Monday, January 6, 2025
Review - Beautiful Ugly
AUTHOR: Alice Fenney
NARRATORS: Richard Armitage and Tuppence Middleton
RATING: ★★★
RELEASE DATE: January 14th, 2025
Summary (from Goodreads): Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.
Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by the cliff edge the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there. . . but his wife has disappeared.
A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible – a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.
Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t.
Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do.
REVIEW: It's a rare occasion when I read a mystery/suspense book. (I can't even remember the last time I read one). So, to choose this audiobook from NetGalley was a big leap for me, but I wanted something different, and overall I'm glad I picked this one. The narrators were wonderful. Richard Armitage has a deep, sexy voice and Tuppence Middleton's British accent was very soothing. This was also the first time I listened to an audiobook with sound effects, and I really enjoyed it because it made the book feel even more creepy and mysterious. (Especially the bits with walkie-talkies. Not going to give away any spoilers, but if you know, you know). The story itself was okay, but there were some parts that were a little too far-fetched and at times it could be very confusing. I did enjoy the suspense though, and I caught myself gasping and talking out loud several times, trying to warn the characters like they could actually hear me. This genre might not be my cup of tea, but I would still recommend it.
(DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of this title from NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.)
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I enjoy Feeney's books, so I'm looking forward to this one. Maybe I'll listen to it on audio - it sounds like the narrators are great and, like you, I've never listened to one with sound effects. Interesting!
ReplyDeleteIt was very cool. I guess I'm just not a mystery/suspense kinda gal. It was okay, but I much prefer historical fiction. Maybe I should try a different mystery author. Any you suggest?
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