ericavoll 's review for:

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

3.0

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Meh. Fell for the hype on this one and it just was a little flat for me. Lots of telling/narration vs. showing/doing in this one. And while I think the premise is interesting, I felt like there were a lot of missing parts- Evie’s childhood and mom were referenced a lot but there wasn’t much meat there, for example. I didn’t mind the back and forth between timelines and jobs, and I didnt see the twist coming, but I also didn’t feel like all the parts were tied together nicely in the end- it felt rushed. Honestly, I sort of lost interest by the end so maybe that’s why.