Good Thing Bad Thing

50 Reasons #3

by Nick Alexander

On holiday with new boyfriend Tom, Mark - the hero from the best-selling novels, 50 Reasons to Say Goodbye and Sottopassaggio - heads off to rural Italy for a spot of camping.

When the ruggedly seductive Dante invites them onto his farmland the lovers think they have struck lucky, but there is more to Dante than meets the eye - much more. Tom, all innocence, appears blind to Dante's dark side as their holiday starts to spin slowly but very surely out of control - and it is Mark, alone, who can maybe save the day...

Funny, sexy and clever, this is a story about understanding and forgiveness, and an investigation of the fact that life is rarely quite as bad - or as good - as it seems.

Genres: Gay, Fiction, Ebooks

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 12, 2006

About the author

My novels:

Where Do We Go From Here (2025)

The Imperfection of Us (2023)

Perfectly Ordinary People (2022)

From Something Old (2021)

The Road to Zoe (2020)

You Then, Me Now (2019)

Things We Never Said (2017)

The Bottle of Tears (2016) (also published as Let the Light Shine).

The Other Son (2015)

The Photographer's Wife (2014)

Two novels featuring Hannah:
- The Half-Life of Hannah.
- Other Halves (Dec 2013)

Two novels featuring CC:
- The Case Of The Missing Boyfriend
- The French House (May 2013)

The Fifty Reasons Series, following the life of lovelorn Mark
- 50 Reasons to Say Goodbye
- Sottopassaggio
- Good Thing, Bad Thing
- Better Than Easy
- Sleight Of Hand

And the standalone novel
- 13:55 Eastern Standard Time

The Case Of The Missing Boyfriend, The French House, and The Half-Life of Hannah have all been huge kindle hits, reaching number #1 in Amazon's kindle chart.

I live in the southern French Alps with three mogs (Mangui, Pastel & Pedro) and a very special ferret.

Reviews

[Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is written in a simple way making it very easy to understand. I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy reading it as it is the 3rd book in a series of 5 and I hadn't read any of the other books,however it read well on it's own and I didn't feel there were parts that I didn't understand or couldn't relate to which was good.

The book is explores the relationship between a gay couple and the ramifications on their relationship of an incident that took place during a holiday taken in Italy.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

The third book in the series. Mark and Tom have got together and go on holiday together to rural Italy. When the farmer Dante lets them stay on his land, it's only supposed to be for one night but Tom becomes besotted with Dante's philosophy and way of life. Mark, on the other hand, thinks there's something off. Is it jealousy or are they in danger?

[Mrs M Oakley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have enjoyed every book I have read by Nick, this one less so, I found the parts in Italy a little annoying and dragged on. I’ve bought the whole series so will stick with it.

[Christopher Winterburn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the first two books. A lot of Mark's life I can identify with and there's a lot I don't have but would like. This one gets off to quite a scary start. Mark on holiday in Italy with Tom. A crazy farmer and policeman. Lots of complications! Has Mark finally found his life's partner in Tom? You'll have to buy and read to find out.

Excellent continuation of the story. The story and the style keeps me hooked.

[Ren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. I got a real sense of travelling with Mark and Tom, the descriptions are vivid and enticing.

The mysterious Dante gave me shivers down my spine and I was up late reading to a point where I felt I could safely go to sleep and not spend half the night worrying about what would happen next.

I loved Sottopassaggio, but I think I liked this one even better.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

The suspenseful part of the book at the beginning was great but the story slowed down significantly after that. I could never understand what Mark saw in Tom. Tom constantly sends mixed signals to Mark and just puts him through the mental wringer. I grew increasingly frustrated with them both.

[Seth · Rating 5 out of 5]

The third book was just as wonderful as the first two.

[Dave1962uk · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 3rd book in the series and I begin to like Mark more and more with each one. This is an excellent read but read them in order.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! This one was the best so far. Creepy, suspenseful, super tense at times. Things really get shaken up, and I have already jumped into the 4th book to see what happens next!

[Trefor Bark · Rating 5 out of 5]

great, the story of Mark and Tom just gets better.

[Kevin Marsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant, I loved this chapter in Mark's adventure. For me this was the best book in the series so far, and I can't wait to read the next book in the series.