None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell -- Starting October 17th 2024

[Jenn]

Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.

Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins.

A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time 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. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

Josie’s life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can’t quite resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly she starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it, Josie has inveigled her way into Alix’s life—and into her home.

But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover 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, with her life and her family’s lives under mortal threat.

Who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

34% (view spoiler)[Who is Josie Fair is right? Seriously what is her deal. There's so much that does not make sense just yet and I can't put a finger on it. I know there's some weirdness going on with her children but what would lead her to give sweet lil Fred away? And what's with her Alix obsession and clepto tendencies? (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

I'm finishing up my current book and then I'll start!

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

51% (view spoiler)[Oh geez now she’s stealing again and doesn’t want to leave. But like did her hubby actually do that to her? Where is he? (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

75% (view spoiler)[Nathan is coming off as an asshole but I still hope he’s ok. Josie is going a little far with this and it’s insane the drama she’s trying to cause. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Finished (view spoiler)[What the hell did I just read? What the hell was up with Josie? And killing Nathan was a bridge too far, hell killing her husband during a heart attack was too much. The one thing I don’t get is what actually happened with the daughter killing Brooke, like I need more details around that cause there was so much information thrown at us and I can’t make sense of it all. I’m just not understanding Josie’s motives. (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "34% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[the more i read about Josie, the more confused i get. Obviously disgusted by her relationship with her husband cause a 45 year old with a 15 year old is just wrong. But then theres her daughters and the fact that her husband doesnt sleep in their bed. My mind automatically goes to him abusing the children and i really hope thats not the case. But why wont josie go in her daughters room?? And her stealing from alix is just creepy (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "51% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ im wondering the same thing cause you know damn well her daughter isnt at a friends (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

52%: (view spoiler)[ what even? Do we believe josie? Walter groomed and slept with roxys friend? I know i dont believe her that erin is ar a friend's house and i dont think i believe her that walter actually beat her. But i can't figure out her angle. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Jenn wrote: "52%: [spoilers removed]"

Josie is really a conundrum. It's so easy to be on her side but then when you stop and think on her behaviors and possible lies it all goes out the window!!

[Jenn]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Jenn wrote: "52%: [spoilers removed]"

Josie is really a conundrum. It's so easy to be on her side but then when you stop and think on her behaviors and possible lies it all goes out the window!!"

Right? I felt for her in the beginning, but as this is going on I'm just like, there's something really not right with her

[Jenn]

67%: (view spoiler)[ i cannot figure out josies deal! Now shes setting up alix's husband. This is horrible. Also i fully believe everything she said about the night of her alleged abuse is a lie. And i have this horrible feeling that erin is like dead and rotting in her room (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[there's so much that just happened. But like how much of what Josie says in that last chapter is true? Considering she's like to make up these stories i question everything shes ever said. This book was crazy! (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Jenn wrote: "❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

Yea still feel a little confused by it all but mostly Josie's motives.. but then again not sure I want to understand her lol

[Jenn]

hahah very true