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The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

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fraise's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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bookishplantmom's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoyed this a fair amount. I like the split narrative of the story and found myself engaged in the mystery. I found the tale gruesome and dark. The ending was not what I expected from a mystery novel and it fit well with this story.

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eyesofcrows's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s a neat mystery and I was interested in where it was going. It’s very logic based and straight forward at times which is definitely a sign to look at the words spoken and find a new direction. Mystery novels will be like that. I will say that I felt the ending could have had a little more flavor. There’s details that are given in the end that I wish were given slightly earlier so that there’s more applied pressure. Overall, I liked it. The characters each had their dynamic, motives were pulled left and right. The reveal at the end was exquisite as all the unanswered questions I had are revealed.

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moonlightreads007's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I would describe this book as a mysterious, suspenseful and Christie-esque type of read. Although the plot development starts off slowly at first, the pace of the book picks up quickly. It was hard to tell how the story would unfold and the author keeps you guessing as to who the main suspects are and who the culprit might be (which I consider to be the hallmarks of a good mystery/detective style book). The narrative style is interesting, as it switches between the events occurring on the mainland and those on the island. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of Agatha Christie-style novels and who enjoys tense, suspenseful settings and plot developments in books. However, I would also recommend checking out the content warnings for this book as some of the deaths are quite graphically described at times.

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toffishay's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a really engaging, creepy, but fun mystery! The homages to classic mysteries, especially Agatha Christie were really fun as a lover of mystery and detective media. I won't spoil the ending, but I think it's a worthwhile read if you are a fan of the genre. The only things bringing it down for me, is that I think there could have been a little more drama at the end and one character in particular, I felt was under-used.

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