I wanted to love this! But I was confused through the beginning with all the time and character jumps and had a hard time staying connected to the story. However, at about 70% I was hooked and starting to put pieces of the puzzle together.

Thanks to netgalley for the arc. Lisa jewell is one of my favorite authors so I was very excited to read this one. Unfortunately, it wasn’t my favorite book of hers. There were so many identities to keep track of and the timeline and changing narrators were confusing. I also found the women involved to be so frustrating and gullible.

If you like the movie “the other woman” you will enjoy this. Overall a 3/5 but not my favorite Lisa jewell book.

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If you love suspense and mystery please please please read this book. Lisa Jewell is absolutely amazing and has out done herself with this novel. It is brilliantly written with so many perspectives and details. So many twists and turns until the very end. Buy or borrow this book as soon as it comes out in June, you won't regret it.

This book was intriguing and a fast read. I do think the character could have been a little smarter in some of the situation s

This book was so good!! It took me a little while to grasp the different characters/timelines but once it all came together, I could not put it down. I loved this book and want a sequel!!

Thank you Netgalley for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was so disappointed reading this book. I love Lisa Jewell and I loooove a good thriller, but this one fell flat on so many levels. None of the characters were interesting, the plot was not intriguing enough for me to want to continue, none of the twists were all that surprising. I originally thought maybe 2.5 stars, but after sitting with it for awhile it is closer to 2 star rating. I think maybe this book is just an odd one in her collection because she is a good writer.

This is the first book by Lisa Jewell that I’ve read. Multiple women are part of couples that are entwined throughout this story. At times I found myself confused with keeping up who was who and how some characters were connected. At about 30% in, I decided to start over from the beginning. Overall I enjoyed the story but it had its confusing moments, and I certainly wouldn’t consider it a thriller although there was some suspense to this mystery.

Lisa Jewell has done it again. Such a great book! I really enjoyed this one. It’s about a con man who gets women to fall in love with them and leaves them with a ton of debt. He always has another one waiting in the wings before he leaves so he always has a new source of income.

I love that you hear the man’s point of view and hear what he is thinking. He really knew how to give the women what they wanted and always had an excuse at the ready if they ever questioned anything.

At first I thought his behavior wasn’t too too bad but then he just keeps getting worse. You want to shake the women for believing the best of him but I know it happens in real life.

I couldn’t wait to see how this one turned out in the end. It was a really good ending. I will recommend this one for sure!

To sum it up: Lisa Jewell never misses. This book will have you questioning every man in your life.... is my DAD even who he says he is?! A book so diabolical only the queen of thrilling suspense novels herself could have come up with the premise.

3.5 ⭐

Like myself, my coworker received this ARC, but I finished it first. I told her, if you’re in your man-hating era, you might want to skip this one.

There are a lot of names and characters to keep track of—thankfully, Kindle’s search function helped me retrace my steps. If you don’t have much patience for women falling for charmers, you’ll likely find this book frustrating.

I’ve read better from Lisa Jewell; this one didn’t quite do it for me.

Arc Review: Unfortunately this book just didn’t have that shock factor that I like in thrillers. It was pretty much just a solid telling throughout. No ups and downs to it but interesting enough.

Thank you to NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy of "Don't Let Him In!" I love Lisa Jewell and this did not disappoint! This book still has me thinking...I wish I had a paper copy of the book to thumb through back to when one of the characters that was mentioned on the last page so I could figure out the ending. I love a book with multiple narrators, but this one through me, a little.

I couldn't put this book down!! I don't know if I've ever disliked a villain as much... SO many twists... a great and suspenseful thriller! One of Lisa Jewell's best in my opinion.

This was SO tense!! I had to stop reading at moments because I was feeling the tension, but then I had to pick it up again immediately because I needed to know what was going to happen. I really enjoyed this and I have already been recommending it to everyone!

This book gave me the heebie-jeebies in kind of the best way? It felt like a book where you're shouting at your best friend "What are you doing with this guy?!" but she can't hear you. It got a little long and rambly and was actually a wee bit predictable, but still an enjoyable read.

Lisa Jewell is a master at weaving a web of suspense, and that remains true in this gripping thriller. This novel really depends on active engagement—you have to lean into the uncertainty, piecing together the puzzle rather than passively absorbing the story or you miss things. The book thrives on its psychological tension, making you question every interaction and motive. She draws readers into a world of shifting perspectives, uneasy connections, and creeping unease.

The story unfolds through multiple POVs, which can be disorienting, but once the rhythm settles, it becomes an immersive and compulsive read. At times the change in narrative feels abrupt. It occasionally switches between an omniscient third-person narrative and a more personal viewpoint, which pulled me out of the flow of the story initially. The complexity of the characters and their relationships can also take time to fully grasp, leading to a somewhat slow start. In general, if it’s important to the story, Jewell touches on it again as a reminder.

Despite these points at issue, this is a compelling domestic suspense filled with nail-biting tension, a game of cat-and-mouse, and a richly developed ensemble cast. Fans of twisty psychological thrillers will find themselves thoroughly absorbed—if not entirely consumed—by the dark, unsettling depths she reaches for in this story. Fans of Freida McFadden, Alice Feeney, and Ruth Ware would enjoy this novel. Look for this on shelves on June 24, 2025!

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for this eARC.

I was so excited for this one, but was left unsatisfied. The premise sounded great! Even though I did like it the execution just fell short for me. The timeline and POVs were to jumpy. I feel like this took away from knowing and caring for the characters. This definitely felt like I was being fed information more than being told a story.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria books for the ARC!

This book was not the book for me, but I think that’s because I loved None of This is True and expected this to be a similar thriller/mystery. This was more of a psychological character story though. It had a sooo many POVs plus a wild timeline that was difficult to follow for me. I really was hooked by the premise when I started the book, but there were so many characters with a fairly slow plot which was a struggle for me.

I was very frustrated at the end too- why on earth weren’t the cops there? Just dumb.

Thank you to Atria Books, NetGalley, and the author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I am a huge Lisa Jewell fan and this book sounded so good but ultimately I think I was too confused to enjoy it. The different timelines mixed with various narratives really through me off. I did find that when I understood what was going on, I couldn’t put it down. So it does have potential!

Thank you, NetGalley, for this reader's proof ARC of 'Don't Let Him In' by Lisa Jewell - expected release date of 06/24/2025

ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was very excited for the opportunity to read a new Lisa Jewell book. This book wasn’t what I expected it to be. The characters were well developed and Ash was a likable character - in my opinion. As someone who has recently lost their dad, I understood much of where she was coming from. However, the book had a lot of jumping around - different timelines, different aliases - it made it a lot to try to keep up with. The twists weren’t overly twisty and I was left feeling just a bit disappointed.