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Daisy Darker : A Novel by Alice Feeney, Alice Feeney

63 reviews

soobooksalot's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Locked room mysteries, meet dysfunctional families. Always a great combination!
 Daisy Darker was my final pick for Spooky Season reading (though really, that doesn't stop year-round). Alice Feeney remains a favourite thriller author with reason!
 Daisy's Nana's island home of Seaglass provides the backdrop for the story, which takes place in the hours leading to Halloween. Members of the Darker family are meeting their demise and secrets from the past may be contributing. 
 Some fantastic atmosphere and reveals here - fans of Agatha Christie and Tessa Wegert will most appreciate!
 Absolutely recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

averydriver's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death and Suicide

bekah1210'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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

julienicole1106's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i absolutely loved this book. it was like a less racist and homophobic version of And Then We Were None by Agatha Christie. if someone would’ve proposed this book to me i would’ve never read it because the tropes seem cliché and underwhelming. however, the execution was flawless. she delivered these tropes i normally find stupid in such an impressive and compelling way imo. also the end interaction between two of the main characters genuinely brought me to tears. i would ABSOLUTELY recommend this to almost anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

Was this perfect? No. Did I have a lot of fun? Yes! 
I feel like I can't say anything about this without giving shit away so I'm going to leave it at that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Pedophilia

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

Wasn't amazing, wasn't awful.

I enjoyed my time with it, but I wouldn't reread it.

Deeply okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

readingwithtrey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

Book Review || ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 

Wow! This review will be short and sweet because I think it’s best to go into this one blind.

Daisy Darker is my second Alice Feeney read (the other being Rock, Paper, Scissors) and it easily takes the top spot. I don’t even know how to write this, because this book left me SHOOK & speechless.

This is a dark & twisty read, but I would also add that it’s incredibly heartbreaking. I guessed one twist but for the life of me could not figure the killer. There was one teeeny thing that left me with a question, but nothing that took away from the story.

I highly recommend Daisy Darker and it’s the perfect book for spooky season!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence

riella_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

 This was good, but slightly underwhelming. I loved the premise but I also guessed a huge twist from the beginning, and another twist a significant amount of time before the reveal. I still enjoyed my time with it overall but I wish I didn't see the reveals coming so I could enjoy it more! I do think this is a perfect read for Halloween, as it takes place all on the night before halloween. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail