Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

231 reviews

mollyemmakatewildsmith's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Physical abuse

oobimooski's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Enjoyed this one a lot - thought I had it figured out a few times throughout but absolutely did not!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Murder, and Bullying

ellieg2604's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This book really creeped me out. I think about it still, weeks after finishing it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

nineinchnails's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

the tone of the writing does feel slightly immature/juvenile but that could be intentional to reflect the main character. i didn’t guess the twists at all so it did what i wanted it to do as a thriller! i love dysfunctional families and this definitely delivered but the characters felt pretty flat outside of that - i also didn’t care for the preachiness from nana but i can see how some would like it. the ending felt a little “unrealistic” in a way i wasn’t prepared for but i still really enjoyed it overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Car accident, Death, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

orizenda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really wasn’t expecting that tbh. I found the twist or whatever gutwrenching. For the middle portion of the book though I was really bored and I was just over Daisy I feel like she could have been a more likeable character but what do i know

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Addiction, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

rchatterjee188's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, Ableism, Car accident, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, and Confinement

bellebookcorner's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Pick this one up if you enjoy a locked room murder mystery with family drama, I’m sure you'll love uncovering the dark lies and secrets of the Darker family. 

 

Told in dual timeline, the past and the present where you’ll get to know each character while also figuring out the culprit behind the murders. 

This is not a fast-paced kind of thriller story nevertheless, it kept me interested from the beginning until the end with the spooky atmosphere of a lonely house in a remote island. 

 

The ending was quite heart-breaking and surprised me as well. 

I guess a couple of the twists, except one that I didn't think of until later on. 

Looking back into it, if I had seen the clues scattered throughout the story more thoroughly and put them together, I would’ve guessed it earlier! 

 

Overall, this is a thrilling read with easy to read writing style and unexpected twists that kept me at the edge of my seat. 

I really like reading Alice Feeney's books so far - this one is definitely one of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse

kiragreads's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

emmyy15's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Violence

emma_sky's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Xenophobia, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gore, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Car accident, Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Grief