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Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
4.0
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Huge thanks to Flatiron for an ARC

So excited that the new Feeney was my first read of 2024.

I loved that this one had a small cast of characters and is set in a remote setting. There was the perfect amount of eerie mood setting here to keep me hooked. 

I liked the moving back and forth in the timelines so that I got to understand the story. 

What I didn’t like:
- the use of the overused alcoholic, unstable main character trope 
- some parts were obvious and a little too convenient