A review by britt_zonnebloempit
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

THE PLOT TWIST, WOW! I did not see this one coming.

It was a little difficult for me to really get into it, but once I was into it, when Nana died, it was impossible for me to stop thinking about it. 

From the very beginning I suspected Daisy herself to be the killer. She's had a rough childhood, she's spent a fair share of her life unhappy.... It would make sense for her to be the killer, right? 

Well, I guess it does, but she isn't, because she's already dead!

Not in a million years would I have suspected Trixie and Nana to be the killers. I suspected everyone at some point, EXCEPT for them. Maybe I'm naive, maybe Alice Feeney is just really good at fooling me. Either way, I loved it. I loved the plot twist. I loved it all! 

There are a couple of things I'm questioning, in hindsight, where it really seemed as if they were responding to Daisy... But maybe that's just me being very nitpicky. Maybe I want it to be flawed because, despite the fact that I loved it, it doesn't feel like a five star read to me. 

Bonus points for the book ending the exact same way that it started!
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