Daisy Darker

This wasn't quite what I was expecting. Yes, it's a locked room mystery type story where a group of people are trapped somewhere and they start dying one by one. Like some others stories with that premise, the people are mostly bad and hard to sympathize with, which makes their deaths seem less tragic. In this case, we also get loads of backstory from Daisy's perspective that seems to want to round out the characters of the family members and give them a little more depth, but ultimately still remind you that they are terrible people. I kind of want to re-read the story after the big reveal at the end, because it frames things in a very different light, but I didn't like the book enough to go through it twice. If you are looking for a thriller, this might be a little too slow paced for you. If you are looking for a spooky Halloween read (the main plot is set at Halloween), this may be too focused on family drama for you. The dysfunctional family and episodes from their past are really the focus. I listened on audiobook and I think the narrator made it a lot more enjoyable than I would have found it otherwise.

Dark, twisty. I expected the plot twist but still enjoyed it. Bit slower

Yes, another fantastic Feeney masterpiece. I started to figure out Daisy’s character early on, but there were enough twists and turns to keep the story interesting. Who doesn’t love a dysfunctional family full of dark secrets, a scary house on a secluded island, a roaring storm, and a murder mystery?! Book #48 in 2023

Long and winding but the twist is so worth it. Alice Feeney can do no wrong. 5/5

Alice Feeney…YOU DID IT AGAIN. This book had me guessing the whole way through. I read with an open jaw til the end. Her sneaky little chapter endings always give me a little chuckle, but the whole story was SO SNEAKY! It’s like a murder mystery dinner of guess who, and you’ll be guessing until the very end.