Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Were Liars | 2014 | Emily Jenkins | Buy |
| 2 | Family of Liars | 2022 | Emily Jenkins | Buy |
| 3 | We Fell Apart | 2025 | Emily Jenkins | Buy |
The We Were Liars series begins with E. Lockhart’s 2014 young adult thriller, which became a number one New York Times bestseller. The first book follows Cadence Sinclair, a teenager from a wealthy, seemingly perfect family that spends summers on a private island off Massachusetts. After a mysterious accident, Cadence must reconstruct what happened during the summer she can’t remember.
Family of Liars (2022) serves as a prequel set decades earlier, revealing the origins of the Sinclair family’s secrets. We Fell Apart (2025) continues the story. The series has been praised for its twisting plot and unreliable narrator, and We Were Liars was adapted into a television series in 2025.