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.

This is my first Lisa Jewell book and I’m so frustrated with myself for being so late to the Jewell party.

This is a very hard book to review as i really don’t want to give away any spoilers, you need to go into this book without any hints or spoilers to get the full effect.
Every page is easy to read and impossible to put down.
And I really mean that I was up until 4am reading it !

I felt the ending was a little rushed in parts but otherwise it was faultless!
I adored the format of being a podcast , Netflix series and being narrated between our leading characters all at the same time. It’s such a perfectly plotted thriller and if you love true crime you are going to adore this book.
Trust me this is one that will be a bestseller and in the charts for a long time!
Honestly don’t walk but run to that preorder button. This is one you don’t want to miss!

A chance meeting in the ladies room while out celebrating their birthdays turns their lives upside down! Josie quickly becomes obsessed with Alix Summers. This is a crazy psycho thriller! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy.

OMG! I think this is the quickest I’ve ever read a book! Absolutely engrossing and so well written. I really felt like I got to know the characters and even found myself tutting out loud and shaking my head at some of shenanigans Josie Fair was getting up too!
I loved the way we had insights into the Netflix programme in the story too - what a fab way to escalate the tension and mean you are never quite sure how the story is going to end!
Still find myself thinking about those characters even though I’ve finished the book. The sign of an awesome book I reckon, and this is definitely that!

My thanks to NetGalley and Random House for a copy of “None Of This Is True” for an honest review.

I’ve read all of Lisa Jewell’s previous books and she never disappoints .This latest book by her is ,for me, her best yet. Her writing and characterisation are always of the highest standards.
This storyline builds the tension perfectly, there were so many twists and turns ,and I couldn’t put the book down until I’d finished it..I read a lot of books but this one will stay in my memory for quite a while.
This kept me guessing right till the end of the book and beyond !
Another 5 star review for Lisa Jewell from me and a book I’ll definitely be recommending to others.

I can pretty much guarantee by this point that I will enjoy anything Lisa Jewell comes up with, but while I was fully expecting to enjoy this one, I didn't expect to be so drawn in so quickly, For me, this is the perfect kind of thriller - twisty, well paced, well written, and genuinely shocking, and I absolutely loved it.

We begin with two women celebrating separately in a local pub. Josie Fair, 45, is having a quiet birthday meal with her husband when she spots podcaster Alix Summers arriving with a large party of friends, also to celebrate her birthday. Alix is also 45 - "we're birthday twins!", Josie tells Alix when she encounters her in the bathroom. And that should be that. But Josie can't stop thinking about Alix - successful, beautiful Alix. And so she seeks her out to make a proposition: that they make a podcast together. Alix is intrigued by the premise: exploring the life of a woman from the same area with the same birthday as her. But as the two start to record, it becomes clear that Josie has darker secrets than Alix could even be begin to guess...

"None of this is true" has everything I love in a thriller: a dual narrative, an unreliable narrator, and a reveal so gradually, brilliantly done, its like peeling an onion to find a pearl at the centre. The dual narrative works brilliantly, and I also loved the segments lifted from the podcast/Netflix show, which gave the novel another layer. I couldn't put this down, and really begrudged having to tear myself away!

Absolutely fantastic, one of the best books I've read in ages. I only wish I could it give it ten stars rather than five.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher, who granted me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

None Of This Is True is the latest book from Lisa Jewell, who is one of my go to authors.

Josie Fair is going out for dinner with her husband, to celebrate her 45th birthday. Coincidence would have her meet Alix Summers, a local low level celeb, who is known for podcasting. Alix is also celebrating her 45th birthday. Both women are married with two children, were born in the same hospital. They are Birthday Twins, but, that is where any similarities firmly end.

Josie is an intriguing character. Early in the book, we are given the feeling that there is so much buried below her surface. There were so many questions about her, and her situation, that ran through my mind. A lot of questions regarding Walter, her husband too. Her two children are clearly troubled in some way, an image we see through tantalising snippets, given to us by the author.

As we learn more of Josie’s life, meeting Walter, and Pat, her mother, the tension quietly and gently builds.
The story unfolds, through her podcast recordings with Alix. We hear how Josie became the Josie we see today. As a reader, I became just as hooked in her story, as Alix was.
So many times I wanted to talk to Alix, to tell her to listen to her gut; but she wasn’t listening to me.

The characterisation is wonderful, both women are interesting, and flawed, as we all are. None Of This Is True is a slow burn, but it is written so incredibly well, that the intrigue and suspense builds and builds. I was so eager to learn exactly what had happened. My feelings towards the characters were constantly changing, swaying backwards and forwards.

I think None Of This Is True will be a Summer hit, being packed into many a hand luggage bag, being read by pools and on beaches in the glorious sun. This is another 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read from the wonderful Lisa Jewell, highly recommended.

WOW!  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Super Shiny Stars
A chance encounter in a restaurant restroom, with a so called "Birthday Twin" turns everything around!
A dark, twisty, and gripping read.
Thanks #NetGalley for an advance copy 😊