2. TIGHTLY WOVEN PLOT STRUCTURE

The skill Mary DeMuth displays as she weaves in the story thread ( embroidery thread ) of family secrets is nothing short of masterful. If you’ve never been a person skilled in embroidery, you will understand what I mean. They sew in this thread ( embroidery thread ) and that one, and a work of art comes together in a beautiful whole. That is what happens in this story.

3. TRUE TO LIFE PLOT

We all love fairy tale endings where everyone lives happily after. The only problem with fairy tales is–well, they’re just that–fairy tales. DeMuth brings sovlements to this story without tying all the loose ends into one beautiful package. The characters still have issues to address and correct, if the story ends. That makes it more true to life for me.

4. A GREAT SUPPORTING CAST

All my favorite movies have a good supporting casts, and that’s one thing I appreciated about this book. The secondary features were realistically indicated and have to be accepted. There was also a great deal of variety among the secondary characters.

The story’s main antagonist is Jed’s father, Hap Pepper. The author makes the reader sympathize with even this character, which makes the “bad guy” in the story more realistic, and not a cardboard stereotype.

5. GREAT CHAPTER ENDING HOOKS

One way great authors keep readers turning the pages is through strong chapter endings–those endings where you can’t put the book down. That is absolutely genuine about Daisy Chain.” If it’s getting late and you have to up early the next day, I highly suggest stopping in the middle of the chapter. If you read, then I guarantee you do not put down.

If you’re looking for a story with a strong spiritual thread ( embroidery threads ) of remption, lifelike characters and an amazing plot, you won’t be disappointed with “Daisy Chain” by author Mary DeMuth.