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A review by cc_shelflove
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
2.0
“All families have their own version of normal, and I confess that ours is a little different from most.”
🚨 Warning: unpopular opinion alert!! 🚨
This book begins in a promising way by showcasing the darknesses inside Seaglass and the members of the Darker family. There’s something a bit creepy about a house on a private island that can only be reached when the tide is out… The tension continues but honestly, I was so bored! Book of the Month labeled this as a thriller, but I would say it is more of a slow burn mystery. If that’s not a thing, it is now. Daisy Darker is essentially a rip-off / mixture of When We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (which I also did not enjoy) and the film Knives Out. F for originality. Would not recommend, although I must admit that Feeney has a way with words and I gathered up a lot of quotes.
“People rarely need the things they think they need in order to be happy.”
“The reason why someone is lying is almost always more interesting than the lie itself.“
“It has always fascinated me, how people seem to know so little about how their bodies work. But maybe that’s because their bodies do work, and it is human nature to take things that aren’t broken for granted. I lost count of all the people I had to explain my heart condition to during that stay. Over and over, I had to teach grown adults how their hearts worked and clarify why mine didn’t. People seem to know more about how their phones function than their own bodies.”
“Dogs are much more comforting to be around than humans.”
“‘Books will teach you anything you want to know, and they tend to be more honest than people.’”
“But words do come with gift receipts; you can’t take them back.”
🚨 Warning: unpopular opinion alert!! 🚨
This book begins in a promising way by showcasing the darknesses inside Seaglass and the members of the Darker family. There’s something a bit creepy about a house on a private island that can only be reached when the tide is out… The tension continues but honestly, I was so bored! Book of the Month labeled this as a thriller, but I would say it is more of a slow burn mystery. If that’s not a thing, it is now. Daisy Darker is essentially a rip-off / mixture of When We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (which I also did not enjoy) and the film Knives Out. F for originality. Would not recommend, although I must admit that Feeney has a way with words and I gathered up a lot of quotes.
“People rarely need the things they think they need in order to be happy.”
“The reason why someone is lying is almost always more interesting than the lie itself.“
“It has always fascinated me, how people seem to know so little about how their bodies work. But maybe that’s because their bodies do work, and it is human nature to take things that aren’t broken for granted. I lost count of all the people I had to explain my heart condition to during that stay. Over and over, I had to teach grown adults how their hearts worked and clarify why mine didn’t. People seem to know more about how their phones function than their own bodies.”
“Dogs are much more comforting to be around than humans.”
“‘Books will teach you anything you want to know, and they tend to be more honest than people.’”
“But words do come with gift receipts; you can’t take them back.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Death, and Child death