Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

42 reviews

suchaperson's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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**audiobook** 

I really enjoyed this one. The twists were well done and I did NOT see them coming. I couldn’t quite pin this one down! Very good. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder

kimmt919's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was disappointed in all this story COULD have been. It seemed stuck. Endless pages carrying on about how tired the main character was. Got it. Writer's block? Understood. Just...meh. Expected more and was left feeling empty.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide

bex4dayz's review against another edition

2.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault

dishajetly_123's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol

lauren_lovestoread's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence

uranaishi's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy

karinreadsalot's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I loved this book. The plot had so many details that all clicked into place at the end! I listened to the audiobook and the narration was perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse

dreamingofreadingx's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was my first Alice Feeney novel and I absolutely ate it up! This was SO good. I was pretty much hooked from the beginning and didn’t want to put it down. This had so many twists and turns. I didn’t even guess a single one. I highly recommend Beautiful Ugly. Especially if you’re into thrillers that get a bit over the top. Like Riley Sager thrillers. Currently planning on reading Alice Feeney’s entire backlist asap. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Death, Rape, Murder

jmariejones's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was my first read by Alice Feeney & I enjoyed the entirety of this book. The hidden message at the end was fun, as I’ve never experienced one before. I’ll be thinking about this one for a while.

• Non-linear timeline
• Multiple POV
• Broken marriage
• Unreliable narrator(s)

My personal questionable thoughts:
* I enjoyed hating the main character
* If I was single, I would live on Isle of Amberly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide, Murder

beckywiththebooks's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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As always, the TWISTS.
Was I annoyed with the MC? Yes. (That was probably on purpose.)
Was there some wild circumstances to this tale that requied suspending disbelief? Yes.
Did the end keep me reading at lightening speed and the reveals were wild? Also, yes.


Please check trigger warnings, this story was much darker than some of her previous books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment