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A review by seastheday
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I’m not really a thriller girly but this was a great book to read as an audiobook. I loved the podcast element, and listening to it made it feel more authentic/interesting. Otherwise, I don’t think it would’ve been as impactful. The entire time we have two unreliable narrators, one is slowly more unreliable than the other. They act as obvious foils to one another. The entire time you question who is to believe and it felt like a swinging pendulum. I would think ahead from context clues then feel jerked off my path of thinking. I liked it as entertainment, I wouldn’t read it again. But as someone currently in a reading slump, it’s helping bring me out of it.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Excrement
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol