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None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

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bridgetmckernan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Sped through this book. It was unsettling and a little ridiculous which made it a fun thriller to read.

I liked the alternating points of view, but couldn’t stand them being delivered in the form of a podcast turned Netflix series. This may land better as an audiobook. Or an actual Netflix series.

Found myself skimming parts to get to the end but,

enjoyed the ambiguity of the ending that allows readers to decide what they believe from all the details provided. I have my conclusion.

A good one for book club.

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mairi99's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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effevve's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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suchallie's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.0

This was a quick and easy read, it was easy to get into and it really picked up on the last half of the book. I think the concept and structure are fairly novel and they work here, however I wasn’t a fan of the theme of gaslighting victims of abuse (regardless whether the abuse in the plot was true in the universe or not this isn’t necessarily a narrative we need to be pushing). Also the fact that Walter is deemed as imperfect and not villainous by the end despite being an actual pedophile and just all around creep is pretty nuts. Sorry, but I don’t care if he is a good dad, he’s still a pedophile?? I would have liked a spicier ending as well with Josie.

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bookwitch's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

This whole book was just un-comfy. I don't really love Lisa Jewell's style (this is my third book by her) but it does go by relatively quickly. As with many of these types of books, nobody really has clean hands by the end.

Do I think Josie did everything she was blamed for? No, but she definitely isn't innocent either. What I would really actually like to know, is whose phone case was left behind. I left this feeling like Katelyn was super suspicious as well.

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