A review by elsreads
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? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Very very gripping 
Was hooked throughout and absolutely LOVED the structure of the book with the mix of differing POVs and the use of mixed media (podcasts, interviews etc)

Knocked a few stars due to the
completely lax was the dealt with Walter being a paedophile. They can paint josie as being a bad person and doing bad things while also acknowledging that Walter did something majorly wrong and him being a good dad does not erase this. Thought ignoring this was a strange move considering how much feminism was spoken about throughout the book.
Also haven’t 100% decided how I feel about the ending, rating may increase with reflection. Thought it was a cool take that leaves space for thought but maybe leaves too much space for thought? Feel like it needed to be either more or less conclusive for that ending to work if that makes sense.

Really good book none the less and definitely has got me back to reading thrillers so very happy about that! Was a good holiday read :) 
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