I received an advance reader copy (from Netgalley) in exchange for a fair review. Thanks to St. Martins and the author for a chance to review this.

I really, really, wanted to like this. It seemed like something I'd enjoy but I found myself 'noping' out about half way through and couldn't finish because the plot seemed to be more about the love triangle instead of the mystery.

Teenagers might think that nobody listens to them, but when no one can literally hear, or even see you, you have a whole new set of problems, such as being dead, as in Bad Girl Gone by Temple Mathews.

16 year old Echo Stone can't figure out why she's woken up someplace she doesn't recognize, Middle House, surrounded by rude kids she doesn't know. Or why she keeps being called an orphan when she knows that her parents are alive. When she sees her parents driving away from her home, which worryingly appears to be a bloody crime scene, she stands in the middle of the road but their car goes right through her, forcing her to realize that she's dead. A ghost. Lingering until she can solve and seek vengeance for her murder, Echo works with other murdered kids at Middle House to figure out what happened to her, which also provides an opportunity for Echo to realize certain truths about herself during the process.

The story and concept had me intrigued from the start; however, while the narrative had potential I ultimately found that this could have been developed into something greater, and more enjoyable, than it is. There were some continuity errors, notably with the eye colors of Cole and Andy. When Cole was introduced as Hazel Eyes and then later said to have blue eyes and Andy is introduced with blue eyes and then his brown eyes are mentioned...not great - it pulled me out of the narrative to question it, which breaks any suspension of disbelief I had going. Echo was also a rather annoying character - she seems to have one image of herself, oblivious to attributes of her personality that others find detestable about her - maybe I could buy that being killed messed with your memory, but she had no problem recalling things about others; plus she seemed to define herself based upon her relationships with guys, which is never something that I like to see in a character, especially when the romantic angle overtakes the mystery angle of the story.

Overall, I'd give it a 2.5 out of 5 stars.

I found Bad Girl Gone to be a refreshing and unique story. Easy to read and with twists and turns that made it unpredictable I was turning the pages at a rapid rate. I would definitely recommend to others.

I got this book from Netgalley and from the description, sounded worth a read.

I didn't particularly like the main character, so for me, I found it hard to get into the book. I am however, a sucker for a murder mystery (which this was).

Having read 'One of Us Is Lying' recently and enjoying it a lot, I can't help but compare this book to that in terms of plots and mystery and have to say this one doesn't measure up. It was an interesting concept but altogether I found the story too predictable from the plot points to the character developments.

Not a bad read but definitely not an amazing one.

I personally am not so into ghost stories, but my customers probably are. I will carry this book