This was such an interesting read. I have never seen a book in this type of voice and tone, and it was invigorating to try something new! "A Good Happy Girl" by Marissa Higgins offered such an intense view into a really f***d up mind. It's also quite the statement on queer domesticity. It's so interesting to see the wives and their interaction with Helen.

Desire is such a weird and complex emotion, and when you combine that with self-destruction as foreplay, this novel had everything from the mundane to the grotesque to the visceral emotions. Against the backdrop of queer throuple dynamics, the novel intoxicates readers.

I really don't know what else to say about this book other than.... grab yourself a glass of wine, settle down and read it from beginning to end in one sitting. It's THAT good of a book.

Thank you NetGalley and Marissa Higgins for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A Good Happy Girl was such an overwhelming and enthralling read. I did not expect it to go the way it went. But i absolutely loved how this was written and how these two storylines intertwined. The main character Helen having such a difficult and almost disturbing past led by her parents leaves a huge mark on her present and future. SHe has trouble keeping relationships and her taste in such is peculiar. This leads her to seeking out a lesbian couple looking for a third with very specific requirements. What spirals is so intriguing and how these two plots come together blinds and bombs in a way that makes you glued to the story. I loved the storyline of Helens background, i thought it was very original and nothing id read about before. Helens family being neglectful to her grandmother and then going to jail for it is a huge and traumatic thing to happen to someone. I thought her relationship with Catherine and Katrina was extremely fascinating and how Helen manipulated them in the end to help her essentially harm her father was eye opening to Helens character. It was a very heavy read and wholesomelly engrossing.

Messed up, unhinged lesbians is my favorite genre, so I was really excited to request this book. It was a really fast read for me--two days of getting inside Helen's head--and I loved every second of it. It's a weird book and a weird character that might not appeal to everyone, and while Helen's particular journey is vastly different than my own experience, she was still a character that I really enjoyed spending time with and getting to know. I definitely recommend this story and it's peculiarities, it's trauma, and it's bizarre healing.

This is a sad and hilarious story about loss, finding family when our own flesh and blood has let us down severely, and what we owe family members who hurt us. This book is equally funny and devastating and shows how easy it is to fall into potentially dangerous situations, or being taken advantage of (in this case by dad) when you’re still healing from trauma. Many women, particularly firstborns, are programmed to be good happy girls to the benefit of everyone but themselves, and this book shows the dire consequences of that: there’s nothing left for that good happy girl when she’s burdened with everyone else’s needs and wrongdoings. The details in the intimidate scenes are vivid and engrossing. All women can relate: what to do with slick underwear post-masturbation, female masturbation, there’s not enough of this in literature. I’m a straight female and appreciated the insight into lesbian relationships and couplings here. 10/10!