We Were Liars

The Bookworm says... Yes. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart was a very interesting book. The Sinclairs are a perfect family. No one is a thief, no on is a liar. No one is a failure. Cadence is the eldest Sinclair grandchild, therefore heir to the private Beechwood Island. All of the cousins go to Beechwood every summer. The Liars have been a group since summer five when Gat started coming to the island. Gat and his father Ed are the only non white residents of the island. The Liars are all best friends planning revenge and crazy pranks. Cadence is in love with Gat. Was in love. Is in love. Whichever. One summer, everything goes wrong. A rebellion with a bad ending. Cadence is found on the beach unconscious after "The Accident". She lost her memory. This is the tale of Cadence, trying to remeber what happened that summer, Summer Fifteen, the fate of her loved ones, and if the motto still stands. Are the Sinclairs perfect? Or have they just created a perfect facade? 

Amazon Book of the Month.

"Someone once wrote that a novel should deliver a series of astonishments. I get the same thing by spending an hour with you." 

The Symptoms of My Insanity

The Bookworm says... Maybe. Symptoms of My Insanity by Mindy Raf was a good book. Izzy seems like a normal girl. A normal girl with a not-so-normal mom, and a not-so-normal bra size. Izzys mom has a rare stomach cancer, and her condition is worsening. Izzys sister is at college, leaving her to care for her mom. Also, she is constantly self conscious of her large breasts. On top of this she is extremely paranoid about everything, and tends to self diagnose herself with various diseases using Symptomaniac.com. Plus, she has a huge art portfolio due. In three weeks. Her best friend starts to act strange, and Izzy has no idea what is going on. Then, her major-long-time crush starts hitting on her. She tries to handle everything, but were her impressions of people wrong? Does he really like her, or is he using her? Is her mom keeping things from her? And at this rate, will she ever make it to graduation? In my opinion, the book itself was great. But, there is always a hamartia (fatal flaw). This story's fatal flaw is the subplots. There are subplots upon subplots upon subplots, which I was not a fan of. 

"The only prescription is a dose of reality."