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Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

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ginny_lind's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.75

Daisy Darker is a new take on a classic Agatha Chrisie plot line, but just left me wanting. The story was engaging, but the writing style didn't grip me. While I didn't see the plot twist coming, I still felt underwhelmed by the ending.

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dev921's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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mosreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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misti's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

"We all have our own version of the truth, and it is rarely whole."

"Life is a performance, and we don’t all like the scripts we’re given; sometimes it’s best to write your own."

I have very mixed feelings about this one.

Most thrillers/mystery have three main questions, who did it, how did they do it, and why they did it.

Finding out who killed them was kind of predictable. I mean it made sense it was them, but still.

Why they killed them? Now that was plot twist. I did not see that coming. This whole goddam family sucks. They are really the worst. They did a horrible thing and went on living for years, did not care who they hurt. So glad they are all dead. Not one person who died was worth saving.

I know this is very vague but I am trying to avoid spoilers.
Well all I wanna say is that I liked it, but the killer reveal was a let down.

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sarahs9's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It is SO frustrating that there is literally a spoiler within the blurb of the book, not sure what they were thinking. So I knew that twist before I even started the book, and I guessed the second twist about halfway through. But regardless I still enjoyed this clever story.

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debhawkins's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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victoriakerr131's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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screechie's review against another edition

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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? No

4.0

Another one that benefits from speeding up the audio, it suited the pacing of the book more. I did like the characters, though some were fleshed out more than others. Glad the acknowledgement of the Agatha Christie inspiration was there.

What made me want to throw the book against the wall was the Sixth Sense-ing of an ending. It felt like we were cheated out of another ending by a publisher who just wanted to see it printed already. And given the And Then There Were None source, it was apparent from the “2nd” death Nana was still alive, but it being that obvious was a bummer because it killed any suspense built around the possibility of a red herring. It was a “drop the shoe already” from exasperation instead of anticipation.

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zoeblair's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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boba_n_books's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

Daisy Darker resembles Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None... but with a twist.

The Darker family is... messed up. To say the least. Each family member has secrets they would rather not share but come to light at Nana's 80th birthday party. Everyone is stuck at Nana's house for 8 hours after the tide comes in, and, when Nana is found dead at midnight, everyone begins to panic trying to figure out who did it. As the family bickers over who killed Nana, more and more strange things start to happen as other family members start to disappear... and die.

I thought the book was well-written, intriguing, and fast-paced. I enjoyed trying to figure out whodunit as I kept reading, and I was delightfully surprised by the multiple twists and turns in the story. One of my favorite parts of the book was the explanation of who, what, when, where, and why at the end.

Overall, this was a great twist on a classic that I'd recommend to thriller and mystery readers alike.

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