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Jack Spintecătorul. Crimele din Whitechapel by Kerri Maniscalco

41 reviews

bzliz's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

This fictionalization of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders stars Audrey Rose Wadsworth, a young lady yet to make her society debut who prefers apprenticing in autopsies with her uncle to attending teas and such as young ladies of the time “should” do. In doing so she meets Thomas Cresswell, a handsome but arrogant student of her uncle’s who also apprentices for him. The pair immerse themselves deeply in the crimes to help stop the vicious killer and they can’t seem to stay apart from each other. They chase clues and face setbacks together, sharing theories and ensuring her uncle isn’t executed after being falsely accused of the crimes, but perhaps the real killer is still someone close to her. 

The book is well paced and I appreciate that Audrey Rose doesn’t fall too deeply into the “not like other girls” trap. Despite her drive toward macabre science, she still enjoys fine dresses and makeup like her peers, though she does find it hard to relate to their lack of drive toward being more than a future wife. I wish we’d gotten to see more interaction with her cousin Liza; I think she could use a positive female presence on her side given the heavy male influence around her. 

Like many mysteries, the characters don’t get a lot of development. The greatest changes here are shown only in how Audrey Rose and Thomas’s dynamic shifts to be more like partners than adversaries. I hope there’s more personal growth in the next book but I’m not holding my breath for it. 

The ending does go a bit off the rails but in a fun way. The real killer is

Audrey Rose’s brother Nathaniel. She followed much evidence proclaiming her father as the killer but in truth her brother became obsessed with bringing their mother back to life in some kind of Frankenstein style experiment. This is why he was killing and harvesting organs of women who he saw as being worthless to society.

The reveal could have played out longer and the change of heart setting up the next book felt a little heavy handed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexism, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely loved this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

oh_roudha_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

The book was good however, I think that some parts were dragged out and unnecessary. Also the ending was really unexpected like I got click-baited 🤨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Stalking

abbiexhope's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Cannibalism

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

this was so much better than i was expecting? i expected it to be good and it did deliver! although the ending was a liiiiiittle lacklustre, overall this had an amazing spooky atmosphere and i would definitely recommend it to anyone who are fans of frankenstein and horror/murder books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

lainiereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

predicted the murderer and found a lot of dialogue to be cringey, but i enjoyed the story and the romance. will probably read the next book eventually. 
also enjoyed the use of actual facts from the case. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Death of parent

lillianreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Vomit

aaliyahisaacs_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If I could Give this book a 6 I would. Nothing has felt so dear to my heart since the invisible life of Addie LaRue.
Going into this book at a time when i as very down and anxious was probably the best decision i made. This book took me away from my spiraling thoughts and kept me so captivated i could focus on nothing else. The smudges of romance throughout was extremely adoring and i can say without a doubt that Thomas Cresswell is my top Book Boyfriend ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💕😘🙌

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Well I will give points that this was a quick read since I read it in 2 days 😅 I struggled with the character: Audrey is the stereotype of "not like other girls" and reminds us of that incessantly... but she had a few redeeming qualities; and while Thomas attempts to be a Sherlock wannabe, I was intrigued by his character throughout. I do wish Audrey was a bit better at deducing things because WOW she flip flopped all over! I can see how it would be different being in the situation, but I guessed who it was from the beginning. Which is rare for me. And I don't know the history around Jack the Ripper. So there's that.

Anyways, while I was decidedly NOT a fan of the extremely grotesque descriptions, I like the characters enough to hope for more growth and might eventually read the sequels!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

aklovekorn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism