Thank you Netgalley & Macmillan Audio for an ALC of Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney. Every thriller lover adores Feeney's books, and I was thrilled to get my hands on this audibook before pub day.

I love books that link two seemingly unrelated crimes. A baby is stolen from a stroller, and twenty years later a woman is murdered in a care home.

How does one connect the two? Feeney finds a way to expertly weave the two together. Definitely some dark themes here, but absolutely loved that. Definitely a few "WHAT" moments! Cannot wait to see what Feeney comes up with next.

From page one until the end, this book kept my attention throughout. All of the characters in this book were brilliantly constructed. I love how Alice always writes her characters with such depth that they feel real. In Good Bad Girl, I loved how she explored the complex dynamics of the mother and daughter relationship. This book solidifies why Alice is my all-time favorite thriller author! Good Bad Girl is my sixth read by Feeney and of course, I will read whatever her radiant mind writes next.

I've enjoyed some other books by Alice Feeney, but this one had a couple of storylines tied together that didn't all add up for me. It was quite far-fetched and seemed a bit absurd at times. Having said that, it was still fun to listen to (the narrator was top-notch!), and I enjoyed seeing where the story went even if I wasn't able to suspend my disbelief. I'll definitely continue to read Alice Feeney's books and look forward to seeing what she does next.

**Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC in exchange for my honest review."

Alice Feeney is a true master at weaving together an interesting mystery plotline. This story was well crafted and kept my interest throughout the story. The middle kept the story moving forward and did not fall into that issue of dragging. I adore a two timeline story which you are trying to piece together their connections. The facts that the story works backwards gives a feeling of tension which carries through the novel. The reveal, I saw coming but not entirely which is the only reason I did not give this a full five stars. The narrators had a nice voice which worked well with the story. Feeney needs to teach a masterclass in how to craft a mystery novel, keeping suspense and tension throughout and how to keep the reader engaged and on the edge of their seat.

I really loved this book and it was full of twists and turns that I definitely wasn't expecting. Feeney definitely knows how to write a wonderful and thrilling story, and the narrators did a wonderful job.

Another great Alice Feeney book. I enjoyed this story line much more than the last book. I enjoyed all of the different characters equally and I love how the story built up and revealed the connections between all of these characters. Add in multiple murder mysteries and this was a book i could not stop listening to. The narration was easy and kept me hooked. I would definitely recommend this one.

Missing girl, dysfunctional family. Book was a little slow for me. Not one of the authors best. I still liked. It just took me longer to get through it. Thank you Netgalley, and publisher for providing this advanced copy.

"Good Girl Bad Girl" by Alice Feeney, in audiobook format, was an okay experience for me, though it didn't quite make it to the top of my favorites list. The saving grace was the excellent narration, as the narrator did a fantastic job bringing the story to life. While the plot may not have completely blown me away, the skilled delivery by the narrator added a layer of enjoyment to the overall experience. If you're into psychological thrillers and appreciate a solid narrator, it's worth giving it a listen.

I do enjoy Alice Feeney, but “Good Bad Girl” was not for me. Slow and not engaging enough- I had a hard time finishing this. I know others who enjoyed it so perhaps i was not in the right headspace to enjoy this.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I'm an Alice Feeney fan, but this one wasn't a huge success for me. The reader is led through multiple points of view, multiple timelines, and multiple motivations which ultimately are too muddy to make for a good story. I honestly think I would have enjoyed this story more had we had fewer timelines and just learned about the involved and accessory characters through those timelines. I usually enjoy intertwined stories that don't come together until the end, but this one was too much for me. From an older woman in a nursing home, a mother grieving the loss of a child, a young girl working in the nursing home, a mother who has her baby vanish from a stroller, and a few more, it was just too much for me that were too similar. One of the connections became pretty clear early on, which felt like Alice Feeney throwing us a bone! After finishing this book, what struck me the most was that there was no atmosphere. We were dependent entirely on character studies, with no mood or suspense based on environmental description. It made it very homogenous. So, not a huge success for me, but I'll still always give Alice Feeney a read.
As an audiobook, the lack of atmosphere made this just a sea of dialogue and descriptions of a single person going through their actions and choices, before switching to the next person to do their tasks. The narrator was fine but was left with nothing to create an environment or mood.

Alice Feeny is a magician. And this book is no different. She can write in such a way that you never ever see the twists coming. It's unnerving in the best way

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𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙨𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨.

Alice Feeney has become one of my absolute favorite authors of reading Rock, Paper, Scissors. I’ll absolutely pick up anything she writes, and therefore I always look forward to her new releases. I was so eager and excited when Macmillan Audio granted my permission via audio on NetGalley.

At this point, I’ve read all of Fenney’s books aside from one. Unfortunately, this one was my least favorite, which is such a bummer.

The premise of this book sounded so interesting. A baby is stolen from a stroller in a supermarket on Mother’s Day. Twenty years later, we are introduced to multiple characters who end up resurfacing the long-awaited mystery.

Unfortunately, the narrative was such a struggle. I’m glad I had the audiobook to help, otherwise, I would’ve been all over the place. The characters were so far-fetched, especially the complicated mother/daughter relationship in this book.

The twists were also way too predictable, I caught along with what was going on from the very beginning. Throughout the book, I was hoping I would be wrong, but unfortunately, I wasn’t. The pacing was also so slow, that I felt the book dragged on and on, and I kept finding myself uninterested in the story.

I will say, I once again ended up enjoying Feeney’s writing. There’s just something about it that always has me fascinated and wanting more.

While unfortunately, this was not for me, I’m still just as eager to pick up the next book by this author.

Thank you so much NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC in exchange for my honest review!

Think Alice Feeney meets cozy mystery. It wasn’t a cozy mystery REALLY but it was close. Think old folks home, small town detective, small cast of suspects, and a few jokey jokes! I looooved Edith, she gave dashes of Vera (iykyk) and I miss her already.

Look, I have not a single clue how I feel about this one. It’s confusing because the best part of cozy mysteries are guessing who did it but the way this plot went you couldn’t really do that? Since everything was clearly interconnected from the start, we needed LOTS of info all the time to sort out who was who and what was what. Aka information is coming at you the entire time so you kind of just sit along for the ride like you would a thriller that had 0 mystery.

This def was no His & Hers (which is elite) but I think this one sits high on my Feeney ranking!!!! I need to sit with it a bit longer though … Feeney author ranking coming soon.

You know with an Alice Feeney book what you’re getting - it’s likely to be on the dark side, very twisty and leave you with your mouth hanging open. This was no exception! I thought I had it figured out, but I was way wrong!

Good book! It kept me on my toes! The narrator was great to listen to. I look forward to future Alice Feeny books!

This book is a great twisty turns book full of amazing characters you can’t trust, or maybe you can! I felt like I had no idea who had an alternative motive and who was being a good person - then I remembered this book is by Alice Feeny and anything goes with these people - weirdly enough I think they’re are realistic, I am sure some of us say, holy cow, but honestly motive is why people do anything bad or good!

I can’t tell you a lot about the story because that will ruin it but know this - there is a a lot of dynamics around mother daughter relationships, a dog you will fall in love with, some Agatha Christie vibes, library and books play a part in the story, a missing person - or two, and a dysfunctional family full of crap!

Best yet you can be assured that this story is a good one from Alice Feeny and I throughly enjoyed the narrators, Katherine Press and Stephanie Racine are fabulous in this book and it keeps you straight who you’re hearing from.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this fantastic read. My options are my own! if you like books that are twisty and you now its going to blow up soon, so you keep listenin, or speed up, so you can hear faster, yes thats thing, this is a book you’ll enjoy!

This book was ... okay. I really really loved Rock, Paper, Scissors, so I am always game for an Alice Feeney novel. However, both Daisy Darker and Good Bad Girl came off a little cheesy and weren't my favourite. I think I would probably prefer Feeney's books as physical reads, versus audio versions, as I'm not super keen on the narrators of Good Bad Girl and Daisy Darker. I still really like this author and still have His & Hers on my TBR because I've heard such good things about it!

You know with an Alice Feeney book what you’re getting - it’s likely to be on the dark side, very twisty and leave you with your mouth hanging open. This was no exception! It does have slightly more “family drama” vibes to it compared to her other books but this is definitely not any cosy, happy family.

I really thought I’d figured out where this one was going (for once!) but she still managed to shock me with an extra twist and I love that so much! I thought this one translated so well to audio and loved the narrators, they did an excellent job!

Good Bad Girl
A Novel
by Alice Feeney
Narrated by Katherine Press; Stephanie Racine

Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things.

Alice Feeney can write anything and I would absolutely enjoy it. This one was fantastic and the audiobook made my reading experience even better. The nation was phenomenal and really captured the tense moments. I highly recommend this one to everyone that reads thriller.

Amazing, fast paced well written thriller by Alice Feeney. This one had me guessing up to the very end. The author takes you on twists and turns right up to the very last page. Highly recommend.