Last Liar Standing by Danielle M. Wong immediately hooked me with the first sentence…” ( )

4.5
Book Source ~ ARC. My review is voluntary and honest.

Vonny Kwan’s life is a mystery. To her and the folks at the Nevada hospital she woke up in after being hit by a car. She remembers her name and firmly believes she just graduated college. However, that was nine years ago. What?! When detectives come to see her they hit her with the news that her husband was murdered. In San Francisco. Why is she in Nevada? Did she do it? Was her accident an accident? Or is someone out to get them - get her?

Ohhhhh! This is a good one! The very beginning is a grabber and it doesn’t let go until the curtain comes down. Being inside Vonny’s head while she tries to recover from her accident and trying to figure out what the hell is going on, all the while wondering if she’s the victim or not is a nail biter for sure. Did she or didn’t she? Why are nine whole years missing from her memory? Why not more? Why not less? What happened to her after she graduated college? As the pieces slowly fall into place I’m left wondering until the very end what is actually going on. Wow. What a ride! ( )

Shortly after completing her undergrad in New York in 2013, Vonny awakes in hospital. Except she's not in New York; she's in Nevada. And it's not 2013; it's 2022. And then she's accused of murdering her husband – not that she has any idea who he is.

This complex roller-coaster of a psychological thriller will suck you in and keep you entranced until the very last moment.

The unique format put me in mind of You Don't Know Me by Imran Mahmood, whereas Vonny's inability to trust her own memories reminded me of Nathan Hystad's Lights Over Cloud Lake.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. ( )