I was so excited for the opportunity to read and review one of my favorite authors. "Don't Let Him In" is based on The Tinder Swindler if you haven't heard of him like me give that a search. A daughter trying to ensure her mother isn't hurt while dating for the first time after her father passes away. The daughter finds more than she ever imagined in her search to find out who the man her mother is really dating because something is off about him. "Don't Let Him In" has multiple point's of view, multiple time lines but don't be scared off because they all tie in together. I absolutely loved the ending but can't give that away. Women watching out for women ensuring no one else gets hurts. Helping other women see they are worth more than a man who isn't fully invested in their relationship. There are so many layers to the man, the swindler, who shocks me in defending his actions multiple times. Lisa Jewell never fails to hook you into the story and leave you needing to know the ending.

I recently finished reading Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell and I have mixed feelings about it. While the book had its moments, overall I found it a bit boring and predictable. The plot unfolded in a way that felt very blah, with few surprises.
That said, there was something about the story that kept me reading. Even though I could often guess what would happen next, I still wanted to see how it all played out. There was just enough curiosity to make me stick with it until the end.
This might be a better fit for readers who enjoy slower paced stories with not much suspense.
Thank you Netgalley and Atria publishing for this arc copy!!

4⭐️ | Suspenseful, layered, and quietly chilling 💐🔪

Don’t Let Him In is a classic Lisa Jewell slow-burn—unfolding like a puzzle you’re desperate to solve but afraid to finish. Told through the perspectives of three women whose lives begin to tangle around one too-charming man, this story builds tension in that way Jewell does so well—quietly, emotionally, and then all at once.

Nina’s grief makes her vulnerable. Ash’s intuition makes her bold. Martha’s creeping doubt makes her relatable. And as their stories converge, you’ll find yourself whispering the title like a warning: don’t let him in.

It’s not full-throttle thriller, but it’s moody, unsettling, and addictive in that “one more chapter before bed” kind of way. A perfect pick for fans of character-driven suspense and messy, real-world tension.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this arc! I absolutely love Lisa Jewell and this book was just amazing. I love the short chapters and made for a quicker read. This book really hooked you early on! I highly recommend everyone put this on your summer TBR!

3.5 rounded up💫 or maybe a true 4…I’ve gotta noodle on it a bit more🤔

One thing’s for sure - I love me a full cast audiobook🎧!! Especially for books like this one where there’s so many moving parts! Multiple POVs + multiple timelines that jump back and forth often!

This was super bingeable with short chapters and a con man/cat and mouse(ish) story - I just really wanted to know what would happen next.

I wouldn’t really call this a “thriller” though…less thrills and chills, more psychological suspense. It could’ve been a smidge shorter and there was really no BIG reveal that I kept waiting for.

All that to say I still really enjoyed it - it had really good insight into the mind of not only con artists but also those who they manipulate, and I was engaged from the start!

“Don’t Let Him In” is a siren song disguised as sweetness. Lisa Jewell takes what seems normal... a grieving widow, a protective daughter, a busy mom... and twists it into a trap spun by one man with too many masks. And once you realize it’s a trap, oh baby, you’re already knee-deep in emotional quicksand wondering how the hell you got there.

Meet Nina, fresh off losing her husband Paddy in a freak train platform tragedy. She’s vulnerable, hopeful, and desperate for connection. Enter Nick Radcliffe with a lighter from Paddy’s past and a charming smile you immediately do not trust. But Nina does. And that trust? It’s the opening move in a long, slow heist of her life.

Ash, her daughter, is the first to flinch. She clocks Nick immediately. Too polished. Too present. Too into her mother’s grief. Ash is the one woman in the room who refuses to look away. Watching her shift from quietly suspicious to full detective mode is chef’s kiss. If this were a horror movie, she’d be the one yelling, “Don’t go in there!” while everyone else pours the guy another drink.

And then there’s Martha. Sweet, overworked, drowning-in-kids Martha, who just wants to keep her flower shop alive and her marriage from crumbling. Her husband, Alistair, is loving... until he’s distant. Thoughtful... until he’s unreachable. Every time he disappears for “work,” you can feel the dread settle like fog. You know something’s off. You just don’t know how bad it’s going to get.

But here’s where Jewell kicks it up a notch. It’s not just these three. There are other women. Past girlfriends, casual flings, whispered regrets. Women Nick bent around his little finger until they snapped. The damage isn’t just personal. It’s patterned. This isn’t a one-off villain. This is a man who’s made a full-time job out of psychological warfare.

The story moves between perspectives and timelines, and yeah, it’s a lot at first. But once you find the rhythm, the unease builds like a slow drumbeat under your skin. Every chapter adds weight. By the time it all converges, you’re not just reading. You’re bracing.

Nick is terrifying. Not in a jump-scare way. In a real, deeply human way. He’s the man who learns your favorite wine, says all the right things, helps with your grief... and quietly starts to erase you one boundary at a time. He’s a monster in a tailored coat.

Jewell doesn’t need flashy twists to keep you hooked. She writes trauma like it’s lived-in. She makes you sit with the discomfort. She makes you ask why we forgive, why we overlook, why we let someone in just because they seem like what we need.

This book? It’s not about a mystery. It’s about waking up inside someone else’s game and deciding whether to burn it down or play smarter. A solid four stars for gaslighting, grief, generational trauma, and turning a group of women’s slow-burn screams turning into battle cries.

Whodunity Award: For Building a Villain So Smooth You Almost Miss the Blood on His Hands

Thanks to Atria Books and NetGalley for the early read. I started this for the thrill. I stayed for the ache.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book so much! This is Lisa jewell’s best one yet! Carefully plotted without going off the rails and kept me at the edge of my seat! Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this in advance!

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A million thanks to @atriabooks and @simon.audio for my gifted copy! #AtriaPartner ⁣
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Say it again with me: “cause these men ain’t what?” Shit. This man ain’t shit. ⁣
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The amount of gaslighting and lack of financial awareness these women had is remarkable, honestly. The fact that any loans or any cards are being taken out in someone else’s name without their knowledge is wild knowing reports and alerts are in the world. But I digress. ⁣
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This was a fun cat and mouse type situation. I didn’t know exactly who was who, who to trust, or what was going to happen next. I do know Ash was a real one and I would 100% wanted them to be my voice of reason. ⁣
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Audio is full cast. I got so confused between chapters on which story we were on, but the audio being full cast totally helped. 100% recommend the audio.⁣
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Overall, a solid Lisa Jewell read. Not my favorite, but not the worst! Out Tuesday! ⁣
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QOTD: Last 5 star?

I didn’t feel like this book was much of a thriller. The different perspectives and time flashbacks kept it interesting. However, I felt like it was pretty predictable up until the very last chapter. Overall, I would say this book is worth the read just not my favorite.

This book was okay! It was really obvious what was going on, but if you like thrillers, you might enjoy seeing how they got to the end! I like the numerous perspectives!

Lisa Jewell packed a little bit of everything into this one. I don’t want to give too much away, but I finished it in 24 hours because I had to know what was going on. My mind was reeling with theories the entire time.

I loved how the story unfolded through multiple POVs, with each woman adding new tension and raising more questions. It was so gripping to watch their lives slowly intersect, all circling around one unsettling common denominator. The tension builds with every chapter, and by the end I was completely invested and a little bit haunted.

I had the chance to read Don’t Let Him In as an ARC from NetGalley, and I really enjoyed it. The story started out a little slow for me while his character was being revealed, and there were a few times I got a little mixed up with the names. But once it picked up, I was hooked. I loved the twists and turns in this story. Just when I thought I had it figured out, something else would happen and completely change what I was thinking.
Lisa Jewell has a way of pulling you in, and this one was no different. I kept thinking, how does she think of this stuff? It felt like watching a real story unfold. Once the book hit about the three-quarter mark, I didn’t want to put it down. Every page added a new level of something I didn’t see coming, and I was shocked more than once. The ending completely left me speechless.
I truly appreciated getting the chance to read this ARC. If you’re thinking about picking up this book, you should because it will pull you in and keep you wondering what’s going to happen next. Lisa Jewell has done it again, and I can’t wait to see what she writes next.

This was my first Lisa Jewell and I'm not sure her books are for me. Now, I enjoyed it, but I liked the ending the most. The first half dragged a bit for me. I wanted to get to the twists, the shocks, the thrill. I got a little frustrated by all the characters because it was hard to follow the timeline and connections sometimes. I guessed the biggest part early on, but still enjoyed it.

After reading “None of this is True”, I was very excited to read Jewell’s newest thriller. Set from multiple points of view of women with a common ex-boyfriend/con-artist, I was unable to put this book down!

From the jump, there’s a sense of unease that lingers over every chapter. You’re dropped into multiple perspectives, each one intriguing in its own right, and at first you might find yourself wondering how it’s all going to come together. But trust Jewell, she’s playing the long game. Slowly, methodically, she weaves the threads until the full picture starts to emerge. It’s incredibly satisfying to watch the layers unfold.

And let’s talk characters. There’s one in particular (no spoilers!) who you will absolutely love to hate(or maybe you’ll skip the “love” part and go straight to pure loathing) He’s the kind of vile, magnetic presence that keeps you glued to the page, just to see what he’ll do next.

While this one leans more into obsession and psychological control than some of her previous novels, fans of The Family Upstairs or Watching You will definitely feel at home here. The plot is complex without being confusing, and the payoff is worth the ride. It’s not the kind of book you casually read with half your attention, there are details, connections, and moving pieces that deserve to be followed closely.

Overall, Don’t Let Him In is tense, darkly entertaining, and just twisted enough to keep you flipping pages late into the night. If you enjoy thrillers that don’t hand you easy answers and aren’t afraid to dive into the messiness of human behavior, this one should be high on your list.

Thank you to @artiabooks and Netgalley for my #gifted copy

This is a tangled web of a thriller that has you stressed, wanting to yell at the characters, and is massively twisty! I couldn’t get enough of it! Ash’s dad Paddy was murdered and not long after new man appears in their life. Ash is instantly turned off! I have to say so was I! You think you get a good grip on what’s going on and his plans and boom she troughs you for another loop! It stayed fast pace with something always happening and you got different POVs!
4.5✨

I LOVED everything about this book. I loved the plot, the first person POV offering psychological insight into the MMC, and the pacing. This may be my favorite Lisa Jewell of all time (I've read a bunch).

This thriller concerns three individual women who are connected by one man. The book is all over the place IN A GOOD WAY. Multiple timelines and POVs but never confusing. And then, when it all starts to come together? FORGET IT! Just awesome.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for the digital arc in exchange for an honest review. FIVE BIG STARS!

I definitely liked elements of this, especially how the title makes Nick/Al feel like some sort of vampire (which he kind of is.) I also found this intensely readable, and basically couldn't put it down for the back half. I think it's just missing that classic Lisa Jewell flair-- Nick is just so easily hateable and her best villains/heroes are usually way more complicated. It's also a very clean story of good versus evil, and while I enjoyed reading it immensely, I don't know that it will stick with me the way some of Lisa's past books have.

This book was a letdown. Frome the previous reads by Lisa Jewell I was expecting a lot of thrill & good twists, I mean, who doesn't love a good twist, right? But this book? Not exactly the thriller I was expecting. It's like the plot is just cruising along, being super obvious and not even trying to hide it. Thoughout I was like, "Is this it? Am I missing something?" Despite giving it a chance, I struggled to stay engaged & came close to DNF'ing it so many times but decided to power through it. I wasted too much time hoping it would get better, but sadly it never improved.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I have liked every book by this author. However, this one I didn't enjoy but I couldn't stop reading it. The writing was excellent but the story itself became repetitive, hence frustrating.
Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the digital ARC