This is one of the most insane and complicated books I’ve ever read! I had to really work my brain to keep up with the twisted story. Unlike some of her other books it took me a minute to get into it but it was very well executed and I loved the ending. Many thanks to the publisher and netgalley for this early copy for read and review

I absolutely screamed when I got approved for this arc. Lisa Jewell is one of my fav thriller authors so as soon as this landed on my kindle, I started right away!
I have yet to be disappointed by a Jewell book and Don’t Let Him In did NOT disappoint.
A dark domestic thriller that I could not put down. We follow three woman who are all connected. One man who you will love to hate.
Short chapters, fast paced and a complete page turner!!

Thank you NetGalley and Atria books for the ARC!!!

In Lisa Jewell's new book set to be published in June of 2025, the lives of recent widow Nina, and Martha, a mom of three, eventually become intertwined in this domestic thriller depicting the story of sociopath and his web of lies.

This books gets 3 stars from me- some things I struggled with is the books constant reiteration of things. Half the plot and content of the story is based off the retelling and summarization of what has happened in order to push the characters actions along. I feel the author could have done something better with the dual POV's instead of just hearing the same things over and over again. At some points the characters all started to mish-mosh together so it was a bit hard to keep track of all of them.

Overall, I feel the book portrays manipulation, narcissism, and the violence associated with that fairly well, and I was completely stressed throughout the whole book just wanting things to unravel. Although I felt this wasn't necessarily a thriller, it is quite suspenseful and kept me entertained with the amount of drama that was happening throughout!!!

I just finished the latest thriller by @lisajewelluk pub date 06.24.25 thank you @netgalley and @atriabooks for the arc in exchange for my honest review. I rated this one a solid 5⭐️ and this is why: This book was too good, from start to finish. Classic Lisa Jewell style: great plot, creepy characters, plot twist after plot twist, bits of dark humor. Take None Of This Is True, Dirty John and blend them…that’s what this perfect twisty tale served up as. I could’ve finished it in one sitting but I couldn’t fight the urge to savor each page. 10/10 recommend, this will probably be my top read of 2025. Do yourself a favor and preorder now, you won’t want to miss it!

This was not a true thriller since there was no plot twist, but it was an absolutely bone-chilling depiction of a sociopathic man and the fear that comes with such acts of violence.

0.5 "Santa why did you put a piece of coal in my stocking ?" star !!

Acknowledgements to Netgalley and Atria books. This book will be released June 2025. I am providing an honest reaction for the first 50 percent of the book which is where I stopped.

I was excited to receive this arc. I had read so many positive reviews about Jewell over the years and today was Christmas Cookie baking day and I was reading this in between batches. The cookies turned out beautifully whereas the book did not.

So the prose is popular fiction and a decent 2.5 to 3 star style. No problems here.

The plot is way too long winded and absolutely needed to be cut down drastically.

The female characters are all different varieties of worn out dishcloths...so many of them...tired, pathetic and dreadfully dull....so similar to each other....neither admirable nor likable but like cows out to pasture...awful !!! Mostly interchangeable ....

Of course there just had to be a male psychopath that was stringing all these women along ....boo hoo hoo whinge whinge... you know the book is TERRIBLE when you are more supportive of the villain.... I really don't give a shit how this pans out or if he gets his comeuppance....

Well I know I can now remove several books off my tbr.

This Jewell do not sparkle Santa ! Gimme something else.

I’m stuck between 4 and 4.5 🌟 stars on this one. I think I’m going with 4.5. Lisa Jewell is the queen of domestic thrillers. I loved the progression of this story. The ending was very satisfying. I hated the MC with such a passion and Jewell did a fabulous job making the reader feel that way.

Finished this book within 24 hours! Such good twists and gave great details! She’s done it again! Thank you again for the early copy!0

DON’T LET HIM IN ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. Release, 6/24/2025. Lisa Jewell has done it again! Nina a single mother to 2 adult children, has just become a widow, as her husband, a local famous restaurateur. was pushed into train tracks and killed. Martha is a florist with 3 children with a husband named Nick who has a habit of disappearing for days on end for his work. Somehow these lives are intertwined, and it’s a domestic thriller you won’t be able to put down! I read this book in 3 sittings. In short addictive chapters, with multiple POV and dual timeline, you can’t stop figuring out how the pieces come together. As someone who loves Dateline, this book feels right out of a mess of the show. You won’t be able to put it down, and I know this book will be a huge hit, and resonate with women and our gut instinct! Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

2.75/5 rounded up.

Sorry, but this was just not for me. And that was so disappointing because I've heard such great things about this author and her books (and this one sounded so good from the description).

My main issue with this book was the weird writing style switch up (and I wasn't a fan of how either writing style was done either). Depending on the POV, the writing style and person (like first person, third person) changed. And that was so jarring to me. I really didn't like that. I found it distracting and it took me out of it.

Such a great premise though. The execution just wasn't for me though. But I'm sure lots of other people would love it. I can see how this works.

Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! My Goodreads review is up and my TikTok (Zoe_Lipman) review will be up at the end of the month with my monthly reading wrap-up.

If you give me the opportunity to read a Lisa Jewell book, I’m going to rearrange my plans immediately because I know I’m going to want to dive right in and not put it down until I’m done. Don’t Let Him In is another hit! I truly don’t understand how Lisa Jewell’s mind works. How does she come up with such intricate, edge-of-your-seat storylines over and over again? This is a book about several intelligent, complex, interesting women and a man who is at least in the running for the world’s worst man. As always with Lisa Jewell’s books, there are twists and turns and just as you think you have things figured out . . . the book goes in a different direction. I sped through this entire book, but I quite literally could not put it down for the last 20% - I was on pins and needles, waiting to see what happened. And, as always with her books, it all came together perfectly. There’s a reason why I always recommend Lisa Jewell’s books when someone is looking for a good thriller!

Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell is a thriller that delves into the lives of three women, each tied to a mysterious and dangerous man. All of the characters in this novel are well developed and deeply complex, and dealing with their own challenges while unraveling a web of secrets. I loved the escalating tension between the characters, as the unraveling of their connections built up to a chilling climax. This book was amazing and packed with twists and suspense. Lisa Jewell does not miss!

Don’t Let Him In By Lisa Jewell.

Three women are all connected by one man!

When Nina’s husband Paddy is killed, she receives a package from her husband’s old friend Nick. Paddy’s daughter Ash isn’t happy when the two become close.

Martha is a florists who lives with her husband Al who is always traveling for work. Living Martha to feel like a single parent. She knows something needs to change.

Nick and Al can’t be trusted! Who are they really?

This book had me on the edge of my seat! I can’t believe how terrible Nick and Al are. What secrets are they keeping from the ones they care about?There was twists and things I didn’t see coming at all! The ending was shocking!

I feel so lucky to have received an E-ARC of Lisa’s book! She always knows how to write an amazing thriller book. I just couldn’t put this one down! Thank you so much NetGalley, Lisa Jewell and Atria Books for the E-ARC!

Publication Date: June 24th 2025
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I devoured Lisa Jewell's latest novel in a single sitting; it was truly unputdownable! The narrative offered a thrillingly dark and twisted experience—imagine "Dirty John" taken to the extreme! The story unfolds through multiple perspectives over several years, and I can easily envision it being adapted into a Netflix miniseries. This is a must-read!

(3.5 rounded up) I’ve read 3 Lisa Jewell books now, including this one, and all 3 left me with different feelings. I thought Watching You was a page-turner with a lot of twists that I forgot about pretty quickly. Then, None of This is True was pacey and plotty and I was enjoying myself until the ending, which I found awful and honestly offensive. I can’t say much without risking spoilers, but it felt extremely problematic when I read it. This one was much more successful to me. It reads more like a thriller, in my opinion. There are different storylines weaving together involving different women in different circumstances, all centered around one very bad man. There is a mystery over a death and also a mystery of how exactly these women are linked and what this central man has done in totality, but this wasn’t as twisty as the other two books in her oeuvre that I’ve read. I read this quickly and enjoyed my time with it.