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None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

237 reviews

choy77's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Physical abuse

gaymoonreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Stalking

Moderate: Excrement, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug use and Pandemic/Epidemic

thejessicat's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault

laurrreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Well, without giving too much away, I’d say the title is fitting 😳

None of This is True is split into four parts and this story was absolutely mind blowing. part one primarily focuses on the build up of plot. Lisa Jewell spends a lot of time setting up and places pieces of information throughout this part of the book to be later investigated and explained. Part three was the standout of the book for me, I read, or rather listened, to the whole thing in one sitting. 

in my opinion, this book, while being a phenomenal mystery and suspense, is also a story about women. it captures both the mundane and unusual pains of marriage, womanhood, and raising children as well as exploring many themes of trauma. i feel it is rare to

find a book of this genre that can make me feel so many things. typically when reading a mystery or suspense book such as None of This is True, uncovering the truth is the whole plot and the biggest range of emotions i typically feel taps out around shock. but this book not only kept me guessing and surprised but also had me feeling the main characters’ range of emotions right along side them. 

None of This is True kept me guessing until the very last chapter, and I was genuinely speechless after finishing this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Mental illness

bibliophilola97's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Alcoholism

hotnmysterious's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, and Pedophilia

sweill803's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Death, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Drug use, Infidelity, Cursing, and Blood

julesfrigault's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

okiecozyreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

Lisa Jewell is so good at coming up with really creepy characters who have disturbing thought lives! This is no exception. 

Alix Summers is celebrating her 45th birthday at a pub and another woman Josie Fair notices they share the same birthday and lets her know they are birthday twins. Josie realizes Alix is a podcaster and comes up with an idea to tell Alix her story because she needs to change her life. 

It appears everyone has already read this one!
But if you like
- unreliable characters
- questioning of what is true (hence the title)
- a mid-life story
You might enjoy this one!

“Anyway, it’s weird isn’t it? The idea of two people being born in the same place, at the same time…
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But to meet one of them. On your birthday.” P15

“He doesn’t deserve to know every last thing she does. Nathan has his own priorities, his own secrets. She should have some, too.” P81

“… got what you might call an elastic relationship with the truth… When she doesn’t like the reality of things, she finds a reality she prefers.” P163

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

lucyswarby's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

oh my gosh! i’m not typically a thriller reader but i really struggled to put this down! the plot is so fast-paced and by the end of it, i’m honestly not sure what is true and what isn’t! thoroughly enjoyed (even if sometimes i was in out-right shock) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Incest