I absolutely love this story. I gave it a 4.5 stars. I did see one of the things happening in this thriller. Both Stephanie Racine and Katherine Press narrated this story wonderfully. I enjoyed the crazy ride from beginning to end.

3.5 ⭐️


This was not what I expected when I started listening to this and it took me a while to get through the story
✔️ great writing and characters
✔️ unexpected twists and I love the way they are slowly revealed through the story telling
🤷🏼‍♀️ I expected a #mysterythriller and although yes there is a murder and all , this is more of a family drama IMO . A well written one but not what I was expecting .
🎧 I would have preferred a full call narrating this one instead of the two ( amazing though they were ) narrators . I think it would have made it easier to follow through on who’s who

Overall, while this book has its engaging moments and a certain mystery to it, I found it lacking the normal thrills I expect from Feeney’s works.

Alice Feeney has done it again, leaving me guessing at every turn.
4 points of view so beautifully interwoven that each character was a complete person. It was so well done, that each story broke my heart in the end. The End which she somehow manages to tie up with a perfect bow.
"Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things."
I thought I knew what to expect when requesting this audiobook, but I was glad to be wrong.

Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things. A twisty tale of motherhood and the lengths one will go to for…maybe…love of their child. It’s all a very muddy resolution. I don’t know if I’m upset at the different character actions, or if I understand. In typical Feeney form, the reader doesn’t wholly know what is going on until the very end. I even audibly gasped at one point.

The audiobook was a little difficult to follow with the various POV and timelines. Probably better to physically read this one.

Thank you NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and author Alice Feeney for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney was a ride! A slow burn of a beginning but Feeney never disappoints. I love her writing and sequencing as well as the plot points in each story she writes. You never know where you'll land with an Alice Feeney book but are always happy to go along for the ride and Good Bad Girl does not disappoint.

I received a review copy of this book from the author/publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

Twenty years after a baby is stolen from a stroller, a woman is murdered in a care facility. As odd as it sounds, the crimes are linked… and a good bad girl may be the key to learning the truth. Edith currently resides in a nursing home but she’s planning her escape and Patience, an employee, is the perfect person to help her. But Patience is lying to Edith about almost everything. Edith’s own daughter won’t speak to her, but when someone knocks on Clio’s door, their intentions may not be good. With every reason to distrust each other, the women must solve a mystery and if they do they may just figure out the connection that binds them.

I am typically a big Alice Feeney fan, but I did not *love* this one and I think it may be in part because of the audio. It was really hard to decipher the different characters and the different timelines with only one narrator. I found it to be very confusing, but this may not have been the case had I physically read it? Feeney is typically known for her standout twists but I didn’t find the one in this book to be very shocking. This felt more of a slow burn with little character development. Not my favorite Feeney book, but I will still read anything she writes!!

𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒅 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
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!