This book is due for publication in July this year, but I got sent an uncorrected proof via @netgalleyuk.

Having read another Lisa Jewell book late last year (I Found You), this one didn't disappoint. Immediately gripping, it tells the story of two women who meet when out celebrating their birthdays and discover they are 'birthday twins', born in the same hospital, on the same day.

Alix is a successful podcaster, who lives an Instagram-perfect existence. Josie, who lives a much more mundane life with her much older husband, is captivated by Alix and sets about getting Alix to interview her for her podcast. Alix is unsettled by Josie, but can also sense that a podcast with her could bring a new angle to her brand. Little does Alix know what she's about to unleash....

If you've read Underbelly by Anna Whitehouse, you'll like this. It's vaguely similar in terms of confronting how dangerous social media can be, particularly for people who want a piece of that 'perfect' life, that we all know doesn't truly exist.

Highly recommend!

This is was such a good book! Started snd finished in a day and didn't want it to end!

A super clever story which keeps you guessing right to the end. With female characters that are interesting, flawed and nuanced.

Superb!

Another thriller from Lisa Jewell that I couldn't put down.
Josie meets Alix in a restaurant when they are both celebrating their birthday. Realising they are birthday twins, Josie becomes obsessed with Alix and wants to be part of a podcast.
Slowly, we discover more about Josie's past and realise her intentions may not be the best!
A great book, thoroughly enjoyed this and highly recommend.

Lisa Jewell never disappoints!
None of this is true is a really gripping story. Josie Fair meets Alix Summer by chance when they are both celebrating their birthdays. She quickly becomes obsessed with her.
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have loved everything written by Lisa Jewell but she has completely surpassed herself with this stunning novel that is one of her best.
When podcaster Alix Summers meets Josie Fair, Josie is keen to become a subject of the podcast. Although Alix feels uneasy she is intrigued by Josie and is soon drawn into her life.
There have been many recent novels themed around podcasts but this is by far the best. Lisa Jewell writes so effortlessly and this is a dark, disturbing, compelling and twisty read with well developed characters and plot.
I absolutely loved it, I could not put it down and would highly recommend it.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

I am a big fan of Lisa Jewell so was very excited to get a copy of her latest book. It certainly didn't disappoint! Alix Summers is out celebrating her 45th birthday with her family and friends. Josie Fair is doing the same with her elderly husband. They chat briefly in the Ladies, laughing about being birthday twins. Alix is a podcaster and when Josie engineers another meeting she suggests to Alix that she might be a good subject for a new podcast as she is about to make big changes to her awful life. Alix agrees to interview her, setting off a chain of events where Josie manages to inveigle herself into Alix's home and family. This is a brilliantly written story which had me totally engrossed right to the very last sentence!! Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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Lisa Jewell is a great author & I really enjoyed this. Thanks for the opportunity to read & review this book.

I’ve read quite a few of Lisa Jewell’s books and I think this was my favourite so far. Absolutely gripping story with well developed characters and I really liked the bits from the show that were spread throughout as they added another layer of suspense as I tried to piece together what was happening. If I was going to point out anything I think it would be that I would prefer the title was different.

Can’t wait to read it once again when the audiobook is out!

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the writer for this fantastic opportunity to read this ARC.

Another excellent tale from Lisa Jewell! Alix and Josie are birthday twins but couldn’t have lived more different lives. Alix, privileged with a charmed life save her husband who has a problem with alcohol. Josie with a much older husband and two dysfunctional daughters. Alix decides to tell Josie’s life story through her podcasts and slowly Josie gets her feet under the table…. Told partly in flashbacks by a supporting cast, the story gets more and more disturbing.

I read this so fast I felt dizzy. Really believable characters and definitely an original plot. Just wish there was more twists/ shocking ending, I feel like the action didn’t really start until 70% - Still a good book though ⭐️

Absolutely adored this page turning thriller and Lisa Jewell has kept me awake all through the night again!!

Alix and Josie are both out for their birthdays in a local pub and meet up in the toilets and realise they are both celebrating their birthdays and are exactly the same age. They meet a few days later and Josie has been googling the podcaster Alix and suggests they do a show all about birthday twins.

However, as Alix starts to interview her for her show more and more of Josie's life is revealed about being married to a much older man, experiencing domestic abuse, having children with issues and so much more

But as time goes on, Josie's truth is not quite what it seems. Such a twisty turn novel, that surprised me right down to the last chapter

Another exciting well written novel by author Lisa Jewell. I loved this novel from start to finish.

Alix Summers is celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub when she is approached by Josie Fair who is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins.

Days later they bump into each other again outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. Josie tells Alix she is about to make great changes in her life. Josie’s life is very complicated and although Alix feels unsettled by her she cannot resist making a podcast. As they start the process of making the podcast it becomes apparent that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets and it is not long before Josie has started to intrude into Alix’s life.

When Josie disappears, Alix discovers that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast. Both Alix and her families lives are under threat.

This an exciting novel that twists and turns and had me turning pages as quick as I could read them.

I would like to thank both Netgalley and Random House UK for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I’m sure this book will prove very popular if you liked Gone girls then this is one for you
The story is told as if it is one of the increasingly popular true crime series on Netflix or other streaming services .I personally generally avoid them as they can be rather formulaic and deliberately toy with viewers emotions in a way that I don’t enjoy .I suppose the same could be said about this novel which did grab my attention immediately and was filled from the start with a certain type of ill defined tension from get go .I felt like I was watching it happen from behind the sofa .
The author leaves little clues throughout that are picked up later in the story .
The book is an easy read and has a satisfying climax the author is an experienced story teller and knows just how to craft a novel that will get under your skin .If you enjoy reading about psychopaths and having your emotions manipulated by them you will love the book
I read a copy on NetGalley Uk the book Is published in the Uk on 20 July 2022 by Random house Uk

This book comes out in July 2023, so I’d like to first thank Netgalley and Random House UK for granting me early access.

The TLDR; version of this review is that if you like reading stories told by unreliable narrators this is the book for you. Pick it up with closed eyes and thank me later.

A longer explanation of the 4/5 star rating is that this book could easily have been a 5/5.
I liked the way all the information was presented, the multiple POVs didn’t feel long an unnecessary & and podcast format felt authentic.

At certain points of the plot the reality gets too mixed up with the fiction. There’s never a clear line where the truth lies and as a result you can’t hate or sympathise with any of the characters that much so there was definitely room for improvement there.
Additionally to that, I really dislike the trope where supposedly intelligent fully grown adults with kids just can’t seem to be able to say no, will blindly invite questionable individuals to stay in their house when they barely know them and let them walk all over them without questions. For multiple reasons. First because at this point I get frustrated and start questioning their intelligence and second because this is clearly the lazy way of making things that make no sense happen.

Other that that, this book was a crazy ride. Extremely fast paced, it took me less than a day to get through this whole thing and I’m still not sure who was lying and to what extent, so as mindfuck it worked really well for me.

I enjoyed the premise of this book and it was a decent read but I just found the ending too predictable. I think the obsession with the unreliable narrator has got to the point where there are no surprises and you are left feeling quite flat because there are no resolutions. Who is telling the truth? The older I get the more I'm coming to the conclusion that I want endings and certanties, even if I'm not altogether happy with them.

Lisa Jewell is easily in my top 3 writers. She never lets me down and I think each book gets better. This doesn’t disappoint.
I love the new trend to write books based on true crime podcasts. Very punchy way of writing. I’m only sad it’s over. Look forward to the next one. An absolutely amazing talent.

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
A new thriller from Lisa Jewell is always something to look forward to and this new novel is engaging and entertaining. The story opens with Josie Fair going out to celebrate her 45th birthday with her much older husband. While she is out she encounters Alix who too is celebrating her 45th but with a lively group of friends. The contrast between Josie’s quiet celebration and the noisy party for Alix is marked. Josie makes a point of going to the ladies at the same time as Alix and introduces herself as her birthday twin. It transpires that they were born in the same hospital and so their link deepens.
Alix is a podcaster and decides to interview Josie for her podcast and then the story unravels from the two viewpoints of Alix and Josie and also through a Netflix podcast/documentary called “HI I’m Your Birthday Twin”. The book keeps you gripped throughout as you try to establish exactly what has happened. You know you are in very safe writer’s hands as the characters become more fully developed as you read on.
The Netflix extracts add a particular tension to the story as the story twists and new scenarios are revealed through interviews with more minor characters in the novel. The interviews appear to be in real time discussing what was happening in the book and made you aware that something dramatic was about to occur. As is often the case with this writer there is a twist in tale and you finish the book questioning what is true. I will be thoroughly recommending this book to my various book groups.
With thanks to Net Galley and Random House U.K. for the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Lisa Jewell never disappoints another gripping page turner with plenty of twists and turns - Josie meets Alix by chance when they are both celebrating their birthdays finding out they not only share the same birthday but are the exact same age Josie declares they are ‘birthday twins’ and so the story begins . The obsessive character of Josie draws you in and the current topic of crime pod casts that Alix is recording deepens the plot brilliantly . Loved this book highly recommended

If you’ve ever had a cold hand pit on your warm shoulder and can remember how it felt - this is that feeling in book form! Truly spectacular!

Lisa Jewell is one of my favourite authors and yet again she did not disappoint. There's a kind of dark uncomfortable feeling as you read the book - in a gripping way and you feel like you are finding your way in the dark trying to work out what is going on.