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Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

21 reviews

rarity's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexism, Grief, Vomit, and Drug abuse

kartandbag's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I decided to reread this (since the last time I read it was 2017-2018? And I just got the last two books. 
I went through and annotated and it gave me a fresh view on the book. I think I cried when I found out who the killer was before, but this time around  I'd gone through all the clues and knew who it was by the end. 
It being a historical fiction adds to the definition of the main character being a women, she's often looked down upon but she almost never allows it to get in her way. 

And I have to say, I think I also fell for the love interest by the end. (though, maybe not book boyfriend worthy; Yet!) 

It took me around 4 days to finish the book (while I read all of Acotar in a span of a week) so I'd say it is a slower read to really grasp every ounce of information. 

I also loved that she adds information at the end of the book so you really capture what information she used to inspire her and be accurate. 

Stay tuned for Hunting Prince Dracula, as Ill be rereading and annotating that one as well. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Classism, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit, Confinement, Cannibalism, Terminal illness, and Stalking

xenikoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It took me a while to get into this book but I couldn’t put it down! The descriptions & some pictures are so creepy but I really enjoyed the writing. The ending definitely made up for the slow start!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Drug use, Blood, Death, Medical content, Body horror, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gore, and Drug abuse

c_e_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Medical content, Violence, Misogyny, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Animal death, and Vomit

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Confinement, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Medical content, Blood, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

zuha_kh's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Medical content

jia_pet's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Stalking, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

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

s_panfil's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Misogyny

ivy123's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

I am so happy to start the year off reading something I really enjoyed.

Stalking Jack the Ripper sees our main character Audrey Rose investigating the Jack the Ripper murders alongside her uncle and a quick-witted companion Thomas. This was an interesting fictionalization of the murders in a way I had not seen before and I loved the banter between Audrey and Thomas.  The historical photographs copied onto certain chapters were an entertaining touch making the world feel even more real. I also loved Audrey's determination to study forensics and anatomy against the wishes of others and her flaws making her a believable character. I did not exactly see the twist coming at the end of who Jack the Ripper was but it also did not seem so surprising when revealed.

At the same time although I loved this novel I can see where others are coming from in their critiques. Audrey does appear the Watson to Thomas's Holmes and the I am not like other girls trope was screaming at you from the page from the moment you set out. However, these things did not really bother me as I was entertained the whole way through. I also did not set out thinking this would be 100% accurate to it's real-life counterpart and Kerri Maniscalco is honest that creative liberties were taken with the facts to fit the story. This was ok as well since I did not go in looking for a historical book.

Overall a great debut novel and I can not wait to start the next in the series.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcohol