The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

One night, Mia Dennett enters a bar to meet her on-again, off-again boyfriend, but when he doesn't show up, she leaves with an enigmatic stranger. At first Colin Thatcher seems like a safe one-night stand, but following Colin home will turn out to be the worst mistake of Mia's life.

My Review:

This was a good book. Mary Kubica took an interesting approach to telling this story. She told it from the point of view of three different individuals, Eve, Gabe, and Colin, other than the main character, Mia. She also went back and forth in the timeline from before and after Mia's rescue from captivity, saving the time in the middle for the end of the story. This action left the reader in suspense, you suspected something interesting was going to happen/happened, but you couldn't quite put your finger on it, and even if you suspected, it wasn't exactly what you were thinking.

As for the MC, I liked her enough. I didn't fall in love with her, or relate to her. This might be because I had an outside view of her. Had her thoughts, feelings, or emotions, been evident, it might have swayed me one way or the other. Which for this purpose, was the right step.

Eve, Mia's mother, was a typical rich housewife. She primped and pretended for her husband's sake, whom she had loved and loved her in return at one point. However, as she continued to deal with Mia's disappearance, we got to see her grow into a more independent women. Although it took her until this late in life, it was refreshing to see and to know, that it is never too late to take a step in the right direction of your happiness.

Gabe, the detective, was cute, in an old-man-but-tough-as-nails-with-a-soft-spot sort of way. He was dedicated to his job, concerned for the victims, and went above and beyond the call of duty to do what is right. He was the perfect man for the jobs he performed in this story.

Colin, the kidnapper. I somewhat liked him right away, even though he was the criminal and the bad guy. As the story unfolded I fell for him like I didn't for any other character. I kept wanting him to find his way out of this mess and to live happily ever after - he deserves it.

Just as the story wrapped up, it was both sad and hopeful. A contented little ending. Then, the epilogue.



We finally get to hear from Mia. Based on her revelations, I still cannot say that I would have liked her or disliked her, but it was still a small shock for me. Not sure why I didn't see it coming, but I'm glad I didn't. It made the whole story, especially the ending, that much more bittersweet.

I would and already have recommended this book, and I wouldn't be hesitant to try another book from Mary Kubica.

Read from May 04 to 13, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Thriller/Mystery Thriller
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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