4.5⭐️! The queen of twists does it again for me with this thrilling mystery! I truly enjoyed this story because it kept me guessing through and through. Just when I thought I knew how things would unravel, I was taken by complete surprise each time.

The story begins with a baby being stolen from a buggy, fast forward to twenty years with the occurrence of two murders in a care home. Somehow, these instances are all interconnected. Each character we are introduced to has something to hide, about themselves and each other. We are introduced to Patience (a care home worker) Edith (an elder in the care home) Clio (Edith’s daughter) & Frankie (Patience’s mom). Four women, three suspects, two murders, & one victim. What really happened and who's to blame?

I recommend this book because just when you thought you solved it, no you didn’t. 🙂 You’ll be engaged until the very end.

I truly loved Rock, Paper, Scissors and am excited to have finished another of Alice Feeney's work.

When it comes to Feeney, there's no question, I WILL BUY.

I think I requested this book on every platform providing ARCs and man, I could've wept when it was approved.
This book is the epitome of dysfunction, family secrets, and a pinch of delusion.

Not gonna lie, it took me a second to get drawn into it, multiple POVs will do that to ya.
But, I prevailed, and man, Feeney never disappoints when it comes to handing out those delicious twists.
There's a lot going on here, dual timelines that are two decades apart.

The heartwrenching secrets being kept, and of course, murder!!!

I missed having a little less with the POVs, which I'm used to from Feeney, but I did enjoy this overall.

As always, there's just an air of something not being right when you step into a Feeney book because her characters can be sketchy AF, but, that's always a good thing.

Happy reading!!

This was a quick paced book that I really liked how things connected! I really like the characters especially Edith! It definitely gets a bit confusing in the middle and I was having a hard time keeping some of the characters together. Overall I really liked it and loved the ending. 🐞

Alice Feeney is an author I have been meaning to check out but haven’t yet. I love books with twists and turns and that’s what she is known for. Good Bad Girl was exactly that but it seemed like a slow start for me.

The story follows multiple characters and tells it from their POVs. There was a kidnapping 20 years ago and now in the present day there are two murders. They are linked and I was excited to find out how.

As for how twists go, I was not surprised by the twist and turns this book took. I was able to figure out a lot of it, and the rest was not as shocking as I was expecting, so it left me a little disappointed.

There are a lot of main characters and they are mostly average. To me, the standout was the 80-year-old Edith. When these characters were all together the interactions made them better than average and that’s when the book was at its best. When the characters were alone I found myself getting a little bored while they try to figure out what we have already figured out.

Wow....if you are an Alice Feeney fan you will definitely want to grab her latest thriller Good Bad Girl!! The story begins and ends on Mother's Day and is told from multiple points of view. There are flashbacks along with current realities which keep the story moving. It's hard to divulge too much about this book without spoilers but if you are a fan of Feeney's work, be sure to check this one out. It's not a dark read like some of her work, but the story unfolds throughout and is neatly wrapped up in the end.

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ALC. All opinions about this book are my own.

Really great, fast paced read with some unexpected twists at the end. The narrator did a great job and I enjoyed how clearly each character came through. It helped keep track of the different characters, especially at first!

3.5 stars

Good Bad Girl is a domestic drama with a mystery plotline focusing on mother and daughter relationships. I wouldn't consider this book a thriller; rather, it is a slow burn mystery that takes inspiration from the classic detective genre.

The mystery is written in such a way that the plot twists are not really plot twists. They are more like revelations that were previously hidden under a mountain of lies. I really enjoy Alice Feeney's books on audio. If you're familiar with her audiobooks, then you know that they are usually narrated by Stephanie Racine and Richard Armitage. In this case, there are two female narrators. This was my first time listening to Katherine Press, and she really complemented Stephanie Racine's narration.

While this is not my favourite Alice Feeney book, I still had a great time listening to the audiobook. The story is a bit slow at first, but it's entertaining once the pace picks up. And as always, the audiobook narration is stellar.

Two part review:
1) the story itself. Awesome! Definitely never knew where we were going and didn’t expect the ending. The characters made you feel so many emotions. Absolutely loved the book!
2) I listened to the audiobook instead of reading. I think i just do better with physical books. I find audiobooks to be hard to follow at times. The narrator was great though!

This was a great ride and had many twists and turns! I didn't see all the strands being so interconnected and I am totally here for that! I love that there was some healing in the end for everyone! I want to be as spunky as Edith when I am 80 years old! She was still taking names and kickass, even in the nursing home! Alice Feeney never disappoints!

This is my first thriller by Alice Feeney and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I will be picking up more of her books in the future. I also think the audiobook was done well and I liked the two narrators.

I was intrigued by the premise that the story begins at the end and ends at the beginning. It also touches upon the concept that the world is full of people who are good at being bad and still others that are bad at being good. Ultimately, sometimes bad things happen to good people and, in turn, good people are sometimes forced to do bad things. This theme is constantly brought up throughout the story.

I will say that the pacing of this book is somewhat slow, especially in the beginning. There is a lot of background information provided at the beginning of the story that slows it down. However, in the second half of the book, the pacing does increase as the twists and turns present themselves.

Some of the twists I figured at really close to the beginning of the book, while others became clearer along the way. There was only one twist that I wasn't really expecting, which wasn't fully realized until the end. Even though I was able to figure out most of the twists, I still thought the overall plot was enjoyable.

There are four main characters in this story and each of their points of view are told throughout. First, you have Frankie who is a prison librarian and her daughter has run away from home. Next is Patience who works at an elderly care home and Patience isn't her real name. Clio is a therapist who likes to help others, but she can't seem to help herself. Lastly, Edith is currently a resident in "God's waiting room" (i.e., the elderly care home) and she used to be a detective.

Good Bad Girl will take you on a journey to discover how these four women are interconnected, all while trying to figure out how they're linked to a child who was taken twenty years ago, two murders, one victim, and three suspects.

Good Bad Girl is a story told from multiple perspectives and it begins with a newborn being abducted from a mother, who is suffering from postpartum depression. From there, it is a roller coaster ride. This book immediately caught my attention and kept me hooked the entire way, and when I thought I knew what happened, I was thrown for a loop! I couldn't stop listening to this story because I just had to find out what happened next. It does take a little bit to find your footing in terms of the characters and setting the situations up, but it was well-paced and full of twists and turns! All I have to say is, Alice Feeney did it again!

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for giving me the opportunity to listen to this ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley for sending me the audiobook for Good Bad Girl! I was a huge fan of Alice Feeney’s Rock Paper Scissors so I was very excited to read this book. This one just didn’t hit the mark for me. The multiple POVs on audio was hard to follow at times so i took notes throughout. I couldn’t get invested in any of the characters so the story ended up falling flat. I may try this one again by physically reading it once it’s released.

What a great twisty mystery this was! Told in the alternating voices of Edith, Clio, Frankie, and Patience, Good Bad Girl kept me guessing the whole time - who was the stealer and who was the stolen and how do these women all fit together? It did take a minute to get into as you get your feet under the story, but then it's a thrill ride to the end. I will be recommending this title and most definitely the audio version since the narrator was amazing. Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the early listen in exchange for my honest opinion. 4.5 big stars

3.5 stars

Thank you to Netgalley and McMillian Audio Production by Flatiron Books for this advance listening copy.

This was a quick and easy listen that I really enjoyed. In the beginning it was difficult to keep the characters straight and remember which was which. From there everything slid into place.

I'm not sure I would call this book a thriller and more about domestic family fiction. Unlike Feeney's other books there wasn't any edge of your seat suspense or fear for what will happen to a character. For me, it read more like fiction.

I enjoyed the story, it just turned out different than what I expected when starting the book.

It also seemed pretty obvious how people add up to one another based on the small amount of characters and timelines, but I'm not sure it was supposed to be a big reveal when it's all spelled out. Again, it read more like fiction so none of this even felt like was supposed to be a big reveal.

Enjoyable, but I'm not sure how fans of Alice Feeney will feel about this since it's a change of pace for her, which is also okay. The book just seems to be marketed like her other works.

I love Alice Feeney’s writing style and twists!

This book is not quite like her other books since this one deals more with the hard realities of motherhood and postpartum depression, along with trying to find out where you came from. I would say this is what the book is mostly about and then the murder mystery is second.

I did love figuring out the who dunnit and the other twists. They were not very difficult to figure out, but that didn’t deter me from wanting to continue to read the book.

Thanks NetGalley and publisher for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

4.5 ⭐️

“Children only know how to love until the world or their mothers teach them how to hate.”

Good Bad Girl is told from the perspectives of Frankie, Clio, and Patience. Each woman has their own secrets and is nervous to have them revealed. When Patience begins working at a care home, she befriends a resident, Edith. Soon, the group of women will find themselves linked by a recent murder and a child abduction 20 years earlier.

This was my first book by Alice Feeney and I very much enjoyed the story. The character development was well done and their motives were believable. I also appreciated the twist in the story. Every time I thought that I had solved the mystery, more details proved me wrong. I will definitely read from this author again.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan audio for an advanced copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.

I don’t think Alice Feeney is for me unfortunately. It always starts off great but somewhere in the middle the story gets boring and I just don’t care to continue. I wanted more from this story and it simply didn’t keep my attention like Rock Paper Scissors.

Good Bad Girl was a little confusing on audio because it was hard to keep the characters straight at first. There are 3 women - one a young adult, another middle-aged, and the third an elderly woman. The elderly woman, Edith, lives in a nursing home. The young adult, Patience, is one of her caretakers. However, Patience is using an alias and her background is pretty secretive. Edith's middle-aged daughter, Clio, is also part of the storyline. The story of a kidnapped baby is also woven into the plot. The story kept me entertained while listening, but it wasn't my favorite book by Alice Feeney.

Thanks to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for a review copy of this audiobook.

I have enjoyed Alice Sweeney’s books but this wasn’t my favorite. There was too many point of views with multiple timelines. It was a mess! But, it was enough to keep reading. Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC audiobook.

I really didn't like this book. Alice Feeney books have been so hit or miss for me. This was so confusing at the beginning, multiple female characters and one was using a fake name. It was very hard to keep track of everyone. It felt like there was one great idea for a character connection and then everything was added around that idea to create a mysterious story. This was just not the one for me!

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy of the book!