Jaclyn’s Review: Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land

Good Me Bad Me
written by Ali Land
published by Flatiron Books, 2017

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book as part of the 2017 Fall Reading Challenge hosted by BookSparks.

Did I enjoy this book? Oh. My. Goodness. I am struggling to write this review because there simply are not words for how much I enjoyed this book. Yes, it’s dark. Yes, it’s creepy. Yes, there are sections that I had to read with my hands covering my eyes (yes, that is as difficult as it sounds). However, I couldn’t put this book down. I was obsessed with reading this. You start off feeling bad for Milly, then you don’t quite understand her, then you start to question things, then OH MY WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?

 

 

Would I recommend it? Stop everything you are doing and read this book right now! In all fairness, I probably wouldn’t recommend that my mom read this book–she can’t handle the dark stuff. This wasn’t horribly gory. Most of the stuff that I don’t like to read about was only alluded to–no long, drawn out descriptions. If you are looking for a good thriller that will make you squirm a bit, this book is for you!

 

 

About the book – from Goodreads: Good Me Bad Me is dark, compelling, voice-driven psychological suspense by debut author Ali Land.

How far does the apple really fall from the tree?

Milly’s mother is a serial killer. Though Milly loves her mother, the only way to make her stop is to turn her in to the police. Milly is given a fresh start: a new identity, a home with an affluent foster family, and a spot at an exclusive private school.

But Milly has secrets, and life at her new home becomes complicated. As her mother’s trial looms, with Milly as the star witness, Milly starts to wonder how much of her is nature, how much of her is nurture, and whether she is doomed to turn out like her mother after all.

When tensions rise and Milly feels trapped by her shiny new life, she has to decide: Will she be good? Or is she bad? She is, after all, her mother’s daughter.

 

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