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Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

19 reviews

caitlinreadss's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

I think, out of all 3 books in the stalking Jack the Ripper series so far, this was the weakest. That being said, I still have it 4 stars because it’s still a fantastic read on its own. 
Kerri Maniscalco is an incredible storyteller and her books are very entertaining (and this is coming from a person who doesn’t care much for murder mysteries)! 
This book almost broke my heart because of poor Thomas Creswell - honestly Audrey-Rose, he did not deserve that even when he was giving you the choice to go ahead and do whatever you pleased. And I did not deserve it either to be left almost heartbroken for one of my favourite fictional couples (and right up until the epilogue too - how cruel!)
The atmosphere of this book was absolutely fantastic and the plot was very captivating. The only reason why I didn’t give it 5 stars was because it was a lot slower compared to the first two books and the ending where the killer was ‘unmasked’ was a little more disappointing and I wasn’t as shocked (even though it was a little more dangerous for our favourite couple). 
Overall. This is a very good book but I just read it with a little too high standards. 

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juliette_95's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0


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mybookthrone's review against another edition

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

3.0


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anouverlinden_'s review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-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

4.0


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misslescano's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5


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hazel_t23's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? No

3.5


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joufancyhuh's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0

This book undid almost all the character growth from the first book. Also I'm not unconvinced that both Audrey Rose and Thomas aren't sociopaths.

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eggy's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • 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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boredomandwordsofbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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