“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine!
This week I’m waiting on…
Title We Were Liars
Author E. Lockhart
Pages 240 Pages
Genre Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Romance
Publisher Delacorte Press
To Be Published May 13th, 2014
Find It On Goodreads
A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends โ the Liars โ whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.
Because there’s only so many times I can hear Jamie gush about this book before I become insatiably curious ๐
In all seriousness though, Jamie is one of the book bloggers whose opinions I trust most, so when I saw We Were Liars highlighted in her wonderful ‘Save The Date’ feature Here, I knew this book was one to watch. Admittedly, I’m entirely unfamiliar with E. Lockhart’s previous work, having never read her immensely popular Ruby Oliver series or The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, but it sounds as though this book might be an excellent place to start. I’m always on the lookout for life-changing reads and new favourite authors, and it sounds as though this novel might provide the perfect opportunity for both.
I think what excites me most, apart from the resoundingly positive feedback I’ve seen so far, is the fact that I know next to nothing about this novel. I have no idea what it’s about. I have no idea what to expect. That alone is reason enough for me to want to read it. Desperately. One thing I didn’t realize before I began blogging is how a lot of the ‘mystery’ about upcoming releases is lost along the way. Between advanced reader copies and constant exposure to book reviews and promotional posts about a book prior to its release, it can often feel as though you know all about a book before it is ever published. That said, every review and/or post I’ve encountered thus far about We Were Liars has been purposefully vague, and I appreciate that this is one of the rare cases where I’ll be able to ‘go in blind’. There’s nothing better than beginning a novel with no preconceived notions, and I can’t wait to crack the pages of this novel and discover the mystery myself. May 13th cannot get here soon enough!
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I have this on my Kindle and I’m simultaneously dying and terrified to read it. I know NOTHING about it, and there’s all this hype! I mean, WHAT IS THIS BOOK?!
Rachel Patrick recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday (73)
GO READ IT NOW! Seriously. The writing blew me away. It’s so real and raw and I loved every minute of it.
Cassie G recently posted…Monthly Wrap Up โ March
I’ve heard such good things about this one! And I agree that it’ll be awesome going into this one without knowing much about it. Normally, I do extensive research before reading a novel, so I should start changing things and going into books as mysteries! Lovely pick, Jen!
Aimee recently posted…โWaiting Onโ Wednesday: Dove Arising
I agree with how sometimes not knowing anything about a book before reading it would give you the perfect mindset going into the actual reading.
This book sounds intriguing. I hope you enjoy reading it when it comes out. Thanks for sharing.
Here’s My WoW pick ๐
Camille @ Girl meets Books recently posted…โWaiting Onโ Wednesday (19): THE KISS OF DECEPTION by Mary E. Pearson
I actually have We Were Liars from Netgalley, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet.. I haven’t read any of E. Lockheart’s previews works either, but I sneaked a peak and I loved the note in the beginning! Oh, now you;re making me want to start this even though I haven’t finished my current read yet! Ugghhh!
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Kim @ Divergent Gryffindor recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday
OOh I love how this one sounds. Totally adding it to the TBR pile ๐
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–Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
This one sounds really cute- adding it. Love the cover art and the blurb definitely sounds intriguing. Great pick! ๐
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Jenn @ Tale of Two Doxies recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday: Red At Night by Katie McGarry (March 12)
I’ve read it and will keep my opinions to myself (for now, ha). I will say this, E. Lockhart is an OUTSTANDING writer. I’ve read her previous series Ruby Oliver (and btw, it is completely different from this one). She has a way with words that can just grab you. I think it’s best to know nothing going into this novel; however, I didn’t know a thing & was still able to uncover the “mystery” a little too soon.
Ginger @ GReads! recently posted…Noggin by John Corey Whaley
This books so good! Can’t wait to read it ๐
This one is on my TBR list as well. I cannot wait to read it! Thanks for sharing.
I was just reading about this novel. Looks intriguing.
I have an ARC for this and I can’t wait until I can finally dive into it!
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kimberlyfaye recently posted…Return to Branton Series Blitz & Bonus Scene
Yes! This one looks so awesome Jen! I agree…it’s great going into a book with only a general sense of what’s going to happen — it’s always fun to be surprised, right? ๐
Thanks for sharing and great choice!
Zoe N. recently posted…Nil
I actually haven’t heard of this book yet, but it does sound really great, Jen ๐ Thanks for sharing – new add to my TBR ๐
Have a wonderful weekend!
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #23 – Squee for The Forever Song
I really liked this book!! I won’t say more because it isn’t out yet but I hope you love it! The writing is incredible…that’s all I’ll say for now ๐
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