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A review by lit_with_leigh
The Bad Daughter by Joy Fielding
3.0
THE PLOT
Robin and her sister Melanie are not besties, but they're "reunited" after their father and his new family are brutally attacked in their house. As Robin tries to stomach being in her hometown, she's simultaneously getting her Nancy Drew on and trying to figure out why this happened.
MY OPINNI
I actually enjoyed this book. Maybe it was because the other Joy Fielding novel I read, [b:All the Wrong Places|40712004|All the Wrong Places|Joy Fielding|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1532458006l/40712004._SY75_.jpg|63239689] was SO bad and my expectations were SO low, that anything a notch above was going to impress me. Since this book was published before the dumpster fire of "All the Wrong Places", I really have to wonder what was going on with the author. Anyways, let me get back to the book at hand.
I guessed the ending before it came together, but it was kinda juicy. It wasn't totally unbelievable; I've read similar stores in the news. There was decent character development. All in all, an easy breezy read but not particularly memorable.
PROS AND CONS
Pros: Writing quality isn't distracting, good character development
Cons: Nothing made it POP
Robin and her sister Melanie are not besties, but they're "reunited" after their father and his new family are brutally attacked in their house. As Robin tries to stomach being in her hometown, she's simultaneously getting her Nancy Drew on and trying to figure out why this happened.
MY OPINNI
I actually enjoyed this book. Maybe it was because the other Joy Fielding novel I read, [b:All the Wrong Places|40712004|All the Wrong Places|Joy Fielding|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1532458006l/40712004._SY75_.jpg|63239689] was SO bad and my expectations were SO low, that anything a notch above was going to impress me. Since this book was published before the dumpster fire of "All the Wrong Places", I really have to wonder what was going on with the author. Anyways, let me get back to the book at hand.
I guessed the ending before it came together, but it was kinda juicy. It wasn't totally unbelievable; I've read similar stores in the news. There was decent character development. All in all, an easy breezy read but not particularly memorable.
PROS AND CONS
Pros: Writing quality isn't distracting, good character development
Cons: Nothing made it POP