Name: The Good Girl
ISBN: 9780778317760

Mary Kubica

The daughter of a prominent Chicago judge and his socialite wife, inner-city art teacher Mia Dennett is taken hostage by her one-night stand, Colin Thatcher, who, instead of delivering her to his employers, hides her in a secluded cabin in rural Minnesota to keep her safe from harm.

The Good Girl

Fully boring until the last 15 pages. Gave away too much too soon with the timeline jumping between POVs. Without the epilogue, would’ve been a 1-star and even that twist was somewhat foreseeable. None of the characters seemed likable at all.  Enjoyed local woman missing so much more. 

Paige Paul

For fans of Gone Girl, a blockbuster thriller about a young woman whose abduction unravels a story more sinister than anyone could have imagined... "I've been following her for the past few days. I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works. I don't know the colour of her eyes or what they look like when she's scared. But I will." Born to a prominent Chicago judge and his stifled socialite wife, Mia Dennett moves against the grain as a young inner–city art teacher. One night, Mia enters a bar to meet her on–again, off–again boyfriend. When he doesn't show, she unwisely leaves with an enigmatic stranger. With his smooth moves and modest wit, 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. Mia soon finds herself at the centre of a wild extortion plot. Colin's job was to abduct Mia and deliver her to his employers. But the plan takes an unexpected turn when Colin suddenly decides to hide Mia in a secluded cabin in rural Minnesota, evading the police and his deadly superiors. Mia's mother, Eve, and Detective Gabe Hoffman will stop at nothing to find them, but no one could have predicted the emotional entanglements that eventually cause this family's world to shatter. An addictively suspenseful and tautly written thriller, The Good Girl is a compulsive debut that reveals how even in the perfect family, nothing is as it seems... “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

Анастасия Розова

OMG! Okay, so, I've never read a book about kidnappind and Stockholm Syndrome, but oh my pigglets, this one was good.
I didn't even dislike the kidnapper from the very beginning, which is probably weird, but I think this was kinda the point of the book. I liked how there was no chapters from Mia until the very end of the novel, and oh boy, what a chapter it was! The ending totally caught me of guard, because I did not expect things to turn out that way! I doubt anybody did at all. I literally dropped my e-book.
I did, despite all, had one problem with the writing style. I know it was a debut novel, but there were some phrases and collocations that repeated way too often, even though they didn't have to. 
But overall a very impressive read, liked it a lot.
Check out my booktalk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PKxWb...

Nikita Barsukov

Solid and engaging thriller / kidnapping story, excellent for a summer book. Most important twist is revealed at the epilogue, during the last 10 minutes, so don’t finish it too early. Extra points for a non-linear plot (you learn of how the kidnapping ends at the second chapter, 15 minutes or so after the start), and for surprising-but-not-so-surprising twists throughout the narration.

The Good Girl

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