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#21.2024

Fable's shelfie feature made me this shelf based on 8 books I love. The blurb it gave was fairly accurate 😅 👇🏽

Supernatural mysteries and envy-driven
schemes? Your shelf is made of broken dreams
and bloody secrets. Embrace it-your taste
reveals a love for the darker, more intricate
layers of life.

Friends, if you‘re looking for an atmospheric Halloween-y book and you like Agatha Christie, this is for you! Extreme “And Then There Were None” vibes, but with family drama amongst a group of sisters (Lily, Rose, Daisy) and their family at their rocky island retreat. I liked it but there‘s just no beating the original. Also, saw the twist from the beginning 💪 Low pick.
Read for book club tomorrow at the library.

Not a good picture, but since it wasn‘t a good book, I don‘t care. Full of sayings that could be embroidered on pillows or painted on old barn wood. The “poetry” doesn‘t scan, the “twist” is a total eye roll and no one behaves in character. It may be an #unpopularopinion but I didn‘t like it. Now there‘s room for another book on my shelf. 😀#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

A book rec for anyone looking for a Spooky season whodunit. A little bit Agatha Christie, and a little bit Scream, with one hell of a twist!

This is my #HauntedShelf #Standalone rec for 31 pts
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN

#setonisland #aboutabook
This was my first read by this author, and I've been hooked ever since.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#Thankyou #TheNightSwim #MeganGoldin #DaisyDarker #AliceFeeney #WhatComesAfter #JoanneTompkins

Thanks Sherri for my birthday present which arrived this morning in the mail. I can‘t wait to read the books and to try the lemon face mask! Thanks again for your thoughtfulness!
Eadie

I knew and understood the premise but the whole thing was just too predictable. I got very bored through the entire 75% of the middle. ⭐️⭐️

I partially guessed this one early on, but that's not to say I wasn't completely blown away by EVERYTHING else that I didn't guess. Wow! Gotta love Feeney's knack for storytelling. Great read! And the #audiobook was very well done and the narrator very enjoyable to listen to.

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This book took me three weeks to read because I was just not into it. It‘s like Clue where family members start dying while trapped in a house and you have to figure out who the murderer is. I liked the plot twist and the ending. But, per usual, Alice Feeney packs cliché one-liners into the book on nearly every single page and it was eyeroll worthy. 2.5 stars ⭐️

I loved this! Packed with twists, drama, and suspense. I absolutely loved Daisy, and of course, I ADORED Poppins, the dog! I'll definitely look for more by this author.

Outside reading in southern Illinois and watching the solar eclipse when I came across this line! The synchronicity 🤪🤩☀️🌙

Something became apparent to me early on in this book and then just bothered me the rest of the time. This book is definitely on the darker side but really just lost its spark for me half way through. I think I need a break from stories with groups of people trapped in houses because the whole story I was just bored. 😑

#NewYearNewBooks

I was looking through my #BOTM TBR stack yesterday, adding them to my #Roll100 list & it seems like several of them have a #FogCover or at least a foggy cover-vibe.
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I‘m not a fan of thriller/mystery/suspense but this cover jumped out at me at the library. I couldn‘t put it down!
#12Booksof2023
‘May‘

#52Books52Weeks #AlltiterativeTitle

I quite liked this one, I think because I just went along for the ride without trying to figure anything out or any expectations. One more to go to finish all the prompts.

@Librarybelle @rmaclean4 @Read4life @ravenlee @LaraReads @triplem80 @AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain @KarenUK @LeeRHarry @Bluebird @BookBelle84 @CarolynM @azulaco @Lizpixie @DebbieGrillo

Ideas are seen in our heads like seeds. Some are scattered and some are forgotten; others take root and grow to become something much bigger than they were in the beginning. Sometimes we make notes in the margins of our minds, thoughts and ideas that are just for us alone to read and ponder over.

October wrap!

@gossamerchild Tysm! I actually had just picked up Daisy Darker from the library and wished I could dedicate more time for it. So I‘m super stoked to not have to rush a fantastic story. I can‘t wait to get into these dark chocolate treats. 😍😍 @MaleficentBookDragon #AHRS Happy Halloween/Samhain & happy reading 💕

On the one hand this was nicely creepy and sinister with a story of family dynamics and dramas, with said family being trapped in a house cut off by the sea for 8-hours on Halloween, whereby they start dropping like flies. On the other hand I guessed one major twist just a chapter or two in which irritated me from then onwards, and it just felt too long. Overall it was an easy, creepy October read, but perhaps just a little disappointing…

Wow what a read this was. Spooky, dark and what a few twists at the end. I had figured out Daisy's part but the ending was brilliant. Great choice for #Scarathlon #TeamCryptKeepers @LiseWorks 5*

Alice Feeney is great and her homage to Agatha Christie is a perfect read for spooky season! #scarathlonphotochallenge #dark #blackcatcrew

I loved this! It‘s an homage/retelling of And Then There Were None, so if you‘re a fan of Agatha Christie, you‘ll love this. However, it does have some twists and keeps it interesting in its own way too! I really loved it.

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...

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

Wasn‘t crazy about the twist itself, but loved the structure/setup as an homage to Agatha Christie.

Adding July‘s pick. Wasn‘t a terribly strong month but was a fun read, but don‘t expect it to go far. #readingbracket2023

This was a fun ride. A locked room mystery told from the perspective of Daisy Darker. Daisy and her family are invited to the matriarch‘s birthday dinner at her secluded house by the sea. When the clock strikes midnight they start dying one by one. While I figured out the big twist pretty early one, I was still trying to workout the whodunnit until the reveal.

Starting this one today…love a good house diagram at the beginning

My God, I love Alice Feeney. I declare June, Alice Feeney month (since I seem to be able to only read Alice Feeney books right now). She deserves the official key to the city, the parade, the billboard photo, and all the recognition.💫

I've been reading more murder mysteries than usual lately. Not usually my thing. I have a problem with all the dying. Call me crazy but reading about terrible murders is kind of depressing. However, this was kind of a different spin on the usual. It felt like a murder mystery game with fun poems with hints in them thrown around. I enjoyed this book! It helped noone really acted emotionally devastated with some of the dead bodies. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

33/23 This book 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 I guessed immediately what was going on. If I didn‘t love my Kindle I would of thrown it across the room. Just awful.

This is the second book I‘ve read by Alice Feeney. I liked one as much as the other. This particular book had me guessing until the end. I loved the setting where this book took place. Being a loner, I‘d love to live in an area you can only get to during certain times. I didn‘t love all of the characters, but I wasn‘t supposed to. It‘s not that kind of a book. I look forward to reading more by this author.

There are a lot of And Then There Were None retellings out there & this is a good one. The narration style is intriguing & the I really didn't see the twist coming, though looking back there are definite hints there for careful readers. Things moved very quickly & it was one of those books that you sit down with on an afternoon & then just don't want to walk away from. Though it didn't really blow me away, it was absolutely a great binge read.

The Darker family are having a reunion for Nanas 80th birthday. Together one last time, the tide comes in and they are cut off from the rest of the world for one night. At midnight, Nana is found dead, an hour later so is someone else. Someone is killing them one by one. Will they find out before sunrise?
This book alternates between current day and the 1980s. Filled with twists and turns, a dark, clever read and a definite page turner.

My library hold arrived on my kindle today. Let‘s see what all the hype is about!

I listened to the audiobook via BorrowBox,
I really enjoyed this one!

Read for reading challenges

5/5

Almost finished this one. Started off strong, but it slowed down quite a bit for me in the middle.
#20in4 @Andrew65

Oh, May. How you have utterly kicked my ass. 😅

My reading has been productive, but completely all over the place. I never know what I‘m in the mood for, and I‘ve been DNFing books like crazy. Pictured are all the books left from my original TBR, but the only one that I need to read, is the only one not pictured — Daisy Darker.

Goal for #20in4 is to read whatever I want, and actually post some updates this time! 🥸😆😳

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Amazing. Love love loved this book. Great characters, great neurotic family dynamic..so relatable. Fab twist at the end. I was gutted when it was over.

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

Finally getting back to reading. Just in time to make a summer TBR.

Sunbathing has taken on a whole new level 🥰
Finished today and I quite enjoyed this one. Dysfunctional family ✅ atmospheric location ✅ murder ✅ creepy rhymes ✅
I saw one twist coming but that final one was a surprise; maybe it allows for too much but for a book taking a spin on an AC novel, I'll allow it.

I always enjoy Alice Feeney. This one has felt a bit tedious so far but I have a feeling I‘m in for a surprise.

📺 We watch several tv shows together at night! The Masked Singer, The Voice, The Unexplained, The Bronx Zoo! Who knew there was a 265 acre zoom in the Bronx?!

🎥 anything by Alice Feeney and Freida McFadden!
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, The Collective, Flicker in the Dark, Things We Do in the Dark, The Golden Couple, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, The Girl with the Louding Voice. I could go on and on!! The Velvet Hours, The Lost Wife!!

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This was a fun “And Then There Were None” type trapped murder mystery. At first the book‘s phrasing seemed cliched to me, a little cringey, but once the murders start happening, I really enjoyed the plot. (What does this say about me?😂) An estranged, really horrible family gathers together to celebrate the grandmother‘s 80th birthday at an isolated estate and one by one, on the hour, they start dying.Yeah, I figured it about 90% out whodunnit.Fun