Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

109 reviews

kayisgay's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Sexism and Death of parent

em_of_swags's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

while the book was very thrilling and I enjoyed it, I feel like a lot of aspects were woven in and then just forgotten about/never explained fully? idk whether that will be picked up on in following books though.

I don't think it needed the lovestory, really, but I guess it can't be avoided

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, and Drug use

hdoomk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Medical content, Body horror, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Murder, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

lotasoler's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Torture, Grief, Gore, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Drug use, Murder, Stalking, Body horror, Blood, Classism, Sexism, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Vomit

claire_perry20's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-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 guessed the plot twist in the first quarter of the book, but then I reminded myself this is a book for young adult readers. It was really annoying for me, as a social worker, to have the protagonist and the authors note at the end embellish the fact that the victims were daughters, mothers, sisters, etc because I think their personhood isn’t contingent upon relation to others but that’s a me problem. I can appreciate a female protagonist who is tough and feminine but the author doesn’t seem to understand the show don’t tell concept. Audrey Rose said it several times throughout the book. Took me a long time to get through because it moved slowly and got boring but I could understand why people liked it. Just not for me and I don’t think I’ll read more of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent

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

queenbookbuff's review

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

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

vixenreader's review against another edition

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

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

3.5

Despite how tricky the premise is, it is much more respectful than you think it would be. The romance is a bit trite, but it does become quite sweet over time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Sexism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Drug abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

Beware of dismemberment, prostitution, abuse of prostitutes, fear of disease, whorephobia, poverty, and death of a sibling.

_caramel_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Classism