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There was a lot of good in this book and a lot that I liked. Mostly, the story. It was consuming and I wanted to know what was happening. From the beginning, I immediately connected with Daisy. I wanted to know her story and her gift. Her curiosity of the mansion made me curious as well. Daisy was always helping her mom and she thought this was her way out. But as soon as Daisy stepped in the house, weird things happen. She sees so many ghosts and the house is supposed to be feeding on them but they aren't. Then after the Bed and Breakfast opens someone dies and weird things keep happening. As the story continues, secrets are exposed and I really liked how everything unfolded.

Daisy and Grace definitely were not the best pair. Daisy was so hard on herself and her depression was obvious. She was tired and just wanted to move on but she kept herself back. Her relationship with her mom, Grace, didn't help. I really liked how their relationship builds though but especially how Daisy comes into her own.

And this book would have been easily a good book for me if it wasn't for Brittney's chapters. I don't know what it is but every time her selected chapters happened, I was annoyed. I hated everything about her chapters. They were sparse to begin with and honestly this story would have been so much better if it was told from Daisy's point of view only. And it could have been easily done. I felt like Brittney's chapters just ruined so much of the book.

Overall, Delicious Monster by Liselle Sambury was a pretty good book. I really enjoyed the story and how it unfolded. I thought it was really well done and unfolded in such a great way. It was unique and had so much packed into it. The trauma and paranormal aspects were presented in a fantastic way. My biggest issue with this book was all of Brittney's chapters. I wish I skipped through them all, or that they just didn't exist. I think this book would have been so much stronger if it was just Daisy's story. However, if you can get over a couple of random chapters - I would recommend this book.