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Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

33 reviews

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

rayneyisreading's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Vomit

estellejacksons's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism and Vomit

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

shelfdelight's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

martynelson's review

dark 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, Vomit, and Violence

Very dark, with violent, gory details

signebrum's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Mild spoilers, but none that ruins the reading experience 

What a bloody horrific amazing read

This book is not for the faint of heart, there’s blood, betrayal, murders, very very disturbing bloody murders etc.
If you however don’t have a problem reading about it, Stalking Jack the Ripper is excellent!

I liked the way the mystery spread out, and I really loved Audrey Rose as a main character and her narrative. And I’ll admit it. Thomas Cresswell won me over quite quickly.

While I do like the love story, I wouldn’t have minded the beginning of the book being a little more strechted out. Audrey Rose and Thomas are flirting quite a lot, and Audrey Rose seems to like him within the first 5 chapters. And while we are told time passes and they are spending time at Audrey Rose’s Uncle’s laboratory, I’d be nice seeing it. 

Other than that, I bloody loved this book, and will definitely be reading the rest in the series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent

Content warnings are due to the book being a whodunnit

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

theartsybookwitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

THAT ENDING. 

I don’t think I’ve ever had a book give me that much of a visceral reaction ever. 

I loved this retelling and loved all the characters. 

And reading this for the first time in 2021 and reading about Audrey Rose’s father being overprotective and making them wear masks in public, I can’t

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Minor: Vomit