What a friggin’ RIDE!!!

I adore Lisa Jewel’s writing style and this book hit all the right notes for me. Jewel kept my attention the ENTIRE time. I didn’t want to put this one down!!

There are a bunch of unreliable f*cked up characters with secrets galore that make you question every single thing. There were so many times I said “wtf” lol.

The ending of this has some people mad and tbh I get it. But also - it REALLY fits well with this story. It made it seem all that more real and jaw-dropping.

I had an ARC if this, but didn’t get to it and ended up listening to the audio and I HIGHLY recommend the audio!!! It is SO well done! You feel like you’re at the movies or something.

This is for sure in my top 3 favorite Lisa Jewell books!

I am a huge fan of Lisa Jewell and couldn’t wait to read her newest book! I actually waited until it came out on audio, and it was phenomenal. I was intrigued the whole time I was reading it, and found myself not wanting to stop. I loved how the story was told through different times/dates, and podcast interviews. It made it such a fun read, and I loved it! This is one of her best books yet. If you’re a fan of mystery books, I highly recommend checking this one out!

This was an easy read with short chapters, two POVs, and interwoven podcast transcripts/Netflix visual summaries. I liked the format of this book and kept engaged. At times it was a bit hard to follow the thinking of the characters, I think it was intentional to keep the reader guessing.

I LOVE books with unreliable narrators! This one did not disappoint. Even though from the get go, I kind of had a feeling about what was going to happen, it was still worth it the whole way through because I never fully knew what would happen next. Lisa Jewell has this way of captivating her readers and not letting them go until the very end of her books.

🏘️Review 🏘️
None of This is True- Lisa Jewell
Rating- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This one had me HOOKED. 🖤Jewell hits us with an intriguing, mind bending read about a woman who becomes the subject of her own true crime podcast.

Alix Summer, a beautiful and successful podcast host, is celebrating her 40th birthday, when she meets Josie Fair, an unremarkable, dull woman who is also Alix’s “birthday twin”. What should have been an innocent and unique encounter becomes something darker when Josie convinces Alix to start a podcast of her life. Through the podcast recording, Alix learns of Josie’s twisted past full of secrets. The further Alix delves into Josie’s past, the further she puts herself in danger.

With different POV’s, and a podcast format, new information and warped secrets are slowly unraveled in a way that keeps you guessing.
There were definitely parts of this story that sent chills up my spine, I was on the edge of my seat wondering where things were going & needing to know the truth. Jewell did an excellent job of creating characters who were mysterious & eerie. I truly didn’t know who to trust and I felt myself going back & forth with my feelings towards certain individuals.

I will say, the ending wasn’t my favourite. With all the uncertainties and unreliable characters I was hoping for more of a conclusive ending.

This is definitely a suspenseful and unsettling thriller- perfect for spooky season 🖤🖤.

Thank you to NetGalley & Atria Books for the e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 🫶🏼

Seriously incredible. Lisa Jewell at her absolute BEST. Will recommend this to everyone. Makes you think about the ethics of podcasts and how media oftentimes exploits its subjects. READ THIS NOW

Pub Day Review
None of This is True
By Lisa Jewell
This is THE BOOK to read this summer!! It is absolutely everything! Missing people, murder, family drama, secrets, and much much more!! It's shocking, disturbing, and addictive!
It is so current with its use of podcasts and Netflix! @lisajewelluk has written it in such a way that you never really know exactly what is going or who is telling the truth, but you have to keep turning the pages to find out anything you can!! I absolutely LOVE this book and I promise you will too! Pick this one up today!
Out today- August 8, 2023
Thanks so much to @lisajewelluk @atriabooks and @netgalley for this gifted ARC! Definitely my most anticipated book of the year!
Lisa Jewell is one of my favorite authors!! | love all her books!! My absolute favorite of hers isn't a thriller, but a GOOD contemporary fiction/family drama, The House We Grew Up In!!

This book was so freaking good! I never really knew where it was going. I never expected the depth and twists and turns. It was my first Lisa Jewell and will not be my last. So so good.

Be prepared for a different writing style that will keep you turning the pages. Josie Fair is a very twisted person who shares a birthday with podcaster Alix. What transpires between the two of them becomes sinister. The ending will have you take pause and have you thinking about what if this was someone you shared a birthday with. What would you have done?

Absolutely insane in the best way possible! I still don’t even know what to believe and I love that in books! Both narrators had me questioning absolutely everything. Definitely recommend this one.

This author is quickly becoming one of my favorites! They know exactly how to write a thriller that will keep you engaged from the first page to the last. I don't want to give too much away just know this is one you won't want to miss. I would highly recommend it.

Lisa Jewell does it again with her newest novel, None of This Is True. I have been a longtime Jewell fan for quite some time and this book reminded me why. As soon as I dove into this book I was captivated by the unreliable characters, shocking revelations, and integrated podcast format.

My only gripe is the ending felt rather rushed to me after following all the characters intensely throughout the book. Other than that, I truly enjoyed it!

4ish stars

Lisa Jewell always comes out with interesting, twisty ideas for her thrillers. This one wasn’t my favourite of her novels, but it was good. The story was very involved, and the ending provided satisfactory answers to the many questions I had throughout the book. The whole idea of someone being a part of a true-crime podcast that impacts their life in surprising ways has been big lately, and I can see why; when done well, it’s an interesting way to create a compelling story. I enjoyed this book and am glad I was able to read it.

Another fantastic psychological thriller from Lisa Jewell!

Two women celebrating their forty-fifth birthdays (birthday twins) cross paths while celebrating at a local pub. Alix Summers, a popular podcaster, is surprised to find herself running into Josie Fair again at her children’s school a few days later. After listening to Alix’s podcast, Josie thinks her life experiences would be an interesting subject for a series, and while Alix finds her to be a bit unnerving, the idea for the podcast is one she can’t pass up.

Josie is a very interesting character and the more she reveals about herself to Alix on the podcast, the more you realize just how sinister she really is. I found it interesting that after all this time Josie chose Alix to essentially spill her secrets to, but it doesn’t end there. She continues her path of torment and drags Alix’s family into the chaos as well.

Overall, I thought this was a great book! A really suspenseful page-turner. Even after finishing the story, I still don’t feel that I completely know who Josie Fair is, but I know for sure she isn’t someone I’d want to get mixed up with.

*Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for providing a copy of this book to review.*

This book. Go in blind. I had no idea what to expect and it was so much better that way!

I absolutely had no idea where this book was going at any given point. I will say that Lisa Jewell's titles are hit or miss for me. I either really like them or I don't. This is by far my favorite book she's written. I couldn't stop reading! Things just kept getting weirder and crazier by the minute!

I highly recommend this title if you enjoy mystery/thriller novels that will keep you guessing!

Thank to you NetGalley and Atria books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Reading format: audiobook 🎧
Overall rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If you met your birthday twin, would you dig into their past? After listening to this one, I think I’ll pass 😂

None of This is True is a twisty, psychological thriller that leaves the reader thinking WHAT IS GOING ON (in all the best ways).

I loved the dual POV narrative and the inclusion of news clippings/podcast transcripts. I definitely recommend listening to this one. The audiobook is INCREDIBLE and really feels like you’re listening to a podcast/documentary. They did a phenomenal job with the cast and it really made it unputdownable. This was one of my favorite audiobooks of the year.

There are a few tough topics so I do recommend checking the TW.

Thank you to the tagged publisher and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

Bland, bored Josie Fair meets her birthday twin, interesting, beautiful Alix Summer on the night of their forty-fifth birthday. This chance meeting leads to a toxic, tumultuous relationship that ends in deception and tragedy.

This book is written in two POVs: Josie & Alix; but described through three perspectives: current, podcast, and documentary. I really enjoyed reading in this style. It was different and made for a unique format.

The characters were well-developed and thought out. Not everyone was as they seemed: Alix isn’t nearly as strong and self-confident as she portrays to her listeners and Josie is more narcissistic and manipulative than first thought. Their husbands had their own personal issues, Josie’s children were ambiguous, and her mother was perplexing. Wrap this all together with some mental illness and illicit activity and you have yourself a winning thriller. I’ve seen some reviewers complain about the “trigger warnings” of this book or the perspective of the “feminists” of this book not being “feminist” in the end. This is a book. It’s fiction. First, not everything can be a trigger warning because those often lead to spoilers! This book does in fact deal with heavy topics, and maybe doesn’t come to the conclusion that society wants and expects in 2023. The thoughts of these characters at the end of the book that have triggered “non-feminist” complaints are part of the makeup of these women. They were abused, they were delusional, they were traumatized, they weren’t thinking clearly. It made them who they were. It made the reader think! So why didn’t I give this 5 stars? There were a few unanswered questions. I felt that there were some important plot points either that weren’t fully fleshed out or I missed.

I was on vacation while I read this book and couldn’t wait to get back to the room to continue reading! Definitely recommend this book! Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this title for review.

Can you ever really know someone? Who do you decide to let into your life? or Your home? What if a total stranger infiltrated your thoughts at 3am to the very way you do your job?
In None of This is True, Alix and Josie's intersection and then convergence leaves us with a fast-paced domestic thrill ride that is echoed in Alix's podcast.
At first, I was disappointed in the not so original idea of a true crime podcaster getting too involved. As it has been done in books and in both small screen and big screen productions. BUT as it escalated, I changed my mind AND admitted no one has done it quiet like this.

daaaaaamn @lisajewelluk this is one of your best. what a heckin wild ride. this has major Verity vibes including the ambiguous ending/what really happened/who’s telling the truth here? Alix was a really likable character who was easy to root for. I loved the mixed media format with the podcast interviews interspersed. I read this in like 12 hours. definitely recommend!

I read nearly 60% of this a few weeks ago and yet nearly nothing has happened and I have no desire to go back and finish it. The woman who is the focus of the podcast is not interesting in the least and her story is unfolding at a glacial pace. I expect there will be some shocking plot twist that changes everything, and maybe it will even be well written!, but it's just not worth the time investment for me. This is the third Lisa Jewell book I've been disappointed by and I think it might be my last.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.