Quote 4
They built three new houses on their craggy private island and gave them each a name: Windemere for Penny, Red Gate for Carrie, and Cuddledown for Bess.
I am the eldest Sinclair grandchild. Heiress to the island, the fortune, and the expectations.
Well, probably. (3.4-6)
Once you know that Cadence planned the destruction of Clairmont, the "probably" makes a lot more sense. Do you think Harris will still leave everything to her? Does what she did change his expectations?
Quote 5
The family calls us four the Liars, and probably we deserve it. We are all nearly the same age, and we all have birthdays in the fall. Most years on the island, we've been trouble. (4.2)
The Liars don't seem like trouble until the end of the book, which makes us wonder if Cadence is lying here, too. Maybe burning down the house is the first time they've actually been trouble, after having to be perfect for so many years.
Quote 6
I understood, and I managed to erase Granny Tipper from conversation, the same way I had erased my father. Not happily, but thoroughly. (11.14)
The Sinclairs are big on denial and façade. It doesn't matter how you leave the family; when you're gone, you're gone.