Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

93 reviews

kezharri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Plot twist was so good. Beautifully written with the story intertwine  with flashbacks and poems. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Violence and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

jessspeake's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Suicide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Car accident, Murder, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Ableism, and Medical content

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Infidelity

cwerber's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow! 

Part murder-mystery. Part ghost story. Part messed up family dynamics.

I knew something was up with the narrator, and while I saw a part of the plot a mile away, I wasn't quite expecting the rest of it. 

I will say that the family is really really a messed up bunch of selfish people.

The two characters who I thought were redeemable maybe weren't as good as I thought. 

Also, I do have questions. Lots of them.

But it was a very entertaining read with lots of good quotes. Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

evawhite's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Child death

nozycozy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It was a slow burn and I started to feel bored in the middle of it but then things picked up at the 75% mark. I liked the beginning of the story and the ending was interesting but one twist was not convincing and it felt underwhelming but overall it was an okay mystery read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Ableism, Murder, and Car accident

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Suicide

plantsandpints's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Ableism, Child abuse, Murder, and Suicide

passionatereader78's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Suicide

rachel24x7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Chronic illness, and Alcoholism

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Child death, Animal death, and Death of parent

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Bullying, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

fanboyriot's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

It definitely gave off And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (which was mentioned in the book) plus the narrator was great, her voice was quite relaxing.

I went into this knowing nothing about it and I kinda recommend that.  The plot is  much more interesting that way in my opinion.  However, it definitely felt dragged out and at times, it seemed like there were some unnecessary chapters but overall it was pretty entertaining.  

The plot twist near the end got me.  I wasn’t expecting that but I’m not sure how I felt about it at the same time.  Everything tied in together to the poem of the family.  Exposing the family secrets one by one leading them to the biggest secret of all and getting revenge for it after so many years.

And lastly, never cross Nana… or else you’ll end up like the rest of the Darker family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Bullying, Child death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Ableism, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Confinement, Medical trauma, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Body shaming, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Drug use, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, and Sexual harassment