Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

61 reviews

anazap's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I read the authors note at the end that explains some of the inaccuracies included, and I’m (slightly) less bothered by them with these explanations. 

The two main characters were still insufferable. If I hear “not the kind of girl” one more time I will scream. 

It was a fun read though, even if the twist wasn’t entirely surprising.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

Moderate: Addiction and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cannibalism

lauren_shilling's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.75

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!! I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, because it is young adult, and YA has been really hit or miss for me recently. It's also historical, which I do not always enjoy either. However, I heard a lot of really good things about this book, and I am very intrigued by stories like this in general, so I decided to give it a try! I am so glad that I did! I loved the main character, she was such an amazing mc to follow. And Thomas Cresswell has my entire heart. Seriously, it's been a long time since I've fallen in love with a love interest in a book that wasn't mainly a romance, but I loved him so much!!! I did predict the plot twist, but it actually didn't hinder my enjoyment of the story at all! Sometimes when I predict a plot twist, it makes me lose interest in the story, but not in this book! This actually made it more exciting for me to watch the characters figure it out too and also to see if I was right or not! I don't really know how to explain it, but I really loved it! I'm so upset I don't have the second book in the series immediately, because I am so excited to continue on with it!! I cannot get enough of Audrey Rose and Thomas, and am so excited to read more about them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Death, Medical content, and Blood

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Grief, Misogyny, Torture, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Classism

abcdefgerda's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Medical content, Addiction, Cannibalism, Blood, Gore, Death, Murder, Genocide, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexism, Mental illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Addiction

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

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Medical content, and Classism

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

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: Violence, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Vomit

janetriestoread's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Murder, Medical content, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Sexism

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Inspired by the real Jack the Ripper murders that was set in 1888, it's a mystery book with a romance subplot. It took me longer to read than I expected because I was also researching about the real-life victims of Jack the Ripper.

It was a quick read (as expected since it's YA). Both MCs are badass and not annoying. 🤭 I get the hype of Mr. Thomas Cresswell now. 😍

The good, very descriptive writing captured the ambiance and vibe perfectly. Do be warned that there might be some gory descriptions since, you know, it's about murder and corpses. If you're not used to that kind of stuff, might as well rethink if you really want to read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Gore, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Death, and Torture

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

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

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

hshoue's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

The main characters are studying forensic science and are helping solve the brutal murders committed by Jack the Ripper. There are descriptions of autopsies, human dissection, and post mortem procedures as well as the injuries and mutilations sustained by the murder victims. I am not a person who regularly watches crime shows or gory stuff and I felt ok with it, but it may be bothersome to someone very squeamish or generally uncomfortable with dead bodies.