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This is about Audrey Rose and she's a girl in the late 1800s. She wants to be a mortician/doctor and is very interested in dissecting people. There's also a love story with Thomas. Audrey has lost her mom (I know shocking) and her dad is very distraught by it.

Initially I thought this seemed intriguing because a historical mystery is underdone. Plus the idea of Jack the Ripper seemed cool. Unfortunately it didn't live up to the hype. I honestly should've known because it had James Patterson presents. Now me and James Patterson have a past of good-mediocre-terrible. I've read his "When the Wind Blows" series and loved those, had some fun with the Woman's Murder Club. Then I read a few others that were mediocre to bad, and then I read Zoo which is one of the worst books ever written. So I should've known that this book was probably going to be mediocre at best.

This book felt like it was trying to be all about feminism but felt like "I'm not like other girls" and kept getting brought up in the most annoying way possible. The story was cliche and predictable. It was pretty obvious who Jack the Ripper was from the get go. The sleuthing was subpar. I might be too old for this, and have way better mystery novels.

2.5/5

liloluli84's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

aceinit's review against another edition

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4.0

Well, that was unexpectedly entertaining. Any time I stumble onto YA books via social media, I tend to preemptive set myself up for disappointment because so many of them are terrible, but I quickly came to adore Audrey Rose and Thomas. Though I had the Ripper's identity figured out by around the 25% complete mark, the lovely prose and our two intrepid leads were more than enough to keep me interested. Liked this one so much that I went ahead and ordered the full series.

lenaoknihach's review against another edition

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4.0

Už hodně dlouho jsem Audrey Rose a Thomase Cresswella chtěla poznat, protože zahraniční booktubeři a bookstagrameři na celou sérii pějí ódy a neměla jsem daleko k tomu, abych se do knih pustila v angličtině.

Když jsem zjistila, že u nás Po stopách Jacka Rozparovače vyjde, skákala jsem radostí. A skáču i teď po dočtení, protože mě první díl moc bavil a hlavní postavy se mi vryly do paměti jako už dlouho žádné.

I když jsem vraha dopadla ještě před polovinou a na konci jsem tak překvapená nebyla, moc jsem si užívala tu mrazivou atmosféru, kterou autorka vytvořila dokonale.

Temné uličky viktoriánského Londýna, Audrey Rose s Thomasem na stopě jednomu s nejznámějších sériových vrahů, no neláká vás to hned k přečtení?

Vydání druhého dílu je u Dobrovského potvrzeno a já se na něj neskutečně moc těším. Prý je ještě lepší než ten první.

madams408's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

kd666's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.5

Great read that kept the twists coming!

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s_ierraclark's review against another edition

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2.0

was this book really bad? yes. am i obsessed? yes. is this one of the most historically inaccurate books i've ever read? absolutely. is it so bad it's campy? not on purpose but like fully it's like those really awful campy cult classic movies. i had a great time. 2 stars.

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