Family of Liars, E. Lockhart
Family of Liars, E. Lockhart
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Family of Liars
The Prequel to We Were Liars

Author: E. Lockhart

Series: We Were Liars #2

Narrator: Kimberly Farr

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2022

Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The addictive prequel to the TikTok phenomenon We Were Liars: the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.

"I anticipated that at some point a shocking twist would come. And, wow, does it ever." —The New York Times

"A perfect beach read." —The Boston Globe

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.

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

About The Author

E. Lockhart is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller We Were Liars. She also invented a superhero for DC Comics. Her books include Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero; Again Again; The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, a National Book Award Finalist and a Printz Honor Book; and Genuine Fraud, a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on March 05, 2025

I couldn’t be so excited to start the prequel of one of the most mind blowing, shocking, surprising stories I’ve ever read! “We were liars” hit me real hard with its sucker punch twist I didn’t see it coming. With this prequel we get a closer look of the parents of three liars: the story’s narrator......more

Goodreads review by Delanie on June 01, 2022

did we were liars emotionally destroy you or are you a soulless husk of your former self? anyways, cannot wait for this book to shatter me.......more

Goodreads review by Ali on July 31, 2022

3.5 stars! I definitely liked this book more than we were liars and it was so cool to hear about the past generation (Cadence's mom and her siblings) and how that shaped the family. Overall a really interesting and surprising story. I never saw the ending coming and literally never knew where the st......more

Goodreads review by Isabelle on August 07, 2022

well. that was unexpected. i'm really just not sure what to make of that.......more

Goodreads review by Layla on June 04, 2022

I don't know what I disliked more: the writing, the concept, or the character names. Lawrence Pfefferman? Yardley? Tipper Taft Sinclair? Absolutely not. I cannot take these people seriously. But I did enjoy this more than book 1. Excluding the last like 10 chapters which sucked.......more

Quotes

Praise for Family of Liars:

"Poetic and thoughtful....  I anticipated that at some point a shocking twist would come. And, wow, does it ever." —The New York Times

"Besides superb character development, there is a dark, supernatural angle that makes this an interesting novel with unexpected twists…. An atmospheric story that will welcome new and seasoned readers to the Sinclair family." —NPR

"Full of plot twists, betrayal, and ugly family secrets, fans of the first novel will no doubt love it." —Paste Magazine

★ "Beautiful and devastating." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ "[A] layered, atmospherically tense exploration of jealousy, love, and family loyalty." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ "While knowledge of the earlier title enriches the drama here, this is still absolutely engrossing, and readers will wonder what other tragic secrets the Sinclairs are hiding." —The Bulletin, starred review

★ "An unforgettable, sorrowful story of grief, guilt and regret…. Lockhart further contrasts death, lies and grief with movie nights and sunny afternoons on sailboats, giving depth to this unsettling yet striking story." —Shelf Awareness, starred review

"The novel is uncomfortably thought-provoking… and is impossible to put down." —The Horn Book

"An absorbing prequel…. As she did in the original, Lockhart uses fairy tales and a shocking twist to powerful effect." —The Buffalo News

Praise for We Were Liars:

"Irresistible premise for this ticking time bomb of a novel." —The New York Times Book Review

"[A] haunting, sophisticated mystery... so twisty and well-told that it will appeal to older readers as well as to adolescents." —The Wall Street Journal

"It's a nearly perfect story, and it's utterly absorbing." —Bustle

"No book on this summer's reading list will have readers immobilized in their hammocks more than E. Lockhart's We Were Liars." —Newsday

"Stunningly sharp. . . . will sear itself into your memory." —Christian Science Monitor

"A haunting psychological thriller." —The Guardian

"Delivers a satisfying, but shocking twist ending." —Entertainment Weekly

"It's twisty, it's mysterious, and it's got a surprise ending that'll knock your socks off." —MTV News

"A shocking punch in the face that will stay with you long after you finish." —Hypable

★ "Surprising, thrilling, and beautifully executed." —Booklist, starred review

★ "Riveting, brutal and beautifully told." —Kirkus, starred review

★ "The ending is a stunner that will haunt readers for a long time to come." —SLJ, starred review

★ “Astonishing." —Shelf Awareness, starred review

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