We Fell Apart (We Were Liars #3) by E. Lockhart - ADVISABLE

We Fell Apart (We Were Liars #3) by E. Lockhart, 320 pages. Random House Children's Books, 2025. $23

Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

Matilda has been raised by a mother who is frequently running off to find love.  Her father is unknown to her. Her mother never talks about her father and Matilda has lived her life without knowing him or anything about his life.  Unexpectedly, upon graduation, she receives an email from her father that turns her world into one mystery after another.  

Based on a hidden beach, tangled with webs of lies and a little romance, readers will be thrilled to find one surprise after another until the very end. This is a sweet book of a young woman trying to find her identity, a true love, and whether or not she can be “whole” in spite of her father’s lack of love and attention.  The plot is fun, fast moving and interesting.  We Fell Apart is well written in a very clean and classy way.  I loved that strong emotions were experienced and explored without the use of violence, swearing, or sexual content.  The book runs the gambit of love, loss and triumph without worrisome content. 

S. Lewis