"I know how betrayal and disillusionment feel, when someone who could give you the world refuses even a little piece of it." The Good Girl, Mary Kubica
The Good Girl sheds light on the extremely serious topic of kidnapping. Kidnapping is seen as something that doesn't occur often and doesn't affect people much. I feel like it's seen as a false thing that doesn't happen in real life. This book takes you on a journey through Mia Dennet's kidnapping from the points of view of her mother, her kidnapper, the police officer in charge of her case, and of course, Mia herself.
The story goes that Mia was to meet up with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, but when he doesn't show, a mysterious stranger approaches her. Not thinking straight, Mia goes home with him, and that's the last anyone has seen of her. She ends up with her captor in a small cabin in the forest with no electricity, phone service, or heat.
The story jumps between not only points of view, but also through time. It moves from before she was kidnapped and after she was kidnapped, slowly working towards the middle. This, in my opinion, improves the book and increases the reader's understanding of the plot. The chapters that feature Mia's life post-kidnapping,show her with amnesia and PTSD. This makes the reader wonder what terrible things caused that.
Mia starts out being powerful, kind, caring, and outgoing. She was the daughter of a judge and used to being in the media. She stood up for herself, and followed the beat of her own drum, becoming a special ed teacher instead of a lawyer, like her father wanted. I respect her as a character, but she does a decent amount of stupid things, but I'm used to characters like that because many of the books that I have read recently, have had very foolish characters.
This book was quite good, but wasn't amazing or life-changing. I liked that it talked about a very serious topic which needed more awareness. The way this book was written, it was easy to read and I really enjoyed it for the most part. I would recommend it fans of dark realistic fiction or mental health-related novels. I can't think of any books that I would compare this one to. It was a great read, overall, and the characters had the depth and personality that characters in other books sometimes lack. I will warn you, however, that the book can be slightly confusing at times, especially in the chapters written from the point of view from the police officer assigned to Mia's kidnapping. This definitely didn't ruin the book for me, and I would still recommend it to people.
The story goes that Mia was to meet up with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, but when he doesn't show, a mysterious stranger approaches her. Not thinking straight, Mia goes home with him, and that's the last anyone has seen of her. She ends up with her captor in a small cabin in the forest with no electricity, phone service, or heat.
The story jumps between not only points of view, but also through time. It moves from before she was kidnapped and after she was kidnapped, slowly working towards the middle. This, in my opinion, improves the book and increases the reader's understanding of the plot. The chapters that feature Mia's life post-kidnapping,show her with amnesia and PTSD. This makes the reader wonder what terrible things caused that.
Mia starts out being powerful, kind, caring, and outgoing. She was the daughter of a judge and used to being in the media. She stood up for herself, and followed the beat of her own drum, becoming a special ed teacher instead of a lawyer, like her father wanted. I respect her as a character, but she does a decent amount of stupid things, but I'm used to characters like that because many of the books that I have read recently, have had very foolish characters.
This book was quite good, but wasn't amazing or life-changing. I liked that it talked about a very serious topic which needed more awareness. The way this book was written, it was easy to read and I really enjoyed it for the most part. I would recommend it fans of dark realistic fiction or mental health-related novels. I can't think of any books that I would compare this one to. It was a great read, overall, and the characters had the depth and personality that characters in other books sometimes lack. I will warn you, however, that the book can be slightly confusing at times, especially in the chapters written from the point of view from the police officer assigned to Mia's kidnapping. This definitely didn't ruin the book for me, and I would still recommend it to people.
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