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Books Like We Were Liars

by E. Lockhart · about this book

Loved We Were Liars by E. Lockhart? If its twisty, unreliable narrator and wealthy families hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Never Never, The Blind Assassin and Crank. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside We Were Liars: Twisty · Unreliable Narrator · Wealthy Families · Young Adult · Family Secrets

1. 

   Never Never

   Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher

   Twisty · Amnesiac Protagonist · Unreliable Narrator · Short Chapters · Amnesia Plot

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   The Blind Assassin

   Margaret Atwood

   Unreliable Narrator · Twisty · Family Secrets · Tragic · Wealthy Families

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   Crank

   Ellen Hopkins

   Tragic · Toxic Family Dynamics · Short Chapters · Lyrical Prose · Teen Protagonist

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4. 

   Thirteen Reasons Why

   Jay Asher

   Nonlinear Narrative · Short Chapters · Tragic · Death of a Friend · Teen Protagonist

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5. 

   Vanishing Girls

   Lauren Oliver

   Twisty · Unreliable Narrator · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Emotional

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6. 

   The Pilot's Wife

   Anita Shreve

   Family Secrets · Nonlinear Narrative · Tragic · Island · Emotional

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7. 

   The Sense of an Ending

   Julian Barnes

   Unreliable Narrator · Twisty · Death of a Friend · Emotional · Lyrical Prose

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8. 

   Sharp Objects

   Gillian Flynn

   Unreliable Narrator · Twisty · Family Secrets · Nonlinear Narrative · Toxic Family Dynamics

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9. 

   Piranesi

   Susanna Clarke

   Amnesiac Protagonist · Amnesia Plot · Unreliable Narrator · Twisty · Lyrical Prose

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10. 

    Out of the Dust

    Karen Hesse

    Short Chapters · Tragic · Teen Protagonist · Lyrical Prose · Emotional

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11. 

    The God of the Woods

    Liz Moore

    Wealthy Families · Nonlinear Narrative · Toxic Family Dynamics · Family Secrets · Summer Vibes

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12. 

    Code Name Verity

    Elizabeth Wein

    Unreliable Narrator · Twisty · Nonlinear Narrative · Tragic · Young Adult

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13. 

    Silence

    Becca Fitzpatrick

    Amnesiac Protagonist · Amnesia Plot · Death of a Friend · Twisty · Teen Protagonist

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14. 

    Fates and Furies

    Lauren Groff

    Family Secrets · Toxic Family Dynamics · Unreliable Narrator · Nonlinear Narrative · Twisty

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15. 

    Wintergirls

    Laurie Halse Anderson

    Death of a Friend · Lyrical Prose · Toxic Family Dynamics · Young Adult · Unreliable Narrator

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16. 

    Before I Go to Sleep

    S.J. Watson

    Unreliable Narrator · Twisty · Short Chapters · Amnesiac Protagonist · Amnesia Plot

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17. 

    The Book of Ruth

    Jane Hamilton

    Toxic Family Dynamics · Family Secrets · Tragic · Death of a Friend · Emotional

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18. 

    The Maze Runner

    James Dashner

    Twisty · Amnesiac Protagonist · Amnesia Plot · Death of a Friend · Short Chapters

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19. 

    Liar

    Justine Larbalestier

    Unreliable Narrator · Twisty · Death of a Friend · Family Secrets · Teen Protagonist

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20. 

    Everything, Everything

    Nicola Yoon

    Twisty · Short Chapters · Teen Protagonist · Emotional · Toxic Family Dynamics

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