I'm kind of at my limit with books using DID as a plotline, especially because it often feels like it's used as shock value versus exploring this mental illness with real sensitivity or depth. Even with this aside, this book felt confusing to me with a lot of different plotlines that didn't all come together in my mind. I get that this author is an academic and a psychotherapist, but these credentials weren't enough for this to feel authentic enough to me.

I really thought this book would appeal to me in the long run, but I just haven't been able to muster up the enthusiasm for it.

I want to thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for giving me the opportunity to review this book. I admit in my joy at joining NetGalley I may have been overzealous in my requesting numbers. As this book has already been published, I am choosing to work on the current upcoming publish date books in my que. As I complete those I will work on my backlogged request and will provide a review at that time. I again send my sincere thanks and apologies.

i really enjoyed the conflict of which personality is telling the truth, it was a really well done mystery. You could tell why netflix was interested.

DNF. Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for this early copy! I decided to not keep reading this one, it was not for me. Thanks!

An interesting, creepy idea for a book - but I had a bit of a hard time following the plot, and I felt a little confused at times.

I had high hopes for this one because it sounded so interesting and I love psychological thrillers.
This book was okay. I did enjoy it but felt the plot got a little convoluted at times which lowered the rating for me.
I liked the characters but wanted more from them.

I was so excited by the concept of this book - multiple personalities! Such a cool idea but definitely was hard to keep up with the storyline. I was often confused and had to re-read pages to try and orient myself in the story.

Thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book!

I loved this book. The atmosphere was everything I wanted it to be. I loved the plot and storyline in the book. I loved the characters in this story. It gave me all the feels I was looking for when I started reading this. I highly recommend this author. I loved the writing. I will be looking for other works in the future from this author.

This book had a really interesting concept, but it was a bit difficult and confusing for me to get into when I was reading it. I would really like to give this one another chance at a different time though, I think I would've enjoyed it more in different circumstances!

Here’s my review of this title:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-03-26/four-crime-novels-to-help-you-weather-the-spring

I enjoyed this book. It was engaging from start to finish. I loved the characters. I found the alternate personalities to be very entertaining and a unique story.

The big reveal at the end was excellent. The story was a little confusing. If you contemplated it for too long you might find some to be unexplainable. But overall it was a good thriller.

I received this galley from NetGalley.

Thank you NetGalley.

One woman, many personas. But which one is telling the truth?

Alexa Wú is a brilliant yet darkly self-aware young woman whose chaotic life is manipulated and controlled by a series of alternate personalities. Only three people know about their existence: her shrink Daniel; her stepmother Anna; and her enigmatic best friend Ella.

When Ella gets a job at a high-end gentleman's club, she is gradually drawn into London's cruel underbelly. With lives at stake, Alexa follows her friend on a daring rescue mission. Threatened and vulnerable, she will discover whether her multiple personalities are her greatest asset, or her most dangerous obstacle.

Left you guessing and kept you on your toes. If you are looking for a great psychological thriller this is it!

While I found the premise of The Eighth Girl intriguing, the delivery was complicated and hard to follow. I struggled to get into the story, finding it slow, sad, and clinical. I put it down on a number occasions before finishing. I wanted to love it but for a thriller it fell short for me.

This book wasn't for me unfortunately. I appreciate the opportunity to read it but was unable to finish it.

A good book that takes a look at two topics that up until this point, have likely not been combined in a thrilling work of fiction. Those two topics are mental health (in particular Dissociative identity disorder aka DID) and the sex trafficing industry. A character driven book that really only involves two main character, but with one experiencing DID, you feel the full cast of voices that are competing for space within Alexa's body!

The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung 4.5 stars if possible
What a mind blowing book! I won't tell you what it is about, you can read that in the blurb or other people's reviews, what I will tell you is that this is one of those books that reaches out slowly and then snatches you completely until it's finished. I found it to be highly interesting, a little mysterious, a little sad (more than a little) and more than enough to make me want to read more from this author! Thank you Netgalley and the Publishers for allowing me to leave my opinion.

The best thing about this book is the abundance of adjectives, but that doesn't make it a better psychological thriller. The concept of multiple personalities is an intriguing concept, but given that possibility, there was little suprise. Narration by both Alexa and her psychotherapist seems to revolve more around how Alexa is dealing with her issues. Its more character study than thriller.

I rarely, rarely find books that I have difficulty finishing, but I seem to have been coming across several lately. Maxine Mei-Fung Chung's The Eighth Girl is unfortunately one of those books. Right from the start, I knew this wasn't the book for me. The writing style is too meandering and tedious; the explanations of psychological disorders too obvious; and the plot, characters, and multiple personalities, not obvious enough. I am sorry I wasn't able to enjoy it more.

This was an interesting book, but I'm not sure I enjoyed it very much. The "twist" near the end explains the title, but I think it could have been named something else.