Jeff Koeppen's Reviews > We Were Liars

I enjoyed this book. The deepening mystery over the course of the book and gradual reveal in the final chapters the book kept me on the hook for the duration. I liked how the mystery was unveiled as the main character recalled suppressed memories from the traumatic events which I wracked my brain trying to figure out the whole time I was listening.

What I didn't like was how the book seemed to slide in to the YA abyss of portraying the adults as irrational antagonists. The adults in this book were petty, pompous, lazy, and entitled. Furthermore, the criminal behavior of the young people to "fix things" was portrayed as almost justified. Ugh. To me, a lot of the book seemed YA formulaic.

2.5 stars rounded up to 3.