Good Me Bad Me

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Sentence structure is awkward at times with Milly describing proceedings-- "shifted in his chair, he did--” like a sort of mini-Yoda.

We could really feel her struggling not to give in to the darker side as the voice of her mother in her head pushes her to that darker side. Sorry to say that for me, this story gave off only minor heebie jeebs—no shrieks or goosebumps here. What type of humans are we that we read this crap and allow ourselves to become so hardened to travesty? I’ve decided it just scrapes 3 stars, as I was able to read the book to the end, and I wouldn’t say I didn’t enjoy it at all, it just wasn’t what I was expecting and turned out not to be the book for me. Ali Land's Good Me Bad Me is an intensely compelling exploration of nature versus nurture wrapped up in a page-turning psychological thriller.The theme of Motherhood parades strongly across the text- Phoebe and Saskia, Millie and her Mum, Saskia and Millie, it's there that idea that women support and nurture women, but it's tarnished, it's imperfect- even in a seemingly "perfect" home. Her beautiful, intimate voice immediately tugged me into the heart and mind of a serial killer's daughter and then wouldn't let go.

Good Me Bad Me closed off in a way that surprised me in a way, a couple of twists were thrown in to this disturbingly intense novel that continued to provoke me to read page after page. This is the debut novel by Ali Land that is due to be released in January 2017 and I am sure that it will be one of the books of the year. After graduating from university with a degree in Mental Health, Ali spent a decade working as a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse in both hospitals and schools in the UK and Australia.Morgan is Milly’s only friend who Milly is afraid if she reveals about who she is, whether her friend will leave. Annie too, has suffered terribly at the hands of her mother, but at the age of fifteen, she decides to inform the police of her mother's crimes. I think the first half of the book was a little slower than the second half, hence the 4 star review. In her head, Milly talks to her murderous psycho mother, and it’s clear that although mom scares the shit out of her, Milly also loves her. I liked the character Milly even though it was sometimes difficult to know if she was telling the truth.