Who We Were

This book was recommended by Liane Moriarty in a Book Chat newsletter I subscribe to. Since I am a big fan of Moriarty's books, I knew this was going to be good and I was so right! I pre-ordered the Kindle version on Amazon (great price) and started reading it as soon as it dropped into my Kindle app. This book kept me rapt! If I had an audible version and could read while driving and working, I would've finished sooner!
It takes a little time for character development, but it's so worth it. Towards the middle the pace picks up and it becomes indisputably unputdownable! Just when you believe you know who is responsible, you find out you actually may be wrong. Then you think, “Ok! I was right.” then you start to second-guess yourself again. I'm recommending Who We Were by B.M. Carroll to all of my friends who enjoy thrillers.

I enjoyed this one for the most part. The mystery kept me guessing until the end. However, the “thriller” angle of the story took a back seat to the lives of all the characters. The characters themselves were intriguing, so that definitely went a long way in keeping me interested. So ya, I liked it, but it wasn't something that blew me away.

This book will definitely evoke memories of your own experiences of school, whether you loved or hated it. The colourful mixture of characters within the novel are not only realistic but relatable. This book explores the effects of bullying and how it can eat away at you even in adult life, both from the perspective of victim and perpetrator.

I loved the structure of this book with the inserts from the original Yearbook, this allowed you to get to grips with the multiple characters in the novel very quickly. I loved the idea of a reunion 20 years on (I would personally hate this and probably wouldn't attend