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Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

58 reviews

elderwoodreads'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

3.75

Weirdly I think most of my enjoyment of this book came from the twist being spoiled before I read it weirdly enough.

knowing Daisy is dead made it so interesting to see how no one ever technically responded to her or interacted with her. This made for a super fun read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, and Pregnancy

muliejazza's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall, this was a very solid read! I listened to the audiobook while working out. The story had me hooked fairly quickly on and caused me to work out for longer periods than I anticipated (never a bad thing for me). Throughout the book there are twists and turns that keep you guessing. The relationship between the members of the Darker family has so many layers and the author did a great job at peeling all the secrets back but by bit. I was a bit disappointed by parts of the ending, but I will say I didn’t see any of it coming! I did let out some choice words as the ending unraveled out of shock which is not something that happens often while reading. 

A few trigger warnings: description of nonconsensual activity, some gory descriptions, no animals are harmed, death

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

cookie_lover's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I struggled to get through it, but the last few chapters after the ending twist had me hooked. Wouldn’t reread even though the foreshadowing potential is intriguing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

jasminesreadingcorner's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

This is the 2nd book I’ve read by Alice Feeney and she is the Queen of plot twists! I did not see that ending coming! This is a fast-paced book with a mysterious, tense atmosphere throughout the entire book until the ending when everything is revealed. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence

highmarshal_azure's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Medical trauma

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

clarklyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This one took me on a wild ride. At the very beginning, I was concerned that I already had the twist figured out but it turns out the author had more in store!

It was SO obvious to be that Daisy was dead and I was worried that I had already figured out the “twist” so early on. In fact, I think I would give this book 5 stars if it had turned out that she wasn’t dead at all. However, I was still surprised and enjoyed the story. I don’t know how I feel about the murder suicide and leaving a 15 year old girl to be parented by her dead 13 year aunt…but 🤷‍♀️ I kind of wish it hadn’t been a supernatural twist and rather some other real life explanation but I did enjoy the fact that her horrible family ended up dead.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hsage21's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

yasaman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rchatterjee188's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria