A review by maybe_shelby
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

throughout the beginning of the story, you feel the main character to be plain and boring. on her birthday night, she runs into her birthday twin- a podcaster who was born on the same day in the same place. She agrees to interview her for her podcast about someone in the process of changing her life. From the title, you know that someone isn't telling the truth, and strongly don't like her. Eventually, the perspective flips between the two women. Some chapters are excerpts from the recordings [the audio narration enhances this]. These increase in frequency throughout the book, and also begin to come from an unknown source. She begins to spin wild and vivid tales of an unfortunate upbringing, and trauma-filled day-to-day life. She also begins to steal things from her interviewer, and mildly stalk her. By the end of the book, which you keep feeling has ended and then another story is revealed, you really aren't sure what is true. 
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