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A review by amanda_reads13
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Alix, a podcaster, meets Josie on the evening of both of their 45th birthdays. Josie convinces Alix to make her the subject of her new podcast.
This is a really good thriller filled with lots of twists and tension. I love when a unreliable character is done well and Lisa Jewel managed to pull it off.
Josie's story is so compelling that you can completly understand why Alix would be sucked in. Slowly we start to see holes in her narrative and her obsessive/stalkerish behaviour come out. We are trying to figure out the truth right along with Alix.
I really liked the format of this book. It flips between Alix and Josie's POVs along with exerpts from the podcast/documentary.
I wish that there would have been more of an acknowledgement of the trauma that Josie endured. She was groomed by a pedophile and then married and had children with him. YES, that does explain some of her actions. She was a victim herself. Noone ever tried to HELP Josie. Even her mother blames her for "stealing" her boyfriend, not the 40 year old man grooming her daughter (wtf!).
The final chapter had me second guessing a few things. Was Josie telling partial truths all along? Was she trying to protect her daughters? The ending leaves it up to us to interpret the truth.
This is a really good thriller filled with lots of twists and tension. I love when a unreliable character is done well and Lisa Jewel managed to pull it off.
Josie's story is so compelling that you can completly understand why Alix would be sucked in. Slowly we start to see holes in her narrative and her obsessive/stalkerish behaviour come out. We are trying to figure out the truth right along with Alix.
I really liked the format of this book. It flips between Alix and Josie's POVs along with exerpts from the podcast/documentary.
I wish that there would have been more of an acknowledgement of the trauma that Josie endured. She was groomed by a pedophile and then married and had children with him. YES, that does explain some of her actions. She was a victim herself. Noone ever tried to HELP Josie. Even her mother blames her for "stealing" her boyfriend, not the 40 year old man grooming her daughter (wtf!).
The final chapter had me second guessing a few things. Was Josie telling partial truths all along? Was she trying to protect her daughters? The ending leaves it up to us to interpret the truth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment