Reviews

Daisy Darker: A Novel by Alice Feeney

lilpeachy87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

ckrell's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

I thought the ending was really shocking and I didn't expect it at all, but the rest of the book was a bit slow and repetitive.

hannahcg's review against another edition

dark

3.75

beewitch's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

jess1099's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

arteminas's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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? N/A

2.5

Overall an easy read.  I wasn’t wowed by the plot but equally I didn’t find the twist at the end as ruinous as other reviewers.

Whodunnit’s aren’t my usual fare which is perhaps why I don’t feel too strongly either way. The plot sort of meanders through and although members of the family are being picked off one by one I never really felt tense as a reader - I think I was hoping for something that would have me on the edge of my seat a little more.

haapalaiida's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

lucyprinceofwhales's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

trashroyal's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.5

mike_nz's review against another edition

2.0

So, I was really enjoying this And Then There Were None, style whodunnit, secluded location, one of them is a murderer book and then we got to the twist.

SPOILERS BELOW

Spoiler

What the actual f***? So the nice old grandma fakes her own death, kills her son, daughter in law, grandchildren and family friend all with the help of her 15 year old great granddaughter? And all this time, Daisy Darker herself is a ghost?? But wait, characters are talking to her so she can't be a ghost, right? Wrong. If you're about to die you can see Daisy. If you're Trixie the great-granddaughter you can see and speak to Daisy because she died once. You can't make this shit up!

This is just lazy, lazy writing and it makes me angry. 2 stars because I was enjoying it up till the twist. Bye