I have decided that before I read a book, try to avoid finding out who reads the audiobook. Just before I started ‘Beautiful Ugly’ by Alice Feeney, I discovered that it is narrated by Richard Armitage and Tuppence Middleton, which meant for the duration of reading the book Grady became Richard Armitage in my head – but I guess there are worse problems as a reader.
I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller, as it had one of my favourite elements to a thrilling read – an isolated island to create a locked-room thriller. As usual (do tell me if I am repetitive) this is difficult as I do not spoil thrillers. However, I will say that Grady’s wife Abby disappears and, as a way to deal with this, and hopefully inspire him to write another book, his agent Kitty sends him to an isolated Scottish island. And, surprisingly, it is not all it seems – and is even more isolated than Grady was expecting.
There is a wonderful twist in this book – which I had to pause and think about – as it was just a genius moment. It has certainly cemented Alice Feeney as an author that I will keep an eye out for (and, of course, go back and read previous titles) because the twist was a moment I admired greatly.
So, if you want a thriller that will keep you turning those pages, this is definitely one that is worth a go.