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Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

16 reviews

taylormoore's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kmckinney0809's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

law_8290's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I give this more than 5 stars. This may be my favorite thriller I have read to date now. This was my first Feeney book but it won't be my last. I am very curious to read her backlist now. The twists in this book, IMO, were NOT predictable. As soon as I thought I had things figured out, she took me on a whole different path which then veered off into yet another. There was even a twist you had to go back through to find. Brilliant 👏. The atmosphere in this book made it even better and fit the plot perfectly and gavebit major spooky vibes. My favorite book of 2025 so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

tamara_joy's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

kerrygetsliterary's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infertility and Pregnancy

aemiliaalba's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I was hoping for a little bit more from this. It was written well and all, I just wish there had been more depth. It felt a little slow, but there was so much opportunity for some little twists and turns. Overall not bad! I generally enjoy Alice Feeney, I was just hoping for a little more umph.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Suicide, and Pregnancy

jesswise's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy

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

amandaglowgetter's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

soobooksalot's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol