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A review by emsbookobsessed
The Good Girl by Nikki Sloane
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
“All my life people keep telling me they want what’s best for me. But not a single person, not one fucking person in this world, except for Preston, has ever asked me what I want.”
It was good. I loved the premise of the older brother’s best friend teaching her a few things. It was hot. “Good girl” didn’t hit as hard for me as it should have, likely because there was so much emphasis on her being a “bad girl.” I think my biggest issue with this book was how immature and childish Sydney was portrayed the entire time. The concept of being a “bad girl” by rebelling against her parents was giving 15/16 year old high school student, not an almost 21 year old who wants her parents to take her seriously. Every time they talked about it gave me the ick.
And I was so frustrated for Preston then entire time. I didn’t ever expect to cry or have sympathy for him when he was introduced in The Doctor. No one in his life paid enough attention to him to realize how much he had grown since his ex girlfriend dumped him and ended up with his dad. Like the way both Colin and Troy spoke to him? Unacceptable as his friends ESPECIALLY COLIN, but they were likely too focused on themselves and their relationships and being selfish to realize their friend had changed. And the way Colin tried to sabotage their relationship by revealing a secret from the past, and expecting Sydney to be surprised?? No. No way in hell is the friendship recovering from that. I know they hooked up behind his back but you don’t do that shit to a friend, especially one who has taken you into his home TWICE when you were down bad. Fuck you Colin.
Overall I really enjoyed the concept of the story, but there just some things that gave me the ick and made me want to stop reading it.
And I was so frustrated for Preston then entire time. I didn’t ever expect to cry or have sympathy for him when he was introduced in The Doctor. No one in his life paid enough attention to him to realize how much he had grown since his ex girlfriend dumped him and ended up with his dad. Like the way both Colin and Troy spoke to him? Unacceptable as his friends ESPECIALLY COLIN, but they were likely too focused on themselves and their relationships and being selfish to realize their friend had changed. And the way Colin tried to sabotage their relationship by revealing a secret from the past, and expecting Sydney to be surprised?? No. No way in hell is the friendship recovering from that. I know they hooked up behind his back but you don’t do that shit to a friend, especially one who has taken you into his home TWICE when you were down bad. Fuck you Colin.
Overall I really enjoyed the concept of the story, but there just some things that gave me the ick and made me want to stop reading it.