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A review by aishwaryamoyal
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A perfect tribute to And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
It's Nana's 80th birthday and Halloween and the whole darker family is summoned together to celebrate after years of happily deterring each other at Seaglass, an eroding bungalow in a private island which gets cut down from the whole world during the night when the tide comes.
Thrilling right? Nana also intended to uncover her will today. What was destined to be a birthday party soon starts turning into a bloodbath when each member of the family starts getting murdered in mysterious ways. There is no way to leave Seaglass before dawn so the family is stuck there with the killer.
I was caught up with the book after reading that agent's note on the first page and there was no going back. Each page and word was laced with perfect narration and suspense building creating a precise mixture of thriller and supernatural novels. It was my 2nd book from the author and it's my favourite now. I couldn't put the book down once the family started pouring in and was engrossed till the last page.
What was the best part of this book - THE ENDING it happens rarely when you get that bone-chilling yet satisfying ending and that's what this book did. Characters were not exactly likeable but watching them stuck in the labyrinth of past and present was engaging at its best. The spooky atmosphere and the jump from present to past were penned effortlessly by the author. I am gonna go now before i spoil some spoilers and add more books from Alice Feeny on my TBR.
It's Nana's 80th birthday and Halloween and the whole darker family is summoned together to celebrate after years of happily deterring each other at Seaglass, an eroding bungalow in a private island which gets cut down from the whole world during the night when the tide comes.
Thrilling right? Nana also intended to uncover her will today. What was destined to be a birthday party soon starts turning into a bloodbath when each member of the family starts getting murdered in mysterious ways. There is no way to leave Seaglass before dawn so the family is stuck there with the killer.
I was caught up with the book after reading that agent's note on the first page and there was no going back. Each page and word was laced with perfect narration and suspense building creating a precise mixture of thriller and supernatural novels. It was my 2nd book from the author and it's my favourite now. I couldn't put the book down once the family started pouring in and was engrossed till the last page.
What was the best part of this book - THE ENDING it happens rarely when you get that bone-chilling yet satisfying ending and that's what this book did. Characters were not exactly likeable but watching them stuck in the labyrinth of past and present was engaging at its best. The spooky atmosphere and the jump from present to past were penned effortlessly by the author. I am gonna go now before i spoil some spoilers and add more books from Alice Feeny on my TBR.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, and Death