Before the Epilogue, I was only going to give this book 4 stars. I can't tell you why or it would give the whole book away...
And on the heels of some great twists as this story bounces all over the place? YES. SO MUCH YES.
This book is 5-star worthy. Lisa Jewell writes epic thrillers that you can imagine being real. Or maybe they are real?
The timelines in this story feel disjointed in the beginning and you think you can piece together what is happening... and then the path diverts and you're left wondering what just happened.
The MC devolves in real time but you get a birds-eye view courtesy of flashbacks to see the whole of his evolution and it is such a wild ride.
This was a binge-worthy book that everyone who is a fan of thrillers needs to add to their TBR. Pre-order it now. Add to cart. Tell them I sent you.
Release date: 6/24/25 just in time for some epic summer reading!!
Thank you @netgalley and @atriabooks
@simonandschuster for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

I'm not going to say much about Lisa Jewell's newest "Don't Let Him In." I love Jewell, she is one of my favorite authors and I have read a lot of her books. This was probably the most underwhelming book for me. I had high expectations after "None of this is True," which is a hard act to follow. This story follows many women and the con-man who is charming each of them, giving each woman everything she wants and then taking from them what he needs.
By the last 1/4 of the book, I was actively avoiding reading it. There was not a twisty ending that I expected. It all played out relatively as expected and did not thrill me. That said, I know many will love this book and rave about it. And I will still adore Lisa Jewell and read all her books. This was a miss for me, however fun to read for the first half or so.
2.5 stars
Thank you to the publisher, Jewell and Netgalley for the ARC.

Really fun read, well structured, took a while to figure out, and I enjoyed the mystery. I also loved the strength of the characters, especially Ash

4.5 stars - With "don't Let Him In", author Lisa Jewell has done it again & delivered another banger of a domestic thriller! I really liked this tale of a 50'ish new widow & her daughter & how their broken lives intersect with another woman, who's an abandoned housewife - let's just say they have some "things" in common LOL! Loved the short chapters that kept me flipping pages late at night, and I did not mind the alternating POV's either. The ending was good & I appreciated the epilogue. This one is very dark and quite suspenseful - I really liked it! My sincere thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for my advance readers copy - a true pleasure to read & review it!

3.5 / 5

I can't imagine the overwhelming expectations that must exist for the follow-up to a book as hugely successful as None of This is True. Not surprisingly, Don't Let Him In goes in a different direction, unfortunately it didn't quite come together or reach the same heights.

The entire book is an exercise in anticipation, it feels as though it is constantly on the edge of revealing something big but never quite comes to fruition.

As far as characters go, Jewell has successfully created one of the most vile and reprehensible male antagonists in quite some time. Perhaps that is partly why the book stumbles slightly, we await comeuppance for so long it ends up being impossible to meet those expectations.

The writing is superb and my interest was kept but ultimately it ended up being a tad ordinary.

Unimaginable thanks to Netglley and Atria Books for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

This is a page turning thriller, about three women and a psychopath who has infiltrated all of their lives. True to Lisa Jewell form it is twisty and psychological in nature and oh so good until the very last page. The only reason I can’t give this five stars is because I hated Nick Radcliffe so much! He’s just the worst, but bravo to Lisa for making him so hateable. 4.5 stars ⭐️ Thanks to NetGalley & Atria for an advanced copy - you’ll want to put this on your list when it’s released in June!

3.5 stars

This book follows the story of three women that find themselves bearing the arrival, and maybe departure, of a seemingly "too good to be true" man in their respective lives. As they dig deeper into his story, and his role in his life, they learn that there is more to him than meets the eye and that the men plaguing each of them might be connected.

Lisa Jewell's thriller books are always the perfect mix of mystery, suspense, and darker themes without overdoing any of the three. She creates intriguing characters that unravel the mystery, or themselves, throughout the story that often provides productive commentary on social issues and the complexities of human relationships. Don't Let Him In does this just as well as her previous titles!

Seriously don't let him in..... This book is a fast paced thriller that will keep you up all night. In Lisa Jewell's newest book, you follow three different storylines through three different lives. The book is engaging and easy to read with twists and turns around every bend. I can't wait for her next one!

Lisa Jewell has done it again! I did not want to put it down!

This is a story about three women who are all connected even though they don't know this in the beginning. As events occur they start putting the pieces together. While you don't think the story can go any further, it does! If you love thrillers, you will love this book too.

Thank you to NetGalley & Atria for an advanced copy.

Read this in one sitting. Felt so sorry for the three women in the book. Perfect for fans of the dirty john series. This book comes close to answering the question we have when reading a con story - how did she not see the red flags?

This one was not my favorite sadly. I absolutely loved None of This is True and it was my first read by this author. However, this one was just too much domestic drama that didn't have enough twists. It just didn't feel like a thriller to me at all.

DON’T LET HIM IN was an enjoyable read that was quick to capture my attention. The plot was intriguing and well written, and the different narratives and timelines did a great job bringing the pieces together. It occasionally got confusing trying to keep track of everyone but overall still very well done given the complex timeline the author was weaving together.

Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for the opportunity to read and review DON’T LET HIM IN.

I love Lisa Jewell's novels and I was hooked on this one at 16% She tells the best, most shocking stories and I was literally questioning everything for the entire book! 😮

Nina meets Nick Radcliffe after her husband Paddy tragically dies after being pushed in front of a train. He is quite the man, living quite the life! I was getting whiplash just following this journey of truth vs lies! When the revelations come, they are shocking/dark and made my anxiety rise.

You can't help but try to connect all the dots and that was the FUN part! Question EVERYTHING! The dots could also be a massive amount of red flags! 🚩🚩🚩🚩so, connect the flags along the way.

I've been following a woman on IG for years. She is a fashion, food, fitness influencer and something similar to this plot happened to her in RL recently! It made the book hit differently for me as I kept thinking about her situation. 😮🚩

The ending lost me a bit and felt a little too tidy, but don't let that deter you because I'm sure you'll be racing to the end just like I was! If you like a fast thriller, give it a try!

Thank you, NetGalley and Atria Books for this ARC for review. First read of 2025 and wow! it was a good one!! I have read many books by Lisa Jewell and she never fails for being the twisty thriller! This new book draws in 3 women all seduced and connected by be man, Nick Radcliffe. He seems to be too good to be true, maybe because he is… Nick comes into Nina’s life right after the unexpected death of her husband and he is just what she needs. This is a fast-paced thriller that jumps between women and time periods and shows different perspectives and stories and wraps with and really great twist that I definitely didn’t see coming!! I couldn’t put this down and it was a perfect read to start off the new year!!

Whenever I pick up a Lisa Jewell book, I know I am going to be in for a crazy ride and this one did not disappoint. I think that Lisa has succeeded in writing the worst villain.. the way that you hate this man, but cannot stop reading because you need two know what happens. Without too many spoilers, the journey that this book takes you on is a wild ride. Intense, edge of your seat, with a captivating story that will have you turning pages late into the night. Sometimes when you have so many different pov's in a story it can feel overwhelming and hard to follow, but in this one I had no issues and couldn't wait to see what our characters were getting up to.

I read this book so fast and would 100% recommend it. I would also suggest going in blind to experience this story the way it is intended. If you are in the mood for a fun, edge of your seat domestic thriller with short chapters and multiple characters please please please pick this up!

Okay this was fine, but the thing is we as a reader knew everything before the main character & I don’t like that so much. I guessed one of the twists early on so it was kind of a let down. Halfway through was great but once the twist was introduced it went downhill from there!
Nonetheless, I will ALWAYS read all of her books still and she is in my top authors.

Thank you so much Lisa Jewell & Netgalley for my copy in exchange for an honest review.

Don’t Let Him In follows multiple points of view, Ash who’s just lost her father in a tragic train accident and whose mother is now newly dating Nick. But something about Nick is not sitting right. Then Martha who owns a flower shop with her husband Al. Al is always disappearing off to work, phone off, and has all the excuses. He appears to be the perfect man, but Ash isn’t falling for it and slowly she puts the pieces together to unravel who this man truly is.
Lisa Jewell nailed it again! She did an amazing job tying all the different story lines together to paint the true picture of how these con artists operate. It was so hard to read how some of these women kept falling for his act. But then she tied it up perfectly. The ending was exactly what we needed!

Lisa Jewell books are hit or miss for me, and unfortunately this one was a miss. I was so excited for this book and while parts of it were intriguing, overall I was bored. It felt predictable, was too long, and I kept waiting for something shocking to happen.

I did enjoy the multiple POV and alternating timelines though, that was fun. I think ultimately I was so disgusted by the main character that I could barely focus on anything else. This one just wasn’t my cup of tea.

Thank you NetGalley for the arc!

A man who dated/married many women and conned them out of their money before he leaves them in debt. He seems to get away with this for many years, before the daughter of one of these women realizes something isn’t right about her mom’s new fling and does some digging.

This was pretty fun!
A cool concept that I hadn’t read before!

Don’t let him in is my favorite Lisa Jewell book I’ve read so far!

This book is a 4.5 out of 5 for me! Lisa does an exceptional job with making this book into something that could also be reality. The story starts with Ash who finds out her father was recently killed and her mother who starts to move on with another man. The story then develops to deception and lies that bond people together in search of the truth.

What kept me from giving this book a 5 is the first half of it was hard for me to follow with the flashbacks and multiple point of views/story lines. The flashbacks would go on for more than one chapter but that wasn’t clearly defined in the book. It became much easier as the book went on.

If you enjoyed None of This is True you will 100% love this book and need to read it!

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria for giving me a digital advance copy in exchange for my honest review.