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None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

58 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Excellent.  It keeps you guessing right until the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence

blackcatkai's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

CW: toxic friendships, murder, blood, child abuse, domestic violence, grooming, adult/minor relationship, gaslighting, victim blaming, ableism, alcohol & drug use, mental illness, trauma

this book made me angry in a bunch of different ways. i wish I had known going in that it centered around an abuse/grooming victim.

I know that a lot of the different characters act very true to life in regards to how pervasive victim blaming is & painting horrible people as martyrs or good men in their death. how someone being not entirely truthful can make everyone around them believe that then EVERYTHING is a lie, even when it isnt. so much of what happens in this book is very true to life.

however, I am still conflicted. honestly, what Josie did isn't ok. but neither is all she went through or how everyone treated/saw her. she was a woman who desperately needed help & care from such a young age and she never got that. a narcissistic mother, a married 45 year old man taking advantage of her as a young teen, her own adult children never seeming to understand how fucked up it is that their dad groomed their mother.

I don't know. I don't honestly think we're supposed to side with alix. I really don't. I can see how Jewel is also attempting a commentary on how true crime can sensationalize and twist stories about real people and turn them into something else entirely. and she's not wrong! but overall something just feels off with the way the subject is handled that doesn't sit well with me, but I also can't quite put my finger on it.

there's also a tiny moment of autism mentioned in regards to a character that also felt a bit... not quite right. just go in carefully with this one.

I will say either way that the audiobook is done EXCEEDINGLY well. a full cast & production. little touches that make the podcast moments feel like a real podcast. very well done, in that respect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Mental illness, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Confinement, and Medical content

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Rape

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Trafficking, Violence, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Child death, Stalking, and Alcoholism

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, and Incest

prairieraven's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Addiction, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Death, Stalking, Child death, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Classism, Incest, and Toxic friendship

sebradley29's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

5.0

This is one of those books, where I finished it and all I can think is “what tf did I just read?” And I genuinely don’t know what or who to believe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

leebeeloves's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Emotional abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

Minor: Kidnapping, Suicide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Excrement, Cursing, and Pregnancy

jj_tj's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Stalking, Alcohol, Drug use, and Kidnapping

velvetreads_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Violence, and Toxic friendship