I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

For a book that has such a beautiful cover, I’m so disappointed that it ended up being a tacky mess. I probably should have guessed from the title that this book is just plain bad.

Bad is a sequel to Mad, which follows Alvie Knightly visit her twin, accidentally kill her and then take her identity. You don’t need to read Mad before Bad, as at the start of Bad, the reader is given a full synopsis of the crazy shenanigans that took place in the prequel - and to be honest, that’s when I knew this book probably wasn’t for me. It was just so crazy and all over the place from the get go.

Alvie Knightly is a horrible character- probably one of the worst protagonists I’ve ever read in my life. There is literally nothing redeemable about her at all so when reading the book, I couldn’t sympathises with any silly situation she got herself in or be able to excuse the way she treated everyone around her.

Everything in this book is also highly implausible as well, I’d just like to add. It’s definitely not one of those crime thrillers that feels like it could actually happen. Nope, definitely not this one - especially with a main character who nicknamed her favourite sex toy ‘Mr Dick.’

I just can’t emphasise enough to people not to read this because it’s such a waste of time. And even when you think it’s finally over, and the book will end, it just doesn’t - it goes on and on and on. This is BAD. BAD BAD BAD.