None of This is True is Lisa Jewell's best book! These characters were deceptive and downright shocking. Would recommend this 10/10.

Quick, creepy, twisty domestic thriller. This new novel was everything I love about Lisa Jewell’s writing.

Alix Summers and Josie Fair met at a pub where they were both celebrating their 45th birthday. Yes, they are birthday twins. Weird right? Well, it gets weirder… They bump into each other a few days later. Josie starts obsessing over Alix, and binge-listens to Alix’s podcast (yes, she’s a semi-successful podcaster). Josie wants to tell Alix her life story and convinces Alix to do a segment on her. Like all of Lisa Jewell’s books, the story takes a dark turn.

This book had everything I love about Lisa Jewell’s novels: dual timelines, multiple perspectives and a few murders. I enjoyed the podcast and Netflix series chapters foreshadowing something terrible that will happen later on. Josie is a very unreliable character and the twist could have been guessed early on. That being said, the twist wasn’t as shocking as it was meant to be..

Regardless, will always be a Lisa Jewell fan! Thanks so much to Netgalley and Atria Book for an e-galley of this book.

A psychological thriller that takes you on a wild ride, and you don't even know it! With a title stating that None of This Is True, the reader has to wonder what they're walking into. I picked up this book with no knowledge of what it was about, aside from it being written by trusted author, Lisa Jewell. As I read the book, I continually checked the title to read the exact wording to perhaps catch on to what was going on!

I REALLY liked this book! It is not Jewell's typical formula book, you know where she has past and present with multiple POV's? Often a male thrown in there. I liked what she did. It was engaging, fast paced and interesting!

We have two POV's of Alix and Josie, who randomly meet while they are both celebrating their 45th birthdays at the same restaurant and realize they were born same day, year and hospital. A friendship is born as Alix and Josie work together to make a podcast with Alix interviewing Josie about her life. As Josie's past is slowly revealed, Alix realizes there's a lot more to the story than originally thought. And this is where it gets interesting! Alix becomes all consumed by Josie and her life and the twists start coming!

I gobbled this book up while on my cruise, finding every little minute to read it; ignoring my children, thinking about it while I was snorkeling, reading it on my kindle while IN the pool with kids swimming, reading it while waiting for the evening show to start, and reading it as late into the night that I could keep my eyes open. Signs of a great book!

If you like Lisa Jewell books, you're in for a treat, because it's so different from her usual plot writing, yet the story itself is solid and keeps the reader hooked!

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the advance e-book.

✨RATING: 4⭐️

✨REVIEW: Thank you to @atriabooks and @netgalley for this advanced eCopy! Alix and Josie are celebrating their 45th birthdays separately only to learn that not only do they share a birthday, but we’re born at the same hospital. Alix is a podcaster, Josie has a story - the rest is… for you to decide what’s true!
I knew I had a page turner coming when I saw a Lisa Jewell available on NetGalley, and sure enough, it was! It gave ample time to build background, suspect gaps in stories, and begin doubting everything. Additionally, the creep factor totally had me going and made me squirming as I read. I’m not usually a kindle reader, but man did this make me!! This is an easy one to get caught up in your reading and lose track of all sense of time and reality. Be sure to buckle up for this ride!
The only reason I knocked it down a star was personal preference with the creep factor, but if you really like the squirmy kind, I’m sure this’ll be a top star read for you!!

✨PROS: Dual POV (third person) semi-short chapters

🚨WARNING: Potential triggers include stalking/obsessive behaviors (If you liked “You” you would probably like this!) major age gaps in relationships

𝙈𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 5 ⭐️
𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 4.6🌟

The Verdict: Wow 🤯 Pretty sure Lisa Jewell just wrote her best book ever! One of the best true-crime-podcast themed novels I’ve read.. executed to PERFECTION!

The story follows 2 women who share the same birthday - Alix (a popular London podcaster) and Josie (a meek woman unhappy with her life). The two pair up to create a podcast segment together, and dark secrets begin to unravel about Josie’s life as she starts to infiltrate Alix’s life as well.

WHO I’D CAST
- Reese Witherspoon as Alix
- Anna Kendrick as Josie

A HUGE thank you to @atriabooks to allowing me to read this advanced copy. Do yourself a favor and preorder it - releases on August 8, 2023!!

This book was sooo good. I didn’t want it to end. I always love Lisa Jewell books and I think this was her best. The storyline flowed so good and she didn’t miss any parts. I love true crime and how it was tied into the storyline like it was a Netflix documentary.

OMGGGG what did I just read??? This will be the book everyone will be talking about this year. It was so twisty and unreliable and unpredictable. Wow! I had anxiety every time we had a Josie chapter. That woman was so unhinged but was she??? That ending!

This book was addicting!! Just like a bag of potato chips! Started it and found it hard to put down. Had me 2nd guessing the whole way through. Loved the duel perspectives and the twists and turns. Really liked that it was set in a Podcast and then moved into a Netflix series - pretty timely for today! Lisa Jewell understands her readers and writes for them! Looking forward to her next book already!

I’ve read a lot of Lisa Jewell’s thrillers and enjoyed them all so I was really excited to be able to read her newest book early!

This book was really creepy, the atmosphere of the novel made me feel so uncomfortable and I loved that! I had no idea where the story was going and after finishing the book I still don’t know what to think or how to feel!

I loved the podcast aspect of this and I found this really fast paced. I’ve read a lot of thrillers but this one was really unique!

When I saw a Lise Jewell book available in NetGalley I was extremely excited. I have read several of her books and enjoyed them. The early reviews stated this book is her "best yet," adding to the allure. I didn't think I'd get approved for such a saught after book, and was thrilled when I was approved.

This book is amazing! I was quickly drawn in by the characters and trying to determine what was true and what would be revealed as false. True to Jewell's style, the storyline is slowly built and I doubt anyone would be able to foresee all of the twists and turns that the plot takes along the way. I found myself constantly surprised by the route the story took and the unreliability of all characters involved.
I really enjoyed this book.

I received a complimentary copy of "None of This Is True" in exchange for an honest review.

Lisa Jewell has such a solid track record of well structured thrillers, but I would go so far as to say this is her best yet. There are so many twists and shifts in the narrative that will keep readers guessing until the last pages.

4.5 Stars, Rounded Up

This book hooked me from the first chapter and I could not put it down. I don’t think I’ve devoured a book this quickly and with such fervor in a long, long time.

The novel follows podcaster Alix Summer. On her 45th birthday a woman named Josie approaches her in a pub bathroom saying, “hi, I’m your birthday twin!” This introductory sentence will eventually become the title of Alix’s true crime podcast with herself at the center of the story.

This is my first book by Lisa Jewell but it won’t be my last. I loved her conversational writing style and it quickly wrapped me up in the story. I thought I knew where things were going from 40% on, but I continued to be shocked right to the very end.

Many thanks to Simon & Schuster, NetGalley, and Lisa Jewell for an Advanced Reader Copy of “None of This is True”. Publication date: August 8, 2023.

This book kept me guessing the whole time. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I was thrown for a loop whenever I thought I figured it out. I kept thinking about the title and thinking is this true? This is only the second Lisa Jewel book I've read, and I highly recommend it.

I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end! You know something bad happened, but you don’t know what happened, or who did it! The story went back in forth in time in ann intriguing way and the short chapters kept me wanting me to read ‘just one more’! Also, I need to see this Netflix show. I’m picturing Reece Witherspoon as Josie!

This book was a wild ride. It is written from two timeframes. The first is as the events are happening and the second is from the Netflix true crime documentary made on the events that happen. Alix is a podcaster and Josie is, well, I don’t know how to describe Josie without spoilers. Once you get into the book and the lies and manipulation begin, you’ll be hooked. At about the 50% mark, I couldn’t stop reading.

Lisa Jewel will always be an automatic read for me. This one, however, was not my favorite of hers.

"Birthday twins" Alix Summer and Josie Fair meet up on their45th birthday and soon after Josie approaches Alix and asks if she will feature her in her popular podcast as a woman who wants to change things up. Which she definitely does!

Positives:

This one certainly kept me reading. I finished it in 2 days.
Lots of tension
The format with the interviews and the Netflix style trailers.

Negatives:
I feel like it took quite awhile into the book for the action to really begin,
The twists in the characters were a bit too dark for me.
The main character's lack of insight on her toxic relationship with her husband, even at the end when all was revealed.
It was pretty easy to figure out what the main character's real crimes were.

4.5 The Queen of Creepy has done it again. Lisa Jewell has created a world in which my skin was crawling and goose bumps were shivering numerous times. Alix and Josie first meet in a pub and it becomes obvious they are both celebrating their 45th birthday. Upon chit chat, they learn that not only do they share a birthday but were both born in the same hospital. Alix, a podcaster with a troubled marriage, agrees to interview Josie, a part time seamstress in an abusive household, for a podcast on beginning your life anew at an age where things have a need to change - to start new beginnings. Well, it all goes OFF THE RAILS. Jewell is a gifted writer that excels at creep-galore, pacing, suspense and just enough red herrings to keep you wondering. I felt like I was watching a Dateline episode that I couldn't look away from. I had the opportunity to hear Jewell speak at a local indie bookstore in Denver just before the pandemic and I really liked her - found her down to earth, funny and super personable. I actually felt like Alix portrayed much of the characteristics that I saw in Lisa that day. Super entertaining dark read until the very end. Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an advance copy in exchange for my honest opinion. None of This is True will be out 8/8/2023.

Fantastic! I’ve been a fan of Lisa Jewell’s writing for years and this might be my new favorite of hers. So twisty and loved the netflix/podcast aspect. I questioned everything while reading this and by the end I’m still not entirely sure what was true and what wasn’t.

“I’ve never heard so much bullshit in my life.”

I couldn’t decide if I should sit on this review until closer to pub day, but I can hardly contain myself with how much I loved this book!

Queen LJ does it again, folks. I finished this 2+ weeks ago and I’m still thinking about it now.

Similar to I Found You, LJ knows how to expertly weave in ominous hints that something terrible has happened, something we don’t yet know. And it becomes impossible to put down because you just NEED to find out!

I love not knowing who to trust, who isn’t who they say they are. It really keeps you on your toes the whole time.

And the twists and revelations were, as always, outstanding. Even with reading the synopsis, I hadn’t a clue what to expect. My suggestion: go in blind and just enjoy the ride.

This is another incredible psychological thriller by Lisa Jewell! This dark and twisted story involving a podcast about a dysfunctional family had me hooked from page one. What is going on in this family? What is the truth? Could not put it down! 5 Stars! I think this may be my favorite Lisa Jewell book so far!

Thanks to NetGalley and the Atria Books for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.