First Lie Wins

I found this book pretty easy to read and exciting...(read within a few days)!! You almost feel just as alone as Lucca as she's navigating this life she has found herself in. The way the chapters are organized and pieces of information are revealed at the right moment is very clever. I feel satisfied and wanting more after every chapter. I love Lucca's complex character. She has heart, she wants community, she misses her past/mom (though imperfect), she even tries to save the people in her jobs. The connections she forges makes her a likable character. The reader can't help but root for her! By the end of the book, becoming Miss Smith, was a cool full circle moment but I was also left wondering if that's something “Evie” would actually want? To continue the work of the boss she hated? Maybe she made the jobs to her liking? Part of me was hoping she would leave the criminal life, as she told Devon, but maybe it's all she knows and that's the real kicker. The dream ending of any “gray” moral character, riding off in the sunset with your shady boyfriend doing shady things with your shady friends (lol).

Anyway, overall, I thought it was great writing! I would definitely recommend to any of my friends who want a good, fast paced, mystery novel to get through! Five stars!