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The Clown Underground
by Francis Harvey
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Evie Porter moves into her boyfriend's house at the start of the book after a dinner with some of his friends.
The only problem with this Evie Porter is not Evie porter.
Normally when I write a review I give a few more things about what happens in the story, however this is a thriller that is well worth going in with as little as possible of the story.
This is because First Lie wins has about as many twists in it as a bowl of Fusilli so if you want your thriller novels to be full of surprises pick up the book and read it as a reader of this genre you will not be disappointed.
So reading Ashley Elston’s debut novel will give you all the enjoyment you want from this genre, the only downside to the writing is that this book feels like a film rather than a book.
So what do i mean by this, one of the things that a novel gives more than any other art form is books are able to get into the mind of the characters, which means novelists can put a lot of the story in the mind of the characters rather than being shown it on the page directly.
I guess this is ok for the other characters in the story such as her boyfriend Ryan Sumner as First Lie Wins is told all the way through by Evie. However with Evie’s character there was little if anything the reader learns through what she is thinking in terms of her motivation.
This is especially true as the story has a number of flashbacks throughout the book giving the main character’s back story.
I am not saying that the depth of the characters' thoughts were detrimental to the story, but if the writer Ashley Elston added this to the story it would have elevated it. But as this is a debut novel it does seem a little harsh.
Having said that if you just judge First Lie Wins as a debut thriller with twist and turns throughout with red herrings all over the place than Ashley Elston Debut novel First Lie Wins is a debut book to get 2024 of to a great start.
Evie Porter moves into her boyfriend's house at the start of the book after a dinner with some of his friends.
The only problem with this Evie Porter is not Evie porter.
Normally when I write a review I give a few more things about what happens in the story, however this is a thriller that is well worth going in with as little as possible of the story.
This is because First Lie wins has about as many twists in it as a bowl of Fusilli so if you want your thriller novels to be full of surprises pick up the book and read it as a reader of this genre you will not be disappointed.
So reading Ashley Elston’s debut novel will give you all the enjoyment you want from this genre, the only downside to the writing is that this book feels like a film rather than a book.
So what do i mean by this, one of the things that a novel gives more than any other art form is books are able to get into the mind of the characters, which means novelists can put a lot of the story in the mind of the characters rather than being shown it on the page directly.
I guess this is ok for the other characters in the story such as her boyfriend Ryan Sumner as First Lie Wins is told all the way through by Evie. However with Evie’s character there was little if anything the reader learns through what she is thinking in terms of her motivation.
This is especially true as the story has a number of flashbacks throughout the book giving the main character’s back story.
I am not saying that the depth of the characters' thoughts were detrimental to the story, but if the writer Ashley Elston added this to the story it would have elevated it. But as this is a debut novel it does seem a little harsh.
Having said that if you just judge First Lie Wins as a debut thriller with twist and turns throughout with red herrings all over the place than Ashley Elston Debut novel First Lie Wins is a debut book to get 2024 of to a great start.