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None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

58 reviews

vbarker91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Blood

Minor: Drug use and Pandemic/Epidemic

camillagrace's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Murder, Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, and Sexual assault

bethanyf22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, and Domestic abuse

emkrob's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Violence, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, and Confinement

nanirump's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Child death, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Murder, Torture, and Toxic relationship

kaylahcc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Pedophilia

Moderate: Torture, Alcoholism, and Murder

Minor: Drug use

lbrady2396's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship

themichellegray's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It's very rare for a psychological thriller to receive a 5-star rating from me but here we are.

While the content within this story was disturbing it was delivered in such a unique format. Both the pacing and reveals were masterfully written which held my interest until the very last page. Even after finishing the story, the author left me contemplating the narratives within this book and in real-world true crime "content".

There are so many layers to this novel and I'm impressed with Jewell's ability to simultaneously write a shocking story while providing commentary on the sensationalization of real-life cases.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Blood, Grief, Alcoholism, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Incest, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lindseybkoehler's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent and Rape

leahka89's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic