We Were Liars

The Sinclair family seem to have it all- three beautiful golden-haired daughters, perfect grandchildren, and their own private island, with a house for each daughter.  Summers were spent on the island, with Cadence Sinclair Eastman, the oldest grandchild and heiress to the island, making ice cream, swimming in the ocean, and catching lobsters and crabs with her cousins.  All of the Sinclair grandchildren were golden, tall and tan, and perfect.  They called themselves the liars and they grew up together on the island during the summers.  But it is all a facade.  The aunts fight over who should receive the most inheritance.  They drink too much, and fight, and the children are caught in the middle.  Cadence is involved in an accident, but she can't remember what happened.  She returns to the island the summer before her 18th birthday, trying to piece it all together.
This book is a very quick read.  Only 225 pages, with short chapters, it is easy to fly through.  As Cadence tries to get to the bottom of what happened to her and her cousins, the story jumps around in time.  It is very easy to get caught up in the lives of the Sinclairs, living on an island during the summer and having barbecues and ice cream.  It is also easy to see the beginnings of the crumbling of the facade.  A great summer read!