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A review by simplystacie
City of Darkness by Kim Wright
4.0
City of Darkness is the first ebook I read on my new Kindle Fire and it was a great experience! The book was phenomenal and I looked forward to sitting in my bed curled up with blankets reading about the city of London in 1888 while Jack the Ripper roams the streets.
I read Kim Wright's Love in Mid Air two years ago and enjoyed it as well. This book, however, seems to be in a different genre. While Love in Mid Air was more of a women's fiction novel, City of Darkness was an historical mystery. I find her writing style easy to read. I was hooked from the first few pages and had a hard time putting the book down.
I could vividly picture all the characters especially Aunt Gerry, Leanna and Emma. I love that she had such strong female personalities even back in the late 1800s. I got a kick every time Aunt Gerry was mentioned because she was so eccentric, but with a huge heart. They were all very likable and interesting.
I also really liked Trevor Welles and how dedicated and professional he was in trying to solve the Jack the Ripper murders. He went above and beyond and strived to improve the way cases were handled. I imagined how different cases were processed back then with the primitive technology they had. Trevor mentions his desire to learn forensics from the French and tried out a few of their techniques on his own. His experiments always didn't turn out so well though! I was rooting for him to get his big break in the case.
I was fascinated reading the scenes with Jack the Ripper. I've always been interested in true crime books and this case has always intrigued me. Some of the scenes were pretty brutal and I cringed knowing that they are based on fact and real women actually endured his brutality. I was hoping they would catch the guy and put him to justice, but we all know that they never caught the Ripper and City of Darkness stays true to that. Although, I did find out which character was the Ripper in this book and I didn't see it coming. That's all I'm going to say though because I don't want to ruin the suspense!
I can't wait to read the next book in the series, City of Light which takes place in Paris during the World's Fair!
I read Kim Wright's Love in Mid Air two years ago and enjoyed it as well. This book, however, seems to be in a different genre. While Love in Mid Air was more of a women's fiction novel, City of Darkness was an historical mystery. I find her writing style easy to read. I was hooked from the first few pages and had a hard time putting the book down.
I could vividly picture all the characters especially Aunt Gerry, Leanna and Emma. I love that she had such strong female personalities even back in the late 1800s. I got a kick every time Aunt Gerry was mentioned because she was so eccentric, but with a huge heart. They were all very likable and interesting.
I also really liked Trevor Welles and how dedicated and professional he was in trying to solve the Jack the Ripper murders. He went above and beyond and strived to improve the way cases were handled. I imagined how different cases were processed back then with the primitive technology they had. Trevor mentions his desire to learn forensics from the French and tried out a few of their techniques on his own. His experiments always didn't turn out so well though! I was rooting for him to get his big break in the case.
I was fascinated reading the scenes with Jack the Ripper. I've always been interested in true crime books and this case has always intrigued me. Some of the scenes were pretty brutal and I cringed knowing that they are based on fact and real women actually endured his brutality. I was hoping they would catch the guy and put him to justice, but we all know that they never caught the Ripper and City of Darkness stays true to that. Although, I did find out which character was the Ripper in this book and I didn't see it coming. That's all I'm going to say though because I don't want to ruin the suspense!
I can't wait to read the next book in the series, City of Light which takes place in Paris during the World's Fair!