Review of Daisy and the Chocolate Factory by Paul White.

Brief Description – Daisy just wants a new life for herself and her daughter. What she got was a living nightmare.

A short shocking story from Paul White’s collection of Bite sized reads. I’m reading them in order, although they are all standalone and can be read in any order.

It’s starts off ordinarily enough with Daisy talking about her mundane and boring job that she hates. She is looking forward to starting at a new place and couldn’t wait to get through last day at the chocolate factory.

All is going well, ‘til it doesn’t. That’s when the story takes a disquieting turn. I’m glad it didn’t go into too much detail. The author lets the reader use their imagination, except I really didn’t want to, and didn’t. With some things it is best not dwell on them as it’s too unsettling. I was glad to reach the end and when I did, all I could say was, poor Daisy.

Quotes from the story.

She glanced at the other women busily working away. ‘Poor saps’, she thought, ‘at least today is the last day I’ll need to be doing this.’

Daisy had another job. She called it her temporary career. It was responsible for how she would get out of here, out of this shithole and make a new life, a good life, for herself.

Blurb

Daisy longs to escape the bleakness of her life. Struggling to make ends meet and provide for her daughter, she reluctantly turns to prostitution, trading her dignity for a few extra dollars, just enough to cover the bills and put food on the table.
She convinces herself it’s only temporary, a stopgap until she finds a better path, a way to secure a decent life.

When she encounters him, she recognizes him instantly but is unprepared for the depths of his cruelty.
What begins as a single encounter turns into a relentless demand for more, forcing Daisy into regular contact with a man she despises.
She loathes everything about him; his presence, his scent, his touch, but she knows he is her only ticket out of this miserable existence.
With each encounter, Daisy edges closer to her escape, 

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