We Were Liars

We Were Liars, Book 1

De: E. Lockhart

Narrado por: Emily Alyn Lind

COMING SOON AS THE ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES WE WERE LIARS

#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.

Explore 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!)

©2014 E. Lockhart (P)2025 Listening Library

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“Sometimes a book is a book and sometimes a book is a phenomenon. E. Lockhart’s 2014 Y.A. psychological thriller We Were Liars is, without a doubt, a phenomenon. . . . The prequel aims to stand on its own, and technically it does; you don’t need to have read the earlier book to understand this new one. But for the greatest enjoyment of Family of Liars, read We Were Liars first.”—The New York Times, on Family of Liars

"You’re going to want to remember the title. Liars details the summers of a girl who harbors a dark secret, and delivers a satisfying, but shocking twist ending."—Breia Brissey, Entertainment Weekly

"This mindblowing YA thriller from E. Lockhart will make you glad you're the 99 percent...And that's about all we can tell you when it comes to the story of 'We Were Liars,' the book by E. Lockhart that everyone will be reading, and re-reading, this summer. It's twisty, it's mysterious, and it's got a surprise ending that'll knock your socks off."—Kat Rosenfield, MTV News

I’m sad now

This was such an amazing book. All love but this one hurt. Now on to the next.

Never saw that coming!

I wanted to listen to the book before I watched on Prime. Of course this will be better. I really enjoyed this because I was hooked with the desire to find out what Cady was not remembering. Boy did I get an answer! Fantastic twist!

The characters and the plot twist

I love it so much I could not put down and I can’t wait read the next one

twists and turns

bit confusing at first, but full of heart wrenching twists and turns. the details painted the pictures for your imagination

Summer of 15

This book was awesome, many different turns and confusion. Now I can go watch the movie.

So good

Excellent narration and the story kept me hooked and guessing until the very end, highly recommend!!

What did I just read?

The ending twist of this book will have you feel all the emotions! Loved the storyline, beautifully written!

Recommend reading the hard copy of this one

Maybe it’s just me, but I had a hard time following this story through audio. The reader was great, there was just a lot going on in this one! Pretty good story, but not in my top reads

We were liars

Oh my goodness this book was fascinating. I totally did not expect the plot twist, but everything fell into place at the end! Would recommend!

Perfection

Cadence Sinclair Eastman, the oldest of the wealthy Sinclair grandchildren spends summers on Beechwood island with her cousins Johnny and Mirren and family friend (and crush) Gat--nicknamed the Liars. She has migraines and memory loss since an accident on the island two summers ago, but now she's back with her cousins, hoping to remember what really happened. But, the Sinclairs are not as perfect as they seem; everyone on Beechwood island is a liar, maybe even Cadence herself.

E Lockhart has written a nearly pitch perfect novel that will appeal to both teens and adults. Told from Cadence's first person POV this fast pace story grabbed me from the first sentence with short, pointed sentences. Every word had a purpose. Every sentence showed character, setting or plot. I felt like I was on the island observing Cadence and her cousins. I began feeling like I wanted this book to last forever when I hit 25% on my kindle, the more I read, the more I wanted to know what happened, yet to have the book continue after the mysteries were solved. Cadence is a multidimensional, flawed character. I couldn't help to feel her frustration not remembering and feeling like everyone was lying. I wanted to scream at the other, "just tell her". I never saw the twist at the end coming and was completely shocked. Every guess I had was completely off base, yet the ending made perfect sense.
I can't recommend WE WERE LIARS highly enough and expect it will be nominated for and win many awards this year. I'm about to reread it and see all the clues I missed.