Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
Published by Michael Joseph
Ebook
Expected publication 12 January 2017
400 pages
NetGalley
I was given an ARC of this book by the publisher via NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed it. WHAT'S IT'S ABOUT SET TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY, CONTROVERSIAL AND EXPLOSIVE DEBUTS OF 2017 - for fans of quality psychological suspense and reading group fiction: once you read this book you'll want to talk about it.
'NEW NAME.
NEW FAMILY.
SHINY
NEW
Annie's mother is a serial killer.
The only way she can make it stop is to hand her in to the police.
But out of sight is not out of mind.
As her mother's trial looms, the secrets of her past won't let Annie sleep, even with a new foster family and name - Milly.
A fresh start. Now, surely, she can be whoever she wants to be.
But Milly's mother is a serial killer. And blood is thicker than water.
Good me, bad me.
She is, after all, her mother's daughter...
OPENINGForgive me when I tell you it was me.
WHAT I THOUGHTI loved the concept of Good Me, Bad Me - exploring the twisted bond between a child killer and her daughter. Who could resist such a book? Good Me, Bad Me is a great read and not as dark as I was expecting. I thought the scenes with Milly being bullied by her foster-sister were realistic and really well written and one of the most interesting aspects of the novel. Would things have turned out differently if Milly had spoken out about the bullying? If her foster-father had been more honest? This gook raises a lot of questions and not all of them are answered but that's okay. Good Me, Bad Me is very disturbing at time but there is a lot of light in at as well. The trial of Milly's mother is brilliantly written. Good Me, Bad Me is unmissable.
I'm thirty-five years old and live in Glasgow in the UK with my partner of ten years. I work in a support team for a call centre. I like reading especially Joyce Carol Oates and Stephen King. I write fiction and poetry. I enjoy watching TV (Grimm, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Lip Service, The L Word etc). I like to play video games and am a fan of survival horror especially the Silent Hill franchise. I like to watch movies especially horror and anything where someone dies. View all posts by pamelascott30
