Gee whiz, what a stonker of a book. Late nights as I did not want to put this down. Got to be a summer bestseller.

Twisted warped, plot after plot. Why did it end amazing? Lisa excels in big style this time.
5 stars are not enough for this book.

Forever thanks to Netgalley and Cornerstone for my ARC in exchange for an honest review and especially from one of my favourite authors. I will never ever get enough of the mind of Lisa Jewell! Another classic dark thriller from Lisa. If possible it feels like the darkest and most twisted in her repitoire. Alix is the perfect protagonist as a fan of podcasting she is absolutely spot on for me! I can’t praise this enough. 10/10 for me!

Wow, what a great read. As a fan of Lisa Jewell. I knew this book would be good, this one was no disappointment.

Alix, a podcast creator is approached by Josie. They discover that they are birthday twins and Josie suggests Alix make a podcast about her. Is what Josie telling Alix true or is it all lies?

I couldn't put this book down. I really enjoyed it.

Another great book from Losa Jewell. I read this book so quickly, I couldn't put it down! It was intense and full of twists and turns. It jumped between the story and a Netflix documentary and left me guessing what was going to happen next.

Wow wow wow

What a roller coaster. Very creepy and literally couldn't put it down!!

Feeling very lucky to have had the chance to read this so early 5*****

Josie goes out to celebrate her 45th birthday with her much older husband - a rare outing for the two of them. She is fascinated by a woman at the next table, Alix, also celebrating her 45th birthday but with a very different life, working in the media and surrounded by friends and family.

Josie begins to seek Alix out and when Alix decides that Josie would make a good subject for her series of podcasts their lives become entwined. Lisa Jewell is now established as the writer of gripping thrillers and this one is no exception. Extracts from the podcast interviews alongside the narrative give the reader a growing awareness of the characters and a growing sense of unease as the story proceeds.

I don't want to give any spoilers so suffice it to say that there are twists and turns along the way that lead to us questioning the veracity of all the players. Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a review copy.

Wow, another amazing book from Lisa Jewell. This will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat.

From the beginning, the book moves between normal narration and excerpts from a Netflix documentary. The documentary interviews let you believe what's going to happen next but then the plot twists and you are left in suspense.

Alix and Josie are birthday twins, which they both discover when they randomly meet at a local gastropub while celebrating with their respective family and friends. Not only were they both born on the same date and year but also in the same hospital.

Upon discovering that Alix is a popular podcaster, Josie thinks she has a story to tell and makes the suggestion to Alix when "randomly" meet outside Alix's children's school.

Over a series of interviews, Alix delves into Josie's life; where she grew up, how she met her husband and bringing up her children. Josie also gets to know more about Alix's life and not always through conventional methods.

Events after a dinner party at Alix's home will have life changing affects on both their families.

The characters in the book are intriguing and all have a part to play in telling Josie's story.
Thanks to NetGalley, Lisa Jewell and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy.

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Alix is a podcaster, out celebrating her 45th birthday at a local restaurant, when she meets Josie, who is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They find out they were born in the same hospital on the same day. Josie who is married to a much older man and has two seemingly strange daughters, says she is planning to make big changes to her life and asks Alix to interview her for her podcast. Alix agrees, since she thinks here current series is reaching its end. Alix and Josie go on to spend a lot of time together where Josie reveals some concerning details about her life.

4.5 stars.

I liked this book and tore through it pretty quickly. It had enough twists and turns to keep my interest and I really didn't know where it was going. I had some ideas about what was going on, but didn't have the whole story figured out. Another really good read from Lisa Jewell.

Having read and enjoyed a large number of Lisa Jewell's books I was excited to receive an ARC of her new offering. The style of 'None of this is True' is quite different from her usual books in that it doesn't have two significantly different time periods running through the book nor any dominant male characters; a fresh new approach to her work that I enjoyed.

Alix,a successful podcaster, is celebrating her 45th birthday in a local pub when she meets Josie Fair who is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They establish they were also born in the same hospital but is this really a chance meeting? A few days later Josie approaches Alix outside her childrens’ school with a suggestion that she could feature her story in one of her podcasts based on their chance meeting as birthday twins. Alix has her reservations about Josie but her curiosity leads her to agreeing to meet with her and record her story. Little did Alix know the repercussions of this decision both on her and both their respective families. As Josie windles her way into Alix's life the plot darkens dramatically!

This book grips you from the start and leaves you hanging in suspense as you race through the pages desperate to learn what is the truth. There are lots of twists and turns throughout this pacey novel and the way the characters are depicted is enticing.

A great read that will be perfect for true crime podcast fans and those of psychological thrillers where you are guessing what happens right until the very end.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC of this book.

I just finished "None of This Is True" by Lisa Jewell, and I loved it! Twisty, suspenseful and a bit WTF! The format - a book about a TV series about a podcast - made it so engaging. From the start I was completely drawn into the characters and their lives and felt a sense of unease as the story unfolded. A brilliant psychological thriller from the always amazing Lisa Jewel.

Loved this book, through and through. It wears its post-modernity lightly - it is, after all, a book about a TV series about a podcast - and the story itself carries you along with grace and elan. I found it impossible to pinpoint where the suspicions and the doubts start to creep in, where you start to doubt one version and then, tentatively, believe another. The plot is superb, but where other books might rely too heavily on the twists and connections and near-misses, Lisa Jewell fleshes out her characters with acutely observed details. The clothes people wear, the way Josie 'smells like dust overload with body spray' or Walter 'rubs away the sweat on the bridge of his nose' mean you're rammed up as close as possible to these characters. This means that when things turn nasty, there's a claustrophobia to this intimacy.
Noelle, a previous creation of Lisa Jewell in Then She Was Gone, used to be my ultimate creepy, well observed character, but Josie has stolen her crown. As the Queen of Literary Suspense, Lisa Jewell, however, can comfortably sit back and polish hers.

So twisty. A brilliant psychological thriller with so many really cleverly written parts. I thought the structure was so well done, and it kept the pace throughout. In terms of themes, very dark but everything was turned on its head in the end. Utterly compelling.

I just finished "None of This Is True" by Lisa Jewell, and I have to say, it was an incredible read. From the very beginning, I felt a sense of unease creeping up as the story unfolded. It was impossible to stop reading as I was completely drawn into the characters and their lives. Jewell has a way of creating a world that feels both familiar and mysterious at the same time, and the twists and turns in the plot kept me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good suspenseful read. It's an absolutely amazing novel that I won't soon forget.

Wow….. this was such a gripping book which twisted in many directions! I have read many of Lisa Jewell’s books but this one really stood out for me! I loved the story ( shocking at times) and at the end I really did think… Who was telling the truth??

OMG!!!!! What in the world???!!! Lisa Jewell you Queen, you've done it again!!!
What an absolute delight this was!! It was a highly entertaining and engaging read.
The format was so refreshing, I loved how it was a podcast and that it was set in our current time. Made it feel all the more real.
The plot was fast paced and unputdownable. I literally devoured it in hours. I just couldn't stop, I was addicted. Only Lisa can take a very simple plot and turn it into a masterpiece. Only she can describe her characters as wild and sweet and then make it all eerie and sinister. I mean I am blown away by how she changed an ordinary story into an extraordinary one.
All the characters were complex and 3 dimensional. I hated Josie with every fibre of my being. I loved Alix OMG she was amazing, I kept thinking I wanna be like her lol. Thats the thing Lisa doesn't just write great stories she also has well developed characters that you eventually fall in love with. Yes I am looking at you Nathan and Alix Summer!!!

Lisa never fails to make me cry. How is that possible?? Its a thriller, crying isn't the most natural reaction but thats what she always manages to do. I was rooting literally praying for a certain character but then Gosh it was heart breaking. And the way that characters was celebrated made me cry even more.

Now lets talk about Josie and the whole unreliable narrator trope. See, the thing is I've read alot of books with this trope and things are always explained at the end so that you understand the narrator's perspectives and motives but this book is true to the unreliable narrator trope and maintains the unreliability throughout the entirety of the book. So much so that at the end I was like so confused and didn't know who to believe. I read the last chapter twice to see if I missed anything but I think the bafflement was intended. I believe the ending is supposed to be an open one, every reader drawing their own conclusions or maybe it was a cliffhanger and we'll be getting book 2 someday in the future. So alot is revealed and you're nodding along, licking your lips anticipating the next step and trembling with excitement. You think you've figured it out that all has been explained but then the last chapter hits and you're holding your head with no idea who is telling the truth and what exactly is true.

It's also heavily laden with human psychology, with how some people make justifications and create their own realities to the point that they honestly dont know what's true and what's not. Or rather they believe their version is the absolute truth.
The suspense is intense, the ride crazy!! The narrator is so unreliable you honestly dont even trust your judgement or your conclusions. Even now hours later I am trying to understand our antagonist our narrator, their motives and everything and I am still perplexed. So yess this is an excellent read and you need to read it when it releases.
Lisa Jewell you're a mastermind!! And I loved every frickin second of this fast paced mystery.
Highly recommend.

Alix Summer is a successful podcaster which features women that have overcome hardships in their life. It is also her 45th birthday and decides to celebrate it with her husband Nathan in a nearby pub. They also have two children.
Josie Fair and her husband Walter are also celebrating her 45th birthday. Not their usual scene but Josie wanted to go somewhere different. Josie comes from a dysfunctional family. Her husband is at least twenty years older than her. She has two grown up daughters which one is left home at 16 and the other one is locked in her room playing computer games. When both girls in the toilets and Josie recognises her and tells each other that it is both their birthday. They realise they are birthday twins.
Days later they meet again when Alix is taking her kids to school. Josie explains that she wants to change her life drastically and would Alix produce a podcast for her. She claims that it would be interesting enough for the podcast. Alix has just finished a series. At first, she is a bit hesitant and after she hear a bit about Josie’s life, she thinks it will attract listeners, so she agrees.
Thank you, Random House Cornerstone for a copy of ‘None of this is true’. Wow I new this book I knew this going to be good but hell yes it good and creepy as hell. From when Josie tells her of her childhood and her life with Walter but also take things from Alix. Like if it is a serial killer taking tokens of their everyday life. I read this quickly as I couldn’t put this down. The storyline was tense and chilling. Only thing that irked me a bit. Alix was listening to Josie about all the things that happened in her life, if you think something wasn’t right, wouldn’t you call the Police? Or is that just my opinion? This is an great read. I highly recommend. 5 stars from me.

The tension builds and builds until I couldn’t put this book down. I just had to read one more chapter, then one more and then the ending. WOW! Brilliant book and a must read for summer holidays.

None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Publication date - 20 July 2023
Publisher - Random House, Cornerstone
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Thanks to @netgalley for providing me with an arc!

‘None Of This Is True’ is a dark and twisted look at our fractured reality and how we portray ourselves in society! Sounds deep doesn't but that's because it is, it's a complex look at how two women identify with themselves, those around them and those they love.

Two very different women form the centre of this story and it begins with an off chance meeting in a pub where Alix and Josie realise they are birthday twins. Born on the same day but also in the same hospital. Alix is a successful podcaster who interviews women of merit, with a life to be envious of. Josie is a housewife and women to two grow up girls, with an older dominant husband and works part time as a seamstress. Very different women with very different lives. But are what they are portraying reality? The women begin to meet regularly with Josie to feature on Alix’s podcast and Josie soon opens up about being groomed, abused and her fractured relationships.

With the title ‘None Of This Is True’ you know from the off not to believe what is presented on the page. It makes you question everything you are reading and it slightly put me off the story as I wasn’t that investing in the story as I kept thinking that this won’t be reality! But that’s because as a reader I like to form my own opinions and analyse what is happening. But that's my only kibble as there are so many great things about this book! The formatting of including interviews between the chapters was clever. The pacing of the book was like a steam train hurriedly pushing along the tracks but the excerpts of the interviews for Netflix give the readers time to breathe and reset ready for the next revelation!

The two women were strong, complex and at times frustrating characters and the dynamic between them sang off the page. Josie in particular was a fascinating woman! I can't say too much without spoiling it! Eek.

I loved this twisty, in-depth look at self-identity, how we portray ourselves to society and how we wish our life could be different. At times this book was chilling, addictive and downright mind-boggling! Let me know if you read it!

Already this year I have read some marvellous books. However, this one - this one is different.

A book where you read page to page, barely stopping for breath, barely wanting to put it down, reading in any spare interval of time you have - that is a rare book.

And this is one of those.

Full, rounded characters. Full of mistrust and twists and turns and people you love and hate and love again - this is one of those books.

This is one of those books I will wholeheartedly recommend as a 2023 absolute must read. So read it.

Josie is in a restaurant with her much older husband celebrating her 45th birthday when local popular podcaster Alix comes in with a big group of friends; she’s there also celebrating her 45th birthday. They’re birthday twins. But that doesn’t mean anything, does it?

A few days later the two bump into each other again, but this time Josie knows exactly who Alix is as she’s been listening to her podcasts and she wants Alix to make a podcast based on her. You see, Josie has reached a point in her life where she wants things to change, and thinks Alix might have all the answers. But as Josie embeds herself in Alix’s life, can Alix really believe everything Josie is telling her?

I’ve been a fan of Lisa Jewell’s since I was a teenager so no matter the plot, I’m still reading it, so I was over the moon to receive an ARC of this book. I did enjoy it, however, it isn’t one of my favourites.

I do think the novel starts off incredibly strong, introducing two very different characters with polar opposite lives. Jewell is a talent at creating interesting scenarios that you find yourself engrossed in. However, I found myself becoming a little frustrated with Alix for being so passive, and the ending seemed to lack any kind of big finale. I did enjoy the ambiguous ideas within it, but was left disappointed with the unsatisfactory end. Surprisingly, I also wasn’t’ a fan of the format; I enjoyed the podcast and the prose, but I thought the ‘Netflix’ documentary descriptions have been done better, and I just found them disjointing and unnecessary as it slowed the pace.

Overall, I think if she’d written this ten years ago, it would have hit so very differently, but because we’ve had the ambiguous unreliable narrator done repetitively, it didn’t quite hit as hard as it should. However, good level of tension and Jewell is an incredible writer so you are in safe hands.