As a huge Alice Feeney fan, I was so excited to get to listen to an advanced copy of the audio book. I really liked all the narrators and I felt like having multiple readers helped me keep the different storylines straight. I thought the way the story was crafted and the twists were quite clever, however I did not feel that it was as action packed as some of her other novels. I really enjoyed the exploration of motherhood and the relationships between all the women in this story, Feeney did a wonderful job of weaving plot and emotional connections together. I think this book would be a great psychological study on why people do bad things and what pushes them to the brink.

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I have enjoyed all of Alice Feeney's books that I have read so far and was excited to receive an ALC of Good Bad Girl. I will start by saying that I believe I would have enjoyed a paper copy of the book a lot more than I did the audiobook as the relationships and constant back and forth between characters was hard to follow. The story links two crimes that take place many years apart from one another, both sharing the same mother/daughter theme. Who took the baby out of the stroller twenty years ago and who murdered the woman in her care home? Alice Feeney always keeps me on my toes with each chapter and keeps me wanting more.

Thank you to Alice Feeney,Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for the advanced listener copy in exchange for my honest review.

Title says it all

This story had several women in it who you thought would be bad but were good or thought would be good but were bad. Or, maybe there is just good and bad in all of us.

It has a woman in a nursing home who was estranged from her kids. Or, more accurately, none of them liked the others. Her infant daughter had a baby stolen when her grandmother took her to a grocery store many years before. There is a young woman, a nursing home attendant, who befriends the grandmother . You know that the stories are interwoven, but it is impossible to guess how until all of the facts are laid out toward the end of the book.

I found this very enjoyable. i listened to the audiobook and liked it a lot more than the author's previous book, Daisy Darker. The ending was good and believable.

My first Alice Feeny novel was Rock, Paper Scissors and I loved it. Daisy Darker was a miss for me so I was eagerly anticipating Good Bad Girl, I can safely say this was a hit!

Thank you to Net Galley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC

This was a great story but I wish I had read a physical copy rather than listening to the audiobook. The narrators were great and it was a well done production, but I struggled to keep up with the alternating POV and the speaker changing characters so often. The plot is a bit complex, but I think if you pay close attention it won't be too difficult to figure out the connection between the women. This was a bit of a bummer coming from the "queen of twists".

I wouldn't necessarily classify this as a thriller but I think it was a solid domestic suspense. Overall, I enjoyed the theme of mother-daughter relationships and there were still a few good zigs and zags to keep me entertained!

Thanks to #NetGalley and #MacMillanAudio for the ARC of GoodBadGirl by #AliceFeeney. This is an excellent book. The lies, family dynamic, and the incredible ending made this a book everyone needs to read. It had it all for me. More than 5 ⭐️.

I was so excited for this book and totally ready to love it. And while I enjoyed it, it didn't leave me stunned or blown away.

There are a lot of characters in this novel and it took me a hot minute to get everyone straight, particularly with the false names and unreliable narrators. You know right off the bat everyone is connected, but it's hard to tell how or why. Some red herrings are thrown in and there were some decent twists, but nothing your average thriller lover hasn't seen before.

I did like the locations for this novel, particularly the houseboat, women's prison, and nursing care facility. I thought the locations were some of the most unique and interesting plot points. I also loved the descriptions of the paper cuts and would love to see what Feeney was relying on to describe them. It was a fairly new art concept for me so I liked that aspect.

I listened to the book on audio and appreciated the use of multiple narrators. Each narrator did a good job and held my interest. They kept the story moving forward and exciting without being too over the top.

Overall, this was a good read, it just wasn't one that will really stick with me. However, there's no doubt in my mind that I will grab Feeney's next book as fast as humanly possible!

Thank you to MacMillan Audio and NetGalley for the copy.

This book has a lot of characters and unclear linkages. I liked the setup of this book. We meet the different characters (Clio, Edith, Frankie, and Patience) and learn about their different problematic situations. The book goes back and forth in time to help set the mystery. While I found the mystery itself interesting, and some of the characters were compelling, overall I found that it dragged. The last 25% felt drawn out unnecessarily. I read this one on audio and found the narration was well done but lacked the inflection and impact of other audiobooks I've read. By the time we find out the linkages, I'd guessed half and the rest felt far fetched.

A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

Congrats to Alice Feeney on another pageturner. This novel is a family drama/mystery that kept me glued. I enjoyed every twist along the way. Bravo to the Narrator who did an outstanding job!

I liked this book! Good Bad Girl was a twisty and interesting novel. This story felt a bit all over the place but it wrapped up well. The story picked up after 60% of the book, though I wish it would’ve picked up sooner! It took a while for the characters connections to come together. When they did, it was great. There are plenty of twists in this story! Overall a good read!

This was a tough one for me to connect with, with regards to the characters and the plot, and that could be due to the fact that I had a hard time following the narrator and the different POVs. Perhaps this one is better read than listened to. I've read and loved other Alice Feeney books, but this one just didn't work for me. Thank you to the author, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an alc in exchange for my honest opinion.

Alice Feeney strike again!! Loved this!

On Mother’s Day 20 years ago, a baby was taken, Now in the present day it’s Mothers day again, and Frankie is struggling to cope with the loss still. Patience ran away from home one year ago. She now works at a care home for the elderly. But Patience isn’t her real name. Edith is one of people that live in the care home that Patience works at, and one day Patience helps her escape. Frankie is Patience’s mother, and has been searching for her since the day she left home. Clio is Edith’s daughter and is now searching for her missing mother and all of their lives intersect after a murder takes place at the care home and there is four women, two murders, three suspects and one victim.
This is a slow burn domestic drama and it takes a bit to get going and you do have to pay attention to to the details but once the characters are set, it is so well done in true Feeney style that I couldn’t get enough. And the audiobook narration is fab as well. All the threads start to weave together and you’re left with a fabric of betrayal and murder that leaves you wanting more. Be patient and don’t give up on this one. It’s worth sticking with it.
Thanks to Macmillan Audio for this audiobook arc in exchange for my review.

A slow burn… dramatic suspense thriller that had my brain 🤯 scrambled. I really enjoy this genre in audio format. It makes the story really come to life. With this one in it did take a bit to establish the characters and their relationships. That being said once I got it down, I had it. Her books always leave me stunned by the ending and she has this way of dropping these sentence that are thought provoking and resonate with the reader. She is the only author in this genre I’ve ever wanted to highlight passages. This one theme explores the good and bad through motherhood and mother/daughter relationships. I really appreciate what she brings to the table every time. Unique but with her flair. Excited to see what others think of this twisty mind bending novel!

This is my third Alice Feeney novel and, I've gotta say, I have loved ever one. These books get better with each page, showing an elaborate twisting web that catches the reader by surprise. Each character was well thought out and their inclusion was important to the story, not just a bunch of extra filler characters. I have heard complaints about people not liking Alice Feeney books because they take time to develop, and that is fair. However, if you are willing to invest the time you will find a story that will blow you away.


Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the advance reader copy of this audiobook

I looove Alice Feeney and was so excited to get this audiobook ARC. Maybe my expectations were too high but this one fell a little flat. Reading it might have been better vs. listening because I had a hard time keeping up with the changing POVs. More of a slow burn domestic drama than a thriller, and it was missing the huge plot twists that I love about Feeney’s other books. She is still an auto-read author for me, this one just wasn’t my favorite.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

The beginning grabbed me. Alice Feeney did a great job explaining how a mother has negative feelings with their children - I just did not fully connect to that making me not fully connect with the characters / plot. There was a lot of characters where because I was listening I got a little confused. But I do like how Alice Feeney ties it all together. It was a good 3 star for me. Thank you NetGallery and Macamillan Audio for this arc !

Another hit from Alice Feeney!

The Narration by Katherine Press and Stephanie Racine was perfect for this book--both had really great tones and the story flowed perfectly with them--usually I listen at around 1.8-2.5 and with this I was able to slow it down to 1.5 and get lost in the story without it dragging or moving too slow.

My first Alice Feeney book was Rock Paper Scissors and I listened to that in November 2022--by January 2023 I had listened to everything she had published and was never disappointed.

Good Bad Girl is unlike anything that I have listened to from her in the past--this story start 20 years ago and follow a dual timeline--primarily in the present with some scenes going back to the 20 years ago timeline. There are 4 main characters that are followed: Patience, Frankie, Edith, and Clio and the way their story weaves together and unravels is mysterious and heartbreaking.

While there are some triggery moments in this one--if you've read/listened to Feeney's earlier works you will know there are usually a lot of these--this one was more tame in comparison. This is a story where everyone could be guilty and at it's heart a story about the relationships between mothers and daughters.

Alice Feeney is and continues to be an instant buy author or me, one I listen to and still need to have the physical copy on my trophy shelf for re-reads.

Good Bad Girl is the first novel by Alice Feeney that I have read and I understand why she is called the queen of the thriller! I initially thought it was going to be predictable and I had it all figured out but then things got twisty! The story is told from the point of view of four women who are seemingly unconnected. Patience is a young woman who works at a care home. Edith is an 80 year old woman who was tricked into living in the nursing home. Clio, is a therapist who lives in a pretty pink house. Frankie is a prison librarian. As the story unfolds connections are revealed and four women who have no reason to trust each other have to work together to solve a murder and a cold case. The story grabbed my attention immediately and I couldn’t wait to see how it all played out. There is so much suspense and the twists were well done. I also enjoyed the narration by Katherine Press and Stephanie Racine.

I normally love this author, but I listened to this book on audiobook and with all of the different POVs, I was really having trouble following along. In the end, I loved the book, but would recommend reading it vs listening. I think that would make it easier to know what’s going on.