by Lisa Jewell

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Alix Summer and her husband and friends are celebrating her 45th birthday at a pub in London. While there she meets Josie Fair who is also celebrating her 45th birthday. Josie and Alix discover that they were born in the same hospital, on the same day and that their children went to the same school. Josie declares that they are “Birthday Twins”.

Alix is a popular podcaster who is on the brink of hitting it big. When Josie “accidentailly” runs into Alix in front of the school as Alix is dropping her children off, Josie convinces Alix that she should consider doing a story about her. Josie says that her life is a mess and she wants to make some big changes. As Alix interviews Josie, she is horrified about what Josie is telling her but strangely drawn to her because she senses that this might be the podcast that will advance her career. As Josie’s story becomes more and more horrifying, she begins to ingratiate herself into Alix’s life with her family. Is Josie telling the truth? As Alix begins to interview others in Josie’s life, the story changes until she doesn’t know what the real truth is and when the stroy takes a deadly turn, nothing will ever be the same.

This dark, twisty thriller kept me reading and I couldn’t put it down. Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for the advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review. None of This is True will be published on August 8th. If you want to pre-order it you can from this link.