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A review by amatranfer
The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This January I joined a reading group that was exploring books on the topic of mental health, so I was thrilled to get accepted to review this book about a girl with multiple personality disorder and her therapist.
But this wasn't it for me. Very quickly, it became some crazy story in which the girl and her best friend are trying to dismantel a traficking ring... It felt very slow at parts and I didn't care about the story for much of the book. The big plot twist wasn't expected, but it also wasn't impressive.
The other selling point for me at first was that I thought there would be more exploration of the Asian culture, but this was barely mentioned.
Not for me.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
But this wasn't it for me. Very quickly, it became some crazy story in which the girl and her best friend are trying to dismantel a traficking ring... It felt very slow at parts and I didn't care about the story for much of the book. The big plot twist wasn't expected, but it also wasn't impressive.
The other selling point for me at first was that I thought there would be more exploration of the Asian culture, but this was barely mentioned.
Not for me.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Mental illness