Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of First Born in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books / Simon and Schuster Audio
Published: July 5, 2022
Summary:
From the acclaimed author of The Last Thing to Burn, a psychological thriller about the dark secrets that emerge when a woman’s twin sister is murdered, with his signature “intense, gripping, taut, terrifying, moving, and brilliant” (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author) prose.
Sisters. Soulmates. Strangers.
Molly Raven lives a quiet, structured life in London, finding comfort in security and routine. Her identical twin Katie, living in New York, is the exact opposite: outgoing, spontaneous, and adventurous.
But when Molly hears that Katie has died, possibly murdered, she is thrown into unfamiliar territory. As terrifying as it is, she knows she must travel across the ocean and find out what happened. But as she tracks her twin’s final movements, cracks begin to emerge, and she slowly realizes her sister was not who she thought she was and there’s a dangerous web of deceit surrounding the two of them.
My thoughts:
I think I might have found a new favorite author…and that’s only after reading one book! How have I not read anything by Will Dean before? I vaguely remember everyone gushing about his last book, which I promptly went out and bought after loving this one so much, but he’s not a new author. He has quite an extensive backlist and you better believe I will be adding each and every book to my tbr!
So this latest book…it’s amazing! Now you all know that I read a ton of thrillers, so when I say this totally floored me with jaw-dropping twists, you know it’s good. I’m not going to say much here because I don’t want to give anything away…but I will say that this might seem like it starts off a little slow but be patient. The build-up is so worth it!
This is such a mind-bending, twisted read, and yes maybe you have to suspend a little belief towards the end, but what thriller doesn’t have you doing that? I love twin stories, but this one just might be the best one I’ve read yet. It’s such an addicting, entertaining, dark read and I absolutely loved it. For my first time reading this author, it certainly set the bar pretty high and I cannot wait to start The Last Thing to Burn next and then figure out what to read from there. He has stand-alones and a series…I love it!!!
Audio thoughts:
This audio was the type of book that you cannot help but listen to in one day. The narrator, Susie Riddell, is new-to-me, but I thought she did a great job bringing the story to life. Her pacing and intonation was spot on and her delivery kept me riveted to the story.
