Lisa Jewell does it again! I want to describe this as a slow burn but I can’t because I was on edge the entire time. She reminds me of Gillian Flynn in that I know I’m being setting up. I know that even if I predict the twist, it’s not THE twist. I thought None of This Is True was slightly better but overall I really liked this one. Without giving anything away I was to say I really appreciate Jewell’s choice of character details.

I may need a minute to process all this!! lol. This is my favorite Lisa Jewell book. Hands down! Will not accept any criticism! First off I will warn, there’s ALOT of characters and I had to take notes. A lot of timelines and relationships to follow, but wow what a wild ride! It did get a bit confusing and I found the middle to get a little repetitive. But I think it just built up the suspense and anticipation of the ending. And what an ending it was! This one will be in my head for a very long time! Run to the bookstore and buy this when it comes out! You won’t be disappointed!! Thank you to Netgalley, Lisa Jewell, and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I was so excited to get this especially after reading None of this is true last year, which quickly became one of my favorite thrillers of all time. And "Don't let him in" did not disappoint. What drawn me to this story the most was the sharp writing and intense plot that kept me on edge throughout the entire book. I 100% recommend this book!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. My reviews never contain spoilers and are freely given.
If you enjoy Lisa Jewell’s books, this is a must read. It’s the story of a horrid man who feels justified in balancing multiple wives and lives to get what he wants. The women in his lives remain oblivious, at least in the beginning. His long, questionable absences from their lives are starting to be noticed and his world starts closing in. His multiple wives and partners, who were blissfully ignorant of one another are starting to become aware of his secrets.
The story switches between 4 years ago and present day, with the past working its way through time to meet the present. It’s very well handled and effectively done.
The female characters are likable and their emotions and frustrations ring true. I was shocked at the lengths that the male protagonist went to in order to achieve what he felt was his, and what he thought legitimately believed he deserved.
One of her best in my opinion.

Lisa Jewell never really misses for me - this is a plot that has been told quite a bit, but it didn’t make it any less captivating for me. While I felt like some of the ending was predictable, some of it i didn’t see coming and had the shock factor. I love a thriller that by the end every little thing makes sense. You look back and say OHHHHH DUH and don’t even know how you didn’t see it happening that way to begin with. Lisa Jewell does an amazing job and tending to all those lose ends in her books.

While i did like the story and thought it was very well thought out, my issue is there are SO many characters and the book is told from so many POVs that I wish the POVs were a bit easier to distinguish. Adding a character name at the start of the chapter would have cleared up a lot of the confusion imo.

BUT maybe that was part of it - You have a MMC that had MANY different aliases so maybe the reader was supposed to be confused during so that you really got the full gist of his crimes by the end of it.

Overall, I enjoyed the book. I would recommend it and Lisa Jewell stays one of my favorite thriller writers!

I really tried with this one but had to mark it as DNF. I struggled following who was who with all the back and forth between different women and time periods. I am not sure if this was just me not being able to focus or if the book was just to confusing.

there's something about reading a book about men who lie to many different women, i absolutely hate it. i was intrigued at first, but then i just became disgusted and upset. why are you letting this man do this? and then some women let him BACK??? no. it just made me uncomfortable and upset. martha and amanda pissed me off to no end. did the ending make it worth it? no. it did not.

Once again, Lisa has written a "Jewell" of a story. This is told within two different POV's and different timelines. However, it flows nicely and comes all together perfectly. This is an excellent thriller about a horrible man who takes advantage of everyone, sometimes for years. He cares only for himself. It's easy to find fault with this man, but what about the people he harms? Especially the women. He seems to know just what to do and say, and they so easily let him in. That's when the real problems start. This is a dark thriller that makes you realize that the true monsters in this world are not under our beds or in our closets, but perhaps at the coffee house or on the dating app, or within our own family. It makes you realize how easily we can invite them in. Definitely pick this book up. You won't regret it. Thanks for this ARC copy provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Jewells best yet! Wow this was amazing I did not see the twists coming, this was a tense dark almost noir psychological thriller, was on the edge of my seat the entire time!

Lisa Jewell you knocked this one right out the ballpark!!! What a thriller!!! This book had me in a chokehold.. Ash was a force of nature, determined and was not willing to give up until she found out the truth.. So many times I wanted to reach into the book and strangle Nick!!! Thank you for keeping on the edge of my seat the entire time..

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!!!

Thanks to NetGalley for an arc. I was SO excited for this because I love Lisa Jewell. But this one was a pretty big letdown for me. Almost the entire thing was incredibly predictable. There was no surprise. It was very obvious from the get go. I vacillated between 2 and 3 stars and went with 3 because of the ending.

📖 3.5 ⭐️

This book was really addicting, with so many characters, short chapters and a really crazy plot. I will say I don’t think that this specific type of book is my cup of tea. While I enjoyed it, it just didn’t thrill me like I think it would for other readers!

What kind of drove me crazy was how similarly annoying all the female characters were. And the ending was a little bit predictable, there weren’t really any twists that made it more exciting or added and shock value.

But overall this is a solid domestic drama, however I wouldn’t call it a thriller. I enjoyed it, but I don’t think it’s a book that will stick with me.

Lisa Jewell did it again! I am always in love with everything she writes so this doesn’t come as a shock to me.

The twists, the turns, the shocks… edge of your seat, Jaw to the floor.. everything you wand and more in a thriller!

A billion percent worth the 5 star review and recommendation to any thriller lovers!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this arc in exchange for my honest review!

I'm not sure how to feel about this book.
I've forever been a Lisa Jewell fan and after the Marvel book side quest, I was so looking forward to a real thriller again..
Unfortunately, this one took me almost two weeks to get through.
The first 50% was just building up this story about this horrible man and all his scams with all these women. I was dying for some real action to happen and it just wasn't gripping me like I'd expected.
There was no major twist to turn it all around, so everything felt very predictable by the end and I was kind of hoping for more.
It was well written and I appreciate everything wrapping up by the end, but it fell a little flat for me. I'm underwhelmed but still looking forward to the next book by this fantastic author!
3.5/5

I was lucky enough to receive an e-ARC for this book. I have read Lisa Jewell books in the past and enjoyed them so much. This book is a great thriller that got me so curious as to what was going on when I started reading it. This was my first read of the year and it's hard to describe the book without giving spoilers. We follow Ash who becomes suspicious of a new man in her mother's life after her father passed away a year prior. I read this pretty quickly since I wanted to find out how the story ended!

Having just finished binging both seasons of the Apple TV+ series, Bad Sisters, this was exactly the book I needed to read next. I was hooked from page one, in typical Lisa Jewell fashion. I'll be thinking about this thriller for a long time. I loved every moment of this dark, disturbing read. Thank you so much Atria and Netgalley for my advanced copy.

Just read Don't let him in by Lisa Jewell. LOVED IT! Had my attention from page 1. Just who is Nick Radcliff anyway? I was already a fan of Lisa Jewell's books but this one is unputadownable (a word no, do you know exactly what I mean? Yes!) This is a book that sucks you in and forget everything, you'll loose complete track of time (in a good way of course)

Thank you for this e-arc! I was very excited to receive this and love a lot of novels by Lisa Jewell. While the plot was interesting I believe it dragged on a bit. I'm not sure how this main character was not caught earlier. I did enjoy that the chapters were short and you could read quicker but the novel did not really pick up for me until part 4.

✨ Another excellent thriller from @lisajewelluk with a bad guy you love to hate – and it’s a page turner from start to finish.

✨ What I loved the most about this book was the fact that not only could it happen in real life, we see from popular culture that it can and does!

✨ I’m keeping my review vague on purpose because this is one you need to go into blind and just let the story take you along for the ride.

✨It will be the perfect summer suspense when it comes out on June 24. Don’t miss it.

My thanks to @atriabooks and @netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book before its publication date.

I will start by saying I rounded up a little for this one. At the beginning I was sucked in, excited for a big dramatic ending that is prosaic of Lisa Jewell. I powered through the lull in the middle keen on the anticipation. And the ending went almost exactly how I imagined after reading the first third of this book. I'm not sure if it's because I've read hundreds of thrillers at this point so most of them are becoming predictable for me or if she just left almost nothing to be twisted. It was rather easy to piece together the ending of this book and I was left a little disappointed.
On the positive side, she successfully wrote a book with over 20 different characters that were easy to keep track of and I have always enjoyed her writing style. But beware this is one you do have to slow down for because of the many characters and time periods.

Thank you to NetGallery and Simon and Schuster for the opportunity to read this eARC.