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A review by lizziaha
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
3.5
My only problem with this book is that it didn’t quite stick the landing. The alternating perspectives of the original timeline and the podcast worked really well, and pulled me in. Having the before and after perspective built tension and kept focus even during slower parts of the story. So for the climax of the story to be told largely off-page felt a little off. I also think (and a lot of thrillers fall into this trap) that the author valued plot twists over a completely coherent plot. Both were subtle—the twists and the inconsistencies—but they both detract from each other. I sort of wish that we’d been able to get a little more into Josie’s headspace as well, though that would’ve perhaps ruined some of the twists.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Blood