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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Beautiful Ugly is undeniably bold—atmospheric, unsettling, and full of surprises. If you enjoy narratives that keep you off-balance, reveling in uncertainty, Feeney delivers. But if your preference is for tightly coherent storytelling, with twists that align logically with character and plot, the ending might feel jarring or unsatisfying. A psychological thriller with a twisty, unsettling core that clearly left you scratching your head (and not just because of confusion).
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Super slow but the twist was def worth pushing through the book
dark
mysterious
medium-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
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m feeling 3.5 and rounding up. I guessed some of the twists and others surprised me. I’m left with some questions.
-Was he going crazy or were they actually drugging him? Or both?
-Why didn’t he ever try to set up some kind of lock for his cabin? If someone else had the key but things kept going missing or reappearing he could have tried to rig something else up.
-Just a random thought, I thought the reason dining behind him pushing his wife over the edge of the cliff was ridiculous. But I guess people have done crazier things for less.
-Why would they bury him alive? What happened to them needing to keep him alive to fund their island? I guess they’re just going to gamble on a new author later if necessary?
-Was he going crazy or were they actually drugging him? Or both?
-Why didn’t he ever try to set up some kind of lock for his cabin? If someone else had the key but things kept going missing or reappearing he could have tried to rig something else up.
-Just a random thought, I thought the reason dining behind him pushing his wife over the edge of the cliff was ridiculous. But I guess people have done crazier things for less.
-Why would they bury him alive? What happened to them needing to keep him alive to fund their island? I guess they’re just going to gamble on a new author later if necessary?
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
An unexpected and satisfying mystery with a fun remote island setting.