Alice Feeney has quickly become an auto buy author for me. I think this is my favorite book from her so far. It’s a bit of a slow burn thriller, but definitely worth the wait. The ending had multiple unexpected twists. I loved how Feeney was able to weave the stories of these four women together so well. I’m a big fan of reading about difficult mother/daughter relationships. Especially when you’re not 100% sure who the mother truly is.

The narration was fabulous. The narrators had the most beautiful and engaging voices. I appreciated the use of multiple narrators to help differentiate the characters.

I definitely recommend checking this book out if you enjoy difficult mother/daughter relationships and slow burn mysteries.

Thank you @macmillanaudio for the advanced copy to listen to via @netgalley.

Wow! Alice Feeney has done it again! If you liked her other books, you’ll enjoy this one as well. I’m not always the biggest fan of thrillers on audio, but this one was fabulous.

🔴Multiple POV
🔴Missing baby
🔴Keeps you guessing
🔴Complicated family relationships
🔴Great audiobook
🔴Would be a good fall read

I guessed one of the twists but another made me gasp out loud (which caused my dogs to run over to me to see if everything was okay - whoops). Sometimes thrillers on audio can be hard to follow, but this one I could keep straight while it still kept me on my toes. I liked seeing their stories intertwine as the book continued.

This isn’t my favorite book by this author, but definitely worth picking up!! If you like thrillers, I think this one is entertaining and wraps up nicely. It’s also not very graphic (sometimes I’m not in the mood for that in a thriller).

A huge thank you to Macmillan Audio for this advanced readers copy of this audiobook!

This one definitely kept me guessing about who is who and who did what. Overall, the ending was great. It kept me on my toes and I also appreciate the subtle comments on what being a mother is like. The voice actors did a lovely job as well.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney.

I've now read a few of Alice Feeney's book, and usually I LOVE them. I have to say though, this one wasn't my favorite.

I do love a good nuance. I am totally on board with avoiding labels, being of two minds, allowing the gray. And I enjoyed that aspect a lot. But the story itself was also kind of gray. Slow moving, muddy, not always clear. It's not a bad story at all, but it could use a bit of a clean up.

Loved this book/audio, This story is told from 4 pov and we get bits of events from each one . I enjoyed this domestic/Thriller murder mystery story so much it had me at the edge of my seat . “Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things.'’Umm yes !! freaking Amazing
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I am a fan of Feeney, but this one just didn’t pack her normal punch. I found the story interesting, but just too unbelievable. It was all just a bit too convenient. Nevertheless I did pour through it just like all her others, it just wasn’t my favorite🙂. Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for an ALC of this book.

A Pulse-Pounding from the masterful Alice Feeney!

Two crimes taking place twenty years apart link a woman and a baby together in Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney.

A spinny, mind-bending mystery that centers around a woman in care home, her daughter, and her nurse. When murder transpires, all eyes are on these 3, none of whom trust each other, for good reason.

Captivated from the start, this was yet another stellar buddy read with Kaceey.

Huge thanks to Macmillan Audio for the alc via NetGalley.

Wow! The way all the characters intertwine with each storyline has me blown. This audio was read perfectly and kept me engaged in the feelings of each character. The urgency the fear. Perfect.

Thank you Netgalley for this advanced reader copy of "Good Bad Girl" by Alice Feeney! I'm a big fan of this author, ever since reading "Rock Paper Scissors" and "His & Hers," but didn't love "Daisy Darker" so was apprehensive going into this book. It didn't disappoint! There were a ton of twists and even though I thought I was correctly guessing them throughout the book, I was very, very wrong. This wasn't a thriller per se, but more of a slow burn mystery that kept me hooked throughout.

I feel like each Alice Feeney book I read just keeps getting better and a bit more twisted. I once again think I may have it somewhat figured out and I feel like I took a spin on a carnival ride when the full plot reveals itself, because I didn’t know fully what was going on. I never do!

There are several female characters that you follow in this book and I did find it took me a little bit to figure out who was who. But once I had that down, the story got good! It is listed as Mystery and Thriller, however I’m not sure thriller is the right category. Someone is murdered, but it’s a minor plot point and easy to forget about. Even not being a thriller I still give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars

Twenty years ago, a baby was stolen from a stroller at a grocery store. The baby was never found. Now a woman has been murdered in a care home and those two events are linked in an unexpected way. Edith may have been tricked into a nursing home, but at eighty-years-young, she’s planning her escape. Patience works there, cleaning messes and bonding with Edith, a kindred spirit. But Patience is lying to Edith about almost everything. Edith’s own daughter, Clio, wants nothing to do with her. With every reason to distrust each other, the women must solve a mystery with three suspects, two murders, and one victim. If they do, they might just find out what happened to the baby who disappeared, the mother who lost her, and the connections that bind them.

This book kept me guessing from the first chapter, all the way to the end. The story went back and forth between past and present, and told in the various voices of Edith, Clio, Patience, and Frankie. There were not only different POV's, but also you had multiple mysteries to solve. If the baby was never found, is she someone that is in the story now, and if so, who? Who killed the patient in the nursing home? Who killed the nursing home manager? What secret is Frankie hiding? Who is Patience really? So many questions, and every time you grab onto a thread and start to pull, they switch POV's and change the subject on you. If the book wasn't so good, I would have gotten quite frustrated, but as it was, I was on the edge of my seat. The narrators did an excellent job with the voices and making everyone come to life in the audiobook version of this. If you are a fan of twisty thrillers that will keep you guessing, then you need to check this one out!

Another great thriller by Alice Feeney. This is story about motherhood. It includes grandmother, mother and daughters. Different mother react different in different situation but they all just want to safe their child. There is twist and another twist but at the end everything is connected together.

I thoroughly enjoyed "Good Bad Girl" by Alice Feeney! It's a compelling story that follows four interconnected women with strong elements of suspense and mystery tied in.
After learning that she has been adopted, Patience is told she must wait until she is 18 to discover who her real father is. When her mother fails to share this information on her 18th birthday, Patience flees the house boat she has resided in her entire life. Edith has been placed in an expensive care home by her adult children, against her will. Patience becomes an employee of the care home and the two develop a deep bond.
The author does a wonderful job painting an intimate story for each character that makes you feel connected to each woman, and never lost on who is who. I would recommend Feeney's work to anyone looking for an emotional suspense with unexpected twists!


Thank you to Flatiron Books and Alice Feeney for providing an ARC for my honest feedback.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishing house, the narrator and the author for the opportunity to listen to an advance reader copy of this book in return for a review based upon my honest opinion.

This author writes a good book, lots of twists and turns. I like the way the story was told, the narrator did a good job and I did not find it diffcult to follow. Her tone and cadence were good and enjoyable to listen to. This is a great summer read.

This book centers on seveeral main characters, Edith, an elderly woman who has beenn tricked into a nursing home, Patience, her care worker; Frankie, a prison librarian and Clio, Edith's daughter. I found each of their stories equally compelling and enjoyed trying to put these people together and see where the story would lead. The one thing you should know about this book is don't trust anyone. Great ending and loved the twists.

Thank you NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and Alice Feeney for the advanced listening copy of Good Bad Girl.

I’m a big fan of Alice Feeney, but this book seemed to be missing a little something. There was a slight twist at the end, but nothing that left me in awe.

The story starts off with dealing with an abduction, and also deals with a murder in a nursing home. There weren’t as many twists and surprises that I’m used to from Alice Feeney. Both narrators did a wonderful job, and it was a quick read.

Confusion. That's what I was feeling throughout this book.
The first chapter was intriguing; then when the POVs started changing I was lost. Who is who?
The narrator had the same tone for all the separate characters and therefore I could not distinguish who was who and what was happening.
I also felt like there was no need for more than 1 mystery. The past and present mysteries, although they did get tied together in the end, really had nothing to do with each other and I didn't feel like one made sense with the other or was even really necessary to the other. What it was was a series of vague remarks and situations that were there to create suspense and brought the characters together but really added nothing to each other or the story.

I was ready to DNF 40% in from all the confusion but wanted to hold out till the end in hopes of some crazy twists. Personally wasn't worth it for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the arc.

Good Bad Girl is a story about difficult mother & daughter relationships. It starts out with a child abduction in a grocery store. Twenty years later there is a murder a nursing home. Both happen on Mother’s Day.

Edith, an elderly woman who has been put in a nursing home against her will; Patience, an employee of the nursing home; Clio, Edith's daughter and a therapist, and Frankie, a prison librarian.

We are left to figure out the dynamics of the relationships between these women and how the two events are connected.

I listened to the audiobook and I really enjoyed the narration. I liked each of the characters storylines and enjoyed all the twists and reveals. While this is not my favorite Alice Feeney book I would recommend it and will continue to read all of her books as they come out.

Thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for providing me with an advanced copy of this book.

When I read a book by Alice Feeney, I know that I am in for a very clever, gripping and twist filled ride and this book was no exception. You will need to keep your wits about you when reading this book! This book is told in an interesting fashion and along the way what seems trivial or might not make sense, will be the thing that makes the most sense in the end! Now that I have confused you, let’s start at the beginning or is it the end?????

In the past, a baby was taken from a stroller at a grocery store. It's devastating and Mother’s Day will never be the same again for several characters in this book.

The characters:

Clio, a psychologist living in a pink house, has recently put her mother, Edith, in a care home.

Edith is an eighty-year-old former department store detective. She wants out of the care home and relishes spending time with her dog, Dickens, who is brought in each day by Patience.

Patience is eighteen years old and works in the care home and sneaks Dickens into the home so Edith can spend time with her dog.

Frankie is a prison librarian who has not heard from her daughter since she ran away.

Four distinct characters, four backstories, two murders, lots of secrets, and one dog make for a thrilling, twist filled book that I could not get enough of. Alice Feeney has delivered once again! I love trying to figure things out in books, but Alice Feeney was one step ahead of me the entire time. Connections are interesting things. How one action can change so many things for so many people. What is also interesting is this book, its premise, and its characters! When things started coming together, I was shocked and amazed at how Feeney wrapped things up. So clever, so well thought out, and well written.


I listened to the audiobook and loved it. I thought the narration was fantastic!

I didn't think it could get better than Daisy Darker, but Good Bad Girl is just as twisty and surprising. A baby disappears from a buggy 20 years ago on Mother's Day. This is where it starts. Then we flash forward 20 years and meat Clio, Edith, Frankie and Patience. All of these women have a strange connection that will make sense once all the pieces fall into place. There may also have been a murder (or 2) that connects them.
Fantastic! Alice Feeney is brilliant and although you can sometimes see what's coming, she always manages to surprise you at the very end.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this audio e-arc.*

📖🎧: Good Bad Girl by: Alice Feeney | 📅Pub Day: Tuesday August 29, 2023

In true Alice Feeney fashion this was another amazingly crafted web of lies and suspense, that leaves you guessing until the last few moments of the book! I’d say it’s almost imperative that you go into it knowing zero to none about the synopsis and be able to sit through some mild confusion and maximum intrigue, as the author slyly “breadcrumbs” things that you will be shocked you didn’t notice from the beginning. I’ll leave it at that, but if you’re still apprehensive about picking up this book, allow me to give you the vibes:

✨a kidnapping
✨multiple POVs
✨dual timelines
✨mother daughter drama
✨a “who done it” mystery
✨🐞🐞🐞???
✨unreliable narrator(s)???
✨a pink house💕🏠???
✨papercut(s)???
✨a cute four-legged friend🐶🐾
✨jail???

The audiobook to this was amazing!!! I could listen to it at my desired speed of 2x and though there were only 2 narrators it felt like a “full cast” audiobook so it was very enjoyable!!!


5.00⭐️


Special thanks to @netgalley and @macmillan.audio for the advanced listening copy in exchange for my honest opinion!