Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

Daisy Darker was born with a broken heart. The youngest of the three Darker sisters, Daisy spends a great deal of time with her eccentric Nana, a children’s book author who lives at Seaglass, a secluded old house whose only access is during low tide.

Growing up, Daisy longs for the freedom afforded of her older sisters, Rose and Lily, and the attention of the neighbor boy, Connor, who seemingly only has eyes for Rose. Living with her heart condition, Daisy is smothered by Nancy, the girls’ mother, who, resentful of Daisy’s condition, struggles to love her youngest daughter as she does her elder children. Growing up with books and Nana as her only friend, Daisy yearns for normalcy. Sneaking out on Halloween in her thirteenth year, Daisy witnesses an event with her sister that will change the course of all the Darkers’ lives.

At the request of Nana to celebrate her 80th birthday at Seaglass, the Darkers converge and learn the secrets and lies each has been holding since Daisy was 13.

Alice Feeney is a wonderful writer and her books are quite enjoyable. However, for me, Daisy Darker is a bit too far reaching for my taste and by the end become somewhat of a disappointment.