ashley1016 's review for:

The Darkness Beyond the Daisies by Cori Zahara

2.0

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This book was so heart breaking to read. This was pitch black, I wasn’t prepared for all the on page stuff. I knew the triggers going into this and it still didn’t prepare me for what I read. It was a lot to keep up with the three alters and Jolie between the past and present. I think the two MCs love each other, but they are heavily connected by trauma and shared trauma. The last few chapters threw me for a loop. All those “present day” chapters was her daydreaming because she thought he passed away in the fire. He never came looking for her and never went to prison. That was an unexpected and unnecessary twist after we thought he passed away from cancer. I have so many thoughts about this book. I skimmed the last 40 ish percent of the book. I feel so lied to right now. Did Nessie have to suffer too? I think that was uncalled for. The parents were absolute disgusting people, I can’t believe Wynter went through a similar experience and was able to do those things to Jolie. Ville, absolute scum of the earth.