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Slowly Alix starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it Josie has cajoled her way into Alix's life - and into her home.
Without those constricts to keep me on the straight and narrow I did lose my way a few times, much more so than when I’m writing traditional thrillers. Then the narrative jumps around between Alix and Josie’s “present day” perspectives, as well as clips from the Netflix documentary and Alix’s eventual podcast. It starts slow but the sinister feeling tingles beneath your neck, warning you bad things are about to come and sooner all hell breaks loose.After reading a few pages, you find yourself drawn into riveting psychological thriller with unreliable characters, shocking revelations in podcast meets documentary blending in narration of incidents by hours and dates.
The plot promises an intricate exploration of psychological twists and turns, ensuring readers remain hooked throughout the entirety of this compelling thriller.Although one of the twists that comes later on is easy to work out, the rest of it lies largely in the realm of unpredictability. I have NEVER been more relieved to pick up my sunglasses and bask in the warm comforting glow of the summer sun! One of the characters is an alcoholic, and it felt like they were given a free pass for their bad behavior, like I was expected to sympathize with them and understand why they behaved so poorly. Lisa Jewell's latest Psychological Thriller grabbed my attention from the start and held it all the way through.
At the same time, themes include pedophilia, alcoholism, and physical and emotional abuse, so it is not a fun read.But Josie seems like more than telling her story, lurking around Alix’s house, trying to be part of her life, criticizing her marriage. Josie lets Alix into her life and history through the podcast and Alix, in turn, gradually lets Josie into her life too. While celebrating her 45th birthday she bumps into Josie who shares the same birthday, and birthplace.
We both ended up with similar feelings on None of This Is True, and foremost agreed that it was a compulsive, must read suspense tale. Using Josie’s story who wants to make imminent changes in her life may attract her audiences’ attention. Lisa Jewell completely missed an opportunity with this one, but instead decided to victim blame a 13-year-old who was groomed by a 40 year old and married her abuser. There is also some clever writing on show, as some seemingly harmless things are mentioned early on which become important later. As Alix digs deeper into Josie’s life and her secrets trickle out, a much more troubling picture emerges.
Alix, whose husband, Nathan, is a binge drinker and frequently fails to come home, and Walter whose age gap has become even more noticeable to his much younger wife. The book’s unreliable narrator, dark twists and unending suspense will keep you on edge until the very last page.
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