2025 Reading Challenge discussion

*Featured Buddy Read*
This buddy read is featured on the homepage and is pinned to the top of the October Buddy Reads folder. Otherwise it works just like every other buddy read!

If you are new to Buddy Reads, check out the sign-up thread for instructions and to sign up for future buddy reads!

You can join in the discussion even if your name isn't on the list!

This thread is to discuss First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston.

Pages: 340 pages

Length: 1 month (October)

Participants: Amitha, Patricia, Dominique, Alexw

Everyone reads at their own pace during a Buddy Read. Because participants can be at different parts of the book at different times, it is extremely important to mark spoilers so that the book is not ruined for someone who is not as far along as others!!!

Mark spoilers by placing {spoiler} before the text and {/spoiler} after the text but use the < and > instead of the { and }.

Here are some questions to help get the conversation started! Feel free to look up discussion questions specific to this book or come up with your own. Just make sure any questions that contain spoilers are under spoiler tags.
Discussion questions are not required but may be a fun way to talk about the book and get to know each other!

Prior to starting:
What prompted you to join this buddy read?
Have you read this author before? What do you think of their other books?

Mid-read:
What character or ideas do you relate to the most and why?
Do you have any favorite quotes or scenes?

After reading:
What was enjoyable or not-so-enjoyable about this book?
Did this book change your perception about anything, either within the book (character development) or in real life?

Hi! I'd like to join this buddy read, if you'll have me. I'm kinda new to this format, so please be patient with me. Thanks & enjoy the book! ^^

Alexandra wrote: "Hi! I'd like to join this buddy read, if you'll have me. I'm kinda new to this format, so please be patient with me. Thanks & enjoy the book! ^^"

Sure! You can join us reading this book. We'd love you to be here joining our buddy read. The more, the merrier! You can share your thoughts about this book, and we'd love to hear them from you:)

Hi All! I will be starting the book soon. I have heard so many positive reviews about this and that’s what prompted me to pick this one. I haven’t read this author before and hoping to enjoy throughout.

Hi everyone! I will start reading this book in the 2nd week of October, and I will share some of my thoughts here if I start to read this book. I joined this buddy read because it's been nominated in the group buddy read, and when I saw it, I immediately wanted to sign up:)

Really liking the book-interesting devious characters.