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Daisy Darker

Daisy Darker

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  • Author：Alice Feeney
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Summary

* 9 hours， 45 minutes *

The 'New York Times' best-selling Queen of Twists returns…with a family reunion that leads to murder。

After years of avoiding each other， Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island。 Finally back together one last time， when the tide comes in， they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours。

The family arrives， each of them harboring secrets。 Then at the stroke of midnight， as a storm rages， Nana is found dead。 And an hour later， the next family member follows…

Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one， the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their past secrets， before the tide comes in and all is revealed。

With a wicked wink to Agatha Christie’s 'And Then There Were None'，'DAISY DARKER's unforgettable twists will leave listeners reeling。

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books。

©2022 Alice Feeney （P）2022 Macmillan Audio

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Reviews

Cynthia Nester ，

Wow- that was a wild ride！

Abi ，

I honestly dont know why everyone's raving about this book？ seriously disappointed。 I honestly dont know why everyone's raving about this book？ seriously disappointed。 。。。more

Badpunsanduwu ，

2。75 Did I come out of reading slump just to read this book because I find this author's audiobooks quite entertaining ？ Yes I did。Trust me this book started quite a spooky one and I was enjoying it。。 but by the end it slowly deteriorated to boredom especially with the not so subtle clues about Daisy *wink wink* I wasn't even mad about this not being shocking had it given me spooks till the end。。 but Alas。。 here I am。 2。75 Did I come out of reading slump just to read this book because I find this author's audiobooks quite entertaining ？ Yes I did。Trust me this book started quite a spooky one and I was enjoying it。。 but by the end it slowly deteriorated to boredom especially with the not so subtle clues about Daisy *wink wink* I wasn't even mad about this not being shocking had it given me spooks till the end。。 but Alas。。 here I am。 。。。more

Canday Joanz ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was interesting。 Alice feeney is my favorite but out of all her books this was the least shocking/predictable。 The evidence screaming at you in front of your face the whole time。 This is a messed up family with diabolical twists but I figured it out a 1/4 way thru。Daisy character was very ignoring and it was hard to feel sorry her character。 If she died 8 times already my guess she probably actually died eventually then the twists came and I wasn't surprised if you read enough thrillers you This was interesting。 Alice feeney is my favorite but out of all her books this was the least shocking/predictable。 The evidence screaming at you in front of your face the whole time。 This is a messed up family with diabolical twists but I figured it out a 1/4 way thru。Daisy character was very ignoring and it was hard to feel sorry her character。 If she died 8 times already my guess she probably actually died eventually then the twists came and I wasn't surprised if you read enough thrillers you'll figure it out。 I was wait there's gotta be another twist。。。no that was it。 My favorite of Alice feeney will always be his and hers。I can see why some people wouldn't like this。 I think if I haven't read so many thrillers and clues weren't so in your face I would've been more shock。 。。。more

Katrina ，

This might be my favorite mystery this year

Rachel Wallauer ，

This spooky tale takes place in an old house on its own little island off the rocky coast of Cornwall。 Somebody is killing off the members of Daisy’s family one-by-one。 I did like the story but I’m giving it 3 stars because I was able to guess the biggest plot twist pretty early on and I think she could have been a little more subtle about it。 As usual for many books with big plot twists， there was a also a little bit of over explanation at the end。 That being said， this is actually a great book This spooky tale takes place in an old house on its own little island off the rocky coast of Cornwall。 Somebody is killing off the members of Daisy’s family one-by-one。 I did like the story but I’m giving it 3 stars because I was able to guess the biggest plot twist pretty early on and I think she could have been a little more subtle about it。 As usual for many books with big plot twists， there was a also a little bit of over explanation at the end。 That being said， this is actually a great book to read during October - it’s pretty spooky and sets the mood for Halloween。 。。。more

Chrissie Anderson ，

Great creepy read and perfect for Halloween！ What more can you ask for than a birthday party set on Halloween Eve at a house that is inaccessible until low tide…。 Throw in a dysfunctional family and we really have a party 🎉 🎃。 Favorite quote: There’s no need to be afraid of the dead。 It’s the living you have to watch out for。

Cadence Sessions ，

I really enjoyed reading this book， largely for the setting description of Seaglass - it is one of those fictional places that I would wish to be able to visit in reality。I also loved the chapters that recounted past memories of the narrator。 The first person narration， although not my usual preference， adds well to the story and plot and makes it an easy read。 Overall， I would recommend this book， but if you are well-read in the crime genre it may not be as shocking as some reviews describe。 Th I really enjoyed reading this book， largely for the setting description of Seaglass - it is one of those fictional places that I would wish to be able to visit in reality。I also loved the chapters that recounted past memories of the narrator。 The first person narration， although not my usual preference， adds well to the story and plot and makes it an easy read。 Overall， I would recommend this book， but if you are well-read in the crime genre it may not be as shocking as some reviews describe。 The slight predictability and lack of character development to the standard I would have liked mean that， in my opinion， Daisy Darker is a 4 star read。 Also， I feel as thought the explanation at the end lacks a bit of credibility， although this is excusable given that it is fiction。 。。。more

Sabera ，

4。5Are there plot holes？ Yes。Did I enjoy the crap out of this book？ Also yes。

Gabby Bangert ，

I haven’t had a book give me frequent chills in a long time。 I throughly enjoyed this book and the unforeseen twist。 Throughout the whole book I could never pin down who was a choice suspect。 Alice feeney does it again for me ❤️

Darely Martinez Caballero ，

🚫Sin spoilersLo amé！Los momentos de suspenso fueron muy buenos y como los capítulos son cortos y tan fáciles de leer por la atmósfera tan enganchante， era momento de suspenso tras otro y llegó un punto hasta donde me sentí observada en mi habitación。Esto no fue algo que me causara mucho problema pero es una observación， estuvieron encerrados en la sala principal por mucho tiempo， la novela iba rápido y fue como el único momento en donde fue más despacio。El final no me lo esperaba， me dejó unas p 🚫Sin spoilersLo amé！Los momentos de suspenso fueron muy buenos y como los capítulos son cortos y tan fáciles de leer por la atmósfera tan enganchante， era momento de suspenso tras otro y llegó un punto hasta donde me sentí observada en mi habitación。Esto no fue algo que me causara mucho problema pero es una observación， estuvieron encerrados en la sala principal por mucho tiempo， la novela iba rápido y fue como el único momento en donde fue más despacio。El final no me lo esperaba， me dejó unas preguntas sobre qué va a pasar en el futuro pero aún así una gran novela。 。。。more

Beccabeccabooks ，

𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆。 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒅， 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒅， 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆。𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈。 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈。I've been so excited for Daisy Darker for months now！ As soon as it dropped on my Kindle， I knew I had to forget all my other books。 This book is madness， complete and utter madness and I got caught up with it all！ It's Nana's eightieth birthday and the entire 𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆。 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒅， 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒅， 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆。𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈。 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈。I've been so excited for Daisy Darker for months now！ As soon as it dropped on my Kindle， I knew I had to forget all my other books。 This book is madness， complete and utter madness and I got caught up with it all！ It's Nana's eightieth birthday and the entire Darker family has conviened to her isolated property by the sea。 What was supposed to be a celebration turns into murder， when Nana is found dead at midnight。There's no way in or out until low tide at 6am。 So it's feasable that one member of this dysfunctional family is a killer。 But this is just the start of the nightmare- on the hour， every hour another victim is discovered。 Until there was just one left。 That's when my eyes literally popped。 Not sure how people could've worked out the twist so early on， because it was totally out of the blue！ The Darkers really take the meaning of dysfunctional to the ultimate level。 Gosh， there's just so much hatred and jealously aimed at each other。 It's actually quite entertaining to see this family fall apart permanently！ Each and every character have flaws and evil sides， even the nicer ones， which is quite refreshing。 Daisy Darker is one of those locked room thrillers/mysteries that is impossible to work out， because all the clues are so well hidden！ Pretty certain if I ever re-read it， it would remain the enigma！ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 。。。more

˗ˏˋ maddie ˊˎ˗ ，

Ohhh， I figured this out so early and absolutely did not mean to。 I was kicking myself about it， too， like， well now it's not going to be any fun， why'd you do that？ And once you do， there's absolutely no chance of talking yourself out of it because it's confirmed on every page （even though I did try） BUT。 Even knowing the twist （and guessing at 1/2 of who was responsible， that final reveal was still super satisfying）， it was still just as fun。 The location was so great - I loved Seaglass - and Ohhh， I figured this out so early and absolutely did not mean to。 I was kicking myself about it， too， like， well now it's not going to be any fun， why'd you do that？ And once you do， there's absolutely no chance of talking yourself out of it because it's confirmed on every page （even though I did try） BUT。 Even knowing the twist （and guessing at 1/2 of who was responsible， that final reveal was still super satisfying）， it was still just as fun。 The location was so great - I loved Seaglass - and watching people who suck get their just desserts was hella engaging。 I really enjoyed this one and I was so glad that even though you can work out a lot of it beforehand， you're still just as down for the ride。 。。。more

Tanya Pikula ，

Well written and atmospheric but I guessed the main twist ten pages into the book。 I’m not usually someone who does so I get the impression most ppl will see it coming。 The ending， while not too surprising， is a bit darker than I expected。

Tait Gould ，

2。5 The Guest List x We Were Liars If the ending was different I might have enjoyed it more？ Felt like a crossover of the two books above。 I don’t usually enjoy mystery books but because it was also a thriller and on the goodreads newsletter I decided to give it a go。 In conclusion: easy read， but wouldn’t recommend。

Devin ，

A tad creepy。 Good thriller vibes。 Slightly heartbreaking。I don’t know why I can never seem to get an ending to a book that satisfies lately… this one does okay， but the momentum just seemed to sputter out。

Nikki ，

Daisy Darker follows Daisy and her family gathering at Nana's house on a tiny island for Nana's 80th birthday。 Each family member has secrets they want to hide， and some have secrets they might want to come out。 This wasn't my favorite Alice Feeney book， but I did enjoy it quite a lot。 My main complaints would be that I think the bigger twist was a bit obvious for my tastes and I also didn't like/understand one of the character's actions at the end。 I really enjoyed the setting in Daisy Darker。 Daisy Darker follows Daisy and her family gathering at Nana's house on a tiny island for Nana's 80th birthday。 Each family member has secrets they want to hide， and some have secrets they might want to come out。 This wasn't my favorite Alice Feeney book， but I did enjoy it quite a lot。 My main complaints would be that I think the bigger twist was a bit obvious for my tastes and I also didn't like/understand one of the character's actions at the end。 I really enjoyed the setting in Daisy Darker。 The picture Feeney paints of the island with this somewhat dilapidated house with the tides constantly sealing you off from the outside world gave enough adrenaline to keep me burning right through this one。 In the end， even with my idea of what was going on， there was still a twist or two that caught me by surprise。 I will always recommend Alice Feeney books， her writing style and crafting of a story makes her an auto buy author for me。 。。。more

chris :） ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 hmmmm。。 ok i really wanted to love this。 don’t get me wrong， i didn’t hate it， but i definitely was hoping for more。 the setting was great， but almost every other aspect fell short。 the characters were veryyyy unlikable not even in a fun way。 the dialogue was kinda cringey。。 why is this 30something mom acting like a high school bully to her own child？ and the twists honestly made me more confused than shocked。 like woah daisy is a ghost and like i kinda wanna reread this to catch all the instanc hmmmm。。 ok i really wanted to love this。 don’t get me wrong， i didn’t hate it， but i definitely was hoping for more。 the setting was great， but almost every other aspect fell short。 the characters were veryyyy unlikable not even in a fun way。 the dialogue was kinda cringey。。 why is this 30something mom acting like a high school bully to her own child？ and the twists honestly made me more confused than shocked。 like woah daisy is a ghost and like i kinda wanna reread this to catch all the instances that show that no one could see/hear her， but like more broadly speaking， that twist causes some plot holes。 like how has daisy lived over a decade without realizing she’s a ghost？ and that no one can see/hear her？ is it just a metaphor then？ idk。 but that confusion made the twist less enjoyable for me i thinkthe murders did feel very and then there were none which i liked but they didn’t really pack as much of a punch as i would’ve hoped。 they were kinda glazed over immediately。and also there are a lot of like philosophical quotes / #deep lines in here like “somethings in life aren’t always what we want to happen， but life’s not about what we want” or shit like that and it was just like weird ？？ don’t get me wrong some of them were good and worded really well， i even underlined a few， but it just felt weird to include so many of them amidst the proseso yeah， i didn’t enjoy this as much as i hoped i would， but i still wanna check out other books by this author， especially rock paper scissors ！ 。。。more

Jessica Henk ，

What to write！ No review will do this justice！ It had me guessing the whole time and second guessing what I was reading！ It was an easy read even though it took me 15 or so days but once I got really into it I had a hard time putting it down！！！ I did somewhat guess the ending but it was a fleeting guess。 So good！

Linda ，

This book is written like Ben Franklin's almanac。 If you love aphorisms and just want to apply a quip to every scene rather than have the writer， you know， actually write words to advance the story， then you'll love this。 "Words don't come with receipts。 You can't return them。" Asides like that are CONSTANT and so pithy and annoying。 It is lazy writing。 I did not enjoy and do not recommend this book。 This book is written like Ben Franklin's almanac。 If you love aphorisms and just want to apply a quip to every scene rather than have the writer， you know， actually write words to advance the story， then you'll love this。 "Words don't come with receipts。 You can't return them。" Asides like that are CONSTANT and so pithy and annoying。 It is lazy writing。 I did not enjoy and do not recommend this book。 。。。more

Roberta Marquez ，

Poetic and deceptively clever…。。Alice Feeney never disappoints！⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🌟 💫

Jess ，

This book is SO badly written that I got out of bed and opened my laptop just so I could dnf it， return it， and erase it off my kindle 😶

Amanda Hayes ，

Wow。 Just wow！！！ This is definitely one of my top reads for the year！！！！

Allyson Murphy ，

Oh my gosh this book was crazy！！ I have been struggling with finding a good thriller lately but this book exceeded my expectations！ The whole book was intense & I did not expect what the ending was！！

Emma Reid ，

WHAAAAAAAT。I usually don't enjoy And Then There Were None retellings， but this was a very fun take on it。 It's full of flashbacks， atmosphere， and a mysterious person tormenting the houseguests。 And while I guessed the perpetrator of the murders with ease， I didn't see the second twist coming！ I feel like on the reread， I'll see all of the foreshadowing。 My favorite part was the ominous poems throughout and now fitting the respective deaths were。 Plus with it being set in the early 2000's， there WHAAAAAAAT。I usually don't enjoy And Then There Were None retellings， but this was a very fun take on it。 It's full of flashbacks， atmosphere， and a mysterious person tormenting the houseguests。 And while I guessed the perpetrator of the murders with ease， I didn't see the second twist coming！ I feel like on the reread， I'll see all of the foreshadowing。 My favorite part was the ominous poems throughout and now fitting the respective deaths were。 Plus with it being set in the early 2000's， there are some added stakes to being that isolated。 （And people have top of the line Nokia flipthroughs soooooo） 。。。more

Kim Vartiak ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It felt similar to a story I've read before。 One by one a member of Daisy's family gets killed。 There was a small twist at the end that I didn't expect。 It felt similar to a story I've read before。 One by one a member of Daisy's family gets killed。 There was a small twist at the end that I didn't expect。 。。。more

Nicolette ，

This was a very well written， enjoyable and eerie book。 I do have to say I was a bit disappointed with this one though， due to the fact that I guessed every plot twist。

Amy ，

Rounded up from 2。5 stars。THE GOOD: The descriptions of the house are stunning。 The plot is halfway decent。 I liked Daisy， Trixie， Nana， and Rose。 It has a good pace; I was carried along by the storyline。THE BAD: The entire family was being killed off one by one， yet nobody grieved at all。 The plot twists could be seen a mile away。 WOULD I REREAD: No。 This might be the tipping point where I give up on Alice Feeney。

J。E。 Rowney ，

This was definitely more of a murder mystery than a psychological thriller and it reminded me repeatedly of the Christie novel And Then There Were None。 Except that was a lot better and that didn’t have the irritatingly awful plot twist。 Without leaving a spoiler this is my least favourite type of twist and as soon as I got to it I barely had the interest to keep reading。 Not a fan。

Deedra Lapray ，

So good！ I did figure out part of the reveal， but not in it’s entirety。 I still loved this quirky tale。 I have to say， it was pretty unique。

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