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A review by megancperry
Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco
4.0
What a satisfying conclusion! I loved how things were tied off with the main characters, and also the overarching Jack the Ripper mystery - getting closure on that was nice.
Although, this wasn’t my favourite in the series: that has to go to Hunting Prince Dracula. That second book just brought some of my favourite scenes of the entire series, along with the introduction of so many great characters! And we mustn’t forget the romance! As far as the latter is concerned, I feel that HPD had the best romantic development, whereas in SJTR as times it came off as rushed and slightly cringe, in HPD there was so much build up and tension: I loved it!!
Back to CTD, one thing I did appreciate was Audrey Rose’s independence in fighting and escaping from the killer, and her moral debate and resolution here also.
However, at times, I got frustrated by the repetitive nature of certain phrases: i.e. Thomas kept saying how he would never box Wadsworth in, and I loved the sentiment but after hearing it said a hundred times, I got slightly sick of it!
Also, I really don’t care about Noah (is that his name? the American from the school in Romania?) - I feel like between not seeing him for an entire book, and frankly, never really paying much attention to him in the first place, I didn’t really remember him so...
Overall, I very much enjoyed this series and would highly recommend! I mainly read it for the characters and the romance, but the mystery elements were cool too (though predictable at times). Hopefully, I’ll get to read the novella(s?) at some point too - I look forward to seeing things from Thomas’ perspective!!
Although, this wasn’t my favourite in the series: that has to go to Hunting Prince Dracula. That second book just brought some of my favourite scenes of the entire series, along with the introduction of so many great characters! And we mustn’t forget the romance! As far as the latter is concerned, I feel that HPD had the best romantic development, whereas in SJTR as times it came off as rushed and slightly cringe, in HPD there was so much build up and tension: I loved it!!
Back to CTD, one thing I did appreciate was Audrey Rose’s independence in fighting and escaping from the killer, and her moral debate and resolution here also.
However, at times, I got frustrated by the repetitive nature of certain phrases: i.e. Thomas kept saying how he would never box Wadsworth in, and I loved the sentiment but after hearing it said a hundred times, I got slightly sick of it!
Also, I really don’t care about Noah (is that his name? the American from the school in Romania?) - I feel like between not seeing him for an entire book, and frankly, never really paying much attention to him in the first place, I didn’t really remember him so...
Overall, I very much enjoyed this series and would highly recommend! I mainly read it for the characters and the romance, but the mystery elements were cool too (though predictable at times). Hopefully, I’ll get to read the novella(s?) at some point too - I look forward to seeing things from Thomas’ perspective!!