Daisy Darker: A Gripping Psychological Thriller With a Killer Ending You'll Never Forget

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She is the favorite granddaughter of Nana and she’s the narrator of the story, feeling the cold breath of death against her neck because her poor heart condition. I’d rather wear my long black hair in intricate braids than get it cut, and I’m clueless when it comes to makeup. The Darker family haven’t all been in the same place for over a decade, and when the tide comes in they’ll be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. It’s the kind of book I now wish I could read for the first time again, it was that good and I’m so glad it was my first 5-star novel of the year, because it deserves all the stars in my opinion. Daisy Darker qualifies as a worthy, if bonkers, addition to this endlessly entertaining genre…[Readers] will be familiar with her habit of diligently engrossing us in a story and then wrenching it in a new direction with a shocker of a twist.

Set on a Cornish island cut off from the mainland, the plot follows the Darker family, who gather for the 80th birthday of children’s author Beatrice Darker. Many years ago, long before I was born, a palm reader at a fair in Land’s End told my nana that she wouldn’t live beyond the age of eighty.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 .

Thank you so much for checking in with this Daisy Darker book club, sharing your thoughts and letting us know what books you want to see featured here!Such a brilliant tribute to Christie’s “And Then There Were None” meets 1985’s classic mystery movie “ Clue” ( six guests’ invitation to a mansion theme) ! Nana): Nana was the second character I really liked — because the others were too awful to appreciate lol! Fans of Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None will savor this, but Feeney makes it so much more than a witty homage.

She has asked everyone whom she considers family to join her at Seaglass, for this momentous occasion. Also on the island are Lily’s teenage daughter, Trixie (whose paternity is unknown), and Conor Kennedy, whom Beatrice took in when he was a neighbor boy abused by his father; he’s now a successful journalist. Share book reviews and ratings with Middle Grade Marvels - Books Full O' Wonder , and even join a book club on Goodreads.Salma and Bilal are your typical British couple looking to move off the estate and into a quiet suburban neighborhood. After reading 4 of Feeney’s books, I have to face the facts: TO ME, she masters the twists, but not the character development. This story is actually narrated entirely by Daisy, so getting insights into the family from her perspective is quite interesting indeed. Daisy is twisty, loaded with gloomy atmosphere, and what’s more fun than watching a family rip each other to bits?

Beatrice (Nana) Darker is the successful author and illustrator of the bestselling children’s book, “Daisy Darker’s Little Secret. It's clear this was meant to take inspiration from And Then There Were None, and the author worked hard to shoehorn that association in. Join our club to read the Book of the Month (BOTM), chat about the book with us, take part in polls and browse our reading recommendations lists to find that hidden gem!

The set-up at the house with Nana was terrific, the use of the creepy poems to enhance the mystery, as well as the alternating timelines helped to build-out this story beautifully. And it is also the place in which a lot of bad things happened to the Darker family, mainly to Daisy Darker, our main character. I was born with a broken heart” is how the title character and narrator of this murder mystery opens her story. May just be her crowning achievement…In a modern take on And Then There Were None, Alice Feeney presents twist after twist after twist. They haven't liked each other for a long time, if ever, and would probably prefer to never see each other again.