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Author: Visit ‘s Mary Kubica Page ID: 1483018989

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In this tale of a kidnapping gone wrong, Mia, the black-sheep daughter of prominent Chicago judge James Dennett, impulsively decides to go home with Colin, a young man she meets in a bar. The one-night stand quickly turns into a nightmare when Colin forces her into his car in the middle of the night, and Mia learns hes been sent to abduct her for ransom. But just before the drop-off point, Colin, for reasons unknown, decides not to hand her over to the man who has hired him and instead takes her to a remote cabin in Minnesota. Back at home, Mias mother, Eve, cannot understand why James doesnt seem to take the news of his daughters disappearance as seriously as she does. Gabe, the detective assigned to the case, wonders the same thing. The narrative unfolds in four different perspectivesfrom Mia, Eve, Gabe, and Colin, in alternating chapterswhich are also structured as “before” and “after.” The organization can prove puzzling, but Kubicas debut thriller builds suspense steadily and will have readers guessing whats really going on until the final pages. –Rebecca Vnuk

–This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review

"Kubica’s powerful debut…will encourage comparisons to Gone Girl. Unlike that dazzling duel between what prove to be a pair of sociopaths, this Girl has heart-which makes it all the more devastating when the author breaks it."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Similar in tone to William Landay’s acclaimed Defending Jacob, this excellent debut is compulsively readable and highly recommended for anyone who loves a mystery, a suspense tale, or a psychological puzzle."
-Library Journal

"Kubica’s debut thrill builds suspense steadily and will have readers guessing what’s really going on until the final pages."
-Booklist

"A twisty, roller coaster ride of a debut. Fans of Gone Girl will embrace this equally evocative tale of a missing woman, shattered family and the lies we tell not just to each other, but especially to ourselves."

-Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fear Nothing

"Psychologically rich and pulse pounding, The Good Girl had me hooked from the very first sentence and didn’t let go until the final word." –Heather Gudenkauf, bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Little Mercies

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Audio CD: 1 pagesPublisher: Blackstone Audio; Unabridged edition (July 29, 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1483018989ISBN-13: 978-1483018980 Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 5.8 x 6.2 inches Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #747,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1251 in Books > Books on CD > Mystery & Thrillers #2627 in Books > Books on CD > Literature & Fiction > General #5647 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Psychological Thrillers
Twenty-four year old Mia Dennett is the daughter of Chicago Judge James Dennett, a man of old money and dismissive family responsibilities, and British Eve Dennett, a homemaker and socialite. Sister to Grace, the oldest and a lawyer just like their father, Mia doesn’t buy into the family lifestyle; instead, she is an art teacher. Jason, her inconsistent boyfriend, is supposed to meet her on the night she is kidnapped but calls to say he has to work late.

From the beginning of the novel, the reader is aware that Mia has been taken by a man named Colin Thatcher and that he kept her in cabin in Minnesota. In fact, Mia has already been found only a few chapters in. What follows is a mixture of multiple perspectives, both before and after Mia is found, telling the story of how Mia, who refers to herself as Chloe, copes with her kidnapping, how Detective Gabe stops at nothing to find her, and how her mother Eve tries to solve Mia’s trauma-induced amnesia and help her remember the truth.

While many will suggest that Kubica’s novel follows in the same vein as Gone Girl, I actually found this to be much more entertaining. I could not put this book down whereas I struggled through Flynn’s multiple narrators. What works for Kubica is her uncanny ability to seamlessly weave both time and storytelling. The chapters are short, and each character’s narration adds something new and unique to the plot.

Colin’s “Before” chapters are the most interesting because it is through his eyes that you see what actually happened to Mia, which she doesn’t remember. I found myself anxiously skimming through some other chapters just to get to the Colin pages.
Notice to readers: Spoiler alerts in this review

Why is every book touted these days as the next "Gone Girl" or "if you loved "Gone Girl"…you’ll love this book?" They’ve done that with "The Good Girl" where the only resemblance I can see is that they both have the world "Girl" in the title. I wish and critics would stop doing this. Don’t try to hook readers like that especially when there is no comparison

After I finished reading this book, I went straight to the one star reviews to see why they hated it [after buying it because of the five star reviews] and I have to agree with a lot of their points while also admitting I liked the book more than they did. And I think I know why. It so reminded me of Patty Duke and Al Freeman, Jr. in the film "My Sweet Charlie" where a black lawyer holds a racist pregnant white girl captive and they fall in love. There was something so incredibly romantic about that movie and it happened in this book as well. A lot of reviewers are decrying the whole "Stockholm Syndrome" dynamic that occurs in this book while I thought the author did a very good job of developing the relationship between Mia and Colin. And there was something poignantly sweet as their relationship changes and they discover themselves in each other.

And while I am normally very good at plot twists [saw "Gone Girl’s" a mile away as well as "The Girl on The Train"], I missed this so kudos to all the readers who guessed the ending. I didn’t. As a matter of fact, I didn’t guess anything that was going to happen in this book. Possibly because while the other books I mentioned were overtly mysteries, "The Good Girl" was not.
I was drawn to read The Good Girl because of the "if you liked Gone Girl you’ll like this" endorsements and comments in reviews (and I read Gone Girl because my daughter highly recommended it). And though I don’t think there’s a particularly strong basis for comparison between the novels (e.g., The Good Girl is genre fiction whereas I’d say that Gone Girl crosses the line between genre and literary fiction), I enjoyed reading The Good Girl and I found it to be as much of a page turner as Gone Girl and in some ways a more satisfying read (I’m one of the many Gone Girl readers who found its ending disappointing).

I found The Good Girl entertaining and I enjoyed reading it and I think it’s an impressive first novel. The story is told from multiple first-person perspectives in a non-linear time frame, and it all hangs together quite well. It’s suspenseful, with twists, turns and surprises.

The copy I received for review purposes is the final published edition, and I was surprised to see several typos and grammatical errors (e.g., a reference to "fur trees"; a truck is referred to at one point first as a car, then a truck, then again as a car; a convenience store is called a "convenient store"; I spotted a few sentences where there were missing words; etc.). There were a few times when the story lost verisimilitude for me (the appearance of being real or true), and this has to do with details that I won’t specify to avoid venturing into spoiler territory. And there were a few times when I felt that a certain character’s first-person voice sounded more literate, articulate and educated than the character’s history might suggest could be the case. These are matters that I think should’ve been addressed by the author’s editor at Harlequin.
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