Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

63 reviews

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

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.75

You know as I was reading I knew this wasn't going to be my favorite thriller, but Alice Feeny was the 1st ever thriller author I've ever read so I decided to give her another go after all this time considering I've been craving a thriller. Now the first 60 pages or so are very slow, almost reaching dnf territory but I decided to trust the process and it definitely did get more interesting after that. Lots of red herrings and misdirects. There were some dull parts, but I was enjoying my time overall until 90%-ish when we found out the "big twist". I already guessed who the murderer was, but the twist had me subconsciously rolling my eyes. Like c'mon.

I will say this till I'm blue in the face, but I can't stand when thriller authors make a non-supernatural story supernatural just for shock value. It will always feel like a cop-out to me. I did like the reason behind why Trixie and Nana murdered the family though. It was sweet, macabre, but sweet.

This book was approaching a solid four stars until the twist, but it was an okay book overall. Oh also, something that irked me was how deliberately poetic the author was trying to make this book. Like it felt like every paragraph was filled with some nonsensical metaphor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide, and Medical content

gardenofeedz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't often give out 5 star ratings, I don't often LOVE books. This book is perfect. It is so complex, so well done, so twisty, so sad, so much better than anything else in the genre. Wow. Fans of murder mystery fiction: you must read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

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

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

thebookaddict's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Jeetje mineetje wat een boek. Ik heb dit boek verslonden. Ik vond dit in het begin een vreemd boek, maar na het lezen van het einde valt alles op zijn plek. Wat een einde zeg, ik zag dit niet aankomen maar het is zo logisch. Alle details kloppen! De gedichten in het boek maken het in mijn mening af, het geeft een luguber tintje aan het boek. Ik heb hem gelezen in April, maar ik raad aan om hem rond Halloween te lezen, dan kom je helemaal in de spooky vibes. Ik ga zeker meer van deze auteur lezen en dit boek is op mijn toplijst komen te staan!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

emma_sky's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

samluh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Very good pay off at the end! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment