Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Daisy Darker, by Alice Feeney

65 reviews

poogi's review

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Medical content, Car accident, Blood, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, and Body shaming

pinkpotayto's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book used the back and forth past/present device that im not quite fond of but it was done really well in this scenario and slowly helped the mystery unfold and the questions answered themselves. Most of it you can see coming, or at least I could, but how you got there was the true mystery and it was one I was willing to be patient and wait for! I enjoyed this book! But like any murder mystery please check and be mindful of the tags!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

moemzwell's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

It’s the eve of Halloween and Daisy’s Nana invited the whole family over to celebrate her 80th birthday. There are moments of awkwardness because you know, family drama and all that. Daisy has been sheltered and protected while growing up due to a congenital heart defect. As the celebration goes on weird events continue to happen demanding the family face their own demons. All of a sudden her family members are being found dead. Stuck on the island the family has no choice but to wait for the tide to go down and hope they aren’t next to die.

The concept of the novel is good but for being a murder mystery it’s very slow paced. I will say I didn’t catch on to the plot twist so I loved that aspect of the book. Alice Feeney does have better work so I’d recommend those first. Stephanie Racine was a good narrator and left me feeling spooked. If I wouldn’t have listened to this audiobook I don’t feel like I would have been able to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Child abuse, and Chronic illness

deanchaudhri's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Violence

cbthebooktrotter's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

katharina90's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I love stories that center dysfunctional families–so relatable. I’m also a fan of thrillers set in remote locations. This book checked both of those boxes. Sadly, I didn’t find it as atmospheric as Lucy Foley’s The Guest List, for example. Plot and writing overall were fine but character development was lacking so I wasn’t really invested. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse

amplawrence's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Gun violence, Child death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual assault

bookedandbusy's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was a wild ride and the plot twists left my head spinning.  I absolutely loved it. This was my first Alice Feeney book but it will definitely not be my last. It was spooky and atmospheric! It was suspenseful and left me on the edge of my seat! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/injury detail, Car accident, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore

penandpaper's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An amazing book! At times, the build up and prose was a bit repetitive, but that’s a common problem with mysteries. This is a book about living in the past and needing to accept it to move on, and it’s very well done. The plot twist could be decisive (I first hated it, then loved it, then had lingering questions), but the book does a good job of balancing comfortable nostalgia with suspense and mystery. I think this is a book you’ll either love or hate from the ending.

Spoiler

I think the mechanics of the final twist could have been done better. Like, why does she stick around but not her relatives? Does the book set her free? What happens to Trixie? As much as I appreciate the sudden twist and the tie in to the beginning, I wish we had more information 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child death, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Car accident, Ableism, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Medical content, and Animal cruelty

caidyn's review

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Everyone in this was pretty unlikeable in their own way. But I did not expect that twist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, and Death