Initial Impressions 3/13/16: 3.5 - 4 stars 
 After waiting the whole book, I sort of figured that's what was coming at the end! Granted, I didn't really know exactly how the events leading up to the present-day end would unfold so that was a surprised but considering people's reactions, I knew there was a twist coming and when one didn't appear for, well, the whole book, I ended up making that conclusion when I only have 15 minutes left i my audiobook. 
 It was a good book but I would have just loved a little more twistiness throughout instead of right at the end. The story dragged just a bit but I enjoyed the character development. I had conflicting emotions about the Colin/Mia relationship so that was hard. I both hated it and grew fond of it. 
 The narrators were... okay. I actually liked Colin's voice the best -- and I liked that there was a POV for him instead of Mia too. (Which obviously upon finishing we know why Mia's POV was not represented though the memory loss can be concluded as a general assumption.) 
 Full review as originally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 4/13/16: I had been hearing about THE GOOD GIRL and Mary Kubica's books for a while now (I still remember those giant banners from BEA 2014!) and when this audiobook was on sale through Audible, I knew I couldn't pass it up. I didn't know what I was in the mood for when choosing a new audiobook one day and I'm always in the mood for a mystery/thriller so I decided to start this one! 
 I really wasn't sure what to expect from THE GOOD GIRL. I didn't know if it was supposed to be another GONE GIRL (I feel like I had heard some comparison like that somewhere along the way) or if it was more mystery or if there was any sort of twist at all. In a way, that was a good thing because I had a few less expectations and I was able to just read (listen to) the book without trying to push it on a certain path. It was also a bit of a bad thing at times because I really wasn't sure what the point of the book was. I felt engaged the whole time but I started to expect a twist somewhere because while the action was moving forward, I wasn't quite sure what the end goal was to this story and why it needed to be told. (Not that I didn't think there was a purpose -- I just wasn't sure what it was!) 
 THE GOOD GIRL has alternative POVs but it also has alternating timelines with each POV as well -- there will be a POV switch and a time frame switch from before Mia was abducted to after. I thought this was really interesting and it really made for a well-rounded story while still leaving big clues out since the perspectives are from Mia's mother, the detective working the case, and interestingly enough, Mia's abductor and not Mia. The reader is able to follow the mystery along since Mia is suffering from selective amnesia and PTSD following her kidnapping and return home. 
 I was actually incredibly interested in Colin, the guy who was hired to kidnap Mia. I thought it was super interesting to get POV chapters from him instead of Mia that detailed how the kidnapping went down and how his decisions really affected the story. I ended up finding myself feeling quite sympathetic towards him and enjoying his POV and I wasn't sure at first if I was supposed to. As the book goes on, the reader discovers exactly how big his role is in Mia's story and why it's important for him to have POV chapters and not Mia. 
 I was both happy with and a little disappointed by the ending. There's a little piece of information that really brings the whole book together and made me say, "AH. There it is." I was glad that everything really came together and that nugget of information really brought that "point" of the book to light and explained why this story was so important. The reason I was a little disappointed was because this happened literally right at the end. It was the very last chapter of the book so I was getting ready to say, "Okay, nice story but meh" so at least that really did tie everything together! I guess I was also hoping for something more... sinister? I can't help it -- as much as I hate Amy Dunne characters because they're awful people, it's so incredibly fascinating to watch that trainwreck go down. I will say this is not a light read and it has its dark moments but it doesn't have that flash of legitimate antisocial personality disorder like GONE GIRL does and in a way, I was hoping for it because such bad behavior just makes those shocking moments all the more shocking! 
 THE GOOD GIRL was a good read and I'll probably pick up another Mary Kubica book but it wasn't as thrilling as I had hoped. The moments in between the action were a bit slow for me, especially the chapters with Mia's mother because I just didn't care as much about her backstory or personal life. I'm interested to pick up other Mary Kubica books but I'm also hoping for a bit more of a twist! 
 AUDIOBOOK IMPRESSIONS 
 Produced by: Blackstone Audio 
 Narrators: Lindy Nettleton, Johnny Heller, Tom Taylorson, and Andi Arndt 
 Source: Purchased on sale from Audible.com 
 Honestly, I was totally surprised to hear Lindy Nettleton kick off the story... with a British accent. The book takes place in the Chicagoland area so I didn't understand at first but then we do find out that she's from the UK and moved here when she was a teenager but still has a strong accent. It really wasn't all that appealing to me since it seemed out of place in a Chicago atmosphere even though I know it was actually accurate. 
 I really enjoyed Colin's POV (narrated by Tom Taylorson, who also narrates in PRETTY BABY which is good news for me if I pick up the audio for that book too) and his voice was really enjoyable to listen to. I think that's also why I ended up being sympathetic towards him -- an audiobook's narrator really affects how I feel towards a particular character! 
 It was a bit awkward to hear exchanges between Eve and Gabe (Nettleton and Heller) because their voices are just so different that I just feel like they were hard to capture from the other person's POV. I felt like Nettleton didn't do a very good American accept and Heller didn't do the best British accent but things like that don't usually bother me too much unless they don't seem to be trying at all. 
 Overall, the narration was pretty good with Taylorson being my favorite narrator of the bunch and I'd actively seek out other books narrated by him! I will probably not listen to something with Nettleton's narration again unless it's a favorite author.