially not if Gat had been her attacker because why the hell would he be allowed on the island if he had done something like that? :P I thought something worse had had to have happened but I never suspected that they were dead. I don't know why. It just didn't seem like it would go there to me. I'm happy I was this naiive because it made the shock so much more intense. I started crying when her mom came to her room and told her that she and all the others loved her right after the revelation. And then I cried for the rest of the book. I especially felt like the entire thing was so bitter because it was implied that the vanity of the three sisters prevailed in the end. That they in a twisted way ended up using this tragedy to "fertilize" their own egos some more. I guess it's the only way they know how to deal, but you know it only added to the sadness.
Same I never thought they were dead, I thought that since I learned of the fire the liars had killed Gran in the fire. And they never clarified that everyone else could see the ghosts of the liars. The ending in my opinion was good but how it repeated the beginning at the end was good but I thought it would be different l
CONTAINS SPOILERS SO DO NOT READ IF NOT READ THE BOOK. I HAD NO IDEA ANYONE WAS DEAD. That was all new to me and I don't know how I didn't see it but everyone else did. This book has so many negative comments about it and it makes me mad. I thought this book was excellent but the beginning was a little confusing as you said.
I just finished the book and was in tears. The ending hit me hard. Read the book if you dare. SPOILER ALERT I love the way e. Lockhart put stories about her family(clue's). I didn't like the grandpa. The little were annoying. Gat *sighs* He was unique. Johnny was funny. Mirren was kind. When I got to the end of the book I had to reread lines over just to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks. "And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE"
I guess the thing that hurt me the most was the dogs being dead. OMG. Also what happened to the cousins and Gat but THE DOGS. I couldn't. I loved this videoo and the second one with all te clues!! Really good job!
I'm in the same boat as you. Never during the book did I think they were dead!! I thought that cadence had tried to commit suicide in the ocean as a result of the unknown event, which would've maybe given more of a hint as to what happened, but then almost drowning in the ocean was thrown out the window and I had absolutely no idea what was gonna happen! It was a fantastic book, and I will definitely be reading it again soon to try and piece all this together. Also re: the final truth chapters. At the start she says "the truth as granddad knows it" so this makes me think the whole story and explanation of them wanting to destroy the house to stop the fighting etc might have also been a lie....
yeah i figured it out, but it didn't take away from the book at all. I cried so so much at the end as well. I agree about the complexity of the sinclairs. It was one of my favorite aspects of the book. I keep seeing people ask why they called themselves liars and I think it's what you said as well. I felt it was a more subtle thing and UGH THIS BOOK I LOVED SO MUCH
haha, this book was crazy good! this sounds weird, but i'm glad you cried, too, because i don't want to feel alone in the way this book demolished my soul, haha. ;)
*SPOILERS* At first I thought that Gat raped her, bashed her head on the rocks and dumped her in the sea to try and drown her. Then as I continued reading, I thought that the twist ending was the fact they she set the house on fire, THEN I go to the big reveal and was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKK and then I started crying when she was reflecting on what she'd done and the impact on her family. Fuck I need some Stephanie Perkins in my life now
I just read it today and I am so surprised anyone guessed the ending... I had to reread that part over and over to full grasp that what happened actually happened... I love the book over all and it kept my attention. I started it today and didn't stop until I was done. Most of the time I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere with the book but then when I got to where I needed to be I was done. I couldn't even cry I was too shocked and just amazed. The writing itself was beautiful and the way it was actually felt like you were actually her in a way where you are trying to figure out what's actually happened... I'm just... Oh my god.
Not going to lie I am a sucker for love stories and I was so caught up with what was going on between Cady and Gat that I totally missed EVERY SINGLE HINT and I read for two hours straight trying to finish the book and then I was so surprised I cried for an hour and immediately went from loving this book to hating it with all my heart because I couldn’t believe Cady had lost Gat anyone else?
I just got done reading this book like 20 minutes ago and I cried . I did not see that twist coming, I thought it would end with Gat and her can be together and everything would be fine. the end just made me cry and I watched other videos where they pointed out hints and there so clear now. but it was an amazing book, my favorite book for now!
I feel really stupid, but I didn't see the ending coming at all. I didn't even see it until it was printed on the page in black and white. I think I was just so into the book and it demanded my full attention, so I didn't let my mind wander and try to guess what had happened. (Also it probably didn't help that I devoured this book in a few hours). Now I look back and everything makes so much sense!
(Hello everyone please don't read the comments unless you've read the book because spoilers okay thanks bye) "It would be this one...Or Allegiant." YES. The follow-up video idea sounds really cool! I definitely plan on rereading this at some point so I can catch all the things I missed the first time around. Your reaction to the end of the book is pretty much the same as mine except I used way more bad words. I don't understand how so many other people saw the ending and big twist coming. I was SHOCKED. I had a few different theories about how the story would end and what happened to Cadence, but yeah, I totally did not see that coming. For awhile, I was convinced that the book was going to end with Gat basically just killing all the Sinclairs, or at least the grandfather. Also, I thought that Gat had attacked Cadence or something and he was involved in her "head injury" and all that. I don't know, all of my ideas seem stupid now that I know what really happened. It's crazy that I kept forming different theories throughout the book! E. Lockhart kept dropping different hints that made me think one thing, and then she completely contradicted them a few pages later. God, I can't stop thinking about how insane/tragic/haunting/mind-blowing everything about this story is. What a freaking amazing book.
developing different theories for this book was so frustrating because all the new clues made you head in different directions and it was like "WHERE IS THIS LEADING TO" and i think gat killing the sinclairs/at least the grandfather was a pretty good theory tbh. this book is SO tragic and haunting. it's hard to get out of my mind. I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR YOU WERE SHOCKED, RACHEL, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS SAYING THEY EXPECTED IT AND I'M JUST LIKE "HOW. HOW DO YOU EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE THAT."
I have two theories why they were called the liars. Minimum spoiler alert!!! Theory #1: Its a play on their last name, sincLAIR. A little fickle, but it could've played a part in the naming of the group. Although it would've left Gat out. Theory #2 they are constantly asked to play on their grandfather's affections, but don't. They say they did what was asked of them, while they didn't even contemplate doing it. Does any of it makes sense? Sorry, I'm rambling. I just finished it and now it's nearly 3 in the morning. I think I'll go to bed now...
I sadly could not control the urge of spoiling myself but I didn't figure it out entirely and still cried bucketloads at the end..that shows u the impact of the book's ending
Haha I can't believe you could talk about We Were Liars for 14 minutes because I'm speechless after reading this book. LIKE OH MY GOD IT WAS AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! I'm a really emotional person and I was really surprised when I was reading the part where Cadence started rememerbering what she did and that I didn't start bawling my eyes out. I was just stunned at what happened. I started crying when she was talking about how the others can never be and do the things they wanted to. NOOOOOO I CRIED SO MUCH IT'S SO SAD AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS BOOK IT WAS SO GOOOOOOODDDDDD
I felt the same ha! I was also confused at first, but I loved everything about it. The end was very tragic! The book is beyond beautiful. Thanks to E. Lockhart. By the way, Awesome review.
BEWARE : SPOILERS I can't understand how you ever suspected Gat or Johnny's deaths! I just finished reading We Were Liars and in the first few pages of Part 5 'Truth', I was hoping that the explanation to the fire tragedy was just another one of her fairytale story 'variations'. I was then heartbroken that it was true, Mirren, Johnny and Gat were dead. I soon went back to thinking that it wasn't true, based on Cadence saying 'We could have been. We could have been.' I thought she meant they all COULD have died, and she regretted burning down the house, but she was glad they were alive. Once again, I was wrong. I was so sad that they were all dead, but clung on to my hope that they were alive until the very end of the book. I instantly went online to see what others thought, and so many people say they suspected it! HOW?! I also went back to the beginning of 'Summer 17' to see how I missed it. When Cadence arrived on the island and she talked to Taft, he said Mirren read him a story...
when he was scared, but SHE WAS DEAD!! Also, was Cadence staying at Cuddledown on her own for the entirety of Summer 17?!?! At the end of the book, after Cadence figures out what happened in the fire, she goes to dinner and it is mentioned that Cadence believes her mother has realised Cadence figured out the truth. I understand that Cadence was mentally unstable, but would her family not have presumed she figured it out earlier, since her cousins weren't on the island and she never asked questions?!?! Someone please explain!!
I just finished the book right now (IM SOBBING) and the reason Taft said that was because the aunties made sure none of the littles would give her any hints about what had happened; the night before when Taft called Cadence about his nightmares he hung up weirdly after she said to ask Mirren!
i wasn't expecting the ending at all, i'm surprised so many people figured it out before reading the ending because I think it wasn't predictable at all! the ending is soo sad though because throughout the book i was just like 'she's having a nice summer' and then at the ending you realize she was all alone; alone lying on that roof, jumping off that cliff all by herself etc.
I just finished it only minutes ago. I really didn't think any of them would die. I loved the writing style. So addictive! Great review, I really needed to hear someone elses spoilery thoughts!
I just finished the book last night and my reaction is exactly the same as yours! I enjoyed reading the book so much! But it was so intense! I cannot even form the right words to explain my reaction. While watching this video all I could say was " this is exactly how I'm feeling a out this book!".
I cried at the ending too! I didn't guess the end AT ALL! I would never even have guessed that on of them died! I was really shocked and confused and sad, but also really happy that I read this amazing book!
I loved this book so so much! I was blown away by the ending, I didn't cry but I was definitely on the verge of tears. It was definitely a powerful book start to finish. I did not like Gat as soon as he was introduced. I loved how Cadence included her fairy tales that related to her family, that was definitely a bold aspect to the book. The littles did bother me especially when they were accusing Cady of being a "drug addict" and taking things that didn't belong to them which worried me. This was such a great book!
I didn't predict the ending AT ALL. not even in the slightest. I found the ending unbelievable depressing(like most people had) and i cried for at least a good long half hour. but i didnt stop complaining about it to my friends until a month after i finished it.
When I read this, I was really full of enthusiasm because the way E. Lockhart wrote this book is amazingly amusing. But the fact that there were so many characters always puzzled me, so just like you, I kept on glancing back to the family tree and also the island map. But anyway, I never thought that 3 of them died, I had other theories like, Cadence was traumatised hence making her hallucinate and things like that. THIS BOOK LITERALLY MADE ME STAY UP ALL NIGHT JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. Up to this point, several months later, I STILL CAN'T EVEN.
This book definitely blew my mind and made me feel so many intense, powerful emotions. I knew Cadance was unreliable, but part of me wanted to trust her and believe her despite. I love how the other three Liars were there for her, helping her remember and eventually return to being semi-okay. What really gave me so closure in that whirl of shock and emotion was the family forgiving her, and the Liars forgiving her despite their untimely deaths. She is still strong, and one day, she will be with them again. :) The only thing I disagree with this review is that I really liked Johnny. I wanted to see more from him and Mirren (I think is how it is spelled), because they were complex as well and Gat/Cadance were special but not as complex. (Well, at least not Cadance until the present tense with her brain trauma.) Anyway, the Liars truly had something remarkable and special, the family was so shattered and dysfunctional it was brilliant, and it at least gives me relieve to know that Johnny, Mirren, Gat, and Cadance will reunite in 'rest'. (By the way, that last section was the most well-written spot. Saying how she endured fools, that just made me feel so much, but empowered too.)
I thought she was giving her stuff away because she was going to spend a last summer with them before killing herself. I NEVER imagined any of them were dead
I am such an idiot I didn't even pick up the fact that Cadence was an unreliable narrator so that plot twist left me absolutely speechless. But then looking back on the book everything made sense. Like the scene with Johnny's jacket, the little cousin telling Cadence that one of the houses is haunted. I thought that one of the aunts tried to kill her because she was the eldest cousin I DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY WERE DEAD OHMYGOD This book destroyed me. I didn't cry but it destroyed me
I got the sense that they were called the liars/referred to themselves as liars before any of the events happened, because Cadence said they were always getting into/making trouble (I don't remember the exact wording). To me it was just another classifier, like "the littles" or "the aunties" except instead of "the bigs" they were "the liars"!
Sry this is gonna be long cause I have a lot to say ab this book hahah. I went into it not knowing what it was at all or even hearing of it before, and I definitely agree that that's the way to do it. But I honestly don't even know how to put into to words how i feel about this book... I loved that it was about a privileged family rather than an underdog sort of story because it made it more interesting to read in my opinion and show a dark side behind a "perfect" lifestyle. But honestly I had nooo idea that that was the ending, I didn't pick up on any hints or anything even after they mentioned the fire.. and usually I'm pretty good at finding deeper meanings and hints in books, that's when I realized how brilliant the writing was. The only thing I predicted was that Mirren was pregnant because of how often she talked about having "sexual intercourse" and how she kept getting sick, but clearly I was way off. I'm just confused because i'm still not sure how Cadence was imagining the Liars the whole time, like If Mirren was sick because of the fire incident like you said, why would Cadence be picturing her that way if it didn't actually happen, she just died right away? Idk it's just so confusing and the reason the book is sticking with me is because although you find out what happened at the end, there are still so many unanswered questions I have and i'm so tempted to read it again and pick up on everything I missed. Looking back on it I don't know how I could have missed that they were dead! Like if you notice, theres never any direct conversation with the aunts/grandfather/littles and the 3 Liars and they said they weren't going to go to meals, etc. But then Cadence's mom said the thing about Gat and I was like waiit what... !!! Also about what you said at the end of the video if we thought she was actually on the island or just in bed imagining, that idea hadn't even crossed my mind until you said it and now that I think about it it's a possibility. The whole time I thought she really was at the island and was just imagining them being there with her. Anywayyy none of my friends read this book so I needed someone to vent to about it lollll this was so long but please reply and tell me what you think :)
Thanks for teasing mee! You've successfully made me finally decide what book to read next after aristotle and dante lol. ps: i always look up to ur review when it comes to pickin up a book ;)
I cried at the same parts that you did too. In fact i wanted to throw up because of what these kids did and more importantly, WHY they did it. And their families, i didn't feel any attachments to the characters until when she said those goodbyes. How they all rejected their selfish mothers' requests to lie.. I wept like a baby for their young lives being taken away just like that. I guessed the ending right when Cadence said they did not reply to her at all. I mean, there's no other reasons why they would not reply at all because they are so close. I just didn't guess that they died in a fire. I thought it was in the sea. What a depressing story, I will never forget this book and I'm only okay now because Cadence found peace with herself at the end. Like how you felt, if she committed suicide, that would have been extremely devastating to read.
I thought Mirren was either pregnant and/or going to die or was already dead because she talked about how she couldn't rock climb because she felt sick. But then when Johnny said he and Gat had been feeling the same way I realized that they were either all going to die or were all dead. It annoyed me when the littles kept asking Cadence if she was a drug addict, they know that she needs that medicine=!
Warning: may contain spoilers!!!! At first I thought the twist was the fire, so I was like "oh, ok, this twist isn't that bad." and then I read the end...I'm speechless.
SPOILERS UP AHEAD: At 7:18 when she said that, I instantly remembered the Mara Dyer trilogy and how Mara had to suffer through the deaths of the 3 friends (one of them being her boyfriend) and they were in a building that collapsed while they were inside, she was the only one who survived. I see the similarities now.
So I watched this review before I bought it, and I turned it off like you requested haha so thanks for that "no spoiling" advice. I just finished it right now, my mind is just blown! So I feel ya girl, it is insane!
Tbh, I did not see that coming. Knowing that the liars were dead surprised me. This is definitely my favorite book and I love it so much. And yes I cried
I thought something similar. I thought that Cady went swimming alone, hit her head, and almost drowned. Gat went in to save her and he drowned. Clearly way, way off
Watching this makes me wants to reread the book omg cadence :( PS I CACKLED SO HARD WITH THAT "WHAT THE HECK!" I think you and i woke my dorm mate up lol
I have been watching reviews of this book and how everyone is saying that they started to question and guess the ending/twist but for me I just never thought the book would end with a twist I thought that everything was going to plan out but then that just made the ending so much more sad and emotional like just have me a huge wave of emotions but I just wanted to know if anyone else had this too
I loved this book but I'm still confused about how she saw the liars when they were dead? I mean I could understand if only Cadence saw the "ghosts" but not how other family members interacted with them. What do you think??? This is just crazy and I cried. I am so rereading this to see if I can pick up some clues!
I analyzed all the foreshadowing/clues and I already knew the ending like the part with Carrie and crying while clad in Johnny's jacket. I was getting SOOO annoyed when she freaked out over the dogs but yet not the WHOLE THING. Gat reminded me of Augustus Waters so much and I sobbed for a short while but the book was pretty good.
at 11:40 ish when you said that there were so many paths the mystery could have taken: those are variations :) also; i knew the liars were dead at page 45, i annotated as i read. and i picked up on the hint that gat was always cold after summer 15, but was warm during and before it.
I have been looking for this book for years after desperately trying not to see any reviews of it XD and when I finally read it I just Had to see your review again. SPOILER? I did not expect this ending at all ! I felt so naiive but so happy that I didn't expect it, even after the ending reveal I still was like how?? There's no way. Was she hallucinating all this time. No they can't be.. then it hurt again when it was confirmed by them. It was just..bittersweet.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. LOVE this review. I was nodding along the entire time haha. I was definitely just as emotionally shattered as you were. The tears man, the tears. It's just like you said, imagining the 3 of them trapped in that fire, and then the aftermath of the family having to deal with this unimaginable tragedy. Even though I was not at all sympathetic to how they were acting during Cadence's memories of summer 15, fighting over inheritance issues and what not, I still had SO much sympathy for them once I found out the truth about what happened at the end of that summer. I also really believe that it changed them for the better, if not entirely then at least somewhat. As far as your question about Cadence's hallucinations, I think that she was actually in those places, talking to people who weren't really there. At least that's what I think when it comes to Cuddledown, because of the mess she made while she was there that even her mom asked her about. As far as the time she went into town with "Mirren," not sure if that one was real or if she was just hallucinating in bed with a headache. Gosh I could just discuss this book forever, but I'll try to wrap up this horrendously long comment now haha. But if you ever want to discuss it more or anything, definitely feel free to inbox me! :)
Loved this review! I felt the same..I really wanted to skip to the end and see what the end happened but I waited and I reacted the same! I literally said 'what the hell' when finishing this book! awesome review love! & I love your glasses!!!!
I may have forgotten some things and maybe thats why I dont get much like first I thought she had a fight with gat and he pushed her off a cliff or something and maybe he did it with mirre (was that her name?) Because I really thought she was pregnant. And I felt like something was up since the others didn't mention the liars a lot. But then there was a moment where the mother of cady does mention gat. And now that I think about it. Isn't that against the 'rules' of the Sinclair family? And the granddad always calling her by other name . It was really weird but It was a big surprise.
I did guess towards the end about the three teens (partly from the mom talking about the house where they were hanging out, the Grandpa's treatment of Cady, some of the things he said, and then realizing no one answered Cady's emails) I also cried and cried at the end.
SPOILERS!!! When I read the truth part, I just remember being more angry than sad. Like I wanted to cry but mostly out of frustration that they were dead (ofc I was sad too).. I was literally talking to myself (like WTHHHHHHH) and laughing just so I wouldn't cry--does that make sense? lol
I guessed right away when she said one answered her emails, and when her mother tells her to play with the young kids, I was like, ''now I'm sure'', 'cause why should she if she has others the same age as her on the island, unless they're not there. Also I expected her to go into the water after the Liars at the end, it would have been so interesting. Also I thought it was cool how that one kid said that they're house is haunted, which makes you think wether they were ghosts or hallucinations. It could be both but I think it's the latter.
Also especially on the hardcopy the s is less dark that the rest of the font like it's facing away and it's interesting bc they were liars but now there's only one liar so the s is going away
YES!! I totally get the Gatsby thing!! I walked around after reading this feeling like a zombie :P SO intense!! Yes! I agree the characters were so confusing at first! I don't understand how anyone could guess? CRAY I thought it would end in suicide too! I cried a little :( Aw, I actually loved Gat, haha! Yes, I wondered why they were the 'liars' too :/
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING COMING I literally had to read the page where we *SPOILERS WATCH OUT* learn that they all died in the fire THREE TIMES. But I knew that some things were WRONG, like I thought that maybe Cadence had been hit on the head by someone, I thought maybe Gat, for some unknown reason, instead of the accident in the water... Also, I was like 100% sure that Mirren was going to die in the end, because we knew she was sick and it was really weird, so I was thinking "Hell, they are SO going to discover that she has a cancer and is going to die"... but I didn't have a clue about what really happened o_o
When I read this I looked at things through Candace's perspective completely. Obviously she's not a reliable narrator, but I pushed that aside and didn't question what she thought/said. Which meant that it literally was like a slap in the face when it said they perished in a fire. Literally four lines before that I was laughing that Gat's real name was Gatwick (an airport in London I often frequent), I think by doing that it had a much grander impact.
i thought they were called liars in cadence's mind, because no one else calls them liars. So, maybe it is just what she calls them as she tries to recall all the events before the accident.
I don't think they were just hallucinations, they were getting weaker and weaker in the mortal world when helping cadence remember, and even one of the littles could feel one of the house being haunted..
I always assumed she was having an episode/headache while communicating with them thus the reason no one really knew about them but not so sure..the whole bible reference was sort of creepy as well:/ great review!!
Spoilers I felt soo stupid when the twist came i was like oh this is another metaphor then the realization hit me so hard after that i started crying in public it wasn't funny
Ganna emam same I thought it meant that she was injured and couldn’t remember what happened so that kept her from starting over completely and that the other liars “dieing” in the fire just meant that they were able to start over but then I kept reading and that’s when I started to cry the ugliest cry you have ever seen
I read this book last week and I have to do an oral presentation about it. When I finished the book, I was like: What?! What did just happend?!;Then, I started to cry. I had many theories, but my first one was that Gat hit Cadence. When I think about it, I still get sad and I cry, like you said it is reaallyyy intense, even for us, I don't know what happend when you finished it but for me It was really intense and dark, that I invented my end for this story. Your video really helped me for my oral, Thanks. I don't know how you can talk without crying...hahaha. I definitely did not expect this end...
About what Cadence was doing while talking to the liars: I had the same doubt. I thought she was like inside a migraine world but then there's that part when her mother complains she's spending too much time on that house. I think she would go to the house and everything would just happen there. And there's the part when she says that before she enters the house, no one appears to be there.
yes i would love to see a follow up video !!:) i did not see anything coming either, and i don't know how anybody would have... like WHAT! it was so mindblowing. i cried too haha so don't worry
YES THANK YOU. someone who was shocked and cried! i felt so alone, haha. i'm rereading it, and i feel so dense. like, e. lockhart dropped so many hints and rereading them, i'm thinking, "HOW DID I MISS THIS." but god, first time around, i was SO shocked.
so I finished this book this afternoon, and man, my heart was racing and I was in TOTAL DISBELIEF. But I have some questions and maybe someone can help me out. Why was Mirren (not real mirren) sick all the time? Were the Liars (not real Liars) hallucinations, spirits, or did she become schizophrenic? Also, is there another book that is similar to this one?
I thought that they got into a big family fight and the other liars never even found out about what happened to Cadence but then when summer 17 happened i was just straight up confused until she was talking about the dogs dying and then it clicked that they were all probably dead too
I actually guessed the ended about 3/4 into the book. I guessed it because the liars would never leave cuddletown and would always disappear when the aunts or the others would come around. Also the way the grandfather would always call them Mirren gave me another clue that she might have been dead. But nonetheless the end was still a surprise to me. Great Book!
**SPOILERS!!!** As soon as I read the part about Carrie crying into Johnny's wind jacket, everything started piecing together. At first I had thought they all just had a giant fight or some falling out with the family the year Cadence was in Europe or something and that was why none of the Liars ever went in to the Clairmont house, but as soon as I read that part I was like, "oh my god they're all dead." And I flipped back through the pages and read everything about how Taft thought the Cuddledown house was haunted because he heard things, how Gat, Mirren, and Johnny didn't greet Cadence when she arrived and how they never ate meals with the family, how Gat's room was empty and how even when Cadence went out with Mirren everyone thought she just went out alone. And then as soon as they mentioned the fire and how the dogs had died, I too thought that there had to be something more so I just figured that meant that Mirren, Johnny, and Gat had died in the fire... and then I read a bit of the ending (because I'm a curious rebel who likes to ruin things for myself) and that confirmed everything and then the tears started flowing and there was snot and wet pages and this book was just SO AMAZING even though it was kind of predictable...
I guessed it right off the bat, just got a sixth sense Bruce Willis, Uninvited vibe right after she mentioned her accident and then just kept looking for the fact the others were never mentioned.
I love how you repeat "DO NOT SPOIL YOURSELF!" When I started it I was like no no no, I'm going throuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh this blindly! It was SUCH an experience and a mindf*ck. OMG. I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did! ******* SPOILER ******* I had NO assumption that either of them were dead. Except the dogs. But the whole being on the island with the rest of the liars, Cady noticed they were all acting weird or they would be there and then not there and THEY were lying to her (MAYBE THATS WHY THEY WERE CALLED THE LIARS?). I read this in June and now it's the end of Feb and I'm STILL RECOVERING. I NEED MORE BOOKS LIKE THIS.
I clicked on your review and afterwards (because I hadn't read the book) I clicked out. I got the book the next day and whipped threw it. I'm really glad I hadn't finished watching because I would've been so confused!
I loved this review but one thing that surprised me mostly because this is like the second time i´ve heard it is that you didn´t get the tittle, i reaaally love the tittle I mean it´s important to know that they didn´t called themselves ¨the liars¨ it was the aunties and even the granddad who started that, they just used it too and i mean to understand it you have to see it from their point of view I guess, not the liars. Think about it, it´s not hard to get and i absolutely loved that since the beginning
I think that the title of this book is very clever for a number of different reasons. To begin with, it may not seem clear at the start as to why they are known as the ‘liars’- they seem pretty normal - but soon, a web of lies emerge throughout the book. Lies, secrecy and confusion develop between the characters which give the Liars the true meaning of their name. Each character is damaged in a variety of ways, and they all pretend to be people they are not. They all them mask their true emotions of jealousy, betrayal and anger. This gives off an aura of oppression and it really all starts to show during summer seventeen. Mirren, Johnny, and Gat lie about meaningless activities such as buying donuts, fake relationships, hidden relationships and it is made clear by these three liars that they only portray themselves in a certain manner while in Beechwood whereas Cadence has always seemed to wear her heart on her sleeve. Finally, it becomes clear that Cadence is unintentionally living the biggest lie of all; Harris thinks that the fire that has destroyed Clairmont was an accident, and that Cadence wasn't there, but we later find out the truth of what really went down.
Ahhhhh that book hurts sooo much It affected me more because I was dumb and didn't guess anyyyythhhiiing all my guesses were wrong. My heart is broken I need a happy book NOW!!!
Sometimes I just want to un- read this book so i could read it again and experience the emotional rollercoaster and sometimes I don't
THE ENDING WAS NOT OKAY
I AM NOT OKAY
*cries*
SAME ugh
@@jamtv2633 it’s 2021 rn
When I finished this book, I didn't feel it coming.
I felt speechless.
This book created a weird feeling in me.
Sadness, confusing, speechless, other feelings too but I don't know 😭
I thought that Gatt attacked her and kept that to himself and the liars. I thought somehow he caused her to get injured and lose her memory, and that was why he was so afraid to tell her, and was so interested in rather she remember everything or not. Great book.
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I went into this book completely blind and I did not see it coming at all.
I suspected that somebody had sexually attacked Cadence but I never felt like it made sense. Especially not if Gat had been her attacker because why the hell would he be allowed on the island if he had done something like that? :P
I thought something worse had had to have happened but I never suspected that they were dead. I don't know why. It just didn't seem like it would go there to me. I'm happy I was this naiive because it made the shock so much more intense. I started crying when her mom came to her room and told her that she and all the others loved her right after the revelation. And then I cried for the rest of the book.
I especially felt like the entire thing was so bitter because it was implied that the vanity of the three sisters prevailed in the end. That they in a twisted way ended up using this tragedy to "fertilize" their own egos some more. I guess it's the only way they know how to deal, but you know it only added to the sadness.
Same I never thought they were dead, I thought that since I learned of the fire the liars had killed Gran in the fire. And they never clarified that everyone else could see the ghosts of the liars. The ending in my opinion was good but how it repeated the beginning at the end was good but I thought it would be different l
I just finished the book just today, i was confused 80% of the time i was reading it. I was so mind blown at the end
same i finished about an hour ago and i’m kinda confused lol
CONTAINS SPOILERS SO DO NOT READ IF NOT READ THE BOOK.
I HAD NO IDEA ANYONE WAS DEAD. That was all new to me and I don't know how I didn't see it but everyone else did. This book has so many negative comments about it and it makes me mad. I thought this book was excellent but the beginning was a little confusing as you said.
But according to the narrator, the liars are dead. At least figuratively.
I believed everything that Cadence narrated lol
lol same
Gaawwwdd this is me
I just finished the book and was in tears. The ending hit me hard. Read the book if you dare.
SPOILER ALERT I love the way e. Lockhart put stories about her family(clue's). I didn't like the grandpa. The little were annoying. Gat *sighs* He was unique. Johnny was funny. Mirren was kind. When I got to the end of the book I had to reread lines over just to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks. "And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE"
hi bryanna
I guess the thing that hurt me the most was the dogs being dead. OMG.
Also what happened to the cousins and Gat but THE DOGS. I couldn't.
I loved this videoo and the second one with all te clues!! Really good job!
I'm in the same boat as you. Never during the book did I think they were dead!! I thought that cadence had tried to commit suicide in the ocean as a result of the unknown event, which would've maybe given more of a hint as to what happened, but then almost drowning in the ocean was thrown out the window and I had absolutely no idea what was gonna happen! It was a fantastic book, and I will definitely be reading it again soon to try and piece all this together.
Also re: the final truth chapters. At the start she says "the truth as granddad knows it" so this makes me think the whole story and explanation of them wanting to destroy the house to stop the fighting etc might have also been a lie....
Ah I also totally thought she was going to commit suicide! I never considered that the last part could have been another lie though...
holyy, I had not thought about that last part!! wait wait so was the ending not real at all??!
yeah i figured it out, but it didn't take away from the book at all. I cried so so much at the end as well. I agree about the complexity of the sinclairs. It was one of my favorite aspects of the book. I keep seeing people ask why they called themselves liars and I think it's what you said as well. I felt it was a more subtle thing and UGH THIS BOOK I LOVED SO MUCH
haha, this book was crazy good! this sounds weird, but i'm glad you cried, too, because i don't want to feel alone in the way this book demolished my soul, haha. ;)
thebookbasement I cried too on this book just thinking about them makes me sad I will never forget this book......
Yay! I wasn't the only one who cried. This book got me sooo bad!
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At first I thought that Gat raped her, bashed her head on the rocks and dumped her in the sea to try and drown her. Then as I continued reading, I thought that the twist ending was the fact they she set the house on fire, THEN I go to the big reveal and was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKK and then I started crying when she was reflecting on what she'd done and the impact on her family.
Fuck I need some Stephanie Perkins in my life now
Jun Kazama omg I was crying too... I was so heart broken
I READ THIS ON SCHOOL AND I JUST CRIED SO FREAKING MUCH. I WAS CONFUSED WHILE READING BUT THE END IS JUST SJSNAJSNSJSJSK MIND BLOWING
I'm so happy That I didn't expect the ending at all! I just now finished the book and I have never cried so much to a book in my entire life
I never thought that gat hurt cady in any way, honestly if gat was the reason that she had a psychotic break i wouldnt have liked the book.
I just read it today and I am so surprised anyone guessed the ending... I had to reread that part over and over to full grasp that what happened actually happened... I love the book over all and it kept my attention. I started it today and didn't stop until I was done. Most of the time I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere with the book but then when I got to where I needed to be I was done. I couldn't even cry I was too shocked and just amazed. The writing itself was beautiful and the way it was actually felt like you were actually her in a way where you are trying to figure out what's actually happened... I'm just... Oh my god.
Not going to lie I am a sucker for love stories and I was so caught up with what was going on between Cady and Gat that I totally missed EVERY SINGLE HINT and I read for two hours straight trying to finish the book and then I was so surprised I cried for an hour and immediately went from loving this book to hating it with all my heart because I couldn’t believe Cady had lost Gat anyone else?
i cried through the whole last part of the book and tbh this review almost made me cry again.
I just got done reading this book like 20 minutes ago and I cried . I did not see that twist coming, I thought it would end with Gat and her can be together and everything would be fine. the end just made me cry and I watched other videos where they pointed out hints and there so clear now. but it was an amazing book, my favorite book for now!
I feel really stupid, but I didn't see the ending coming at all. I didn't even see it until it was printed on the page in black and white. I think I was just so into the book and it demanded my full attention, so I didn't let my mind wander and try to guess what had happened. (Also it probably didn't help that I devoured this book in a few hours). Now I look back and everything makes so much sense!
(Hello everyone please don't read the comments unless you've read the book because spoilers okay thanks bye)
"It would be this one...Or Allegiant." YES.
The follow-up video idea sounds really cool! I definitely plan on rereading this at some point so I can catch all the things I missed the first time around.
Your reaction to the end of the book is pretty much the same as mine except I used way more bad words.
I don't understand how so many other people saw the ending and big twist coming. I was SHOCKED. I had a few different theories about how the story would end and what happened to Cadence, but yeah, I totally did not see that coming. For awhile, I was convinced that the book was going to end with Gat basically just killing all the Sinclairs, or at least the grandfather. Also, I thought that Gat had attacked Cadence or something and he was involved in her "head injury" and all that. I don't know, all of my ideas seem stupid now that I know what really happened. It's crazy that I kept forming different theories throughout the book! E. Lockhart kept dropping different hints that made me think one thing, and then she completely contradicted them a few pages later.
God, I can't stop thinking about how insane/tragic/haunting/mind-blowing everything about this story is. What a freaking amazing book.
developing different theories for this book was so frustrating because all the new clues made you head in different directions and it was like "WHERE IS THIS LEADING TO" and i think gat killing the sinclairs/at least the grandfather was a pretty good theory tbh. this book is SO tragic and haunting. it's hard to get out of my mind. I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR YOU WERE SHOCKED, RACHEL, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS SAYING THEY EXPECTED IT AND I'M JUST LIKE "HOW. HOW DO YOU EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE THAT."
I have two theories why they were called the liars. Minimum spoiler alert!!! Theory #1: Its a play on their last name, sincLAIR. A little fickle, but it could've played a part in the naming of the group. Although it would've left Gat out. Theory #2 they are constantly asked to play on their grandfather's affections, but don't. They say they did what was asked of them, while they didn't even contemplate doing it. Does any of it makes sense? Sorry, I'm rambling. I just finished it and now it's nearly 3 in the morning. I think I'll go to bed now...
I sadly could not control the urge of spoiling myself but I didn't figure it out entirely and still cried bucketloads at the end..that shows u the impact of the book's ending
Please know that you’re one of the best booktubers ever! Great review as always. :)
Haha I can't believe you could talk about We Were Liars for 14 minutes because I'm speechless after reading this book. LIKE OH MY GOD IT WAS AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! I'm a really emotional person and I was really surprised when I was reading the part where Cadence started rememerbering what she did and that I didn't start bawling my eyes out. I was just stunned at what happened. I started crying when she was talking about how the others can never be and do the things they wanted to. NOOOOOO I CRIED SO MUCH IT'S SO SAD AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS BOOK IT WAS SO GOOOOOOODDDDDD
I felt the same ha! I was also confused at first, but I loved everything about it. The end was very tragic! The book is beyond beautiful. Thanks to E. Lockhart. By the way, Awesome review.
Can someone please tell me why she was in the beach with no one clothes? How did she get there?
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I can't understand how you ever suspected Gat or Johnny's deaths! I just finished reading We Were Liars and in the first few pages of Part 5 'Truth', I was hoping that the explanation to the fire tragedy was just another one of her fairytale story 'variations'. I was then heartbroken that it was true, Mirren, Johnny and Gat were dead. I soon went back to thinking that it wasn't true, based on Cadence saying 'We could have been. We could have been.' I thought she meant they all COULD have died, and she regretted burning down the house, but she was glad they were alive. Once again, I was wrong. I was so sad that they were all dead, but clung on to my hope that they were alive until the very end of the book. I instantly went online to see what others thought, and so many people say they suspected it! HOW?! I also went back to the beginning of 'Summer 17' to see how I missed it. When Cadence arrived on the island and she talked to Taft, he said Mirren read him a story...
when he was scared, but SHE WAS DEAD!! Also, was Cadence staying at Cuddledown on her own for the entirety of Summer 17?!?! At the end of the book, after Cadence figures out what happened in the fire, she goes to dinner and it is mentioned that Cadence believes her mother has realised Cadence figured out the truth. I understand that Cadence was mentally unstable, but would her family not have presumed she figured it out earlier, since her cousins weren't on the island and she never asked questions?!?! Someone please explain!!
+Bronagh Scully I know right!!! I'm confused too
Taft said, "Mirren USED to read me bedtime stories" soooo yeah.
I just finished the book right now (IM SOBBING) and the reason Taft said that was because the aunties made sure none of the littles would give her any hints about what had happened; the night before when Taft called Cadence about his nightmares he hung up weirdly after she said to ask Mirren!
i wasn't expecting the ending at all, i'm surprised so many people figured it out before reading the ending because I think it wasn't predictable at all! the ending is soo sad though because throughout the book i was just like 'she's having a nice summer' and then at the ending you realize she was all alone; alone lying on that roof, jumping off that cliff all by herself etc.
I just finished it only minutes ago. I really didn't think any of them would die. I loved the writing style. So addictive! Great review, I really needed to hear someone elses spoilery thoughts!
I just finished the book last night and my reaction is exactly the same as yours! I enjoyed reading the book so much! But it was so intense! I cannot even form the right words to explain my reaction. While watching this video all I could say was " this is exactly how I'm feeling a out this book!".
I was sobbing when I found out the end oh my god
I cried at the ending too! I didn't guess the end AT ALL! I would never even have guessed that on of them died! I was really shocked and confused and sad, but also really happy that I read this amazing book!
I loved this book so so much! I was blown away by the ending, I didn't cry but I was definitely on the verge of tears. It was definitely a powerful book start to finish. I did not like Gat as soon as he was introduced. I loved how Cadence included her fairy tales that related to her family, that was definitely a bold aspect to the book. The littles did bother me especially when they were accusing Cady of being a "drug addict" and taking things that didn't belong to them which worried me. This was such a great book!
I didn't predict the ending AT ALL. not even in the slightest. I found the ending unbelievable depressing(like most people had) and i cried for at least a good long half hour. but i didnt stop complaining about it to my friends until a month after i finished it.
When I read this, I was really full of enthusiasm because the way E. Lockhart wrote this book is amazingly amusing. But the fact that there were so many characters always puzzled me, so just like you, I kept on glancing back to the family tree and also the island map. But anyway, I never thought that 3 of them died, I had other theories like, Cadence was traumatised hence making her hallucinate and things like that. THIS BOOK LITERALLY MADE ME STAY UP ALL NIGHT JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. Up to this point, several months later, I STILL CAN'T EVEN.
This book definitely blew my mind and made me feel so many intense, powerful emotions. I knew Cadance was unreliable, but part of me wanted to trust her and believe her despite. I love how the other three Liars were there for her, helping her remember and eventually return to being semi-okay. What really gave me so closure in that whirl of shock and emotion was the family forgiving her, and the Liars forgiving her despite their untimely deaths. She is still strong, and one day, she will be with them again. :)
The only thing I disagree with this review is that I really liked Johnny. I wanted to see more from him and Mirren (I think is how it is spelled), because they were complex as well and Gat/Cadance were special but not as complex. (Well, at least not Cadance until the present tense with her brain trauma.)
Anyway, the Liars truly had something remarkable and special, the family was so shattered and dysfunctional it was brilliant, and it at least gives me relieve to know that Johnny, Mirren, Gat, and Cadance will reunite in 'rest'.
(By the way, that last section was the most well-written spot. Saying how she endured fools, that just made me feel so much, but empowered too.)
I thought she was giving her stuff away because she was going to spend a last summer with them before killing herself. I NEVER imagined any of them were dead
I am such an idiot I didn't even pick up the fact that Cadence was an unreliable narrator so that plot twist left me absolutely speechless. But then looking back on the book everything made sense. Like the scene with Johnny's jacket, the little cousin telling Cadence that one of the houses is haunted.
I thought that one of the aunts tried to kill her because she was the eldest cousin I DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY WERE DEAD OHMYGOD
This book destroyed me. I didn't cry but it destroyed me
I got the sense that they were called the liars/referred to themselves as liars before any of the events happened, because Cadence said they were always getting into/making trouble (I don't remember the exact wording). To me it was just another classifier, like "the littles" or "the aunties" except instead of "the bigs" they were "the liars"!
Sry this is gonna be long cause I have a lot to say ab this book hahah. I went into it not knowing what it was at all or even hearing of it before, and I definitely agree that that's the way to do it. But I honestly don't even know how to put into to words how i feel about this book... I loved that it was about a privileged family rather than an underdog sort of story because it made it more interesting to read in my opinion and show a dark side behind a "perfect" lifestyle. But honestly I had nooo idea that that was the ending, I didn't pick up on any hints or anything even after they mentioned the fire.. and usually I'm pretty good at finding deeper meanings and hints in books, that's when I realized how brilliant the writing was. The only thing I predicted was that Mirren was pregnant because of how often she talked about having "sexual intercourse" and how she kept getting sick, but clearly I was way off. I'm just confused because i'm still not sure how Cadence was imagining the Liars the whole time, like If Mirren was sick because of the fire incident like you said, why would Cadence be picturing her that way if it didn't actually happen, she just died right away? Idk it's just so confusing and the reason the book is sticking with me is because although you find out what happened at the end, there are still so many unanswered questions I have and i'm so tempted to read it again and pick up on everything I missed. Looking back on it I don't know how I could have missed that they were dead! Like if you notice, theres never any direct conversation with the aunts/grandfather/littles and the 3 Liars and they said they weren't going to go to meals, etc. But then Cadence's mom said the thing about Gat and I was like waiit what... !!! Also about what you said at the end of the video if we thought she was actually on the island or just in bed imagining, that idea hadn't even crossed my mind until you said it and now that I think about it it's a possibility. The whole time I thought she really was at the island and was just imagining them being there with her. Anywayyy none of my friends read this book so I needed someone to vent to about it lollll this was so long but please reply and tell me what you think :)
Thanks for teasing mee! You've successfully made me finally decide what book to read next after aristotle and dante lol. ps: i always look up to ur review when it comes to pickin up a book ;)
I'm planning to read this one soon! It's coming in the post :)
oooh, i hope you enjoy it, megan! go into it w/ 0 expectations if you can.
Thank you! I'll try :) It arrived this morning! Yay!
I cried at the same parts that you did too. In fact i wanted to throw up because of what these kids did and more importantly, WHY they did it. And their families, i didn't feel any attachments to the characters until when she said those goodbyes. How they all rejected their selfish mothers' requests to lie.. I wept like a baby for their young lives being taken away just like that.
I guessed the ending right when Cadence said they did not reply to her at all. I mean, there's no other reasons why they would not reply at all because they are so close. I just didn't guess that they died in a fire. I thought it was in the sea. What a depressing story, I will never forget this book and I'm only okay now because Cadence found peace with herself at the end. Like how you felt, if she committed suicide, that would have been extremely devastating to read.
Well I got spoiled for Allegiant whilst I was in the middle of reading Divergent, and yes that was the worst thing that has EVER happened to me
I thought Mirren was either pregnant and/or going to die or was already dead because she talked about how she couldn't rock climb because she felt sick. But then when Johnny said he and Gat had been feeling the same way I realized that they were either all going to die or were all dead.
It annoyed me when the littles kept asking Cadence if she was a drug addict, they know that she needs that medicine=!
Warning: may contain spoilers!!!!
At first I thought the twist was the fire, so I was like "oh, ok, this twist isn't that bad." and then I read the end...I'm speechless.
SPOILERS UP AHEAD: At 7:18 when she said that, I instantly remembered the Mara Dyer trilogy and how Mara had to suffer through the deaths of the 3 friends (one of them being her boyfriend) and they were in a building that collapsed while they were inside, she was the only one who survived. I see the similarities now.
So I watched this review before I bought it, and I turned it off like you requested haha so thanks for that "no spoiling" advice. I just finished it right now, my mind is just blown! So I feel ya girl, it is insane!
Tbh, I did not see that coming. Knowing that the liars were dead surprised me. This is definitely my favorite book and I love it so much. And yes I cried
my theory was that Gat and Cady had a fight and he fell into the ocean and died but well that didn't happen :D Great Review!! :)
that's actually a p good theory, haha! that would've been tragic as well.
I thought something similar. I thought that Cady went swimming alone, hit her head, and almost drowned. Gat went in to save her and he drowned. Clearly way, way off
I just finished this, and am now going back to booktalks, haha. I started sobbing when part 5 began, until the end...
Watching this makes me wants to reread the book omg cadence :(
PS I CACKLED SO HARD WITH THAT "WHAT THE HECK!" I think you and i woke my dorm mate up lol
I can understand why you feel the similarity with Gatsby.. a part of me did too.. and throughout the book I was calling Gat as Gatz..
I have been watching reviews of this book and how everyone is saying that they started to question and guess the ending/twist but for me I just never thought the book would end with a twist I thought that everything was going to plan out but then that just made the ending so much more sad and emotional like just have me a huge wave of emotions but I just wanted to know if anyone else had this too
I loved this book but I'm still confused about how she saw the liars when they were dead? I mean I could understand if only Cadence saw the "ghosts" but not how other family members interacted with them. What do you think??? This is just crazy and I cried. I am so rereading this to see if I can pick up some clues!
I analyzed all the foreshadowing/clues and I already knew the ending like the part with Carrie and crying while clad in Johnny's jacket. I was getting SOOO annoyed when she freaked out over the dogs but yet not the WHOLE THING. Gat reminded me of Augustus Waters so much and I sobbed for a short while but the book was pretty good.
I just stumbled across your channel and already love it
I totally get the gatsby feeling too!! Maybe it's cause they are rich too and have similar kinds of fights to the ones that they did in great gatsby.
at 11:40 ish when you said that there were so many paths the mystery could have taken: those are variations :) also; i knew the liars were dead at page 45, i annotated as i read. and i picked up on the hint that gat was always cold after summer 15, but was warm during and before it.
I have been looking for this book for years after desperately trying not to see any reviews of it XD and when I finally read it I just Had to see your review again. SPOILER?
I did not expect this ending at all !
I felt so naiive but so happy that I didn't expect it, even after the ending reveal I still was like how?? There's no way. Was she hallucinating all this time. No they can't be.. then it hurt again when it was confirmed by them. It was just..bittersweet.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. LOVE this review. I was nodding along the entire time haha. I was definitely just as emotionally shattered as you were. The tears man, the tears. It's just like you said, imagining the 3 of them trapped in that fire, and then the aftermath of the family having to deal with this unimaginable tragedy. Even though I was not at all sympathetic to how they were acting during Cadence's memories of summer 15, fighting over inheritance issues and what not, I still had SO much sympathy for them once I found out the truth about what happened at the end of that summer. I also really believe that it changed them for the better, if not entirely then at least somewhat. As far as your question about Cadence's hallucinations, I think that she was actually in those places, talking to people who weren't really there. At least that's what I think when it comes to Cuddledown, because of the mess she made while she was there that even her mom asked her about. As far as the time she went into town with "Mirren," not sure if that one was real or if she was just hallucinating in bed with a headache. Gosh I could just discuss this book forever, but I'll try to wrap up this horrendously long comment now haha. But if you ever want to discuss it more or anything, definitely feel free to inbox me! :)
Loved this review! I felt the same..I really wanted to skip to the end and see what the end happened but I waited and I reacted the same! I literally said 'what the hell' when finishing this book! awesome review love! & I love your glasses!!!!
I may have forgotten some things and maybe thats why I dont get much like first I thought she had a fight with gat and he pushed her off a cliff or something and maybe he did it with mirre (was that her name?) Because I really thought she was pregnant. And I felt like something was up since the others didn't mention the liars a lot. But then there was a moment where the mother of cady does mention gat. And now that I think about it. Isn't that against the 'rules' of the Sinclair family? And the granddad always calling her by other name . It was really weird but It was a big surprise.
It took so much willpower to not spoil it for me.
I did guess towards the end about the three teens (partly from the mom talking about the house where they were hanging out, the Grandpa's treatment of Cady, some of the things he said, and then realizing no one answered Cady's emails) I also cried and cried at the end.
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When I read the truth part, I just remember being more angry than sad. Like I wanted to cry but mostly out of frustration that they were dead (ofc I was sad too).. I was literally talking to myself (like WTHHHHHHH) and laughing just so I wouldn't cry--does that make sense? lol
I guessed right away when she said one answered her emails, and when her mother tells her to play with the young kids, I was like, ''now I'm sure'', 'cause why should she if she has others the same age as her on the island, unless they're not there. Also I expected her to go into the water after the Liars at the end, it would have been so interesting. Also I thought it was cool how that one kid said that they're house is haunted, which makes you think wether they were ghosts or hallucinations. It could be both but I think it's the latter.
Also especially on the hardcopy the s is less dark that the rest of the font like it's facing away and it's interesting bc they were liars but now there's only one liar so the s is going away
YES!! I totally get the Gatsby thing!!
I walked around after reading this feeling like a zombie :P SO intense!! Yes! I agree the characters were so confusing at first!
I don't understand how anyone could guess? CRAY
I thought it would end in suicide too! I cried a little :( Aw, I actually loved Gat, haha! Yes, I wondered why they were the 'liars' too :/
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING COMING
I literally had to read the page where we *SPOILERS WATCH OUT* learn that they all died in the fire THREE TIMES.
But I knew that some things were WRONG, like I thought that maybe Cadence had been hit on the head by someone, I thought maybe Gat, for some unknown reason, instead of the accident in the water...
Also, I was like 100% sure that Mirren was going to die in the end, because we knew she was sick and it was really weird, so I was thinking "Hell, they are SO going to discover that she has a cancer and is going to die"... but I didn't have a clue about what really happened o_o
When I read this I looked at things through Candace's perspective completely. Obviously she's not a reliable narrator, but I pushed that aside and didn't question what she thought/said. Which meant that it literally was like a slap in the face when it said they perished in a fire. Literally four lines before that I was laughing that Gat's real name was Gatwick (an airport in London I often frequent), I think by doing that it had a much grander impact.
i thought they were called liars in cadence's mind, because no one else calls them liars. So, maybe it is just what she calls them as she tries to recall all the events before the accident.
I don't think they were just hallucinations, they were getting weaker and weaker in the mortal world when helping cadence remember, and even one of the littles could feel one of the house being haunted..
I always assumed she was having an episode/headache while communicating with them thus the reason no one really knew about them but not so sure..the whole bible reference was sort of creepy as well:/ great review!!
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I felt soo stupid when the twist came i was like oh this is another metaphor then the realization hit me so hard after that i started crying in public it wasn't funny
Ganna emam same I thought it meant that she was injured and couldn’t remember what happened so that kept her from starting over completely and that the other liars “dieing” in the fire just meant that they were able to start over but then I kept reading and that’s when I started to cry the ugliest cry you have ever seen
I read this book last week and I have to do an oral presentation about it. When I finished the book, I was like: What?! What did just happend?!;Then, I started to cry. I had many theories, but my first one was that Gat hit Cadence. When I think about it, I still get sad and I cry, like you said it is reaallyyy intense, even for us, I don't know what happend when you finished it but for me It was really intense and dark, that I invented my end for this story. Your video really helped me for my oral, Thanks. I don't know how you can talk without crying...hahaha. I definitely did not expect this end...
About what Cadence was doing while talking to the liars: I had the same doubt. I thought she was like inside a migraine world but then there's that part when her mother complains she's spending too much time on that house. I think she would go to the house and everything would just happen there. And there's the part when she says that before she enters the house, no one appears to be there.
you're makeup is gorgeous in this by the way.
AHH I WANT TO READ THIS * drowns in TBR *
omg you're always gorgeous so.
DON'T DROWN, MADDIE. I'LL SAVE YOU. (ends up adding even more books to your tbr)
thebookbasement Oh my God you're always so nice.
I am completely okay with TBR drowning as long as said TBR is filled with great books
yes i would love to see a follow up video !!:) i did not see anything coming either, and i don't know how anybody would have... like WHAT! it was so mindblowing. i cried too haha so don't worry
YES THANK YOU. someone who was shocked and cried! i felt so alone, haha. i'm rereading it, and i feel so dense. like, e. lockhart dropped so many hints and rereading them, i'm thinking, "HOW DID I MISS THIS." but god, first time around, i was SO shocked.
so I finished this book this afternoon, and man, my heart was racing and I was in TOTAL DISBELIEF. But I have some questions and maybe someone can help me out.
Why was Mirren (not real mirren) sick all the time?
Were the Liars (not real Liars) hallucinations, spirits, or did she become schizophrenic?
Also, is there another book that is similar to this one?
You remind me so much of a mini Priscilla! Loved this review, love your channel! I enjoyed the book but not as much as I thought I would :)
You and I had the exact same thought process reading this book. This book was cray.zee but perfect!
U should read the girl on the train by Paula Hawkins! Anything by Paula Hawkins. One of the best thriller novel I've ever read
I think she was there doing those things. Especially since Cuddletown was trashed. I thought that Gat hurt her. I was so surprised.
I thought that they got into a big family fight and the other liars never even found out about what happened to Cadence but then when summer 17 happened i was just straight up confused until she was talking about the dogs dying and then it clicked that they were all probably dead too
I actually guessed the ended about 3/4 into the book. I guessed it because the liars would never leave cuddletown and would always disappear when the aunts or the others would come around. Also the way the grandfather would always call them Mirren gave me another clue that she might have been dead. But nonetheless the end was still a surprise to me. Great Book!
**SPOILERS!!!**
As soon as I read the part about Carrie crying into Johnny's wind jacket, everything started piecing together. At first I had thought they all just had a giant fight or some falling out with the family the year Cadence was in Europe or something and that was why none of the Liars ever went in to the Clairmont house, but as soon as I read that part I was like, "oh my god they're all dead." And I flipped back through the pages and read everything about how Taft thought the Cuddledown house was haunted because he heard things, how Gat, Mirren, and Johnny didn't greet Cadence when she arrived and how they never ate meals with the family, how Gat's room was empty and how even when Cadence went out with Mirren everyone thought she just went out alone. And then as soon as they mentioned the fire and how the dogs had died, I too thought that there had to be something more so I just figured that meant that Mirren, Johnny, and Gat had died in the fire... and then I read a bit of the ending (because I'm a curious rebel who likes to ruin things for myself) and that confirmed everything and then the tears started flowing and there was snot and wet pages and this book was just SO AMAZING even though it was kind of predictable...
Thanks for the great review. I have added this one to my list.
I guessed it right off the bat, just got a sixth sense Bruce Willis, Uninvited vibe right after she mentioned her accident and then just kept looking for the fact the others were never mentioned.
I love how you repeat "DO NOT SPOIL YOURSELF!" When I started it I was like no no no, I'm going throuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh this blindly! It was SUCH an experience and a mindf*ck. OMG. I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did!
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I had NO assumption that either of them were dead. Except the dogs. But the whole being on the island with the rest of the liars, Cady noticed they were all acting weird or they would be there and then not there and THEY were lying to her (MAYBE THATS WHY THEY WERE CALLED THE LIARS?).
I read this in June and now it's the end of Feb and I'm STILL RECOVERING. I NEED MORE BOOKS LIKE THIS.
I read did read it without knowing anything about the plot and girl, did it give me all the feels.
I clicked on your review and afterwards (because I hadn't read the book) I clicked out. I got the book the next day and whipped threw it. I'm really glad I hadn't finished watching because I would've been so confused!
I loved this review but one thing that surprised me mostly because this is like the second time i´ve heard it is that you didn´t get the tittle, i reaaally love the tittle I mean it´s important to know that they didn´t called themselves ¨the liars¨ it was the aunties and even the granddad who started that, they just used it too and i mean to understand it you have to see it from their point of view I guess, not the liars. Think about it, it´s not hard to get and i absolutely loved that since the beginning
I also thought that Cady would die too. I thought that Cady would follow the liars into the ocean when they left and drown.
I think that the title of this book is very clever for a number of different reasons. To begin with, it may not seem clear at the start as to why they are known as the ‘liars’- they seem pretty normal - but soon, a web of lies emerge throughout the book. Lies, secrecy and confusion develop between the characters which give the Liars the true meaning of their name. Each character is damaged in a variety of ways, and they all pretend to be people they are not. They all them mask their true emotions of jealousy, betrayal and anger. This gives off an aura of oppression and it really all starts to show during summer seventeen. Mirren, Johnny, and Gat lie about meaningless activities such as buying donuts, fake relationships, hidden relationships and it is made clear by these three liars that they only portray themselves in a certain manner while in Beechwood whereas Cadence has always seemed to wear her heart on her sleeve. Finally, it becomes clear that Cadence is unintentionally living the biggest lie of all; Harris thinks that the fire that has destroyed Clairmont was an accident, and that Cadence wasn't there, but we later find out the truth of what really went down.
Ahhhhh that book hurts sooo much
It affected me more because I was dumb and didn't guess anyyyythhhiiing all my guesses were wrong. My heart is broken I need a happy book NOW!!!
I had no idea at all.... Like it hit me like a brick
i read this months ago and I AM STILL NOT OK......... LIKE REALLY NOT OKKKKK......