Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

26 reviews

juanat77's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Car accident, Gaslighting, Cancer, Cursing, Death, and Murder

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'd wanted to read an excellent thriller, and this is the one.  This book had an interesting protagonist, excellent pacing, helpful flashbacks, and a terrific ending.  I thoroughly enjoyed this, even if it kept me up late.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Outing, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Grief, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Bullying

caityg22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

itstruly_flower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Addiction, and Alcohol

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Gaslighting, Violence, Alcoholism, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

   When the mysterious Mr. Smith asks Evie to do a job, she has to do it. But what is he up to on this particular job? And who is Mr. Smith?
   I enjoyed this book quite a bit and didn't guess who Mr. Smith was. I thought it was one person, but thankfully the author went in another direction.
   I do wish we had more of her friends and colleagues. I liked them more than Evie, to be honest. I liked the dual timeline as it kept me engaged with the book and interested in the storyline.
  I did figure out what was going on with the death before it was revealed, though not why she did it, so that part was a bit predictable, along with predicting the final "twist".

Narrator Rating: 4.5 stars
  The narrator did an excellent job with the book. With the tonal shifts for emotions and characters especially.

Extra ratings:  Fluff - NA   Heartfelt -2/5   Helpful-3/5   Horror -NA    Inspiration -NA    Love aka Romance- 2/5   Mystery -3/5   Predictability -2.5/5    Spice -0.5/5    Suspense -2/5  Tear- 1/5   Thrill -4/5    Humor-0.5/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Cancer, and Death

Minor: Murder, Terminal illness, Stalking, and Death of parent