Reviews

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

rhannajane_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

alexatthelake's review against another edition

5.0

YES YES YES YES. Okay, I LOVED this book. Lisa Jewell is an auto-buy author for me, but her last few haven't really done it for me. I've enjoyed them enough, but not nearly as much as some of her earlier books I really enjoyed. This one though might top the favourite thrillers list this year. 

The podcast portions of this book were awesome - I loved the format of it and what it brought to the story. It gave us more insight to Josie's side of the story, but also constantly making you question what she was saying and what to believe. The unreliable narrator worked so well in this one. Even though I knew everyone was lying, I still couldn't for the life of me figure out who was doing what and who was innocent. 

The ending was a little opened ended, which I don't really love because I had unanswered questions, but this really just made my head spin and wonder if maybe there will be a sequel? I would love that!

tayrich1's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

angelicarose3's review against another edition

3.0

Still unclear on what was even true vs. what was a lie?

Intense, interesting, and well written, but the ending was very unsatisfying. I felt there were too many glossed over explanations, loose ends, and plot holes; which is frustrating because I had high hopes for this book based off of the plot.

meggypie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lilmegss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

emcrosb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Wow was this story is messed up. Lots of trigger warnings with abuse, murder, mental illness, drugs, and alcohol. Some language. 
I definitely kept me guessing, and not knowing who was telling the truth, but it was also pretty disturbing.

tonimeter's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

drmccoy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

shebraska's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0