When Grady Green’s wife vanishes without a trace, his life begins to spiral. Alice Feeney’s Beautiful Ugly weaves a tense tale of isolation, grief, and the unexpected, all set on a remote island where nothing is as it seems.

This one took me forever to get through—not because it’s bad, but because it’s so real it’s hard to face in a post-pandemic world.

Wright’s research shines through, making this medical thriller feel eerily plausible. It’s dense, thought-provoking, and terrifying in all the right ways. Yet, I found myself listening to the audiobook on short drives rather than fully diving in—it just hit too close to home.