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A review by squids_can_read
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Most people have never met their birthday twin. Especially not one born on the same day, in the same year, and in the same hospital. But this coincidence that brings Alix and Josie together. Except that maybe Josie isn't all that she seems and Alix has invited her into her life.
I actually really hated this book. The characters were one-dimensional, the plot was weird, and the ending was terrible. I didn't care about any of the characters to be honest, except for the children and they really weren't a huge part of the story. The plot was mostly told instead of shown as this is a mixed media book where huge swaths of characterization are given to the reader through transcripts of podcasts. It was an interesting idea but there is almost no characterization outside of these large paragraphs of dialogue. I probably would have given this book a 2.5 or three stars instead of 1.5 if the last chapter hadn't been included. There is a big twist at the end that makes all of the characters unreliable narrators. Typically I really enjoy unreliable narrators but each narrator cannot be unreliable. The author also introduces doubt as to the truth but never clears it up. It was so confusing about what actually happened and what was a lie. It just seemed like this author was trying to combine several great ideas that just didn't go together.
I would give this one a pass.
I actually really hated this book. The characters were one-dimensional, the plot was weird, and the ending was terrible. I didn't care about any of the characters to be honest, except for the children and they really weren't a huge part of the story. The plot was mostly told instead of shown as this is a mixed media book where huge swaths of characterization are given to the reader through transcripts of podcasts. It was an interesting idea but there is almost no characterization outside of these large paragraphs of dialogue. I probably would have given this book a 2.5 or three stars instead of 1.5 if the last chapter hadn't been included. There is a big twist at the end that makes all of the characters unreliable narrators. Typically I really enjoy unreliable narrators but each narrator cannot be unreliable. The author also introduces doubt as to the truth but never clears it up. It was so confusing about what actually happened and what was a lie. It just seemed like this author was trying to combine several great ideas that just didn't go together.
I would give this one a pass.