Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

87 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

proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

På Seaglass, ett gotiskt stenhus på en ö utanför Cornwall, samlas den dysfunktionella familjen Darker för att fira farmoderns 80-årsdag. När tidvattnet stiger och en storm drar in är de helt isolerade. Vid midnatt hittas en av familjemedlemmarna död och snart inser de att alla deras liv är i fara. Nu gäller det att överleva tills tidvattnet sjunker undan...

En psykologisk thriller precis i min smak! Jag älskar att läsa om dysfunktionella familjer och när boken dessutom har uppenbara vibbar av "Och så var de bara en", som är en av mina Christie-favoriter, så kan det ju inte bli annat än succé! Utan att avslöja för mycket så kan jag säga att jag anade en twist, och en annan hade jag en känsla för, men utan att kunna sätta fingret på exakt vad det var. Jag kände verkligen stressen och skräcken som karaktärerna upplevde, samt misstron mot varandra. Jag satt nästan med andan i halsen och sista timmen satt jag faktiskt bara och lyssnade, trots att jag alltid brukar göra något annat samtidigt. 

Jag har tidigare läst "Rock Paper Scissors" av Feeney och kan nu, efter två böcker, konstatera att det är en författare för mig. Hade helst läst även "Daisy Darker" på originalspråk (fanns tyvärr inte som alternativ på någon av mina ljudbokstjänster), men det var definitivt inget fel på översättningen och Jessica Liedberg gjorde en utmärkt uppläsning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Car accident

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

oobimooski's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.5

Enjoyed this one a lot - thought I had it figured out a few times throughout but absolutely did not!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Murder

nineinchnails's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

the tone of the writing does feel slightly immature/juvenile but that could be intentional to reflect the main character. i didn’t guess the twists at all so it did what i wanted it to do as a thriller! i love dysfunctional families and this definitely delivered but the characters felt pretty flat outside of that - i also didn’t care for the preachiness from nana but i can see how some would like it. the ending felt a little “unrealistic” in a way i wasn’t prepared for but i still really enjoyed it overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent