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bubblegirl858'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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
brittbottoms'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
3.75
Graphic: Child death and Murder
fraise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Suicide
savvylit'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
Though I did appreciate the suspense and homages to Agatha Christie, the actual quality of writing in Daisy Darker is not great. To the point where it frequently bothered me as a reader. I rolled my eyes at many narrative decisions. When describing Daisy's family or her past, every paragraph is absolutely LOADED with similes and metaphors. This is not a direct quote but will give you an idea of what I mean: "if families are a tapestry, ours was frayed beyond repair." The first several chapters include sentences like that multiple times within single paragraphs. It's incredibly heavy-handed. We get it! The Darker family is deeply dysfunctional.
Furthermore, the chapters tend to conclude with sentences that serve as ridiculously transparent attempts at cliffhangers: "and that was a night I'll never forget" or "my sisters' relationship was never the same again." Almost every chapter ended that way and it was so unnecessary. The cliffhanger-esque details become obvious later anyway! Again with heavy-handed narration. Just tell the story.
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual assault
marik0n'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? Yes
3.75
Alice Feeney is surely the queen of dualpovs and plottwists.
Even though I was really invested in this story, I didn't like it as much as her other books.
Don't get me wrong, it was still a masterpiece, but something spoiled it for me (the ending).
All in all it was a great read, by a great writer and I look forward to reading more of her stories.
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
amazingracerose's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
catieohjoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Plot and writing overall were fine but character development was lacking so I wasn’t really invested.
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse
amplawrence's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content
penandpaper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Medical content