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

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

You'll like this book if you like Gillian Flynn and all the tropes in her book, but it starts to feel a bit predictable and loses the "thriller" feel pretty quick. Perhaps I'm in the minority for this because I read a lot of Gillian Flynn and similar authors.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but it felt like the book was Medium paced but on the slower side. The first 60% of the book is kind of a slog. It could've been condensed down a lot. By the time the plot builds up meaningfully, it's really easy to guess what's going to happen and doesn't feel like a thriller anymore. It's a compelling story with an interesting plot, but the build-up takes forever and it's simply too predictable by that time.

I wish there were a few more twists with the

daughters and husbands

. For example, the story about her meeting her husband

as a child would've been more interesting if that was a lie that she fabricated

. There was space for more nuance or crazier plot/storytelling and it sorta fell flat. We sorta skipped over the

grooming and pedo

nature of the husband, and the alcoholic husband character just feels like a convenient plot device.