Thank you to Net Galley for the audio version of this book. Alice Feeney is a must read author in my opinion. Sometimes, I love her writing and other times, not so much. This book is one of her best. I love stories with 2 separate instances that come together and shock the reader. Both stories were great and the way they merge in the end was, while a bit predictable, was excellent. Narration was fabulous as well.

A child disappears from a baby carriage in broad daylight 20 years previous. Now a girl, Patience, is searching for her biological family with one clue that at first appeared to be a dead-end. She goes to work at a care home where she meets Edith Elliot who may be 80 but is still spry and brain sharp. After the care home manager is murdered, Edith escapes with the help of Patience. With many clues leading to Patience as the killer, she is remanded to prison. In the meantime a mother is looking for her missing daughter, and Edith's daughter, Clio, is searching for her mother. All the women who have no reason to trust each other must join together to solve the murders and clear their names as suspects as well as get Patience released from custody. I listened to this version and found the audio enjoyable with the voices of each woman and the emotions they portrayed.

Great read. Alice Feeney always keeps me on my toes. Just when I think I've solve the murder there's a plot.
I really enjoyed Good Bad Girl.

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ARC. A bit confusing on audio because of all the characters so I switched over to the physical copy.

Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney is a well-written thriller with a few twists and turns, but it ultimately falls short of expectations. The story is told from the perspectives of two unreliable narrators, which can be both engaging and frustrating. The characters are well-developed and the plot is intriguing, but the pacing is slow at times and the ending is somewhat predictable.

One of the strengths of the novel is Feeney's writing style. She is able to create a sense of suspense and atmosphere, and her characters are complex and believable. However, the pacing of the novel is uneven, with some sections dragging on and others feeling rushed. Additionally, the ending is somewhat predictable, especially for experienced thriller readers.

Despite these criticisms, I still found Good Bad Girl to be an enjoyable read. Feeney is a talented writer, and her characters are well-developed. If you are looking for a light thriller with a few twists and turns, then this novel is worth checking out. However, if you are looking for a more suspenseful and thrilling read, then I would recommend looking elsewhere.

Alice Feeney is an auto read author for me and I look forward to her new books every year. While this one was not my favorite of hers, it was a thoroughly entertaining, thrilling read and I was intrigued from the beginning. This was twisty and complex, which sometimes is difficult when you are only doing audio, but I was able to keep it straight once I got the characters down. The audio was excellent, I thought the narrators did a fantastic job with this story and the multiple POVs. This is an enjoyable, bingeable read that overall I enjoyed and recommend.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the ALC to review.

I loved this one! and I had no doubt with Alice feeney that I would! This one was dark twisty suspenseful and I couldn’t put it down I had to know what happened and what was what. I loved the aspect of the family dynamic in this one too and how it all came together, with thrillers I try to really not say to much as it’s best to go in blind but this one is perfect for spooky season!

Alice Feeney can do no wrong in my opinion. I love getting to dive into the mind of her narrators with each new read- and this one didn't disappoint. Feneey has a master way of making you think you know the outcome only to have the rug ripped out from under you.

Received this as an audiobook, reviewed based on the published print.

Good Bad Girl is the first audiobook I'm reviewing for Net Galley, I loved the narrator (great voices of characters) and the story kept me on the edge of my set. Definitely would recommend!

There were some jaw dropping moments and I enjoyed the book. This was my 2nd audio book and I got confused with the chapters switching characters so much. Toward the end I put it on 1.5 speed to hurry it up. I may get the book to read it because I feel I missed some parts.

I love Alive Feeney and this book was no exception. The way she twists point of view and uses it as the main tool at hand for manipulating the reader is masterful.

This was absolutely my favorite Alice Feeney to date! I didn’t read the synopsis prior to reading and you shouldn’t either. I will tell you that the book follows four women, Frankie, Patience, Clio, and Edith. The mystery to the reader is how are the lives of these four women linked? I must also mention that Frankie is a prison librarian… how unique! I had so much fun reading this. What makes a mother?

“A good book can be a light in the darkness. A good book can cure loneliness, change minds, or even change the world. A good book is nothing less than magic.”

Alice Fenney really is THAT girl, but this is definitely my least favorite of her works. It felt more like domestic/familial literary fiction than a straight-up THRILLER and out of all her books it felt the least dark and spooky. I don't know! The atmosphere she normally writes so well just wasn't there in this one. It was convoluted and a tad boring and I just wasn't thrilled. I still stand by it being an overall good book, but it just didn't meet my expectations considering how much I've LOVED every single thing I've ever read from her before. I also guessed the twist as soon as it was possible to and while predictability doesn't always determine my rating of a book, Alice Feeney normally writes the best twists so I was let down by this BIG TIME.

The audiobook was fantastic though, so if you're going to pick this up I highly recommend doing it audibly. Stephanie Racine has narrated every Alice Feeney if I'm not mistaken and her voice just does it for me! She's also THAT bitch!! Amazing dynamic duo.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy. All thoughts and opinions are, as always, my very own.

I enjoyed this more than most of the author's other books! Though ti took me a minute to follow the time jumps and multiple POVs, I liked that aspect of the story and it made it feel more engaging. As for the story itself, I felt there were a few parts that were a bit repetitive, but overall, it was entertaining, and the the big twist towards the end was definitely unexpected! One of the better thrillers I read this year!

Every single time I finish reading a thriller by Alice Feeney, I feel a strange sense of whiplash. It’s like I just got pushed from behind, punched in the gut, and slapped across the face a few times. The jaw-dropping twists, turns, and surprises leave me in a shocking state of disbelief. Feeney sure knows how to mess with her reader’s minds, there’s no denying that. It took a handful of chapters for me to really get into her latest, Good Bad Girl. I had trouble pegging down all of the characters, and keeping them straight. Once I wrapped my head around them all, I could finally focus on the plot. And what a crazy twisted plot it was! There’s two major crimes: a stolen baby, and a care home employee is murdered. Even though the crimes are committed twenty years apart, they are linked. That’s all I’m going to say because going into Feeney’s thrillers relatively blind is always best. Motherhood—with a strong emphasis on mother/daughter relationships—is a major theme in this novel, which I really appreciated. In true form, Feeney crafts an unpredictable storyline that will leave you speechless, and as always, the characters are well-developed and complex. Another solid thriller from Alice Feeney! Good Bad Girl is available now, and it gets 4/5 stars from me!

This was such a multi-layered read that dives deep into the mother daughter relationship and packs in the drama! I was hooked right away and certainly intrigued from start to finish!

There’s quite a lot of characters introduced at first but they eventually become quite clear. If you’re listening to the audiobook, I suggest you pay close attention at first so that you get a clear grasp on who everyone is and their roles in the plot! The short chapters worked well to continually drive the suspense and I’m always a fan of Feeney’s writing style!

While I may have saw most of it coming, I definitely did not foresee every single twist! This wasn’t my favourite by Feeney but I still found it quite entertaining! My recommendation is to go into this one as blindly as possible for maximum enjoyment!

I have to admit that I struggled through this thriller. While the narrator was engaging, the story itself didn’t hook me. It took too long for any connections between the characters to even be hinted at so it felt like I was reading about three random people even though I knew they had to be connected somehow. This left me frustrated and, frankly, a bit bored. Frankie’s character could have been much more engaging - she worked in a women’s prison as a librarian and lived on a boat for goodness sakes! - but even she fell flat. I kept stopping this audiobook for any other activity, which isn’t a good sign in my book. I enjoyed Feeney’s previous books because I felt like the “twist” was a surprise yet, when looking back, there were signs the reader could have picked up on. In “Good Bad Girl,” the “twist” was lackluster and any potentially interesting moments (I.e. the kidnapping and then murder) were completely glossed over, as if Feeney just didn’t feel up to writing them with any oomph. The narrator did a good job of characterizing via different voices and her pacing was nice but this was just meh for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the advance audiobook. All opinions are my own.

What a sensational novel! Alice Feeney did another extraordinary job creating a thriller that kept me sneaking my book out whenever I had a free moment. I absolutely couldn't get it out of my head. Grand characters and an even grander ending!

3.5 stars rounded up. I wanted to love this book because I LOVE Alice Feeney. However, it fell a bit flat for me. It was more of a family drama compared to a thriller. I still liked it, and didn't expect the ending, The narrators did a great job and it did keep me entertained.

Alice Feeney has become one of my favorite authors! I did enjoy Good Bad Girl but I wish that it progressed a lot quicker because I wanted to know more about the plot twist (will not give any spoilers).