Invasion of the Daffodils
Invasion of the Daffodils
Dino Enrique Piacentini’s gorgeously written “Invasion of the Daffodils” sucks in the reader like the carnivorous waters surrounding its fact-meets-fantasy island setting. Lavishly and lustily lyrical, it’s a coming out and coming of age story tinged with pain, hyper realistic wit, and no shortage of compassionately cruel insight. It cuts and cures in equal measure. It’s difficult to characterize and impossible to put down. I devoured it in one sitting. If it was a movie, “Daffodils” would be “The Summer of ‘42” meets “Pan’s Labyrinth” with a side of “Call Me By Your Name.” Mesmerizingly original.
— David Eugene Perry, award winning author of “Upon This Rock”