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I am Daisy.
I'd like to be brave brash bonkers.
I'd love to be feisty fierce free.
Or blonde bold bad.
But I'm not.
I am fifteen years old and as ordinary as daisies.
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The Blurb
A chilling YA thriller told in verse about online romance, obsession and the dangers hiding behind a screen.
'He made her feel seen. Then she vanished without a trace.'
Daisy has always been quiet – the kind of girl who fades into the background. So when she meets a boy online who really sees her, she falls fast. He listens. He understands. He makes her feel special in a way no one at school ever has. Soon, Daisy’s world shrinks to a glowing screen. Her mum worries. Her best friend Erin is pushed aside. But Daisy doesn’t notice – she’s in love.
Then Daisy goes to meet him in real life. And she never comes back.
Left behind with guilt and unanswered questions, Erin is forced to confront the truth Daisy never saw. In a world where screens can lie and love can be faked, how can anyone know who to trust?
My Review
This is a beautiful book with a dark undertone and I absolutely adored it.
Daisy is fifteen and feels overlooked by her peers. She feels her name reflects her personality. Daisies are so commonplace as to be unnoticed. Until she meets Shay online. Shay sees her for the person she really is and they strike up a relationship very quickly. As a reader, I could see the potential danger she was in and I wanted to grab hold of her and hug her until she realised her self-worth without this unknown online presence in her life. It's not often I get so moved by a book I want to jump into its pages.
Written in verse, it was quick to read, which is just as well as I could not have put this book down before I had finished it. The language flows perfectly and made me want to keep reading, but coupled with its subject matter this short book for young adults became a gripping read.
The book highlights the dangers lurking online and the book does a great job of warning its readers of its menace, particularly to the young and vulnerable.
Without hesitation, this is a five-star read for me and I wholeheartedly recommend it. If you have a teenager in your life, buy them this book. Not only for its cautionary message but because it is a fabulous read too.
Book Details
ISBN: 978 1918353082
Publisher: Little Island
Formats: e-book and paperback
No. of Pages: 224 (paperback)
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About the Author
Máire Zepf has written over 16 books for children, from picture books to a YA verse novel. Winner of the Children's Books Ireland children’s Book of the Year, 5 Literature Association of Ireland Children’s Book Awards and 2 international White Ravens among many others, her books appear in 10 languages worldwide. Her Rita series of picture books with illustrator Mr. Ando has recently been adapted for television. She is screen-writer and co-creator of the celtic anime series ‘Lí Ban.’ The Co. Down author was the first Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland, based at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at Queen's University Belfast. Máire loves sea-swimming and crisps.
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