Good Bad Girl is a slower burn domestic suspense/family drama. I would not go into this expecting an action-packed thriller. This is a fantastic mystery that will have you questioning what is actually happening until the very last page. I loved the short chapters and the peculiar characters. Told in 4 different POVs, it took me a little time to get to know each character and understand where they fit into the plot. I enjoyed puzzling through this book and there were a few twists I did not see coming. The exploration of mother/daughter relationships really resonated with me. I love the way Alice Feeney writes, there were many quotes on grief and loss that I wrote down. I will say if you have experience with postpartum depression, take care while reading.

Katherine Press and Stephanie Racine did a great job with the narration. I enjoyed both of their voices and thought they fit well with the tone of the story.

Thank you, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!

My Ratings:
Plot ★★★★
Reading Experience ★★★★
Characters ★★★★★
Writing Style ★★★★★

Overall ★★★★.5

Good Bad Girl was a good book, but not a great book. I was expecting a thriller similar to Rock Paper Scissors, but this book was more of a mystery and a lot of drama about motherhood. It started off slow and a little confusing, but it picks up at the end and everything makes sense. It was well written and I loved the narrator. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to listen to Good Bad Girl!

I loved listening to this one.

While this didn't feel like a typical Feeney thriller it still held plenty of twists and turns to keep you captivated.

I would more describe this as a family drama with some murder involved. The dynamic of family by blood or by choice was so interesting. I couldn't have guessed where this would have ended up!

This one had some great twists! This was a little harder for me to listen to though; I think maybe having different narrators would have helped me keep the main female characters straight. It did start out slower, so this one took me a minute to get into,(partially bc of my life, partially bc it started slow) and then the twists started to unfold & I had a hard time stopping!

3.5 Stars
This was a bit confusing because it did go back and forth a bit, but it still sucked me in so much that I finished it in a day lol. I'm always trying to figure out how things are connected when I read thrillers and I was pleasantly surprised by the twists in this one and I love how this came together in the end. Another great read from Alice Feeney!

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC!

First off, thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to listen to this audiobook in exchange for a review!!!

This is one of the those books that I wish I could give a 1/2 star rating to and give it 3.5.

I'm a huge fan of Alice Feeney so I was going to read this one no matter what. The 4 main characters: Edith, Frankie, Clio and Patience were introduced into the storyline and I thought it to be a little confusing at times, each with their own perspective but soon enough it all falls into place - maybe this is because I was listening to an audiobook.

Unlike most, I didn't anticipate one of the twist that was thrown at me and I always enjoy that.

20 years ago a baby was kidnapped and that's only the beginning. What do these 4 characters have in common and how the story unfolds will keep you reading to the end. You won't stop until you have the answers.

Good Bad Girl is similar in style to Alice Feeney's recent books - the narration switches between four women and in addition to the mystery unfolding, you are also given vague clues as to how the women are connected to each other. I loved that this one kept me guessing and I was most intrigued trying to figure out how all of the characters were connected to each other.

Alice Feeny has a way of connecting with her readers by taking something that may be going on in your everyday life and turning it into a twisty mystery. Everyone is faced with putting a parent into an assisted living facility, but not like the one in this book. As we are starting one story, there is another one being told and by the end they are woven together in a surprising twist. The narrators of this story were wonderful and this story held my attention and I did not want to stop listening.

Complicated family relationships is an understatement in this Alice Feeney book. Multiple women and multiple points of view to this story. I enjoyed the audio narration on this one and the voices really added to the story. This one was a slow burn , it went a long way with me not knowing where it was going, twisty, twisty, twisty. I love Alice Feeney and the way she writes a thriller. This books poses the thought that sometimes good people have to do bad things when bad things happen. Thank you NetGalley for this early access to Alice Feeney in exchange for an honest review. Feeney will continue to be an auto buy author for me. Highly recommend this one if you love thrillers

Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney

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* Thank you to @netgalley and @macmillan for providing the audiobook of Good Bad Girl in exchange of a honest review.

This audiobook made me fall in love with the format! It was my first time listening to a book and this one was perfect. The narrator made it super easy to follow the story, the caracters were easy to distinguish and the overall story was thrilling and It kept me entertain until the end.

Good Bad Girl is not my first Alice Feeney novel and to be clear I am already a fan of her work. Rock, Paper, Scissors is one of my favorites and I was incredibly excited to get this ARC on audio. The production is done extremely well and the story is laid out in an incredibly easy way to follow.

The plot begins with the end and ends with the beginning. Sound complicated? Well, it is a bit actually, BUT my attention was grabbed quickly. At every turn and curve, I was either left frustrated waiting for the big reveal or holding on for the next big twist. The frustration I felt was also due to the constant cliff hangers before going back or forward in time and not due to major pitfalls in the plot. A good tactic by an author that knows how to lead the reader along.

Edith is a wily eighty-year-old that may have been tricked into a nursing home, but she doesn’t let that stop her from righting past wrongs. She has an estranged relationship with her daughter Clio that she wants to fix along with supporting a favorite worker at the care home whom she calls Ladybug. In the midst of these relationships there is a murder at the home and two of the people Edith cares about most are the main suspects.

Going back in time, the reader is let on to another crime that occurred twenty years prior. A baby was stolen from a pram while at a local supermarket. The fateful date this occurred was Mother’s Day…the same day of the murder at the care home twenty years later. Too many events to follow? Definitely not! I will say that I had the plot worked out with the major characters pretty early on. However, there were a few surprise elements that tied these into the plot nicely and I appreciated this immensely. This novel is a perfect fast read for a vacation or end of summer pool days.

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.