With my having
recently review two books off two of my TBR lists I decided to review one off
the third list I have. This time I decided to read/review Suzy Turner’s “Daisy
Madigan’s Paradise.” When I read this book I had no knowledge it is actually
part of a series, which indicates how this book a great stand-alone novella on
its own.
How much is one
individual expected to cope with, especially, since she’s about to that all
important age in a girl’s life, sixteen? To begin with her mother dies, and
then the inability of her father to cope with this causes him to start drinking
which leads with to disappear out of Daisy’s fractured life.
Daisy is now
homeless with no one to turn to for the dire help she needs, and is
increasingly being bullied at school which had started even before the death of
her mother. I have to wonder whether her being a “ginger” had anything to do
with the treatment she receives from her classmates. A “ginger” for those who
are unfamiliar with the term is someone who has red hair and freckles.
When she reaches
the age of sixteen a strange tattoo mysteriously appears on her arm. At this
same time Jack, a wonderful guy who isn’t judgmental about her homeless
condition, enters her life and becomes her only friend.
Daisy is lucky in
that she receives some support from the local merchants in her town who have
taken pity on her circumstances. She finally finds solitude and safety in the
last place you would imagine at Abney Park, the local cemetery. While living
here she soon discovers she has the ability to communicate to ghosts.
Unfortunately there is an evil presence there, “The Skulls,” who are out to
hunt and harm the ghosts and any human prey which happens to be in the cemetery
at night. Will the additional powers she learns she now has be enough to defeat
them.
Please note this
author uses the British spelling of words so words like “organized” and
“neighbors” get spelled “organised” and “neighbours” respectfully, in addition
to British terms which might seem strange.
“Daisy Madigan’s
Paradise” is an age-appropriate novella whose delightful and vivid writing by
Suzy Turner, makes it an absorbing, page-turning reading experience. And the reason I’m giving it 5 STARS.
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