Reviews with content warning for Drug abuse - Eight Perfect Murders

This was a mystery unlike any other I've read. Who is Charlie and why is he doing this? Are all of the murders done by Charlie? The twists towards the end will blow your mind.

Good luck trying to resist the urge to add the 8 murder books mentioned to your TBR list! I failed that challenge.

Slow burn took a star away but really it was a great story!

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ali_sun's review

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dark emotional 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

3.5

It was a good book. The beginning was intriguing and had me wanting to continue but it wasn’t a strong compulsion. It wasn’t until at least halfway through that I didn’t want to stop reading and wanted to know what we were going to find out next. And bonus, there are some good recommendations for books throughout.

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allie_ooop's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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bookwormabby54's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

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lizaxwin's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Hm… I feel like I expected this book to be different judging from it‘s blurb. I liked the idea so much, but the execution just wasn‘t for me.

It‘s not like I could foresee who Charlie was or what would happen to Marshall in the end. But none of these things really touched me emotionally. I feel like the whole story was just so dull.

I‘m actually a bit sad because the idea of someone reenacting a list of perfect murders sounded so intriguing.

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blackrosemoon72's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was going to give this a three until the last 30 minutes of the book. The reveal wasn't super surprising but I liked the wrapping up of the loose ends at the end of the book.

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sophia_dawn's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is the best thriller that I have read in a while. Using a severely unreliable narrator was a great way for the author to conceal the plot twists, and there were a lot. There were some very dark themes in this book, but I liked the cyclical aspect and how everything truly connected. It was intense and crazy.

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keijiwolf's review against another edition

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mysterious

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

2.0

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