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

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

2.5

For a book that everyone raved about, man, was it a disappointing read. I listened to it as an audiobook, and I think it made it better because of the podcast-type format. If I had read it on paper, I probably would’ve rated it even lower. I think the whole “birthday twin” idea that the book revolves around is incredibly boring. I also think that almost all the characters are unlikable. The cherry on top is that I found the book to be very slow, and when it finally did pick up, it was still only mildly interesting to me. I also don’t think it had a good ending considering I can’t even remember what the ending was. This book was so bad that I undownloaded it off of Audible when I was through because I was confident in the fact that I would never give it a second read. I also found the age difference between the main character and her husband to be gross, problematic and weirdly normalized by the author. 
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