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riviwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Bullying, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Mental illness
clarklyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Pedophilia, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
hsage21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Car accident, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Infidelity, Blood, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Murder, and Suicide
evangelinemurphy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Murder, Death of parent, and Violence
hannahjudith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, and Car accident
yasaman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Infidelity, Dementia, Blood, Stalking, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Child death, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Vomit, Medical trauma, Medical content, Bullying, Violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death
jesskreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
📚 I recommend this if you love a closed circle of suspects, split timeline mystery
Genre: Mystery
Number of Pages: 336
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Publisher: Pan Books
Series or Standalone: Standalone
Tropes & Themes: isolation, inherited property, closed circle of suspects, family trauma, dark past, locked room, unreliable narrator, jealousy, split timeline
I really wanted to love this book, I was instantly drawn to the cover after seeing it! I've read other books by Alice Feeney that I enjoyed, so borrowed this one from my local library.
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I liked the use of rhyming and the focus on the use of poems to aid the telling of the story. Definitely had unreliable narrator vibes throughout - an isolated family reunion was never going to end well!
I felt the ending was a bit disappointing (which I can't explain too much without spoiling) but it had a slight plot twist I wasn't expecting/didn't like! a real shame
Favourite quote: "I have a secret of my own. And some secrets are worth killing to keep"
📖 Brief plot summary
Daisy Darker is having a family reunion for her grandmother's 80th birthday. The Darker family haven't all been in the same place for a decade. When the tide goes in, the house is isolated from the mainland for 8 hours. When the tide goes out, nothing is the same as one of them is a killer!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Death
nineinchnails's review against another edition
- 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
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
rchatterjee188's review against another edition
- 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
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
emma_sky's review against another edition
- 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
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