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Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

3 reviews

juanat77's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Alice Feeney is becoming one of my favorite thriller authors. Her books are thought provoking, filled with twists and turns and always have you looking back into the story. Beautiful Ugly is no different. Dual timelines. Dual POV. Towards the end of story I second guessed so much and skimmed the book from the beginning to put the pieces together. Her books need to be read with an open mind and not necessarily believing exactly what you read. 

It is a slow burn but written really well. All of it comes together beautifully. That end!!!!!! It worked out perfectly. I could see it being adapted to film. It is brilliant. Almost reminds me of an Alfred Hitchcock tale. 

I recommend this book to anyone who likes dark, creepy, psychological suspense, and stories that make you question everything! 

Four stars!!  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

uranaishi's review

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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

kimveach's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book had a long, slow build-up to the twist.  I liked it, but I preferred other books by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail