First Lie Wins by Ashely Elston

First Lie Wins by Ashely Elston
UK Publication: January 2024
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]

This ARC was provided by Headline (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.

One word review – Twisty

Synopsis from Goodreads: Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.

The identity comes to Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the target: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job.

Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job will be different. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes–especially after what happened last time.

Because the one thing she’s worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to—her real identity—just walked right into this town. Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there’s still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn’t be higher–but then, Evie has always liked a challenge…

My Thoughts: Woo hoo this was a fun twisty suspense story where you can literally trust no-one and nothing is as it seems.

I was completely hooked by Evie’s story and as the twists kept coming my head was reeling. I had no idea where this was ultimately heading or what the payoff would be but I totally enjoyed the ride.

Who would like this? If you enjoy your suspense stories with a dash of romance, a large splash of the absurd and morally grey characters with hearts then this is totally the book for you.

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