Now, I could be wrong in saying that the attraction insta-love with Daisy and Will was over the top. There's no real diversity in the 'team', despite it being 'multinational'. And now, not even half way through, I'm mad, because quite honestly, it is NOT a good work of fiction.įirst, the writing: it's juvenile, immature, and doesn't live up to it's promise. When I started with this book, I genuinely expected to like it. It was an absolute joy to read! Read more Granted, that's not very hard, but still.If you're looking for something to help you pass a few days in the sun, then I can definitely recommend Chasing Daisy. There were a couple of plot twists that I did not see coming at all!It's a very funny book, the dialogue is hilarious at times, but it still managed to get me to shed a tear here and there. No one has to turn into a complete bitch, which is remarkably refreshing.

I was a bit wary of Will, the object of Daisy's affection, at first, but he grew on me.Often, plot development relies on a character turning out to be something completely different from what they appeared to be at first, but thankfully Paige Toon gets by without that rather cheap trick. I adore Holly, the best friend, Luis, the cocky Brazilian driver, and Daisy's loving Italian grandmother, and the entire gallery of tertiary characters. Overall, the characters are very well written. I'm very pleased with the fact that we don't get a huge information dump at the first page, but that we get to know her more and more as the book progresses. (The author's father was a racing car driver, so she should know, I suppose.) There is just enough technical information about the cars and the drivers and the tracks to keep it plausible and interesting, but it never gets to the point where it tips over to boring.Daisy is a wonderful and very sympathetic heroine. All I know about racing is what I learned on Top Gear (possibly not the best source), but the setting felt very realistic. Daisy is part of the catering crew for a Formula 1 racing team, and we get to travel the world with her and the team. More than 400 pages, and it was over too damn fast!First of all, I loved the setting. The cover (and what a pretty, cheerful cover it is!) proclaims it to be '.summer's poolside reading sorted.' Now, I don't have a pool, but I have a garden, and I spent two lovely days in the blazing sun, with a rapidly warming drink by my side, and this book clutched firmly in my hands.

Chasing Daisy by Paige Toon