We Fell Apart: A We Were Liars Novel by E. Lockhart

In this book, Matilda receives an invitation she wasn’t expecting, giving her a chance to spend the summer at Hidden Beach, the coastal estate of the father she’s never met. Her father is Kingsley Cello, a reclusive artist.
But when she arrives at the estate, instead of finding answers, she meets her long-lost brother Meer. She also meets Brock, a former child star, who is struggling with demons and Tatum, someone who wants her gone. As Matilda searches for her father and learns some of the estate’s secrets and realizes everyone here is hiding something.

We Fell Apart expands the world established in We Were Liars and Family of Liars.

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Title: We Fell Apart: A We Were Liars Novel
Author: E. Lockhart
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Genre: Young Adult Thriller / Mystery
Year of Publication: 2025
Date of Publication: November 4, 2025
Pages: 320
ISBN-10: 0593899164
ISBN-13: 978-0593899168
Reading age: ‎12 – 17 years

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Main Plot & Characters

Matilda: Young woman seeking connection with her biological father and a place she can belong.
Meer: Matilda’s brother she’s never met until this summer. He is open-hearted but with his own past.
Brock: Former TV star battling addiction and a haunted past.
Tatum: Tatum is brooding and resentful. He is entangled in the estate’s secrets and Matilda’s arrival.
Kingsley Cello: He is Mathilda’s father and an artist. Kingsley’s invitation sets everything in motion.