First Lie Wins is a deliciously twisty thriller, with so many threads that interweave throughout the story. There were so many twists and turns, and a lot of surprises that I didn’t anticipate.
One of the things I loved most about this book was that the reveals, rather than being saved for the end, were spaced throughout the book. That gives the reader lots of WOW moments along the way, which I adored.
I also loved that the lead was a morally gray heroine. There’s just something fun about that, and the author did an excellent job with creating that character. Morally gray is a hard balance. Too moral and there’s no gray. Too gray, and there is little room to empathise with the character. That balance was perfectly achieved here.