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Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land

7 reviews

alicegriff7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

asteri_mou's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Good Me Bad Me was an incredible dive into the main character's brain and how she dealt with life after turning her serial-killer mother in to the police. I feel as if I was inside the mind of the character the entire time and I loved the exploration about still being attached to her mother emotionally despite her not living with her anymore. 

The book emphasizes the PHYCOLOGICAL in psychological thrillers. I was also intrigued by the relationship between the main character and Mike, her foster dad, throughout the book.

Even though Mike was the psychologist, the main character had him wrapped around her finger.

 

The only "negative" about this book was the pacing. I found the book to be of a medium pace, which slowed down my reading speed, however, because of the nature of the book, it didn't bother me greatly. 

Was the ending predictable??? In a way...yes. However, it didn't take away from the "surprise" of the ending. The way the second to last chapter was written was so...wow!

the whole manipulation of Mike was amazing...and in a way...did the character manipulate us too??

 

I went into the book, thinking it would be 3.5 stars at most, (especially since thrillers aren't always my favorite), but I was really pleased. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

amieeliari's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug use

emilyswift's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was amazing! The book kept me gripped and I never knew what was coming next. It was an amazing ride and definitely wasn’t too disturbing which some novels are. I think that the portrayal of english teenagers was really accurate and not cringe. Such an incredible read I would recommend to anyone who loves mystery, suspense and plot twists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use

rottendollparts's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Self harm, Bullying, Pedophilia, Child death, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Drug abuse and Animal death

katemreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A dark and disturbing exploration of a female serial killer and her daughter. Definitely not for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence