I stayed up late into the night trying to finish this book! I was desperate to know what would happen, how all the characters in the story were connected- I was sure they were but had no idea how.
How did Alice Feeney think of such a fiendishly clever plot?
Told from the viewpoint of several different women this is the story of a missing baby, a daughter who has run away, an elderly care home resident who is convinced her friend has been murdered and her daughter whom she barely speaks to.
All these characters are so beautifully described but so cleverly that vital information is missing and the reader has to use all their powers of deduction to work out what is going on.
Patience, a young girl working in the care home tries to help Edith, the elderly resident, trying to figure out if there really is a murderer lurking in the woodwork.
It is also more than a psychological thriller in that it examines motherhood and what it really means.
This is an oh so clever book and I really don’t want to reveal too much about the plot as it would spoil it. Suffice it to say you won’t be able to put this book down!
Definitely a five star read!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.

Another cracker by the author, I have loved all her books, you never no what you are going to expect, which I love.

I do feel this was a slower burn, than her previous books, but I still enjoyed it. The characters were well written and we got back stories for all of them, I really enjoyed the different POVs and timelines.

I liked that the book focuses on the negative relationships between families and how this affects people.

Och, I'm sorry I just couldn't finish book. I became bored. However, I rhink I was expecting more drama or ation and I gave up. I can see its brilliantly written. Just not enough psychological thriller xx

This was a good book, though I did find it a bit slow in the beginning. Jumping perspectives wasn't my favorite aspect, however that didn't change the fact that I was intrigued to find out how everyone was connected. I would have liked maybe a bit more than one chapter at a time focused on each character so that I could understand them a little better, it did get confusing at times. However, a very well written book, with a story you definitely want to get to the bottom of. A solid 3 stars.

This domestic suspense thriller begins with a slow start. I am ashamed to say that it took me twice as long as normal to finish this book. Feeney explores themes of postpartum depression and what it means to be a good mother, which wasn't for me, but I do appreciate the story for what it is and I think a lot of people are going to love this one.

Good Bad Girl is another intriguing release from Alice Feeney. Twenty years ago, a baby is stolen from a pushchair at the supermarket. Back in the present day, a woman is killed in a care home. It seems that the two crimes are in some way connected—but how?

Throughout the novel, we follow three women: Patience, a care home worker; Edith, stuck in a care home by her daughter but desperate to leave; and Clio, Edith’s daughter. We soon find out that each has their own secrets and motivations.

The chapters, each told by a different main character, alternate and offer us insight into their lives. The characters are not perfect—each has their own flaws—which made them feel even more realistic. Although at times I got a bit confused as to who was being spoken about or whose perspective we were reading at that moment, it all made sense by the end.

I always expect twists from Alice Feeney’s books, and Good Bad Girl is no exception. There are some truly satisfying surprises! I really enjoyed this fun, compelling read.

I have enjoyed most of the author’s previous books but found this one slow and confusing. The story is told for various points of view and jumps around a lot. I did not find it great as a thriller. Thanks to Net Galley for ARC.

This was a well-written book with an interesting story about how the lives of 4 women were interconnected. I saw some of the plot twists coming, but not all of them. This was definitely a slow burn, we got to meet the women first: Patience, Edith, Jennie, and Clio. For some reason it was kind of hard for me to keep track of who was who and what was happening in their POV (apart from Edith's) even though there wasn't that many characters it took me a while to get everything straight in my head.

This is more of a domestic drama (not sure I'd call it a thriller even though there is one murder in it). It's more about the lives of these women and their pasts and how they connect in the present to link to a murder. It was an interesting story, but the plot and secrets were revealed very slowly. There was also not a lot of action, it was mostly the women talking to each other or trying to find one another. I didn't really like any of the characters, although some of them were likeable from one person's POV but not from another person's which I found very interesting. I hated Jude!

Overall this was a good book and I did really like how it ended. It focused on the complicated relationship between mothers and daughters and families in general. The murder pretty much took a back seat to the rest of the story. I would recommend this if you like thrillers that focus more on the characters relationships with one another and aren't very gory.

A fabulously written gripping story that was a pleasure to read. I would absolutely recommend this book

Another excellent read from the queen of psychological thrillers. As usual, Alice Feeney has written a real page-turner with the requisite twists, a fascinating plot and a splendid array of interesting female characters. Very enjoyable.

This book is a bit of a ‘whodunnit’, told from four female main character perspectives. As the story unfolds we discover the links between these four women.

I was engrossed in this book from the beginning, I thought the pace was great, building as the story went on. As we discovered the stories and pasts of our main characters I was rooting for them all.

This was well plotted, multi layered, lots of revelations, captivating read! Feeney is fantastic at weaving storylines together like this!

I was lucky enough to receive an early copy of this. I would definitely recommend this one, it’s out now!

Alice Feeney books are normally 5 stars all the way with me., but oh dear! Where is Alice Feeney and what have you done with her? This book started with great promise but never really took off. Since when in the UK did we speak American and use American spellings. No. It just jars. I was so disappointed with this book. It sort of meandered rather that twisted and I can't say I was a fan of the characters. I really, really hate to say this but no, Come back soon Alice please

“The conversation lasts less than three minutes. My back is turned less than two. One minute later my world ends. The buggy is empty. Time stops. The supermarket is suddenly silent, as though someone has turned down the volume.”

My thanks to Pan Macmillan for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Good Bad Girl’ by Alice Feeney.

In recent years I have been impressed with how original Feeney has been with her amazing plot twists. As a result, I came to her latest psychological thriller ‘cold’; with no foreknowledge of its plot. I was glad that I did as it proved a fascinating character-driven mystery.

The novel opens with a prologue in which a six-month old baby disappears in a supermarket. The story then comes forward twenty years with the perspective moving between a number of well-realised characters to build up an interconnected narrative.

There was a gentleness to some aspects of the story that I felt entered semi-cosy territory. Still, I didn’t feel that these lighter elements detracted from the overall suspense, merely provided some respite and warmth.

Overall, I found ‘Good Bad Girl’ another brilliant thriller from Alice Feeney that once started I couldn’t put down. She is a remarkable talent and I am already looking forward to her next project.

4.5 stars rounded up to 5.

I really enjoy an Alice Feeney book! She's an author I will always read.
This book was gripping, and fun!
It was an easy read, and Feeney's writing felt very filmic! I could imagine this as a Netflix series.

I must admit, there were times when I felt a little lost - at the beginning, due to the subplots and lots of characters - but the more I read, the more I enjoyed it.

Another great book from Alice Feeney!!

Thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy of this book. I do love Alice Feeney’s work, bar one, and I was so looking forward to reading this one.

This book certainly was a great psychological thriller, one that has me hooked and thinking how the hell is this all going to come together.

The book is centred around Mothers Day and we follow several women in their lives. Each woman is somehow linked to the other women in the story.

The author drops lots of clues throughout and once the final twist was revealed, it was so clever how it came together. I had worked out most of the novel, but there were things missing from my theory

I really enjoyed this book. It is a page turner and a great domestic thriller book.

A baby has been snatched from its pushchair in a supermarket, twenty years later a woman is murdered in a care home, two separate crimes but ultimately linked to the lives of Edith, Patience, Clio and Frankie, but what is the connection and how will they solve the mystery. Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things.

Good Bad Girl follows the lives of eighty year old Edith who has, in her words, been dumped in a care home by her daughter Clio, who doesn't care about her, Patience who works at the home and has developed an endearing bond with Edith, who affectionately calls her 'Ladybug' and then there's Frankie, who is a prison librarian, desperately missing her daughter who ran away from home a year ago. The author cleverly weaves together the lives of these four women without giving any indication to their connections until much later in the story. Told from the perspectives of all four women, with the recurring theme being Mother's Day, both present and past,the pieces of the puzzle begin to slot into place and everything starts to make sense until, in true Feeney style, she throws in that jaw dropping twist which left me reeling and turned everything on its head again. This book grabbed me from the prologue and I just couldn't put it down, devouring it in less than 24 hours. Another well crafted read, with solid characters, by this author and I'm already looking forward to her next one!

I'd like to thank Pan Macmillan and Netgalley for the approval, I will post my review on Amazon and Goodreads.

🐞🖤♥️ Good Bad Girl ♥️🖤🐞 by Alice Feeney

We begin Mothers Day, 20 years ago, with a baby being abducted from a supermarket. Present day, we are in a nursing home where the incredibly unlikeable manager is murdered. 3 suspects, 2 murders, 1 victim - this story is told from 4 different POV’s and is slow burner while we get introduced to each main player - Edith, Clio, Frankie and Patience. What is the connection between these 4 women? and what secrets are they hiding?

I have 3 books from this author, but this is my first read. It’s a story of motherhood, mother/daughter connections, toxic relationships and holds a lot of secrets which are steadily revealed giving us a great story, unique plot and intriguing characters. I wouldn’t say any of the characters were particularly likeable, but they each have their moment where I felt a connection or at least understood their reactions to certain things.

This is a very clever book. With the first half being a bit of a slow burner, it’s easily forgiven considering the way things unravel and fall into place. I did need my notebook for this - as I do with most of my reads - but I honestly thought I’d be able to guess the connection between these 4 ladies. I was wrong 😂

If my life allowed, I’d have read this in one sitting. I was invested in the story from the very beginning. Loved this novel and can’t wait to read more from this author

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 big shiny stars!

Thank you to NetGalley and Pan MacMillan for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! What an amazing book!!
Would love to read more from the author.
Thankyou netgalley for the Arc!

You can trust Alice Feeney to deliver a gripping, twisty thriller that will keep you pinned to the chair until you turn the last page.

With complex, interconnected characters, this story brings you on a journey where a lot of bad things happen, child abduction, murder, problematic mother-daughter relationships. You know everything is somehow linked, and there are glances where you can get an idea about how, but it won't be clear until the very end. I could have not guessed such an intricate web of connections.

The ending was very satisfying, and makes you re-evaluate most of the characters - after all sometimes good girls have to do bad things!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

I like Alice Feeney’s books and this was no exception. A good story with great characters who all interlink in some way. I enjoyed how he link was slowly revealed throughout the book to finally reveal the connection - I had an inkling but wasn’t sure! The story has it all - tenderness, love, sadness, inspiration and humour, a definite must read.
Thanks to Netgalley for an arc in return for an honest review.

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