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A review by delllannney
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This one was interesting! This book has a dynamic cast of characters and an interconnected timeline encompassing the lives of 4 women over 20 years. If you enjoy a story with complex mother/daughter dynamics (like SUUUUUPER complex), this book is for you. However, I don't feel like it really lives up to the "thriller" name. In my opinion, it's more of a slow burn mystery or domestic suspense type, but the story did have good pacing and flow overall. Also an enjoyable listen! The short chapters make it easily bingeable, and the audiobook narrators did a great job.
Alice Feeney's books are always filled with people with very strong and distinct personalities, but out of all of the ones I've read from her, I think this one has the most unique cast of characters. I never knew who to trust or who was telling the truth. She always does a great job of creating complex and well thought out characters without going in to so much detail that the story drags or is overwhelming. Plus, any book with a dog in it gets major points from me.
I did guess a majority of the twists/reveals in this one, which is rare because I am NOT a guesser when it comes to mysteries in books lol. By about the halfway mark I had it all figured out as far as which characters were connected and how. I was waiting for the typical Alice Feeney crazy plot twist that blows my mind, but unfortunately there just wasn't one?
Overall I still love Feeney's style and her work but just wanted more "wtf-ness" from this one.
Alice Feeney's books are always filled with people with very strong and distinct personalities, but out of all of the ones I've read from her, I think this one has the most unique cast of characters. I never knew who to trust or who was telling the truth. She always does a great job of creating complex and well thought out characters without going in to so much detail that the story drags or is overwhelming. Plus, any book with a dog in it gets major points from me.
I did guess a majority of the twists/reveals in this one, which is rare because I am NOT a guesser when it comes to mysteries in books lol. By about the halfway mark I had it all figured out as far as which characters were connected and how. I was waiting for the typical Alice Feeney crazy plot twist that blows my mind, but unfortunately there just wasn't one?
Overall I still love Feeney's style and her work but just wanted more "wtf-ness" from this one.