A review by davidb71
First Born by Will Dean
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
I'm a big fan of Will Dean and I enjoyed this, for the most part, a great deal. I found myself very quickly gripped by it, drawn into the story of a young woman basically investigating the death of her sister. The protagonist was an unusual and interesting character. The novel took an unexpected turn at a certain point, which completely blindsided me - but it worked for me, genuinely surprised me in a good way.
I was loving the book - until the ending. The ending didn't really make sense to me. I trusted that it made sense to Will Dean, but I didn't feel as connected to it making sense as I wanted to feel. There was one sentence in particular that I reread several times but I just couldn't understand how it fitted with events that had happened earlier in the novel. So this final twist was one twist too many for me, but I still enjoyed the book overall.
I was loving the book - until the ending. The ending didn't really make sense to me. I trusted that it made sense to Will Dean, but I didn't feel as connected to it making sense as I wanted to feel. There was one sentence in particular that I reread several times but I just couldn't understand how it fitted with events that had happened earlier in the novel. So this final twist was one twist too many for me, but I still enjoyed the book overall.