None of This is True by Lisa Jewel

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Jul 31

OH MY GOSH! My jaw dropped multiple times. I read this in less than 24 hrs. The format makes it feel like you are listening to a podcast but also watching a true crime netflix documentary. It makes for a binge worthy read!

None of This Is True is a psychological thriller about two women who, through a chance encounter, learn that they are birthday twins. Their unlikely meeting turns into a podcast in which shared confidences become the motive for murder. Chapters alternate between Josi and Alix. Josie is alluring, intense and odd. She is off-putting but you just can’t look away! Alix’s chapters are not as interesting in that sense, but she offers stability to the story. She is also dealing with issues in her marriage and is the host of the podcast.

This is an addictive page turner that I couldn’t put down, but I wouldn’t call it a fun read. Some of the darker themes include pedophilia, alcoholism, and physical and emotional abuse. I think if you read Verity you could handle this one. (I will never be the same after Verity and that book makes me ill!)

It definitely gets creepy, but I appreciated the lack of detailed gruesome scenes, mostly just alludes or enough detail to get the picture. Explicit language warning.

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