I literally sat with bated breath while reading this. The synopsis told me something was going to happen and I was just sitting. Waiting. And boy when it finally did happen…WTF.

This was so so good. This is my second Lisa Jewell book and her writing just does it. It’s the perfect combination of dual POV and unreliable narrators wrapped in a creepy and uncomfortable unknown. I need more of her in my life.

The podcast/Netflix documentary interposed within the story was perfect. Every time we got another clip, more was revealed. Every time more was revealed what we learned got worse and worse. I still don’t know who or what to believe.

This comes out in August and I highly recommend it! Thank you so much NetGalley and Atria Books for letting me get my hands on this early!

Rating: 5 out of 5.
A very cleverly written plot, switching between the two protagonists points of view, a pod cast and a Netflix documentary, it’s not only unique but utter genius storytelling!

The night of Alix’s 45th birthday she meets another woman, also out celebrating her 45th birthday and it also transpires that they were both born in the same hospital much to the delight of the other woman, Josie, who then declares they are birthday twins.

Alix is a popular podcaster who has just finished her series called ‘All Woman’ about successful women, and it is from these podcasts that Josie sees a way into Alix’s life. She asks Alix if she would do podcast about her life and how now at age 45 is on the cusp of real change, and she thinks Alix is the perfect person to tell her story.

As her All Woman podcasts have come to an end, and also intrigued by what Josie has to say she agrees to a trial recording session, turning into a podcast called ‘Hi I’m your birthday twin’, but whatever Alix thought Josie’s was going to tell her soon turns into something dark and disturbing.

I got sucked into this book right from the start and binged read it in under two full days, I literally didn’t want to put it down.

Although the premise of the book being told in several different ways may sound strange, but trust me, it works, if anything it works too well, it leaves parts on cliffhangers so you can’t stop reading as you need to know what happens next!

"Two girls walk into a bar..." Oh Lisa Jewell, how I love you. She is a must read in the world of psychological thrillers.

I really love this new trend of following podcasters. What a great theme too! I would totally listen to a podcase about women who overcome difficulties!

I loved finding out all the disturbing things that came up and thought the tension and build up was perfect. Great ending too!!!!

Lisa Jewell has done it again!! This book is real page turner .

We have Alix and she is a podcaster out celebrating her 45th birthday at a local restaurant, when she meets Josie, who is also celebrating her 45th birthday. Josie is appears to be enamored by Alix and starts to do some research on the podcaster . Her desire to become closer to Alix is partly due to fact that Josie is married to a much older man and has two seemingly very peculiar daughters and she is ready to make a change in her dismal life and wants Alix to make her story known to the world.

I found myself quickly drawn into this enthralling thriller with unreliable characters and startling revelations.

Thank you to NetGalley for this very early ARC of “None of This is True.” I felt like I won the lottery when I received notification! This might be the best thing Lisa Jewell has ever written-so some are saying. Although, you do wonder if what you just read was true? Or wasn’t it? I re-read the last few pages after questioning who really “did it” or “didn’t do it.” But it had me questioning, again, who some of the characters were at the end and did k read about them already and how they fit into the narrative?

If I had to compare this book to a food item, I would say it's a utterly delicious and juicy burger that you can't stop bingeing, don't want to put down, and can't help but want more of. Mmmm! And Lisa Jewell is the masterchef that has killed it once again.

This was such an unsettling and riveting page-turner. Yet I couldn't tear myself away and enjoyed every moment! The story flowed well and I love how it's interspersed with podcast excerpts, which made everything feel all the more chilling.

The characters are flawed but so well-written; I was invested in everyone and could empathize with their motivations + decisions. Only Lisa Jewell can make me feel bad for imperfect characters I wasn't expecting to feel anything for.

She also did a terrific job in messing with my mind and making me question everything. What's real and what isn't? What's true and which are lies? Guess I'll never know...

Wow! This book was a wild ride. It felt unique, and it kept me guessing the entire time. I'm still not sure what the truth really is, so the title is very appropriate. I enjoyed reading the interviews and getting different perspectives on the characters.
Thanks to Net Galley for the book to review.

I LOVED so many Lisa Newell books, then she published a few that were just meh. This one, though!! This is a twisty mind bender, and I loved it. I'm STILL not sure which character is telling the truth!
I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Book Title: None of This Is True
Author: Lisa Jewell
Publisher: Atria Books
Pages: 384
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Pub Date: August 8, 2023
My Rating: 4.6 Stars!

This is my ninth Lisa Jewell psychological thriller.
I really liked "Then She was Gone"; "Watching You"; " Invisible Girl"; and "I Found You:! I was totally a Lisa Jewell fan. Although I loved her novels, I did hit a slump-as there were a few that were only okay. I guess my expectations were too high!

I went into this one hopeful without high expectations.
Awww
Ms. Jewel certainly knocked it OUT of the ball park with this one!
It did not disappoint!

Alix Summer has a successful podcast that features women who have overcome extreme difficulties and hardship, to lead happy and successful lives. She is celebrating her forty-fifth birthday with family and friends at a local pub, when there is another woman also celebrating her birthday yep her forty-fifth.
Her name is Josie Fair and they laugh about being birthday twins.

You know how it is when you meet someone and then you run into them times and in many places afterwards. Sure enough Josie just happens to bump into Alix while she is waiting to collect her children from school.
Hmmm do any of us believe this is a coincidence?
Josie stops to chat and mentions to Alix that she listens to her podcasts, and wonders if Alix might feature her, not as a successful woman, but as a someone who has a secret and who is willing to reveal it.

Alix buys into this and then is shocked when. Josie confesses during the recording of the podcast that she endured years of abuse, neglect, and other traumatic experiences. She was eighteen when she married 45 year old Walter. He is controlling and when their daughter Roxy was sixteen he sexually abused her as well as her best friend. Roxy ran away so now he is sexually abusing their other the daughter twenty three year old Erin who still lives with them however she never comes out of her room.

Alix decides to help Josie and allows her to stay in her home when she arrives at 3:00am one morning.
I am sure I am not the only reader yelling - Noooooo!

WOW! That ending I cannot wait to talk to someone about it!!!!
This story certainly lived up to THE title!

One reader describes this story by stating …..It will take your breath away!
That’s for sure!!

Want to thank NetGalley and Atria Books for granting me the pleasure of reading this early eGalley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for August 8, 2023

I'm always there for author Lisa Jewel & really enjoyed her latest, "None of this is True". Fact: I once had a "birthday twin", gal I met at a work function. Anyway, in this story, we meet two "birthday twins", Alix & Josie. One is a true crime podcaster and one has a past- and then we're off on the thrill coaster, and I loved the ride!! Highly recommend this thriller - so well-written! My sincere thanks to Net Galley & the publisher for the complimentary DRC - rating & opinions my own

Big thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book, all opinions are my own.

Holy cow! I think this is favorite Lisa Jewell yet! This was a twisty mind bender and I loved every second of it!!! Highly recommend!! 5 stars!!!

This book is amazing!
Josie is turning 45 years old, so her and her husband Walter head out to a fancy restaurant they normally wouldn’t go to. At that same time, an aesthetic, somewhat well known podcasted Alix Summer is at the same restaurant with her family and friends, celebrating turning the same age. Once Josie discovers this, and discovers that her and Alix were born in the same hospital, she begins to wonder how her own life turned out the way it did, while Alix’s is seemingly perfect. After staging a run in, she convinces Alix to create a podcast telling her own twisted and unbelievable life story. As the podcast goes on, Alix begins to wonder, what if this is true, if any of it.

This was amazing! I’m a huge Lisa Jewell fan, I’ve read almost all of her books and this ranks up there with my favourites. This story grips you completely from very early on and it’s a fast read, I was desperate to know how it was going to turn out. The story is so twisty, with unreliable characters all around. I couldn’t predict what was true and what wasn’t-the title is really fitting. I can’t imagine how Jewell came up with the idea for this, but in the best way. Including the podcast and the Netflix documentary aspects really make the story feel current and realistic. At times it’s heartbreaking, and sad. It’s so well written and is a book that makes you feel like this is why you’re a reader. I absolutely loved it! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free preview in exchange for an honest review.

That was a captivating ride!
Lisa Jewell is a master at psychological thrillers and character development.
I’ll keep this review short and sweet because I think this is a read you will benefit from going in blind on.

I loved the mixture of Netflix documentary, podcast audio, and traditional third person narration. I hope this actually turns into a Netflix show because it will be a winner! Jewell does an excellent job at setting the scene, and I felt the different media even though I was only reading. I’ll likely go back and listen to this one on audio in the future to see how that experience compares.

I do wish the ending had been a bit more suspenseful and complete, but if you’re a fan of an ambiguous ending, then you’ll love this.
4.5 stars, but rounding up to 5 because everything prior to the ending was absolute perfection to me.

TW:
Pedophilia and grooming
Drug/alcohol abuse

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

No better title than None of This Is True for Lisa Jewell’s newest book. I was gripped by this thriller from the beginning and I don’t want to give too much away so I’ll just say clear your weekend when this one publishes because you’re not going to want to put it down.

This is one of the better Lisa Jewell books in a while; her format and style has changed for it which is good but she still focuses on deranged mothers and abused daughters. That gives nothing away bc you're not sure who is who in that scenario. It's full of twists and turns and in true Jewell fashion what you think you know, you don't and the ending always flips it in it's head (the ending after the ending). There were a few minor plot inconsistencies but overall a good psychological thriller that is a compelling read. 3.5 stars.

Alix Summer has a successful podcast that features women who have overcome extreme difficulties and hardship, to lead happy and successful lives.
Alix herself has a pretty good life too - a smart ultra modern home in London, two beautiful children, a husband that she loves - you get the picture, life's pretty good in the main, although her husband Nathan does have a tendency to go on benders from time to time, which Alix finds worrying.
Whilst celebrating her 45th birthday at the local pub with family and friends, Alix is approached by a woman in the restroom who introduces herself as Josie Fair and tells her that they're
'birthday twins' as it's her 45th birthday too.
A few days later Josie approaches Alix as she's waiting to pick her children up outside school, and says she's been listening to her podcasts, and wants to know if Alix will feature her, not as a successful woman, but as a woman who has some dark secrets but is about to change her life completely.
After much debating, Alix thinks she would make an interesting subject so she decides to give it a go. Bad choice! As Josie slowly integrates herself into Alix's life, into her very home, she'll discover that Josie isn't exactly who she portrays herself to be.
As the podcast continues, some very disturbing facts begin to reveal themselves, and Alix realises that she's made a big mistake!
There's lots of tension, some great twists, together with some very dark and complex characters, as Ms Jewell expertly peels back the layers with consummate skill to reveal an intricate and twisted tale that's such a worthy read.

I think this is Lisa Jewell’s best book yet. I say that after every book, but this one is riveting, disturbing, dark and sinister and utterly addicting. I loved it!

This might be Jewell's best book yet - twisty, surprising, unbelievable and yet unput-downable. I loved reading the story and couldn't put it down. Will be recommending this as a perfect summer read!

📚 Book Review 📚
Title: None of This is True
Author: @lisajewelluk
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Psychological Suspense
Date published: August 2023
Primary Setting: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

A huge thanks to @netgalley and @atriabooks for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

📚Synopsis:
Alix is a successful podcaster, wife, and mother of two lovely school-age children. Josie is a private, introverted home-body with a story she is ready to share about her much older husband and troubled adult children. When these two woman meet by chance on their shared birthday, they form a peculiar working-friendship and secrets of the past start to spill.

✍️ My review:
Get ready for another Lisa Jewell gem. This book is full of characters with questionable actions and “what the?” moments. I enjoyed the way the author incorporated the idea of a Netflix documentary and found myself compelled to binge read the book well passed my bedtime. Highly recommend for anyone who likes psychological thrillers.

💕You might like this book if:
🔹 you like the added complexity of untrustworthy characters
🔹 you find yourself binge-watching Netflix documentaries about mysteries
🔹you enjoy shows such as Inventing Anna or Single White Female

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC of this novel! Lisa Jewell is always a go to author for a fun psychological thriller that offers some depth and is mostly believable- and this book is no exception! I devoured this over two days and enjoyed every second of the wild ride. I did knock off one star because I had figured out some of the plot twists, but that didn't detract from my overall enjoyment of the book! Release date is Aug 2023.