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books4bri's review against another edition
4.0
I started this book knowing nothing about Jack the Ripper. This is a historical fiction book that took artistic liberties with the actual story to relate it to the characters. I found it really entertaining not thinking it was telling that much about the actual crime. In the end it was revealed that many of the crime scenes were actual descriptions of many of the crimes committed by the Ripper. It was a thrilling ride with an entertaining relationship between the main characters. I was eventually able to figure out who the killer was before they were revealed. Looking forward to continuing on with the series.
marisa_dc's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
sarah_kilcline's review against another edition
4.0
Wow this book was something!
At first I was expecting a much more historically based mystery with some slight creative liberties to make it seem solved or wrapped up in an implied way; however, that expectation ended quickly. It’s maybe 3% historically influenced and then the rest is just creative liberties and I really enjoyed it! I have a lot of thoughts about the ending and how it’s interweaves another dark tale, but I can’t really talk about them without spoiling the details of the book! Overall, this story takes Jack the Ripper in a whole new and unexpected direction and I loved it I won’t lie, up until the end, I was ready to put this series down to come back to at a later date but now I’m contemplating hard my next read lol.
With that being said, the first 75% of the book is a bunch of circling inner dialogue from the main character, who happens to be the most dramatic character in the book and seriously needs to think before jumping to her first conclusion… also she pukes literally any time something is even slightly upsetting lol! She might need to find a new line of work if gruesome dead bodies and the darkness of human kind are too much for her apparently weak stomach…. Anyway, the last bit is then just gore and fast paced plot twists and it made the story feel a little too drawn out just to be fast forwarded in the end.
All in all, if the book was 30-50 pages shorter and with a more direct focus instead of giving the reader ADHD via the main character (which made it exhausting to read as a true adhd’er myself), I would have given it a 5. This was a ballsy take on a well known mystery and I think the author was quite successful at it!
At first I was expecting a much more historically based mystery with some slight creative liberties to make it seem solved or wrapped up in an implied way; however, that expectation ended quickly. It’s maybe 3% historically influenced and then the rest is just creative liberties and I really enjoyed it! I have a lot of thoughts about the ending and how it’s interweaves another dark tale, but I can’t really talk about them without spoiling the details of the book! Overall, this story takes Jack the Ripper in a whole new and unexpected direction and I loved it I won’t lie, up until the end, I was ready to put this series down to come back to at a later date but now I’m contemplating hard my next read lol.
With that being said, the first 75% of the book is a bunch of circling inner dialogue from the main character, who happens to be the most dramatic character in the book and seriously needs to think before jumping to her first conclusion… also she pukes literally any time something is even slightly upsetting lol! She might need to find a new line of work if gruesome dead bodies and the darkness of human kind are too much for her apparently weak stomach…. Anyway, the last bit is then just gore and fast paced plot twists and it made the story feel a little too drawn out just to be fast forwarded in the end.
All in all, if the book was 30-50 pages shorter and with a more direct focus instead of giving the reader ADHD via the main character (which made it exhausting to read as a true adhd’er myself), I would have given it a 5. This was a ballsy take on a well known mystery and I think the author was quite successful at it!
books_with_kenzie's review against another edition
4.0
Apon reread I came to really enjoy the groundwork that was set up in this book for not only this plot but the rest of the quartet. Audrey Rose is a complex character. In this book it does a really fantastic job of handling grief and complicated family relationships. I really enjoyed how all the clues of "who done it" were laid out and when you get to the ending you can see all the details and foreshadowing done. Also I love Audrey and her love interest their banter and chemistry had my heart fluttering.
mia_05235's review against another edition
writing style was not for me couldn’t get into the story
thats_who_i_am's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
urmomsallama's review against another edition
5.0
I chose to reread this book instead of reading the millions of books I have yet to read, that alone says how much I love this book