Wow! Lisa Jewell does it again. Don’t Let Him In was a wild ride. This book kept me on the edge of my seat the entire read. I loved the use of multiple POVs and how the timelines started to crossover with each POV. I felt like I was a part of this tangled web!

This book was the perfect thriller with so much suspense and such a thrilling ending.

I’m rating this book 5 stars.

Thank you to Atria Books and Net Galley for sharing this book with me in exchange for an honest review.

Lisa Jewell never disappoints (except I'm on the Marvel struggle bus!). Another great one with so many connecting takes that all finally come together.

2.25/5⭐️ 0/5🌶️ 0/5😢

This was not a thriller. I repeat, this is NOT a thriller.

It’s a story about a sociopathic con man (and not even a very good one at that) and a whole bunch of boring, gullible women. There was no real twist, just a slow and steady “unveiling” of information. And if you have at least two brain cells bopping around in your head, you already knew what was going to happen the whole time. None of it was surprising or particularly interesting—all I had at the end of this book was a tummy ache.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for a review.

“Don’t Let Him In” is a multi-perspective thriller novel giving readers a persistent sense of dread.

I’d give this a 3 or a 3.5. It felt, fine.

What I Liked:
The overall tone of the book. The growing sense of how big the story is. How awful it all is. I love thrillers and I love how they make my whole body feel alert. With this one, it’s not like a gory romp with bodies everywhere, but a growing sense of dread and unease and fear and I did find myself wanting to know how it ends.

What I Didn’t Like:
I think it’s a risk to have over of your POV’s be the bad guy and it didn’t ~always~ land for me. There were a few moments I really liked from his POV but by the end I was pretty sick of him. (Which I get is also the point but still).

I also just, this isn’t even a good or bad thing it just felt fine. Like the ending felt fine. The writing was good! The story was fine. I don’t know that this book will stand out to me in the future ya know?

Story about a man who is married to different women over the past 15ish years and about the overlap and deception he has been telling them. Of course, he has to get caught eventually, right?

This was a good book to get me out of a reading slump! Finally a book that lives up to the hype! Lisa Jewell has done it again! I had to know what happened to the women who lives were being ruined by one evil man!

The story centers around different women who all end up becoming involved with one charming, dazzling, handsome man. It’s scary to believe that narcissists like him walk among us every day. The plot twists kept coming and I found my self wanting him to have his day of reckoning for all the havoc he wreaked! This is definitely a page turner! Lisa Hew

Thanks to NetGalley and Atria books for this ARC!

Excellent new novel by Lisa Jewell! Dark, chaotic, stressful, and kept me engaged from start to finish.

As the wild con-man story unfolds and more characters come into play, the mystery and tension built keeping me turning pages and looking forward to getting back to the book when I had to put it down. I did feel it was a little longer than necessary, but the ending was satisfying and overall it’s another winner from this popular author.

Publishing 6-24-25. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this advanced reader’s copy!

Lisa Jewel books are sometimes hit or miss for me but I can confidently say this was one of her best! It’s a story that’s been told before but from a perspective and point of view that is completely new. I was hooked in from the beginning. This thriller is based on a web of lies and I had so much fun trying to untangle it along the way. I would definitely recommend giving this book a read!

This was a crazy ride, and I would expect nothing less from a Lisa Jewell book. This book is about a man who cons women into marrying him and then swindles them out of money before leaving them for the next job. I liked that it had multiple points of view, including a woman he is currently married to, the daughter of a woman he’s dating, and even the man himself. This story was less of a mystery and more of a journey of trying to figure out how this man can be discovered and stopped (or in the case of his point of view, how he will continue his machinations). I couldn’t put the last 20% down because I was so invested. Really enjoyable and great for anyone who isn’t into super creepy mystery/thrillers and wants something easier to read but still gripping.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Don’t Let Him In has Lisa Jewell’s signature layered storytelling, and I appreciated how the different storylines gradually wove together. The slow pacing made the middle of the book drag a bit for me, and I found myself wishing the momentum picked up sooner. That said, I enjoyed the process of guessing how everything would eventually connect — and the payoff at the end was worth sticking with it. Fans of character-driven thrillers who enjoy a gradual build may really appreciate this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the free eARC in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.

3.5⭐️ Lisa Jewell knows how to write a bingeable thriller!

I feel like con man stories can be hit or miss for me, and this one was a bit of a mixed bag. I enjoyed the multiple POV and timelines, and thought it added some tension to the plot. I also liked how the past and present timelines slowly caught up to one another as things were revealed, and the way it was written made it easy to just keep flipping pages.

If you love to hate a character, then you’re in for a treat here🙃 I reeeeeally hated the one character (iykyk), and couldn’t believe so many people got swept up in their lies.

There were times where several characters got on my nerves because of how dense they were being, and I did find parts of this plot unrealistic due to that. I also found the pace to be pretty slow at times, and feel there were some repetitive things that could’ve been edited out to make the middle less dense.

That said, I did read this book in a single day because of how nuts it was, and I simply needed to know how it was all going to end.

Ahhh! I loved this!!!! I say this everytime Lisa Jewell releases a book, but this is a new favorite! Such a twisty, layered mystery with the most devious psychopath/pathological liar. I devoured this book in a day and already wish I could read it again. SO good!

This fast-paced thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat, wondering how far a person will go to protect another. Lisa Jewel is a fantastic author, but I couldn’t give it a 5-star review because the complex character development made it difficult to keep them all straight. The alternating perspectives were also a bit confusing. Additionally, the fact that all these women would fall for a man who would disappear and steal money without question made me dislike them all.

On the other hand, it made me think about how much we’re willing to turn a blind eye to protect our hearts. If you’re looking for a good catfish story, I definitely recommend this one.

I enjoyed this one—it definitely kept me guessing. The tension builds steadily, and the characters felt real, even when I wasn't sure who to trust. A few parts dragged a bit, and while it wasn't my favorite book by her, it still gave off that classic Lisa Jewell vibe. A solid, twisty read overall.
Thank you #NetGalley and #AtriaBooks for this #ARC

I have read several Lisa Jewell books, and while this was solid like her others, it was not my favorite. I found the book to start off slow, but it finally picked up toward the end.

This was not my favorite Lisa Jewell book. I would have DNF’d it a few times had I not gotten an advanced copy and wanted to finish it. The overall theme is a bit redundant and the way people kept falling for the lies was honestly just frustrating. Nothing really shocking happened just the same things over and over. I’m not understanding the reviews but to me not worth the read.

This book was really good. I already had high hopes for it since I enjoyed None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell, and this one didn’t disappoint. I haven’t yelled at a book while reading in a long time—Nick had me losing my mind with all the emotions: anger and frustration. He was the worst.

This book takes you on a wild ride, and you won’t want to put it down because you need to know what happens with Nick and Martha. Nick was completely off his rocker, and just when I thought it couldn’t get worse—it did. But that ending? I’m 100% pleased and still shocked. This is exactly how you pull someone in with a thriller-suspense situation.

Thank you, Atria, for the opportunity to read this ARC early. I absolutely ate this one up and can’t wait to read more of Lisa Jewell’s work!

I have loved Lisa Jewel since reading Then She Was Gone. Just finished her Jessica Jones book and was so excited to get approved for Don’t Let Him In. It did not disappoint!

however - I do not like books where the main female characters are portrayed as naive and cannot make a good decision because of a man. And there were loads of them in this book. A man who disappears for days on end, doesn’t answer calls or texts and keeps asking for money? Wisen up ladies!

Dual timeline here with multiple points of view kept this moving, Ash’s dad dies in a freak accident and a con man weasels his way into her mom’s life. His past is a patchwork of lies. He has many names and just as many wives - how their lives all intersect will keep you reading this one.

I almost put this book down several times in the beginning book but I’m glad I kept going! It wasn’t until the twists picked up, that I truly became invested. It’s been a long time since I read a story and really hated one of the main characters and on the other hand I rooted for everyone else. The story was told from different points of view and different timelines. While this normally doesn’t bother me, it sometimes felt a bit choppy in the book. However that didn’t stop me from enjoying this thriller.
If you love a twisty thriller, with lots of surprises check this one out when it’s released. The expected publication date for Don’t Let Him In is June.

this was less a domestic thriller and more of a ... contemporary fiction? contemporary cozy mystery mix? very light on the murder and thrills (though there are some!) but also somehow light on the character's backgrounds. what is left is enough to keep you intrigued!

Trigger warning for men... just men. 🤣