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A review by per_fictionist
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
dark
tense
fast-paced
Coming to Netflix in May: Hi! I’m Your Birthday Twin!
In June 2019, popular podcaster Alix Summer branched out into a one-off project, which she called Hi! I’m Your Birthday Twin!, about a local woman who was born on the same day as her. Within weeks, Summer’s life was in shreds and two people were dead.
Every trope in a thriller, Lisa Jewell does it better! I am always looking out for mysteries in podcast format so when I came across the premise of None of This is True, I knew I had found my calling! And honestly I couldn't have been more right. I am not going to give much away with the synopsis but PICTURE THIS : Two strangers sitting side by side celebrating their birthdays, these strangers lives couldn't have been more different. So, when one of them approaches the other offering to be a guest on their podcast, there is no reason for her to say no. WHAT UNFOLDS IS AN UNSETTLING AND UNPREDICTABLE TWIST THAT LEAVES YOU GASPING!
With an unreliable cast, a spine-chilling tale that unfolds and a compelling narrative technique - in the form of a podcast, None of this is true never dulls for a beat. There is so much TRAUMA and so much to unpack and yet Jewell wraps up the book with such ease and a satisfying climax.
In June 2019, popular podcaster Alix Summer branched out into a one-off project, which she called Hi! I’m Your Birthday Twin!, about a local woman who was born on the same day as her. Within weeks, Summer’s life was in shreds and two people were dead.
Every trope in a thriller, Lisa Jewell does it better! I am always looking out for mysteries in podcast format so when I came across the premise of None of This is True, I knew I had found my calling! And honestly I couldn't have been more right. I am not going to give much away with the synopsis but PICTURE THIS : Two strangers sitting side by side celebrating their birthdays, these strangers lives couldn't have been more different. So, when one of them approaches the other offering to be a guest on their podcast, there is no reason for her to say no. WHAT UNFOLDS IS AN UNSETTLING AND UNPREDICTABLE TWIST THAT LEAVES YOU GASPING!
With an unreliable cast, a spine-chilling tale that unfolds and a compelling narrative technique - in the form of a podcast, None of this is true never dulls for a beat. There is so much TRAUMA and so much to unpack and yet Jewell wraps up the book with such ease and a satisfying climax.