Review for 'Daisy Madigan's Paradise'

'Daisy Madigan's Paradise' is a novella in the 'Morgan Sisters' series by Suzy Turner.

A beautiful young woman stands as if she's looking unsurely in the direction of the reader. The cool autumn wind sweeps a beautiful riot of red curls around her face. In the background a crooked skeletal tree reaches into grey skies, a few tenuous leaves holding onto their perch. Cemetary headstones litter the ground.
Daisy Madigan had a beautiful life, a loving family, even if the kids at school never gave her a moment's peace. When Daisy's mother tragically dies everything falls apart. She is quickly left with nothing and retreats to the only place she feels safe, Abney Park Cemetary.

What I liked:

• The first part of this novel is amazing, gut-wrenching, tear producing. Real. Unfortunately it quickly turns downhill.
• The scary chick in the cemetary is indeed scary and her power over the ghosts is unique and chilling.

What I disliked:

• The story seems to jump from place to place without much to string it together. I get the feeling that the first part was inspired and then the author had to find a way to make it match later on.
• We never find out about Daisy's powers or see her father get the help he needs.
• We only see Daisy help one ghost and that just sort of happens.

I didn't realize that 'Daisy Madigan's Paradise' was written by the same author as the last book I reviewed 'Raven', until I sat down to write this one. Now it kind of makes sense. I think 'Raven' was marginally better than 'Daisy Madigan's Paradise'. This book is at the moment available for free for the Kindle. There are two other books in the Morgan Sisters series at the moment, 'The Ghost of Josiah Grimshaw'  is also available for free while 'The Temporal Stone' is available for $2.99. Just from the little chapter excerpt from 'The Ghost of Josiah Grimshaw' it's probably worth the time, especially if you liked 'Daisy Madigan's Paradise'. Again you can find more info about the author and her two series at www.suzyturner.com

3.5 out of 5 crowns

 Recommended for young adult readers with an interest in ghost stories. Also if you like The Ghost Whisperer tv show, you'll probably like this book.




Synopsis: "When tragedy falls upon 15 year old Daisy Madigan, she escapes to the only place she feels safe, the cemetery of Abney Park. There, in the company of the dearly departed, she realises she is changing, growing stronger and faster by the day. But in the darkness lurks a terror even she can't imagine facing."