🚪Don’t Let Him In🚪
📆Pub Date: 6/24/25

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Lisa Jewell does it again 🙌🏼 She is the queen of suspense! This book was captivating from the start and never let up. It was full of twists, turns, lies and deceit.
There were many characters lives to keep track of but it all comes together and was still easy to follow.
If you love a good con artist book you will love this! So many times I was so mad and couldn’t stand the male antagonist and thought how could these women be taken advantage of??? Unfortunately there are terrible men out there women who are in these types of situations. None of This is True is still my favorite…but this is definitely up there!!

Thank you @atriabooks and @netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review

I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed being so thoroughly confused in a book as I did this one. The multiple POVs, the different names, the complicated storylines, etc made me fly through this to figure out how it all tied together. It was unique in that the antagonist is in plain sight and you get to watch everything play out without question of who to root against. Another Lisa Jewell success!

With all of the “Tinder Swindler” adjacent documentaries that are streaming now and days, I couldn’t wait to read this one. I am always down for a con artist story, so I felt this would be right up my alley. The more I read however, I quickly saw everything happening from a mile away. The women grated my nerves with how trusting they were, and I definitely could not stand the male character this book seemed to revolve around.

I kept waiting for something, anything to happen, and it never did. I was waiting for a shock, a twist, a reveal that took me by surprise, and it never did. Just like the male character in this, there was a lot of talking, with no action behind it. Lisa Jewell is still an auto buy author for me, and it pains me to say, but I was very disappointed in this one.

Don't Let Him In was interesting but not my favourite by Lisa Jewell. I figured out what the major "twist" of the story was going to be pretty early on and everything after that just didn't have the mystery or suspense that I think the author was trying to build along the way. Quite a bit of the plot afterwards was a little slow for me, especially as Lisa Jewell is normally who I reach for when I want something fast paced.

I wanted to like Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell, but much of it felt formulaic and unbelievable. I don't mind suspending my disbelief for a great thriller, like previous Lisa Jewell books, but this one just didn't get there. Normally, I love con artist stories, but this one felt very repetitive, and it was difficult to keep the storylines separate. This is my least favorite Lisa Jewell book so far. Thanks to Atria and NetGalley for my eARC!

I normally love Lisa Jewell but "Don't Let Him In" didn't have quite the same complexity as her novels usually do. I think there is only so much you can do with a plotline like this and it wasn't surprising or new. Unfortunate but I'll still be picking up her next novel as she's one of my favorite authors.

I normally love Lisa Jewell but this book wasn't her best. There was a lot of back and forth between characters which kept my interest, but at the end I got kind of bored. As the book went on, I could see what Lisa was trying to do but I didn't really care for the ending. I'm guessing other people will like this more than I did but it was kind of interesting and it was fun to see where it would go.

Lisa always knows how to suck in the audience from chapter one until the end with a great story. This is no exception with a relevant story line and twists that you didn’t see coming.

Lisa Jewell does not disappoint! Her latest release, Don't Let Him In, is a twisty mystery that is well-executed and propulsive. Nina Swann is mourning the death of her husband, a well-known chef and restauranteur, when one of his old friends and colleagues contacts her. Nick Radcliffe is charismatic, extremely attractive and seemingly perfect. Ash, Nina's young adult daughter, is immediately suspicious and does some digging into his past and uncovers more than what she bargained for.

Meanwhile, florist Martha is raising her children and enjoying life with her lovely husband Alistair. However, Alistair starts traveling more, is out of reach and while he has the perfect excuses every time, something doesn't seem right.

What Martha and Nina don't yet realize, is that like perfection, Nick and Alistair don't exist. And they're all headed down a dangerous path they don't see coming. With twists that are dangerous and deadly and connected in a way only Lisa Jewell would create, readers will enjoy Don't Let Him In. Told through short chapters, alternating timelines and characters, what may seem not connected will collide spectacularly.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback. 4.5 stars.

You know a novel is good when you keep checking your heart rate. haha

The concept of this book is so topical and so so scary to think about. I am not one to frequently read a thriller, but after reading another one of Lisa Jewell's novels for a multi-genre book club, her novels have always intrigued me!

Lisa ALWAYS has you second guessing yourself, throwing a wrench in your 'well thought out' theories. But a lot of her novels have you understanding the true meaning of QUESTION EVERYTHING.

This was so well paced and definitely has me reaching for another!

Lisa Jewell is one of my favorite authors, and this book shows just how much I love her books. The twists you can't see coming or even predict is one reason to sit and read this in one sitting. She knows how to suck you in, and once she does, you won't want to stop until you know what happens in the end. Be prepared to be stunned.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for allowing me to read this advanced copy.

One thing I love is a Lisa Jewell story! This book sucked me in from the first chapter. The twists were so perfectly executed. I kept trying to guess the ending but in the end, I was not even close. One of my favorite reads of the year!

lot of us loved this author's last novel, None of This is True, so the hype was real when her latest book debuted!
This domestic thriller features a sly con artist who convinces women he is the perfect man. Nina Swann finds herself being swept up in "Nick's" perfect image until her daughter suspects he's not who he says he is and starts digging into his past. Which turns out to be a past full of deception. The story's multiple timelines keep the suspense going, but it is definitely a bit of a slow burn. If you're looking for a fast paced thriller, this one may not be the one.

All the twists and turns you would expect from Lisa Jewell. She took the plot of a con artist who scams women for decades and helped her readers I stands how this is possible by allowing us to see the man behind the curtain. A great read!

I received an advance ebook copy of Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell from netgalley.

The story is interesting and has all the thriller aspects you would expect from Lisa Jewell.

However it just didn't catch or keep my interest. I didn't like any of the characters, they're all a bit flat and uninteresting. Also, there are so many names to keep up with, I feel like I spent a lot of time trying to remember the storyline of the current character.

Overall a good thriller, but isn't what I was expecting from this author.

Rating: 4.25 ⭐️

Nick seems like the perfect guy… until he’s not. This twisty thriller will keep you on your toes. It was a little hard to follow at times with all the intertwining storylines but I was hooked in!

Love Lisa Jewell, but this book was a little confusing at first. It had a slow start, but I continued to push through and I wasn't disappointed! She came through with another hit book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book.

This book was fantastic! I could not put it down. It was told from multiple viewpoints and when all of the dots connected my jaw was on the floor. This story kept me on the edge of my seat and was expertly woven together. The story kept moving and never had a dull moment. I definitely recommend this read!

As a huge Lisa Jewell fan I had high hopes for Don’t Let Him In. But I’m sorry to say this book was not for me! My biggest issue was my pure disdain for the main character. I just could not get past the fact that he was such a horrible person. He preyed upon, took advantage of and exploited women. He was a dead beat dad, who abandoned his children. He took what wasn’t his with complete disregard for his victims. He was a master manipulator, gaslighter and a narcissistic psychopath.

I was also extremely bothered by the fact that many of the female characters were portrayed as weak and helpless, not to bright, easily manipulated and completely gullible. It just rubbed me the wrong way.

Unfortunately I had to force myself to soldier on and keep reading the book. Several times I contemplated not finishing. But I persevered as I was hopeful that things would turn around and make sense. I was wistful for a plot twists or maybe even an explosive ending. But sadly none of this happened. While I won’t give up on Lisa Jewell, Don’t Let Him In was definitely not for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria books for my arc of Don’t Let Him In. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

When Nina Swann’s husband dies her daughter Ash is immediately uneasy about the man who enters their lives Nick Radcliffe. He sends Nina a condolence card along with a lighter that once belonged to her husband Paddy and before long Nina, mourning and vulnerable, lets him in. Ash begins to suspect something is wrong. Across town Martha, a florist married to Alistair whose frequent absences for work feel increasingly like lies, begins to wonder what is really going on.

Lisa Jewell weaves together these three women’s lives with alternating points of view and timelines. Ash’s grief and distrust provide tension, Martha’s growing unease raises the stakes, and Nick’s carefully constructed charm becomes chilling when the cracks in his stories show. Jewell makes the manipulation feel personal and the danger creeping.

The plot moves fast enough to keep you flipping pages yet slow in revealing the full horror of Nick’s past. Some twists are satisfying while others strain credibility. The shifting timelines can be confusing at times but the character voices remain strong and grounded.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sending a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.