Reviews with content warning for Alcoholism - Daisy Darker: A Novel

This book was certainly an experience to read. It's a thriller, and I have to say, it definitely thrilled me! It is so good! The atmosphere was amazing, the characters were amazing, and I really enjoyed this book! It kind of reminded me of We Were Liars/Family of Liars, except an adult thriller, and I mean that in a very good way! Each of the characters were so complex and so interesting to learn more and more about as the story and flashbacks unfolded. I think the ones who were most interesting for me to learn more and more about were Rose, Conor, and, of course, Daisy. They were such interesting people, and they felt so real. All of the characters felt real, but those three in particular felt very real. There isn't much I outright disliked, but I think I'm not going to give it the full four stars because some parts did drag a bit more than others for me, and while there was certainly mystery as to who was doing all of this, there wasn't a lot of consideration of the motives each member of the family might have had, which is something that I do tend to really enjoy in stories like this. However, overall, I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it!

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dark mysterious reflective 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

3.0

This wasn't quite what I was expecting. Yes, it's a locked room mystery type story where a group of people are trapped somewhere and they start dying one by one. Like some others stories with that premise, the people are mostly bad and hard to sympathize with, which makes their deaths seem less tragic. In this case, we also get loads of backstory from Daisy's perspective that seems to want to round out the characters of the family members and give them a little more depth, but ultimately still remind you that they are terrible people. I kind of want to re-read the story after the big reveal at the end, because it frames things in a very different light, but I didn't like the book enough to go through it twice. If you are looking for a thriller, this might be a little too slow paced for you. If you are looking for a spooky Halloween read (the main plot is set at Halloween), this may be too focused on family drama for you. The dysfunctional family and episodes from their past are really the focus. I listened on audiobook and I think the narrator made it a lot more enjoyable than I would have found it otherwise.

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mysterious 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

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passionatereader78's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a ride! I love the way this book was written. The flow of the story was fantastic and the reveal at the end was great! Daisy has a heart condition. Her family acts like she doesn't exist. She stays away from everyone except her loving grandmother. On her grandmother's 80th birthday she summons the entire family to her home for one last family celebration. When Daisy's grandmother turns up dead Daisy knows she has to figure out who killed her.

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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