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Good Me Bad Me
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Publisher's Summary
Good Me Bad Me is dark, compelling, voice-driven psychological suspense by debut author Ali Land: "Could not be more unputdownable if it was slathered with superglue." —Sunday ExpressMilly’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.
"Land takes the reader on a terrific voyage into the teenage psyche...an intense, insightful first novel; its believable characters caught up in realistic situations will make the reader think more deeply about teenage mental health. Fans of Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why will enjoy this book immensely." - Library Journal
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-09-29
absolutely loved this book. thrilling!
a bit twisted and dark. but great story line. couldn't stop listening. great book overall
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- Maggie Reid
- 2018-09-05
Awesome!
Loved the whole book. Only one mis step, which was the end. That was a little too see through. Perfect narration,
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- Tanya
- 2017-12-25
A must listen!!
Great narrator! Written very well! I was always wondering what's to happen next? Hard to pause! Good distinctions between all character's! You won't be bored!
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- Stephen Parsons
- 2021-01-02
Brilliant
Great story line highly recommend imogen church is so easy to listen to, can’t wait to start next book
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- Bella Killorn
- 2019-10-19
Enjoyed it!
Very well written! Dark and Disturbing!! Predictable ending but would recommend! Love Imogen Church as a narrator!!!
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- Meg H
- 2018-10-14
Just ok
I really enjoyed the first 1/3 of the book - especially insight or exploring being the child and victim of a serial killer/abusive mother - but no way ever would a psychologist have a client live with them and treat them in the same home , and the ending just seemed undeveloped and sudden and completely far fetched too. Imogen is amazing and incredible and was the reason I chose this for my read as I love her performances. She’s likely the only reason I continued on.
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- Getshotzi
- 2017-09-30
Imogen Church is God's Gift to audio books!
Have you ever watched a movie and thought, "This actor's performance really made this movie so much better. His/her performance made anything I didn't like about the plot unimportant..."?? That's every single audiobook I've ever listened to when it's narrated by Imogen Church. I would buy an audible recording of her reading the Twilight series, and there is nothing I've ever hated more than that.
I found the book decent, and the story quite dark and unique, but it's really Church's performance that made Milly come alive. She makes a crappy story good, and, in this case, a good story freaking amazing! So yeah... Get this book.
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- Linda
- 2017-11-22
WOW! Good Wolf &Bad
At first Good me: Bad Me started rather slow but give it a tiny bit of time. The narration seemed a better fit for fairy tales but soon my ears adjusted to the melody of the British narration and carried me along.
The story which was much like being swept up in a current.
The subject of having children abducted and abused is a base for this story but it is not so overwhelming in details that it turns your gut. It is the elephant in the room for sure, but the heartwrenching details are presented in such a way that I dare call them palatable ( if there is such a thing). It is a detail to the underbelly of these characters drive and the stories flow.
This is a very intriguing book that explores and lends insight to the victimization, genetics, and sickness of abusers as well as the real lives of those who reach out to offer support and make a difference.
This book may not be for everyone but it doesn't have a lot of gory detail, cursing or descriptive sexual content. As a listener, I didn't find myself entertained by the subject of abuse as much as the story as a whole.
Good me Bad me is a very good, suspenseful story that flows through what I'll call a tainted river no one wants to truly navigate but it skirts the edges enough to get you wet enough to feel.
I don't just hand out 5 stars and I considered going 4 because this book may not be for everyone but considering how well it was presented I believe this one earned them as a whole.
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- Maia Roberts
- 2017-12-06
Slow Burn. Little Payoff.
I was excited for this one because of the reviews but overall it felt slow and nothing much happens. I finished it out of stubbornness to quit but didn’t care much for any characters. Don’t pick this up looking for a dark thriller because that’s not what this is.
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- Kelly
- 2017-10-20
Finished it in 2 days!
The prose is absolutely phenomenal. The narration is flawless (I've listened to 2 other books by Imogen Church and by god I could listen to that woman read a hundred takeout menus). The characters have so much depth.
*minor spoiler* If there is anything negative I have to say about this book, it's that Phoebe (and some of the other schoolgirls) seemed more like a hyperbolized charicature of the "bully" archetype. This combined with her parents' lack of discipline made certain plot points just a touch less believable.
*end spoiler*
Other than that minor criticism, this was a fantastic book. Couldn't stop listening, like many other reviewers I agree that I was sad when it came to an end. Recommend 110%!
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- Chana Goanna
- 2018-01-15
A gripping tale
Where does Good Me Bad Me rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I listen to a lot of books and it's pretty difficult to rate one thriller among them all. Audible, why do you insist on this format?
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
It did. I couldn't stop listening.
What about Imogen Church’s performance did you like?
Church is so good. She really nails the mounting intensity of the plot, and voices everyone from the jovial psychologist to the spaced-out mother to the mean girls with nimble skill. She's an incredibly talented narrator whom I always enjoy.
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- Louisa
- 2017-10-26
Another amazing performance by Imogen!
I immensely enjoyed this book and was very surprised as I had never heard of this author before but I decided to give it a chance because Imogen was narrating. Very dark and disturbing at times I loved it! This is the first time I've ever heard of someone telling a story from the point of view of a child of a serial killer. Everyone wants to write about killers or their victims but this was new and original I think and very well executed. I will definitely be looking for other books by this autnor.
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- Kemarri
- 2017-11-12
Read this book because of the reviews
So glad the positive reviews for this book were spot on. This was worth the credit and did not disappoint.
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- cyndi
- 2017-12-18
Warning graphic detail of child killing
I skimmed the reviews before buying this book but never noticed anything about the graphic detail of child killing. Maybe it’s because I’m a mom and a bit more sensitive than most but I had to skip through a sizable chunks of this book to avoid it. The parts I did listen to weren’t really worth the listen. There’s better suspense books out there, I would pass on this one.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2017-11-26
Yes!!!
Fantastic story! Wonderful narration! I highly recommend! Imogen Church is my favorite narrator. Have a listen, you won’t be disappointed.
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