First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
First, let me tell you, I just finished this one this afternoon and this is no lie, it is a winner! I was going to do something completely different for this week’s blog post, but this novel is still pulsing through my veins, and I just had to share.
Being touted from Reese Witherspoon as a “fast-paced read that has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat and mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through.” This novel really does check all the boxes and have it all.
Honestly, I was sucked in from the first page and completely sunk from there. I couldn’t believe how fast the book flew by. I was glad that I listened to this one on Audible because there was never a time that I would have been able to think, “Okay… I’ll just set this down for a bit while I fix my family dinner.” No. If it hadn’t been an audiobook, those fools wouldn’t have ate!
I literally caught myself just standing motionless at the sink, water running, mouth-a-gaping while I was supposed to be doing the dishes, listening to revelation after revelation come flying at me.
Amazon Says…
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 first: 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 mark: 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…
I love it when I stumble upon a new book from a new author that excites me this much! I won’t say I’ve been in a reading slump, but First to Lie perked me up anyway.
Ashley Elston, well done ma’am! I will be looking forward to reading more from you!
No matter if you belong to a mega book club or if you are just a book club of one, here are some thought provoking questions to ponder while you wind your way through this marvelous read.
First Lie Wins Book Club Questions:
- Were you surprised by the way that Evie treated the landlord when she was preparing to move in with Ryan?
- If the novel were a movie, who would you cast to play the main characters?
- When did you get the first clue that Evie was not who she said she was?
- If you could choose an alternate ending to this story, what would it be?
- In your opinion, what was the single biggest surprise of the book?
- Who did you think Mr. Smith was?
- If this is the first book you have read from this author, what would you like to see her write next?
- What were/ are your thoughts on Rachel? Did they change throughout the book? How?
- What are 2-3 major themes in this book? How were they represented?
- What was your first reaction to the book upon reading the final page?
I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. If you have already read it or when you do, drop me a comment down below, I’d love to hear your thoughts! If you still need to grab your copy of First Lie Wins you can get it here on Amazon. Or get it for free when you sign up for a free trial from Audible.
Until next time lovelies, keep it brash, keep it bookish and keep being true to beautiful you!
