Reviews - None of This Is True

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None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

4.04 AVERAGE

brancrisp's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

knapp21's review

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

blueberrieads_22's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

meggarr's review

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The first out-and-out thriller I’ve enjoyed in a long while! I’d recommend listening to the audiobook if you can. Being able to actually hear the podcast elements of the novel was really fun!

morguebooks's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ashleyml's review

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kacy_miller's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hazel_64's review

5.0

Such a perfectly executed thriller novel! I love it, GOSH. I felt horrible and sick about most parts, but what a brilliant read!!! I've been reading trash thriller books for so long that this one feels surreal, It's just a brilliant unfolding of all plot twists with God knows how many unreliable narrators, a full family of it, so 5 of them. I read some critiques that Walter's crimes were glossed over, etc; I don't think so. I don't remember reading anyone mourning over him except his daughters, who were also unreliable narrators, so there's that.

This book issa perfect pack of pedo, alcoholic, sociopath, psychopath, and narcissist. And the gradual execution of this dark plot was just GORGEOUS!!

I loved it, so glad it's my first read of Lisa Jewell's writing. I wish that box full of all her books magically appears at my doorstep. \⁠(⁠๑⁠╹⁠◡⁠╹⁠๑⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♬

shysmiler91's review

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alli_readz's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

The production and level of emotion the narrators performed in this audiobook made the book more engaging and enjoyable than if I read this physically/digitally. I don’t really see where the plot twist is since the title is literally called “None of This is True.”

I thought this was a thrilling story to follow along, even though none of the characters could be described as likeable.

Josie is crazy, Walter is a straight pedophile so I didn’t really care about his death, Roxy was a nightmare, Erin was a victim, and Alix sadly got wrapped into all of this. I didn’t trust Nathan being the perfectly loyal husband and loving father that he was made out to be at the end of the story, but I didn’t think he had to die either.

The whole cast really just needs therapy.

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