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julienicole1106's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Grief
robinsons515's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement and Death of parent
Minor: Grief
tspice24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping and Grief
anne_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Violence, Misogyny, and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, and Confinement
Moderate: Abortion and Body shaming
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"Good Bad Girl" follows a cast of women who are all hiding something. Twenty years ago, a baby was kidnapped in a grocery store, and in the present day a woman is murdered in a nursing home. These two crimes are somehow connected and the entire cast of women are about to find out how their stories are meant to come together.
I was very invested in this story from the beginning. All of these characters are somewhat morally gray, and they made decisions that I was not entirely on board with, but that is what made them interesting. I really empathized with Patience because she has such a good heart and it is evident from the first page how much she is struggling. She is working so tirelessly to save up enough money to be able to start a new life, and my heart just went out to her. I was also sympathetic towards Edith in the beginning. She feels like her family just left her to die in the nursing home, and she wants nothing more to just go home and be with her dog around her own things.
Even though I anticipated some of the twists in the story, I was still entirely invested, and I did not anticipate everything that ultimately happened. Alice Feeney is great at creating amazing turns and character developments that I do not see coming.
I look forward to enjoying more from Alice Feeney in the future.
Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Child death, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pregnancy
kris386's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Mental illness, and Medical content
Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Dementia, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Abortion
amhud1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia
Moderate: Stalking, Abortion, and Miscarriage
diannasbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Dementia, and Grief
Minor: Animal cruelty