{"id":28311,"date":"2022-07-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=28311"},"modified":"2022-10-16T11:43:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T11:43:25","slug":"review-first-born-by-will-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/20\/review-first-born-by-will-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d First Born by Will Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28311\" data-postid=\"28311\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28311 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/first-born-will-dean.jpg?resize=324%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-28497\" title=\"first-born-will-dean\" alt=\"first-born-will-dean\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/first-born-will-dean.jpg?w=324&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/first-born-will-dean.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/first-born-will-dean.jpg?resize=400%2C617&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sisters. Soulmates. Strangers.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2019s final movements, cracks begin to emerge, and she slowly realizes her sister was not who she thought she was and there\u2019s a dangerous web of deceit surrounding the two of them.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg?resize=95%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 5, 2022<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Atria\/Emily Bestler Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $12.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Molly<\/strong> lives a very sheltered life in London. She has very particular needs and she is extremely cautious. When she receives a phone call that her twin, she has to know what happened to KT.\u00a0 Molly ventures out to NYC where KT was living to meet up with her parents. She starts diving into KT\u2019s past and discovers she didn\u2019t know KT at all.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Gosh, how I wanted to love this book based on the premise alone. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I enjoyed moments and the author\u2019s attempt at creating a certain element of surprise but I wouldn\u2019t rank this one as one of my top suspense novels. I normally give suspense novels time to map out scene and give me an idea of the main characters. This took some time and we get caught up in Molly\u2019s little nuances that drove me crazy.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The bulk of the story is Molly going around NYC interviewing various characters and trying to put together the pieces. I needed more clues leading up to who did it and why. Then the author answered one of my questions more than half way through the book. This was major and as a reader, I had to wonder what would happen next and why should I continue.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Then at the end another twist came out of nowhere which left me a little confused because why didn\u2019t the author put both twists together to end the book earlier. Instead, I pushed on just to get that ending which didn\u2019t even make sense. I didn\u2019t understand the motive of the killer. I thought I was confused by the first twist but I was wrong. I had no idea what was coming next. It made the story a bit outlandish. It is so hard to explain without giving away the whole story.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, the plot could have been tighter. Since this is my first read by the author, I\u2019m willing to try him again.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OpXwr6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3PG0Zmq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/first-born-will-dean\/1140376936?ean=9781982156541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/first-born-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Will_Dean_First_Born?id=URVJEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sisters. 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Soulmates. Strangers.<br \/><br \/>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.<br \/><br \/>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\u2019s final movements, cracks begin to emerge, and she slowly realizes her sister was not who she thought she was and there\u2019s a dangerous web of deceit surrounding the two of them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 5, 2022<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Atria\/Emily Bestler Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $12.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Molly<\/strong> lives a very sheltered life in London. She has very particular needs and she is extremely cautious. When she receives a phone call that her twin, she has to know what happened to KT.\u00a0 Molly ventures out to NYC where KT was living to meet up with her parents. She starts diving into KT\u2019s past and discovers she didn\u2019t know KT at all.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Gosh, how I wanted to love this book based on the premise alone. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I enjoyed moments and the author\u2019s attempt at creating a certain element of surprise but I wouldn\u2019t rank this one as one of my top suspense novels. I normally give suspense novels time to map out scene and give me an idea of the main characters. This took some time and we get caught up in Molly\u2019s little nuances that drove me crazy.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The bulk of the story is Molly going around NYC interviewing various characters and trying to put together the pieces. I needed more clues leading up to who did it and why. Then the author answered one of my questions more than half way through the book. This was major and as a reader, I had to wonder what would happen next and why should I continue.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Then at the end another twist came out of nowhere which left me a little confused because why didn\u2019t the author put both twists together to end the book earlier. Instead, I pushed on just to get that ending which didn\u2019t even make sense. I didn\u2019t understand the motive of the killer. I thought I was confused by the first twist but I was wrong. I had no idea what was coming next. It made the story a bit outlandish. It is so hard to explain without giving away the whole story.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, the plot could have been tighter. 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