Another Thriller Falls Short

I recently finished reading First Lie Wins by Ashley Elfton.

POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT

  Rating: 2.75/5 stars

"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 went into this book with extremely high expectations after seeing all the raving reviews, with the majority of them being five stars. But once again, I am left completely underwhelmed and wondering what I missed. I think this book is way overhyped, and people are falling into the hype, unfortunately. 

In fact, for the first time ever- I’m at a loss for words as I’m not even sure how to review this book. I mean what did I just read? Was this a secret agent/ undercover spy novel? Was this a woman running from her past? Was this about falling in love while finding yourself? I’m so confused?! All I know is that what started off as a strong book with a few great twists in the beginning, it soon went downhill with some over-the-top moments that were so unbelievable and unbearable to read. If this was a television show, I would have changed the channel with quickness. 

And what I found absolutely implausible about this story was the fact that no matter what job assignment “Evie” was assigned to, her friend Devon was able to assist her. No problems ever came about that. That was so outlandish, that I had to roll my eyes at every section that he occurred. Just wondering if anyone else found that odd.

Check out First Lie Wins, and discover if the lie is really worth the hype or not.

Happy Reading :)