Daisy Darker Non-spoiler Book Review AND Read With Me! - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
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Part 4 pgs. 183-245 starts at 32:53
Part 5 pgs. 245- Finish starts at 40:39
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You are really clever as you figured out most of the things in the book! I figured some of the things but many important ones I didn't! AND SPOILER i think that being the whole time dead in the movies and books is a little bit cliched but Feeney somehow made it unique and original in some way when is all explained! I really enjoyed the book and gave it four stars and I would like to see more of this type of videos!
Thank you so much!! I was shocked that I ended up being correct! I felt the same way about the cliche, but totally agree, she just MAKES IT WORK :D I am glad you like these videos! I have a playlist for Read with ME style videos, I recently did The House Across the Lake by Riley sager!
@@HeathersBookReview As soon as I read House across the lake I will watch it and then comment! 😊
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My first thought was that the grandma orchestrated everything because of how they treated Daisy, (all the tapes were about the family’s treatment of her). That Daisy got blamed for something she didn’t do (this tragic thing she kept mentioning that caused everyone to stopped talking to her) but no one believed her and when grandma figured out the truth she just had enough of her family and wanted justice, something to do with Conor and her sisters and the crush they all had on him.
I feel really sorry for her and I really think her grandma should’ve done more, insist on her socializing with people her own age, pushing for her to have a real education.
I also did figure out Trixie was Conor’s.
I really wish I knew what Daisy think happened at that beach party, after she got ran over, did she really just assumed no one cared at all? Did she filled the blanks with something completely different?
This book reminded me a bit of Emma in the night.
Edit: also a bit unrelated but the food was a big no for me, I refuse to believe anything they ate actually tasted good, like sweet and savory rarely mix well, I definitely wouldn’t be buying grandma’s cooking book but maybe that just me
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Good job figuring out the grandma had something to do with it! I felt so sorry for Daisy too. What a messed up childhood the poor girl had. The beach party was such an intense and sad scene. It really highlighted some of the characters' terrible traits even so early on in their lives. I haven't read Emma in the Night! HAHAH THE FOOD! It honestly did sound so gross I was always so confused at that.
Just finished this and thoroughly enjoyed it. The writing style was a bit overdone in some parts, but it was still a page turner.
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I did not see the main plot twist coming, but when it came the clues immediately came back to me. The “Boo” she writes on Conor’s computer or the fact that Nana suggested they sleep in the same room together which I found odd. The fact that no one acknowledged Daisy and the references to her dying. But I suspected Nana wasn’t dead and that Trixie was involved and for a while I thought Daisy was involved too.
There’s a line I absolutely loved from the book.
“But the child was her best achievement, and somehow grew up to be good. It proved that apples do sometimes fall far from the tree, and grow up in a different wood.”
I just finished this book too ! Do you have any idea about the fact that daisy noticed some chalk on conners knee at one point ? I have no idea why was that ?
No idea! But I just noticed that the title of the book is written in chalk 😂
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YAY I am so glad that you enjoyed this book! I love the feeling of when a twist hits and then you remember the signs during the reading. That is why I love thrillers so much. I love your favorite quote that you chose. Feeney is just such a wonderful writer and I truly love and admire her work.
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I appreciate these review videos so much (especially when I love a book) bc I have no one to discuss them with! I have no friends that read!
I was disappointed with The Family Remains. 😩
Thank you so much! I love that you love these videos! They are so fun to film and I love to discuss books in depth with friends as well, but same boat, not a ton of my personal life friends read!! Love Feeney's books, she is always an auto buy for me!
It could have been better for sure. I think it may have been best left as a stand alone... :/
Hi Heather, Late to the game, but I just finished Daisy Darker today . WOW did I love this! My only question remaining is how did they expain all the ??? in the closet to the police. They never tell you that. So glad you enjoyed this. I am a no-flap reader as well. Cover only is my chooser. Loved your reactions! Thanks!
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Cheers! I enjoy a cold mango beer.
Loved this book. Just finished it. Kudos to you for figuring out Daisy was dead, I did not catch the clues and was knocked over when it comes out. I sort of felt cheated and deceived at that.
I did figure out early on that Nana wasn't dead. I suspected Conor at one point and his dad at another point.
Gave it 5 stars. Love Alice Feeney!
One of my favorite books I’ve read this year! Did not see that twist so good job!
ME TOO!!! She is my favorite thriller author. I am so excited for her new novel Good Bad Girl!
yay! just started the book and currently watching this reading vlog
LOVE this for you! Hope you are enjoying it!!!
This book was the best!! It reminds me of my reading experience with Mary Kubica’s book Local Woman Missing
so glad you loved it, my friend!! It is definitely one of this books that I will always be wishing I could read again for the first time
I’m a bit of an outlier here. I thought it was just okay (3.25/5). I’m not a fan of repetition and this was filled with it - on many different levels. That was a huge problem for me. I did figure out one twist and suspected another, but definitely did not figure out the biggest twist. You really made this so much fun to hear your thoughts as you were reading. Kudos to you! 👏 Did you go back to school/work yet? How did it go? We went back last week with no masks.
Can I ask what you mean by repetition? Like did you feel certain scenes just kept repeating? Good for you calling some of the twists too! Thank you for your kind words, I am happy that some are enjoying these Read With Me style videos, they are definitely fun to film! :) Yes, back at work, this is our fourth week. No masks for us too but I have officially taken my first sick day. TBH I am surprised it has taken me this long to get sick! I usually get sick like the second week back lol. I hope you have a great start to your school year!
Yes! Repeating scenes (hour by hour), constant clock references and poems. That’s all I can remember at the moment. It wasn’t bad by any means, but I really wanted to love it.
I finished the book very late last night...3am 🤣 loved it. I didn't guess any of the twists, really enjoyed the reveals. I purposely try not to think too much as I prefer to be surprised however I don't think I would have guessed this one. 5 stars.
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My theories were that the Nanna wasn't really dead & was teaching her horrible family a lesson.
That it was Rose.
That it was Daisy killing everyone but she saved Trixie as she wanted to take care of her so she could live in Seaglass.
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Isn’t it just the best when you can’t put a book down and then you’re like OMG where did the time go!? I’m so so glad you loved it! I’m the exact opposite, I love trying to figure the books out as I read haha but I totally understand the view point of just reading and not thinking too much into it!! As always, I will auto buy anything that Feeney comes out with! She’s simply amazing!!! I’m currently reading The Book of Accidents , going to film a Read With Me for it, it’s HUGE!!!
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I am not a native English speaker I don’t know why ppl can’t get the biggest twist of Daisy even I came to realize it at the very beginning of the whole novel😅
When she was with Connor at the same room and Connor just ignored her all the time, it would be rude not matter how Daisy tried to misguide us she has long been forgotten at home, so I started to suspect that. And since then I’ve found multiple times that Daisy said something the family kept on ignoring her, then I was quite sure she was a ghost.
But there’s a saddest line in the end of the story:「Some people are ghosts before they are dead」.
so glad you enjoyed this read!! I love Feeney's books so much, she always have twists that leave me thinking about her books well afterwards.
I’m starting this today :)
omg! I hope you are loving it!
Spoiler ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heather, this is the BEST video you’ve ever done!! I loved it! I guessed that the grandma did it but I did not guess that Daisy is dead! You’re amazingly smart girl!! Loved this thriller! 🎉🎉🎉
Aww thank you so so much!!!! I am so happy that you like this style of video, I will keep making these for sure!! Going to film one for The Book of Accidents in October, and probably The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead in September :)
@@HeathersBookReview Can't wait to her your thoughts on The last housewife and will you bi able to guess twists and outcome like you sometimes do! I didn't read it but I will definitely because I've heard really good things about it! 😁
Little tip. Next time just say “I guessed who did it but did not guess the other twist”, because typing out who did it and who is dead added nothing to your comment and unfortunately peripheral vision is a thing and some people like myself scanning the screen may not exactly be looking to read anything and still catch the words.
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So I’m on page 80 and for the past 20 pages or so I’m convinced Daisy is not alive. No one ever talks to her, there’s also a line about her grandma believing spirits walk the earth on Halloween. It’s all I can think about as I’m listening to this book. So I’m really hoping that twist is revealed early on because it will drive me crazy if this is in my mind for the whole book! The saving grace is Alice Feeneys writing. I enjoyed Rock Paper Scissors, but not as much as everyone else, it was just a good mystery to me. So maybe I missed how wonderful her writing is. There’s so many quotes I’m writing down (this is a library book or else I would annotate). She just has a beautiful way with words and showing emotion. This is what sets writers like her apart from writers that just write fast thrillers with action action action. Sometimes it’s a bit heavy handed, but I wouldn’t want it cut out,
Okay I’m at the part of the video where you’re saying she’s dead also, which is EXACTLY the reason why I came to your video. I knew if I was figuring this out you would, because I don’t normally try to figure things out, but I know you do!
I might come back and edit this comment as I’m reading over the next few days, love that you did a video like this! 😊
Also the way Daisys inheritance was a gift to the charities she liked, that was another hint. But when Daisy shows up is it the dog Nana is greeting and asking if she wants food? Or can Nana see her? I’m not actually asking lol. And in the very beginning she thinks to herself that she has a secret, it can’t be that she’s passed, because it seems like she doesn’t know.
I wish I could finish this book tonight! 😫
I know you said that you normally don't try to figure out the book as you go, but I selfishly love that you are trying to do so with this book because IT IS SO MUCH FUN. Feeney is the one author I know I will always be pleased with her books. She is a tremendous writer! This was such a fun read and I am looking forward to your final thoughts once you finish. Enjoy!!:)
@@HeathersBookReview Well I’m glad you’re selfishly glad I’m trying to figure it out! This is the perfect book for you to do a video like this. I’m on page 245 and am going to power through the audio tonight hopefully. Came back to listen and I had to comment that you’re even thinking about Trixies dad! That’s impressive, those are the kinds of things that just go by me in mysteries. I still haven’t figured out when Daisy died. Sometimes it seems like in the memories she already is, like on Nancy’s 16th birthday Nanas commenting on their dad coming and says, “If he’ll come for one he’ll come for another,” meaning the girls birthday, making it sound like there’s only two sisters, but then they tell Daisy to stop eating the chocolate. So much of her childhood memories she already feels invisible.
I personally think Conor’s in on it..I admit I got spoiled from a comment here saying Nana is in on it, but I don’t mind at all. I’m just reading it now from a different lens. But I’m curious about his dad because what was the point in all that if it means nothing except to serve as an issue between the parents. Or the agent is in on it, but then that means the agent letter at the very beginning isn’t true..but whose boots were those? Im wondering if Conor never had the boat, if he was there the whole time. There’s too many mentions to Nana liking tricks, and her talking about silently getting revenge, or outsmarting people. I’m also thinking Daisy fell off a cliff and they were all present, if not involved, since that’s the way to murder someone she brought up in the beginning and because she talks about dreams where she feels like she’s falling. Im kind of reading it now as what I want to happen, like I want at least one person in this book to be sinister, that it wasn’t just a bunch of accidents. I want Nana to be able to see Daisy, it seems that way from some of the lines in the poems and the notes on the tapes. Another person could be Rose in on it, that she gave Nana medicine to make it seem like the others are dead when they’re not. At this point I don’t think any of them are dead, except for poor Daisy, and I have no idea what her secret is because I don’t think she knows (which you pointed out as well,you pointed out a bunch of this). I am gearing up for the heartache when she figures it out though, I’m guessing on a tape?
I do like that Daisy is a troublemaker. Some of the stuff is awful, that she’s not allowed to do anything. My kid had a ton of health problems, he’s better now, but restricting her life like that is the true horror of this book to me. I figured she was in the locket, her mom loves her in her own way, but not even allowing her to go trick or treating? I get the tide comes in, but that’s straight cold.
Thanks for being a place to share our thoughts! I seriously need an in person book club 🤪
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Yes omg me too I was thinking the same about Daisy being dead !
Still on page 148
Smart cookie!!! Enjoy the ride, it’s so good! Come back with your final thoughts please 💕📖
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Thank you so much 🫶🏻
Just finished reading this masterpiece book last night and I was HOOKED
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. Never suspected trixie (the niece ) to be the one who murdered the family with the help of nana . And the fact that nana is still alive shocked me . Also the flashbacks of Daisy being thrown off a Cliff broke my heart. Give this book 5 stars . And wanted to let you know that this book became more interesting and exciting to read bc of you . I wanted to hear your thoughts about the book , thank you for being my buddy read❤️.
@@stay8434 This makes me so so happy to read! I am so glad you enjoyed the book and watching my video along with reading. You've made my day!
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The whodunnit part is so obvious. I already suspected Trixie and thought she did it by herself by walking into the cupboard and all that. I also suspected Nana is still alive, but then she is found again in the cupboard so I thought "well, she's actually dead so it must be Trixie" so I got surprised a little bit when it is revealed at the end that I was right. It was also so obvious as Trixie was waiting in the kitchen while the others saw Nancy's body outside, so she could've easily wiped off the footprints.
But the biggest "ghost" twist did surprise me. Literally a jaw dropping moment. Daisy's family except Nana makes me so angry, especially her two sisters and Conor, but most especially Lily. Gosh they're the worst people ever.
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So glad you enjoyed this novel! I was stumped with the whodunit part but was able to call the ghost twist so I was still happy that I wasn't able to predict both things because then it kind of takes the fun away. Yes, I agree, Daisy really did have an awful family!!
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I just finished it and I seem to be the only one sobbing over this book like??;?!!"@#;&! I too figured out most of the twists including the main plot twist bc she barely spoke and when she did she was ignored there were some conveniences during the murder scenes but that flashback scene when we find out what happened to her just tore my heart to shreds her story was tragic i hate it when children suffer 😭 I feel that's why I'll always read whatever the author comes out with she's really good at making me care which is something I rarely experience with thrillers
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COULD NOT AGREE MORE! I just truthfully felt so sorry for Daisy throughout the entire read. It was such a captivating story that brought out all the feels!! I am so glad you enjoyed it, Feeney really is the best thriller author IMO!!! I will read anything she writes
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Book of the month is great....except I hate that they put their logo on the spine. I just can't with the logo on my shelves.
Omg that’s SO funny because I’m the dead opposite and like to color code the logo as you can see hahaha, I try to match them as much as possible 🤣🤣
@@HeathersBookReview that's actually a neat idea.
@@jcbooks4684 haha thanks!!! I love to color code things lol
Does any one of you noticed that nobody spoke to daisy directly from the beginning? Even though the author wrote the book in such a way that everybody seems to engaged in a conversation with daisy? Except trixie who spoke directly... Nobody spoke to daisy, although it seems like they are. That is so good about the book. You are in deception. And after reading the whole book i read it again from the beginning and i noticed that nobody spoke to her directly because obviously she was dead.