I am a huge Lisa Jewell fan and I literally screamed when I was approved to read and review NONE OF THIS IS TRUE.

Once I started reading, I knew I was in for a wild ride. I legit ignored my household chores, text messages, my family, everything around me to read it. I was completely and utterly immersed in the story from beginning to end.

Lisa Jewell is a masterful storyteller and this is her best yet. I was completely drawn into the stories of Alix and Josie and their toxic friendship. Josie is one of those characters that gets under your skin and she’s the perfect unreliable narrator. I’m kind of over the podcast themes in books but it was well done in this story and as those chapters were revealed, I felt like they were real and I was actually watching a Netflix series. I went slightly crazy trying to figure out what was real and what wasn’t, my head was constantly spinning. Be prepared to have your mind blown!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for my e-ARC.

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I am a FAN! After reading the first few chapters, I found myself hooked on this riveting psychological thriller. There are unreliable characters and shocking twists in this podcast meets Netflix documentary written thriller. The ending is not what I was expecting but it was a blend of everything I like in a psychological type thriller.

I do not want to reveal to much as this isn’t coming out until August but don’t walk run to get your hands on this one!

(I have a PomChi so I will never stop being obsessed with Fred the 🐶 LOL)

One of Lisa Jewell's best I've read yet. I was trying to guess who was actually telling the truth through the whole book. It was kind of a giveaway that one of the stories wasn't true, with that title, but I couldn't figure it out until the end. Great plot line and compelling characters and creepy premise. Great read!

If you are a part of a book club - mark this book done now!! I was on edge for a lot of this book! and the ending is so good yet so frustrating at the same time haha It would be an awesome book to read with a group and discuss after.

This book tells the story of a very troubled family, mainly Denim Deb and in the end you have to decide who to believe!

I have thought about this book a lot and honestly i am still not sure who to believe!!

Lisa Jewell is always a must read for me! I was so excited to start this one and couldn't put it down once I started it! I was sucked right in from the beginning and hung on tight for every twist and turn. If you are a true crime junkie you will love this one!

A new Lisa Jewell novel is always a reason to celebrate! Her latest did not disappoint and was devoured in 2 days. Although this novel does not feature as much of Jewel’s trademark character development and family dynamics as some of her previous novels, it more than makes up for that in the fast paced story and suspenseful plot twists. I really enjoyed the clever use of the podcast/documentary formats in the story which provided a variety of points of view on the clearly disturbed main character. While this is not a mystery, as it is fairly easy to see what is going to happen, the suspense lies in the clever way Jewell builds toward the conclusion and the obstiseness of some of the characters along the way.

This book will suck you in immediately and you will not want to do anything but read! A thriller that has my heart pumping! If you like mystery/thrilled with wild twists I highly recommend this book!! No one can too Lisa Jewell when it comes to thrillers!!

This book was written for the true crime girlies.
I had no idea what to expect and whew, what a thriller it was.
There’s a podcast. A documentary. And multiple crimes. I enjoyed it SO much!!

Lisa Jewell does it again, I couldn’t put this book down. I LOVED Alix’s character, even Josie for a while. I’m still left scratching my head and wondering what exactly IS the truth!?

Josie and Alix meet in a pub on their shared 45th birthday. Alix is beautiful and charismatic and surrounded by a boisterous group of equally glamorous friends. Josie is frumpy, clad in denim, and celebrating with only her much, MUCH older husband. When Alix agrees to make Josie the subject of her next podcast, Josie inserts herself into Alix’s life with devastating consequences.

This book was WILD. I couldn’t put it down. Tons of twists and surprises and dark, complex characters. I loved it. The podcast/Netflix documentary sections were especially well, and there wasn’t a dull moment. This is the best book I’ve read by Jewell - existing fans will lose their minds and new readers are in for a treat.

This psychological thriller by Lisa Jewell is about secrets and obsession. Beautiful and sophisticated Alex Sumner has a popular podcast that is coming to an end. She also shares a birthday with dark and secretive Josie Fair. After briefly meeting a restaurant, Josie approaches Alix with a new podcast idea. Going against Alix’s gut feeling that something isn’t right with Josie, she agrees to start this new podcast centering the life story Josie has to tell. While this book kept my interest and had a spectacular ending, I did not like either of the main characters. Other than that this was another enjoyable mystery/thriller from Lisa Jewell.

Wonderfully well written. Great story line, I read it in one long sitting. Could not put it down. Recommend to all. Especially Lisa Jewell fans

I’m speechless after reading this bone-chilling, dark, twisty, mind-bending thriller, one of Lisa Jewel's best works.

After reading a few pages, you find yourself drawn into a riveting psychological thriller with unreliable characters, shocking revelations in podcast meets documentary blending in the narration of incidents by hours and dates. It starts slow but the sinister feeling tingles beneath your neck, warning you bad things are about to come and sooner all hell breaks loose. So many red flags appear in your vision as you keep flipping the pages. In the second half, things get escalated! You barely hold your screams as more tragic events follow each other. It’s like listening to a concerto slowly raise its tempo and as you reach the ending, you hear the crescendo: that’s the moment the earth-shattering revelation squeezes your heart, and you barely breathe!

I have so many words for the ending that is not enough to express my feelings. It’s heartbreaking, shocking, eerie, unsettling, and disturbing!

The storyline revolves around two women who share the same birthday, was born in the same city, and hospital, and chose the same place to celebrate their 45th birthday. One of them is Alix Summers; a famous podcaster promoting aspiring women who take their second chances in life to achieve bigger things. The other woman is Josie Fair, married with her husband two times older than her, mother of 2 daughters in her twenties, and a teen mother, who is unsatisfied with her life and her unaccomplished dreams.
On the other hand, Alix lives in her dream house, happily married, with two young children. Her husband’s late benders start to damage their marriage. She wants a distraction not to confront her problems.
Josie is adamant about involving in Alix’s life, creating coincidences to bump into her around her children’s schoolyard. When Josie starts to tell her about her traumatic life, Alix thinks she already found the distraction she needed. Using Josie’s story who wants to make imminent changes in her life may attract her audience’s attention.
But Josie seems like more than telling her story, lurking around Alix’s house, trying to be part of her life, and criticizing her marriage.
The things Josie confesses during the podcast recording scare the living daylights of Alix. Is Josie a survivor of years-long abuse, neglect, and traumatic experiences? Could Alix help her birth twin for setting her free from her torturous life?
Or did she invite trouble into her own house by accepting to make this podcast?
When Josie knocks on her door in the middle of the night, Alix realizes things can get more out of control and nothing as it seems.

Overall, it’s one of the stories that stay with you for years, still giving you goosebumps at each time you remember the characters and main events. It took my breath away! I think I’m not going to get peaceful sleep for a long time. The birthday twins’ story may haunt me forever! Dear Lisa Jewel perfectly achieved rock my world again!

I am giving my highly deserved five stars to this mind-numbing, complex, highly sinister, perfectly developed, and executed novel!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for sharing this brilliant novel of digital copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Thank you @netgalley for my ARC of None of This is True by Lisa Jewell.

This was a wild ride with lots of twist and turns. The characters are unreliable and fairly unlikable and you don't know if you can trust any of them through to the end. I thought the podcast aspect and how she weaved in the pandemic was done well. There is some grooming, which made me feel icky as a middle aged woman with a teenaged daughter. I'm not sure I liked how it was handled/explained.

Josie Fair is out to dinner with her husband to celebrate her 45th birthday. She sees another woman her age also celebrating her 45th birthday and tries to befriend her. Alix hosts a podcast that centers around women who have changed their live. Josie wants Alix to interview her about her life. As the two become intertwined, secrets are revealed and characters are in danger. What is real and what is the truth?

QOTD: Do you like books with ambiguous endings or leave questions unanswered?

I loved this clever story and its characters. A complicated and unsettling guessing game of truth and lies that pulled me in.

This is Lisa Jewell's best book yet. In true fashion it had me on the edge of my seat, reading nonstop till I got to the end. Great character development and plot twists.

Lisa Jewell’s new book does not disappoint with twists and turns until the very end. Josie and Alex meet on the night of their 45th birthdays because they are both celebrating at the same restaurant. What follows as their lives become intertwined will keep you guessing what is true. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Yeah okay the foreword was right, I’ll have to sit on it a bit to know for sure but I think this is my favourite Jewell. I have a book comparison I want to make & maybe will make once it’s out there more but I’m afraid it’ll give some of it away so I won’t yet.

I can’t say I was surprised by the ending but I was surprised by how it finished if that makes sense (I know it doesn’t but GUYS it does). I read this entire book today and can’t remember the last time a Jewell had me sold like that.

I loved to hate the main character for the whole thing. I also liked the mix between the podcast, different POVs and the Netflix show throughout. I think I also loved it because I just watched the Murdaugh Murders last night so this whole book had me playing the true crime Netflix doc in my head.

I really think this is the future format of some thrillers + unlike 56 days where I yelled too soon, this handled the Covid references PERFECTLY. Few + far between but added to the reality of it (even though it’s not a book you reach for if you’re looking for reality).

Cannot WAIT to see some more reviews on this one.

Definite TW for grooming, death of a loved one, eating disorders, alcoholism + gun violence.

I have loved Lisa Jewel’s other books so I was really looking forward to reading this new book. I found the storyline of None of This is True interesting and unusual, although the ending was not satisfying. The ending was confusing. I thought there would be a big twist, but I have a lot of questions in my mind after finishing the book, even after re-reading the ending two times. I was hooked all the way until the few chapters at the end.

This may be my second new favorite book of Lisas! Alix Summer has a successful podcast that features women who have overcome extreme difficulties and hardship, to lead happy and successful lives.
Alix herself has a pretty good life too - a smart ultra-modern home in London, two beautiful children, a husband that she loves - you get the picture, life’s pretty good in the main, although her husband Nathan does have a tendency to go on benders from time to time, which Alix finds worrying. Whilst celebrating her 45th birthday at the local pub with family and friends, Alix is approached by a woman in the restroom who introduces herself as Josie Fair and tells her that they’re ‘birthday twins’ as it’s her 45th birthday too. A few days later Josie comes to Alix as she’s waiting to pick her children up outside school, and says she’s been listening to her podcasts recently, and wants to know if Alix will feature her, not as a successful woman, but as a woman who has some dark secrets but is about to change her life completely. After time thinking Alix thinks she would make a rather interesting topics, so she decides let's try it out! Which turns out to be a bad choice. Soon discovers that Josies isn't exactly who she try's to portray she is. As the podcasts continue you'll learn so much more. SUCH a wonderful read!