Reviews tagging 'Murder'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

523 reviews

swimmer120x's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

I honestly didn't understand the hype that this book received. It was not worth the months that I waited for this book to come available through my local library. It was one of the worst books that I read in a long time. I enjoyed the other book I listened to by Lisa Jewell, but I thought that this one was terrible. It drug on and on and on. The beginning was kind of interesting, but then it got worse the further the book continued. I kept listening only so that I could add it to my "marked as completed" list. I'll be gracious and give this book 2 stars, when really, it only deserves 1.5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

brennsteez's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.5

Honestly really liked this at first but it got way too long and repetitive. Also, why did we need to redeem the terrible men in this book? Or randomly include the pandemic? Lotta choices made here…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Physical abuse

anne_reader's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Incest, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Stalking, Addiction, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

tayreads10's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gun violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Death

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

fi_sandison's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

kashby's review against another edition

i liked the first two acts but when the theme went from being about how people who experience trauma sometimes gain the capability to harm others into how this girl is cray cray 😝 and forced an old man to date her i was kind of over it. the writing was really good but i just didn’t really fw the ending or how walter’s character was handled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Drug use

smreads24's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Stalking, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Torture

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

mandi4886's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Child abuse