2.36k reviews for:

The Decagon House Murders

Yukito Ayatsuji

3.84 AVERAGE

materialambition's review against another edition

3.0

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pretty good not a lot of depth but i enjoyed the mystery

johea22's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

jasmineting's review against another edition

4.0

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oh this ate. classic murder mystery vibes. v straightfoward writing & quick pacing - i had my suspicions in the beginning but how everything connected at the end was wild

danteandvirgil's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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I think I like the idea of puzzle mystery novels more than actually reading one. The beginning referred to Agatha Christie one too many times for me. The book literally refers to the Christie novel it is based on and it's a bit too on the nose for me.

Raeleen on the Books Unbound podcast read this one and got me interested but turns out we don't align on taste this time!

Believe me or not but I did guess right on the murderer before reveal! The puzzle is good and the reveal satisfying. 

zhyuhan's review against another edition

5.0

mysterious

nikaa's review against another edition

1.25

fast-paced

beelionbee's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

isopodcalyptic's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Spoilers for whodunnit

UGH. Of COURSE it was Van. I thought he was sus because he was on the island before anyone else and would have had time to set up murder plans, but Ellery was such a little freak I totally believed he did it.

theanswerisbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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This is not a one for people who only occasionally read mysteries, this is one for the mystery nerds who can write off books where character and dialogue are a little bit wonky (as they are here) because the mystery element was so fun. This wasn't my favorite mystery ever, but I had a good time listening to it (although I really would not recommend the audio; the very human narrator sounds like he is a bot).

[3.5 stars, rounded up]

blueyellow's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated