Reviews

The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi

amyisreilledup's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

karieh13's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

pdevane1015's review

3.0

The Eighth Detective is an intriguing puzzle box mystery inside a mystery. Short stories of varying styles woven together in a deeper narrative forced me to pay extra attention to details and plot throughout. I enjoyed this intricately plotted novel and would encourage anyone excited by unusual narrative structures and cerebral writing to read The Eighth Detective.

ursa_arlo's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

bethwarb's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

cheryl_gager's review against another edition

I just didn't care. Normally I would go to 100 pages before DNFing, however, I realised that I was not going to vibe with how the story is formatted. Going back and fourth between the crime stories the author wrote and the conversations Julia was having with him to discover what happened to him just left me feeling disconnected as we are having a chapter that is fairly long (at least 25 pages) with characters we are only going to see in that chapter for the author's crime story and then the shorter chapters are with the characters we are supposed to be invested in. Overall not for me but maybe the payoff at the end could be worth it if you like the back and fourth of it all.

oh_livia's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

amb3rwald3n's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked how it had multiple murder mysteries to figure out in each chapter. It was very de ressing. It kept me on the edge of my seat and had a few twists at the end. I liked the reveal and portrayal of it all in the end. 

ent0mbed's review against another edition

4.0

MINOR SPOILERS MAYBE!

I was forced to read for school. And I had this book for so long under my bed I finally picked it up. Now I have a LOVE for books.

My awful attention span loved all the short stories every other paragraph. It kept me wanting to keep reading more and more.

Some of the plot twists at the end felt slightly unnecessary and rushed but I loved the book regardless.

kkrinzel412's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5