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Review of Stalking Jack the Ripper



I gave this book 5/5 stars!
I can't believe I waited so long to start this book! It has everything I love: murder mysteries, romance, forensics... 

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 The descriptions are everything! They allow you to clearly visualize what is described and basically transport you straight into the book. I wasn't bothered by the descriptions of cutting people open and examining them. Keep in mind that I am not bothered with blood or anything remotely close to that, especially when I am reading it. With that, I do think that people who are sensitive to those things wont mind it either. It also isn't like that all you read in each chapter. I believe I only read it 3-5 times in the entire book, and they weren't going into grand detail. 

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 Lets discuss characters... I am in love with each and every one of them. And I truly do mean that. They were all individually unique, having their own personality characteristics that were devoted to them. But they were tied together through their passions and by family means. I think this is what really interested me. How different personalities work together and can lead to the same profession interests. 

 I really liked the pictures, especially since I didn't know what some of the different things were. This would include tubercular leprosy. I think that the pictures chosen were perfect, not being too graphic or gory. I also liked reading which aspects of the book were true and which were not at the end. I must say, I do have a newfound curiosity with Jack the Ripper now. 

 Maniscalco does a great job at keeping it a mystery on who Jack the Ripper is. Throughout the entire book I thought it was one person, but it turned out to be someone else. Maniscalco stole my heart like she herself were Jack the Ripper. Her writing style is crazy addictive and I see what the hype about this book is about. Can't wait to continue reading this series and see what else she comes up with!
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Synopsis:
A #1 New York Times Bestseller!

Presented by James Patterson's new children's imprint, this deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion...

Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life.

Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.

The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this dazzling, #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.
Reading log: Jun. 20, 2019 - Jun. 21, 2019
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