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When Annie hands her mother over to the police she hopes for a new start in life - but can we ever escape our past?

'NEW NAME. NEW FAMILY. SHINY. NEW. ME.'

Annie's mother is a serial killer. The only way Annie can make it stop is to hand her in to the police.

With a new foster family and a new name - Milly - she hopes for a fresh start. Now, surely, she can be whoever she wants to be. But as her mother's trial looms, the secrets of Milly's past won't let her sleep . . .

Because Milly's mother is a serial killer. And blood is thicker than water...

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'The new Girl on The Train, which was the new Gone Girl. You get the picture. This psycho-thriller by Ali Land is set to be massive' Cosmopolitan

'Original and compelling - a sensational debut' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I Let You Go

'Utterly compelling, extraordinary, breath-taking' Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

'An astoundingly compelling thriller. Beyond tense' Matt Haig

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'A strong contender for debut of the year' Irish Times

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Penguin; 01 edition (10 Aug. 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1405923911
ISBN-13: 978-1405923910
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8 cm
Average Customer Review: 761 customer reviews
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It's rare to come across a book you can't stop thinking about, talking about and pushing into the hands of everyone you know (Heat Magazine)

Dark, claustrophobic and thought-provoking, you'll read this outstanding book holding your breath (Prima)

Chilling (Woman & Home)

Dark and unsettling . . . a truly gripping story (My Weekly)

A dark, intensely compelling debut. Terrifying (Daily Mail)

Holds our attention from the opening page. There is so much to praise here (Guardian)

Incredible, very special (Radio 4's Open Book)

An astoundingly compelling thriller. Beyond tense. You hardly breathe. Best read in ages (Matt Haig)

***** Ali Lane has created a creepy and haunting read. Thriller of the year so far. (Jade Craddock The Sun)

A strong contender for debut of the year (Irish Times)

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'NEW NAME.
NEW FAMILY.
SHINY.
NEW.
ME.'

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.
The secrets of her past won't let her sleep, even with a new family and name - Milly.
As a team of experts prepare Milly to face her mother at trial, she must confront her past.
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 . . .
Translated into over 20 languages, Good Me Bad Me is a tour de force. In its narrator, Milly Barnes, we have a voice to be reckoned with, and in its author, Ali Land, an extraordinary new talent.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Book Worm

A good premise that failed to deliver. What a shame.

10 January 2018

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What. Can I say? A thriller. It was. Not. Yes, that's typical of the disjointed sentence structure in ths book, which almost drove me as nutty as the protagonist. I assume the idea was to recreate the disjointed thoughts in Milly's mind, and to add suspense, but it only succeeds in the realms of supreme annoyance. The story unravels with all the haste of a snail, and many characters seem surplus to requirements, as it becomes obvious their presence has no impact whatsoever on the storyline. I'm convinced I've read the scene in the gym with Georgie in another novel at some point, as it seems so familiar, but I can't remember where. I accept that sometimes, authors choose dark, difficult topics, but the trick is to hold back, and not keep shoving the awful details in the readers' faces at every opportunity. Okay, it happens, but we really don't need our noses rubbed in it. Anyway, what is left unsaid often has far more impact than what is said. I'm quite shocked that this has been endorsed by the Richard &Judy Bookclub, as well as The Times. The storyline, while having huge potential, is predictable, plodding and unrealistic, with the reactions of the characters to specific situations ranging from unbelievable to incredulous. Even the ending was predictable, from the outset. This too was implausible. Why wasn't the culprit seen by not only by other people, but CCTV, on the journey either way? How did the culprit know the victim would be at home? Or even more so, put themselves in such a vulnerable position? What was the alternative plan? Too many implausibilities and loose ends.If I'd written the ending, I'd have at least attributed the tragedy to Morgan, proving her commitment to her new friend, having been manipulated. Overall, very disappointing, given all the hype.

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Midgebear

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15 January 2018

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Whilst the premise of the book was good and gave me something to think about - how much impact does your behaviour have on your children and how damaged can your actions make them? - I found these book to be merely "okay".

Told from the perspective of Annie/Milly it has a wonderfully chatty style but I became completely irritated with some of the attempts at using teenage speech patterns; in several places throughout the book she sounds like Yoda - much of this was due to punctuation issues however and could have been fixed by a good editor (maybe they are the editor's fault in the first place - but I digress). This then served to yank me out of the story and then other things begin to strike you.

There is little to no characterisation beyond a simple one dimension for any of the other people in the book. Annie/Milly sees herself in many different lights (almost split personality in some cases) and yet Phoebe is little more than a caricature of a self-obsessed teenage girl; there is some attempt to rectify this later in the book but it feels forced and stilted and really doesn't lift the character at all. Mike is a complete doormat and the drug-addicted Foster Mother is so bland I cannot even recall her name.

The plotting is adequate but I found the attempt at drawing out suspense over the terrible crimes Annie's mother (Ruth Thompson in case you missed her one name check in the book) had committed to feel contrived, especially the cross examination of Annie in the Court Room. What saved this book, in my opinion, were Annie's internal dialogues with her mother and her constant description of her mother's memory being reptilian.

The ending felt designed to shock and serves no other purpose than that, no resolutions are reached and it left a bitter taste in the mouth. I didn't expect a happy ending but what I got was a disastrous ending that had no hope for redemption in it.

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june

boring, and hate the way it's told in constant ...

14 December 2017

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Haven't even finished this, boring, and hate the way it's told in constant short sentences. Just can't get into it, although I've really tried.... about a 1/3 of the way through when I gave up and looked for something better.

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Lk cuddles

Deep, dark, twisted and irresistible!

2 January 2018

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This is a really uncomfortable read, as it deals deals with issues of child molestation and murder (without being too graphic). Not for the faint hearted or delicate natured, this delves into the mind of a deeply damaged teenage girl who has suffered a lifetime of abuse from her mother, and witnessed far worse.
Although as the reader you don't want to know any more, human nature and the absolutely perfectly placed writing style will draw you in and you will find yourself unable to leave this book without knowing. Although really you know already, you just wish it weren't so.

I would highly recommend this book, but be prepared for it to get under your skin.

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Blondi_SOS

Average, very average.

4 April 2017

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Read this in January and forgot to post my review until now. This was ok, not groundbreaking, seems to be a raft of these types of pyschological "thrillers". This was decidedly average. Author getting lots of press, don't let that mislead you into thinking this is a must read, it's just average.

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