Cadence’s grandmother had died, and the main house feels empty without her. This 15th summer is the first one without Tipper. They rekindle their romance, this time on a more physical level. But Gat cannot deny his feelings for Cadence.

The news crushes Cadence, as her father had just left the family that month.

The four grow up together each summer and call themselves “the Liars.”Ĭadence and Gat start a more romantic relationship during the summer of their 14th year, but when Cadence returns the following year, Gat has another girlfriend back home. Cadence instantly formed an attachment to him when they met roughly nine years earlier.Īlthough welcomed to the island every summer, Gat never feels truly at ease because he is of Indian decent and can tell that the Sinclair grandparents do not approve of him. Johnny’s mother’s boyfriend is Gat’s uncle. She revels in the freedom of the island and loves to spend time with her cousins - Johnny and Mirren - and their family friend, Gat. Every summer Cadence spends her vacation on an island off Massachusetts, which is owned by her grandparents. His leaving shattered her world.Ĭadence is the granddaughter of Tipper and Harris Sinclair, wealthy elite of New England. Her father left the family when Cadence was 15. This story is told through many concise sentences, which are often out of sequence, but this review will attempt to tell the story in a linear fashion.

We were liars book 2