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𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Aug 29, 2023

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦…

𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝…

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.

So friends, one of my worst nightmares materialized today. I missed my 1AM flight today thinking that I needed to be at the airport tonight instead of last night and had to pay a BIG fee to rebook my flight. Buuut I haven’t seen my family in 7 years so I have to accept this very expensive mistake. 😂 What’s the point of me sharing this? Booksta and blogging is part of my stress therapy 😂 Also, I wish I have a photo of my boyfriend watering all my plants when I was stressing to help me out - he even watered the dead ones but it was so cute 😂

I know you’re here for the book review so here we go:
A baby was stolen twenty years ago. A body was found inside an elevator in a nursing home.
How are they connected? You have to read this book!
Yup, that’s all I’m going to say about this. 😂

Alice Feeney is one of my favorite thriller authors and I am sooo excited when I received this copy in the mail! Thank you so much @flatiron_books for sending this to me!

As with any Alice Feeney book, I flew through this one so quickly. Now be warned, it is a slow burn and told in different POVs and honestly, sometimes it did get me lost a little bit. Buuuut when I got to the main twist, it was so worth it!!! Alice Feeney proves with every book she writes that she really is the queen of plot twists!!

GOOD BAD GIRL by @alicewriterland was yet another banger thriller from this author! I read SOMETIMES I LIE by Feeney many moons ago and found her style to be riveting. She has a very compelling way of revealing tiny sprinkles of info through multiple character POVs and is a master class in developing unreliable narrators so you never really know who to trust. I find this kind of thriller absolutely delightful!

Thank you to the author, @netgalley and the publisher, @macmillan.audio for the audio-ARC. This one just came out a couple of weeks ago and is on shelves now!

There are so many entangled characters in this book and I don't think I can do any further justice to the synopsis on Goodreads. There is so much intrigue, so many lies and reveals in this book, it will absolutely keep you guessing. There is family drama, old wounds, trickery and some straight up bonafide kidnapping.

Even when I did figure a couple things out, other reveals hit me in the face. If you like a quick, thrilling read where you don't know who to trust with lots of complex storylines, this thriller is for you!

Even though this background today is pouring down rain, it is actually really lovely in Seattle today. I plan on finishing STARTER VILLAIN this evening while sitting in the sun ☀️☀️☀️!

Do you have any weekend plans? Any book reading you hope to crush?

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I love Alice and was so excited to get an arc of her work. However this is probably my least favorite of hers. And it breaks my heart.

Good Bad Girl is the newest thriller by Alice Feeney. I listened to this as an audiobook. Edith works in a nursing home and has become quite close to a resident named Edith. Edith is having some difficulties with her daughter, Clio, and this prompts Patience to help Edith escape from the home. Clio struggles to connect with her mom and now her disappearance has turned Clio's life upside down. Meanwhile, the manager of the home Edith escaped from was discovered murdered on the home's property. Many mysteries abound in this novel. The narration was very well done with excellent personalization of each character's voice. Read and enjoy!

Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC.

Story: 🌟🌟🌟
Narration: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Overall: 🌟🌟🌟💫

Good Bad Girl is the newest book by one of my favorite thriller authors, Alice Feeney. Twenty years after a baby is stolen, a woman is murdered in a care home. Somehow, these two crimes are linked and impact the lives of multiple women.

This one was a “read it at the wrong time” situation. It was good, but never full grabbed me. It leans more towards domestic drama, when I was expecting more suspense and thrills. It is definitely a slow burn, but the characters are well-rounded and interesting. Overall, not my favorite Feeney novel, but not my least favorite!

ALC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I found this book to be such a fun listen as it was a twisty thriller that kept me coming back for more. The characters were a bit difficult to tell apart at the beginning, but at the end, I felt like I knew each of them deeply and their motivations as well. The narrators did a great job helping to distinguish the different characters too. I have to say that I think Clio ended up being my favorite because she had the best character arc. There were times with it seemed to drag somewhat, but then it definitely picked up at the end. I found the twist at the end to be shocking, I certainly never saw it coming, and I loved it! This is the first Alice Feeney book that I have read, but it will definitely not be the last.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an opportunity to listen to this fantastic audiobook. All opinions within this review are my own.

At first I was really confused by the character POV change with every chapter. It was really hard for me to keep them sorted out in the beginning. The more I got into the story, the easier it naturally became, and I did grow to enjoy the story and the web that Alice Feeney so enjoys weaving. All in all I would recommend if you don’t mind multiple POV books with a POV change every chapter.

I appreciated the opportunity to listen to this eALC — thank you to Alice Feeney and Met Galley.

Another Feeney winner! I really enjoyed Good Bad Girl. This starts out as a slow burn domestic thriller but you can never quite tell where Feeney is going and that keeps things interesting from beginning to end.

Alice Feeney is my go to author for a good psychological thriller. She is so great at making you really not trust anyone.

I was so excited to receive an ARC audio of her latest, Good Bad Girl, thanks to Netgalley and MacMillion Audio.

Sadly, this was not my favorite in her line of work but I didn’t hate it. It kept my interest for the most part, but I felt like at about the half way point I was ready for it to just wrap up. It just didn’t grab me. Maybe it was the multiple viewpoints (I had a hard time distinguishing them with the narration)? Maybe it was because it was more of a domestic suspense vs a thriller (which is what I was expecting). Maybe it was because the pace felt a little too slow for my liking?

Overall, I love this authors work, but just didn’t find this one as thrilling as her previous works.

While I think the meat and potatoes of this book were just fine, I’m torn on the twists. Some I found very predictable but others got me! Overall not my favorite Alice Feeny title, but glad I listened to it as I enjoyed it!

All my friends who enjoy this author will be excited to read this one. Set over Mother’s Day, this novel leads us to question what does it take to be a mother. Enjoyed how the layers connected even if for a minute it was confusing, which I have learned is part of the charm of Feeney novels. Grab this one for a weekend of reading. #NetGalley

What a very cool ending!

Unfortunately, it took me *days* to get through this book. And I almost DNF'd it.

I think this complicated, character-driven story--and the interesting way it's narrated--is likely best consumed in print. I rewound chapters multiple times a sitting just trying to keep track of who was who. The narrators sounded very similar, so each character wasn't well differentiated.

That said, the mystery was wrapped up in an unusual way. And I love it when the ending surprises me!

Special thanks for an advanced listener copy via the NetGalley app. This book is available now!

Three suspects, two murders, one victim, and a twenty year old kidnapping. Told from the perspectives of Patience, Clio, Frankie, and Edith, this was a lot to keep up with. But the narrators did a wonderful job. I would say this was a slow burn but Alice Feeney's writing always seems to draw me in. The character developments where once again phenomenal and I felt like by the end I knew everyone so well. Even though this was slow at times I couldn't stop listening and had to know what happened. This to me was more of a drama than an actual thriller but there was still some suspense and of course many twists and turns. Once again the ending got me and I didn't see it coming!

Thank you to NetGalley and Alice Feeney for allowing me to listen to an ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you NetGalley for providing me an early audio copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I have to say that this was interesting, but it was a drag!

The last twist, was just out of nowhere! I don’t think it was the way that anyone would have expected it to go.

"Good Bad Girl" by Alice Feeney was an audiobook experience I won't soon forget. As my first foray into the world of Alice Feeney's thrillers, it left an indelible impression and has secured a spot as one of my top thriller picks for the year. The narration by Katherine Press and Stephanie Racine added to my enjoyment of this title and allowed me to easily follow all the twists and turns.

Feeney's storytelling is undeniable, and "Good Bad Girl" showcases her ability to weave a web of suspense and intrigue that's impossible to escape from. From the moment I pressed play, I was transported into a world where nothing is as it seems, and trust is a rare commodity.

What struck me most about this book was Feeney's talent for crafting flawed and multifaceted characters. Her exploration of their complex psyches added layers of depth to the story, making it all the more gripping and unsettling. The audiobook's pacing was spot on and kept me actively binging each morsel of the story.

"Good Bad Girl" is a rollercoaster ride of emotions and suspense, and it left me eagerly craving more of Alice Feeney's work. I'm now a devoted fan and can't wait to dive into more of her work.

Thanks to Macmillan Audio for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

GOOD BAD GIRL review

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

🔻I was sooooo excited for this novel! Alice Feeney is one of my favorite thriller authors so GOOD BAD GIRL was at the top of my tbr this fall! The story hooked me from the very beginning, but I felt like the second half fell a bit flat.

🔻Here’s a summary of the plot:👇
Two decades ago, a baby was kidnapped from a grocery store. Now, someone has been murdered in a nursing home. How are these two crimes, which happened 20 years apart, connected?

🔻This book started off with a bang and I was so invested in the story after just the first few chapters! As per usual with Feeney’s books, I was expecting the second half to be even crazier and twistier. Unfortunately the back half of this book was a bit dull imo. It didn’t feel like a thriller and was more of a mother/daughter drama with some police procedural thrown in. I was expecting a crazy/shocking ending but it didn’t really happen. I still enjoyed how this book wrapped up and I’d recommend it if you’re looking for a family drama! Just don’t go in expecting a thriller. 🤪

🔻Thanks @macmillan.audio and @netgalley for my copy of this one!

While the book may seem confusing for most of the time you have to keep pushing on until the end where everything clicks into place. I enjoyed the book overall but was very stuck in a jumbo with this one. If you are the type to want to try and guess who did what throughout the storyline but not have every clue then this might be the book for you. Was I shocked about the ending? Yes!

I read this book via audiobook. The narrator did a great job keeping the character's voice and characteristics as it helped keep me on track as to who was who. It was a great pace as well.

3.5 Stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an audio copy in exchange for an honest review.

Twenty years ago a baby was stolen from a grocery store and the family has never been the same since...but what happened to the child?

Edith has been begrudgingly living at a care home that she detests after her daughter dumped her there, but dreams of returning to her home to live out her final days. She has befriended, Patience, an eccentric young girl who has been working at the home. Patience recently ran away from home after a fight with her mother making Edith feel even more connected to her. Edith's daughter Clio, is a psychiatrists who treats patients in her pink home. One of whom is Frankie, a prison guard with a secretive past. How do all of these women tie together? Lies, deceit, money, manipulation, murder, motherhood and a stolen baby, that's how.

Alice Feeney returns with her newest mystery which has a good pace and a few unsuspecting plot twists. The story is told form the four women's pov and is a bit of a slow burn at the beginning. The characters were a bit unlikable but it was their flaws that ultimately bound them together. Overall it held my attention enough to unravel the full history and connections of these women some of which was predictable. This was the first work form Feeney I have read and look forward to grabbing some of her other popular works.

I had the audio version read by Katherine Press and Stephanie Racine both of whom did a great job and were easy and enjoyable to listen to.

Our Queen of Twists, Alice Feeney, who I like to call the Queen of Misdirection, returns with another thrilling, emotionally charged journey in Good Bad Girl. It's filled with the best kind of drama and her trademark surprising killer twists and reveals. While I didn’t quite get that jaw-dropping, I should have seen that twist coming as I have with her other books; Alice Feeney did not disappoint as it offered plenty of surprises. I like to think it was because I was getting smarter with her writing, and I picked up on those clues she brilliantly left for us. HA!!

Rather than solely focusing on the mystery of a stolen baby and a murder, the story centers on the ties between a group of women, and figuring out how they are connected is the mystery here. Feeney skillfully unveils their connection to an initial abduction, constantly keeping me guessing with the shifting perspectives and expertly withheld information to throw me off. What truly sets this story apart is how it delves into the complex web of mother-daughter and women relationships. This crafty thriller engages our minds while delving into human connections and nature.

There are a few characters to keep track of, but Feeny makes it easy for us by creating a diverse mix of unreliable, unlikable, quirky, well-developed characters. I loved Edith, an older, spunky character who added depth to the story. Alice Feeney has truly outdone herself with this emotionally charged and captivating tale.

I received an audiobook copy from the publisher through NetGalley and also purchased a print copy. While I enjoyed listening to it and thought both narrators did a fantastic job and offered an engaging experience, the story was so captivating I could not put it down when I was reading it till I was d

Alice Feeney won't disappoint. Thank you netgalley for the audio book. The narration was amazing and the story was really good. Loved all the characters and the storyline.