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Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

5 reviews

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

namenotimportant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

roseamillerg's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

Predictable plot twist and barely any romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship