Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.

1. What emotional responses did your reading experience elicit? Which scenes, plot points, or revelations affected you most, and why?

2. Who were your favorite and least favorite characters in Beautiful Ugly? What made some characters more or less sympathetic to you?

3. How did your experience reading Beautiful Ugly compare to your experience reading other Feeney titles—for example His & Hers or Daisy Darker? What about Beautiful Ugly was more or less engaging than Feeney’s previous psychological thrillers?

Encourage readers to connect the book’s themes and characters with their personal experiences.

1. Discuss your reactions to the novel’s final sequence of plot twists. Which of these narrative revelations was most surprising? Did you anticipate Grady Green’s fate at the novel’s end? Why or why not?

2. Explore the concept of love as illustrated through Grady and Abby’s notions of it. Which idea of love did you find more relatable? Discuss why.

3. Discuss the relationship dynamic between Abby and Grady. Have you been in a relationship that feels entrapping the way Abby felt trapped? Consider the motivations behind and effects of Grady’s behavior toward Abby.