Thank you to NetGalley and Alice Feeney for this E-ARC in exchange for my honest feedback and review.

Patience has a favorite care home resident, Edith. Edith regrets her daughter. Her daughter Clio lost her daughter years ago in the grocery store. Frankie is a librarian in the local women's prison. All of these women's lives are more entwined than they ever suspected.

I was very confused about how everything was connected for more than halfway thru this story. Alice Feeney is a great twist author and this one did get me. Must read for this year!

A baby is stolen from a stroller and twenty years later a lady is killed in a home. How could these two be linked, and will a good bad girl be able to discover the truth?

This is a story of three women who have reason to not trust one another, but if they work through that, they may be able to uncover the truth. Tje b truth of murders and what happened to the baby. And the truth of the connection they have to one another.

Thank you #Netgalley for the ARC audio version of this thriller!

Okay, I must preface this with the fact that I hold Alice Feeney to a really high standard. She is my favorite thriller author and the queen of twists. With that said, Good Bad Girl is my least favorite of her books...BUT it's still very twisty and convoluted. The difference, I think, is that this one is a very slow burn and much less dark than her others. This is more of a domestic thriller that goes deeper into exploring motherhood and the relationships between mothers and daughters. If you're a Feeney fan, I think you can enjoy this one but you have to go in with an understanding that it will be a different experience than her other fast-paced, WTF moment filled books.

I really enjoyed the narration for this book. With so many POVs it can get tricky to know who is speaking. This is a typical slow burn suspense by Alice Feeney - with whopper twists at the end. It really felt like an Agatha Christie book with a massive whodunnit theme.

I did struggle a bit knowing whose POV I was listening to a few times - it felt like there was a lot to keep track of for the first half of the book. I almost felt like I needed to take notes. Once the storylines started coming together it was much easier to understand what was happening. Some of the twists were casual and made a lot of sense. A few definitely caught me by surprise.

Overall an enjoyable listen- although I think it would have been easier to follow if I read alongside the audio.

There are some triggers for postpartum depression and kidnapping of a child.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and Flatiron Books. Ms. Frenetic never disappoints. So many twists and turns I never saw coming. Highly recommend this book! You will not be disappointed.

Alice Feeney never disappoints! I listened to this book as an audiobook and, although I was hesitant of where the story was going at first, I found myself become engaged with the charters and even rooting for several of them…while there were others that I did not like at all! The story was full of twists and turns, and the ending was very satisfying. Definitely give this one a try!

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC of Alice Feeney’s latest, Good Bad Girl.

•This book was the perfect twisty thriller with unique family dynamics. Alice Feeney did a spectacular job of keeping the twists suspenseful, while telling the overlapping stories of four powerful women.

•I was already a huge fan of Alice Feeney, and this book just solidified it. Good Bad Girl comes out on August 29, 2023. Make sure you read as soon as you can.

Special thanks to Netgalley and McMillan Audio for the ARC, and an even bigger thank you to Alice Feeney for writing another great thriller.
Five Star read. So much happened in this story, and it took me a while to piece everything together. I did figure all of the twists before the end, but it wasn't easy. I loved the challenge this book presented with it's plot.
The characters were so on point, and I loved figuring out each of their secrets. Another well written story. I highly recommend this one if you enjoyed this author's Rock, Paper, Scissors, or enjoy thrillers that don't follow the normal patterns or tropes.
Thank you again for the great read, and I hope this review helps.
Lily Ashtree

Still think I'm trying to decide how I feel about this one! I didn't love it but I didn't hate it either!

I think my problem is that "His & Hers" is one of my favorite books of all time, so I always am comparing her other works to that.

Overall, this was a solid mystery and I liked the way it all wrapped up. Sometimes multiple POVs (especially all female) can be tough on audio, so it took me a bit to get things straight. I had a good time listening and thought all the narrators played their roles well!

3.5 stars rounded up

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the complimentary e-galley of GOOD BAD GIRL by Alice Feeney!

GOOD BAD GIRL follows a few women, none of whom are being up front with the truth. Twenty years ago a baby was stolen and in the present a woman has been killed in a care home. The question is how these events could be connected?

Edith is an elderly woman who has been pressed into a care home by her family, a move she cannot accept. She’s befriended Patience, a worker in the home who is willing to help her out. Edith’s daughter Clio is not on good terms with her mother (or her brother) though some sense of family obligation does persist. Together these women could piece together what happened in the various mysteries surrounding them, but working together might be asking too much.

This is one of those stories where you don’t know going in who to trust. There is a need to suspend disbelief as these characters wind up entangled, but the book is so quickly bingable that I think it really works not to put too much thought into the details.

This does have some typical domestic thriller elements, though looking more at mother/daughter relationships than the standard married couple you tend to get. I found the relationships to add an interesting element to the story.

This had a few slow moments for me, but overall I had a good time with it. I did at times wish I had a physical copy to flip back and forth with given how quickly some of the twists hit between the different characters, but overall the audiobook was really well done!

GOOD BAD GIRL is out today!

Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things.
Edith, Clio, Frankie & Patience are all connected in more ways than one.
Three suspects, two murders, and one victim...

The worst thing that can happen on mothers day is your child disappearing.
You REALLY have to pay attention to detail on this book, the plot twist is CRAZY!!!
Child Abduction, Missing Persons, Murders, Family Secrets, & TEARS!!!

Thank you to Macmillan Audio & NetGalley for the advanced reader copy!

Good Bad Girl
By: Alice Feeney
Release date: 08-29-23
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Narrated by: Katherine Press, Stephanie Racine

Good Bad Girl is Feeney's sixth novel. My only previous exposure to her was last year's (2022) Daisy Darker.

This story is told from multiple points of view and in multiple timelines. Unfortunately, this made the story hard to follow at times, especially in the beginning. I started taking notes about family trees and major events pretty early in the game. The narrative was repetitive not only because of instances of the same scene being told by multiple characters, but even the same character recalling certain events multiple times. It became tedious. Some chapters make clear which character is speaking; others are labeled by timeline. While this was necessary to string us along, there is a fine line between creating tension and annoying the reader by overestimating their tolerance for stretching misdirection. I believe that telling a story across multiple timelines can be done well—sadly, I neither think it's the rule or that success was achieved in this case, with one notable exception.

There were, of course, red herrings.

Ultimately, the character connections are a bit far-fetched, but I couldn't help but enjoy them.

There is no way to significantly discuss the book without spoilers, so you'll just have to read it yourself. If you are a mystery/thriller fan and you're willing to relax and go with the flow, this is a solidly entertaining story.

The audiobook is quite well–narrated by Katherine Press and Stephanie Racine.

3.5⭐

Thank you, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio, for the audio ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review. Publication is expected August 29.

🎧Song Pairing: Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna (because like obviously! Hate that I can’t pair her music on Insta 😢)

💭What I thought would happen:

The gloomy cover had me all kinds of certain I’d adore it. Obviously someone good in a position to do something “bad” maybe vengeful or for cash flow?

📖What actually happens:

A baby girl is abducted, a couple decades later several women’s lives will collide based on said abduction. A murder of a care home worker intertwines them all, no one’s coming out of this the same as they started.

🗯Thoughts:

WOOF. I was under-stimulated to say the least. To be fair, I hold A.Feeney at a higher standard. She is an exceptional thriller author with mega twists 👅

This book starts off with a CHILD ABDUCTION. Maybe not the best book for this new mom 😂

There was a murder and I honestly didn’t care about it what. so. ever.

For many of the points I found it predictable but I was genuinely blown away by a couple twists as well so bravo to that!

I’ve read a couple rockin’ thrillers lately so I am coming off a high, instead of continuing the party this book halted it mid sprint. Hooo well! Better li l next time. 😭

"Being a mother is a curious case of love, hate and guilt"

First person POV with multiple POVs and a narrator(s) as good as my favourite Julia Whelan.

I think I went into this thinking that it was going to be a twisty thriller and should have been prepared for a cozymystery with a little creep. Think 'The Maid' by Nita Prose or "Traitor at Whitehall" by Julia Kelly....this book's success in my opinion will be how it is marketed because readers assume a lot based on past books and the expectations of a certain author delivering the same level or type of subgenre as the past.

One daughter stolen in a grocery store, another runaway daughter and the daughter who puts her mother in a nursing home...it's mothers and daughters with murders that you're trying to connect. The slow burn happens because there is also 20 years between some of the events.

I really enjoyed it but I definitely went into it knowing that another reader had told me that it was a cozy mystery.

I enjoyed this book. You think you have it fully figured out but the twist is truly shocking. I have read Rock Paper Scissors and I do like Alice Feeney. She has a good way of writing twisty stories. I liked that it had each POV from the 3 mains characters. The OCD that Frankie had makes it interesting, the secrets that all of them had and the end where the secrets are known. The story is about an infant daughter who went missing from her basket in a grocery store. It fasts forwards 20years, occasionally going back 20years, where you learn how each character is connected in some way. The secrets nursing home hide is pretty shocking which I think makes it a different kind of story besides the shocking truths that a revealed at the end.

I agree with the other reviews I've seen that this book was a bit confusing to follow for the first half of the book, particularly when listening to the audiobook, due to the chapters alternating between four main female characters and various timelines. Also, certain things were left intentionally vague in the beginning, and these factors made me begin to lose interest. However, the plot and the connections between the four women all start to come together during the latter half of the book, and the pace accelerated significantly.

Overall, I enjoyed the twists and turns, which continued all the way to the very end of the story. I also appreciated how this novel focused on the psychological aspects of motherhood, delving into tougher topics such as teen pregnancy, adoption, single-mothers, and complex parent-child relationships. In the end, this was a worthwhile slow-burn read, which made me elevate it to 4 stars!

Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, Flatiron Books, and Alice Feeney for this audiobook arc to review!

Another fantastic, twisty offering from Alice Feeney! Since getting back into reading, she has quickly become an autobuy author for me. This newest book did not disappoint. There were a few predictable twists, but also some that I did not see coming! The narrators in the audiobook are fantastic and really made the characters come to life. If you are a fan of any of Feeney's other work, or books that keep you guessing, this is a can't miss read!

First I would like to thank NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the chance to listen to the audiobook Good Bad Girl in advance - in exchange for my honest review.

I have been on a kick of giving super high rated reviews - but that’s because I’ve been lucky enough to read/ listen to some great stories .

This is my first Alice Feeney novel and I understand the hype. Every time I thought I had figured this book out.. surprise.. I hadn’t !

Mother-daughter relationships are some of the most complex and often difficult. As a daughter and a mother myself I found myself empathizing with each of these characters and their desires to be better at their assigned roles.

20 years ago a baby was kidnapped from a shopping center and never found

Present Day -

Edith has been forced into a care home by her estranged daughter Cleo.

Patience - - works in the care home and has a lot of secrets of her own .

Frankie - Has lost her daughter and is not sure she even deserves to find her .

All of these stories are intricately connected and you won’t be sure how until the very last minute .

The narration on this audiobook is top notch. I am not always a fan of thrillers or multi character-Ed stories on audio but this is done just right . Literally - no notes.

Decent thriller! I actually expected it to be a little twistier, but while most of it was what I suspected, there were a few surprises at the end. Audiobook narrator was good - always love a British accent. Also I guess it's the way Alice Feeney writes but there were so many good quotes!

Thank you NetGalley for the ALC of Good Bad Girl.

This was one of my most anticipated releases. I’ve struggled with a lot of Alice Feeney books in the past but recently have liked her releases. This one was not it. For someone who is struggling through slow loving thrillers, this was way too slow.

We are following many women in this story. We are following a baby that went missing 20 years prior. There is a mother and daughter in present day. The mother has been put in a care home and the daughter seems to not really care that she doesn’t want to be there.

Now a women in the care home is missing/murdered and it’s somehow connected to the baby’s disappearance.

I struggled. Edith said about 100 times that Clio better not have sold her house because she was going to come back to it. And Edith had her rights taken away and Clio was the one responsible for her. I didn’t care at all.