Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

8 reviews

m4evzie's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious 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

3.0

3/5 stars.
first half was so booooooooring and cluttered with info! and the author cant write a good empowering female character for shit bro
😭 audrey is just so “i'm not like other girls!" and her character doesnt seem to have a unique trait whatsoever? and its just too unrealistic, i swear.
what a way to start 2024 i guess.
i mean, for a bit, the plot was intriguing and i was engaged with it by the 60% mark, but the ending disappointed me too much.
thomas was a fun character tho, not particularly well-written, but he’s charming and quick-witted and probably has adhd a.k.a i like him the best bc hes just so me.
props to this book for giving us absolutely nothing!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Murder, Body horror, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Sexism, Misogyny, and Hate crime

Moderate: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Terminal illness and Vomit

koerli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Sehr guter kriminal Roman mit mal wieder starken Charakteren. Sehr geschickt die Details mit eingesponnen. Das Ende habe ich dennoch nicht kommen sehen. Lediglich, das versteifen auf dem Vater als Mörder von ihr war zu viel, da musste was falsch sein. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Death, Violence, Body horror, Hate crime, and Blood

puterea_cuvintelor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Death, and Hate crime

lulibooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Hate crime, Death, Vomit, Violence, Torture, and Blood

melis_246's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.75

The ending was shit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Mental illness

There was no rep

bubothereader's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

I’m not normally a huge historical fiction fan, but @kerrimaniscalco knows how to write one that I want to read.  
The intrigue, the plot, the gasps. I read about 300 pages in one night up until 3:30 a.m. because I didn’t want to put it down. 

The characters are top notch, her foreshadowing is superb, without being heavy-handed—I didn’t know what would happen, but when the reveal occurred I saw all the dominoes fall into place. Such an Agatha Christie move!! 
The atmosphere was bone-chilling. I’d get scared and put the book down, shake it out, then pick it right back up. 
The writing was a great style for Victorian England as well. Very believable. 
The romance was something I shipped and felt natural. No insta-love. Very well-paced. Plus, i appreciate that Audrey Rose didn’t lose her head about him either—she questioned him and his motives. A reasonable approach to a relationship. 

This is a 5-star read for me. I’ve not felt this jazzed about a book in a few months. Will pick up the sequel next year!

TW: the book is fairly gory, deals with murder, shows autopsies, and has some gaslighting moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Hate crime

chantellimus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Vomit, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

semelos's review

adventurous dark funny 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

this book could eat me out 😛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Torture

Minor: Chronic illness and Death of parent