Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

17 reviews

kim_ourlandofstories's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This is written so well!
Jack the ripper is a serial killer that keeps capturing the world and will probably always do.
This story has been written with respect for the victims and everyone involved, but also with enough creative liberties that it feels "new".
I also love that the author included at the end which liberties they took and for which reason(s).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Cannibalism

beccarox7's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

kaebaebae29_'s review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

fiolud's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexism, Suicide, and Cannibalism

jia_pet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Terminal illness, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lauren_shilling's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.75

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!! I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, because it is young adult, and YA has been really hit or miss for me recently. It's also historical, which I do not always enjoy either. However, I heard a lot of really good things about this book, and I am very intrigued by stories like this in general, so I decided to give it a try! I am so glad that I did! I loved the main character, she was such an amazing mc to follow. And Thomas Cresswell has my entire heart. Seriously, it's been a long time since I've fallen in love with a love interest in a book that wasn't mainly a romance, but I loved him so much!!! I did predict the plot twist, but it actually didn't hinder my enjoyment of the story at all! Sometimes when I predict a plot twist, it makes me lose interest in the story, but not in this book! This actually made it more exciting for me to watch the characters figure it out too and also to see if I was right or not! I don't really know how to explain it, but I really loved it! I'm so upset I don't have the second book in the series immediately, because I am so excited to continue on with it!! I cannot get enough of Audrey Rose and Thomas, and am so excited to read more about them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Minor: Classism

abcdefgerda's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

rose_88's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Second time reading this book, and it’s just as amazing the second time.  I loved the dynamic between Audrey Rose and Thomas, as well as how the author was able to make their interactions to not be filled with sexism like many others during the time period.

I loved how Audrey Rose reacted to “the men in her life trying to chain her”, first with her Father keeping her in the house, then with Nathaniel when her Father was absent, even Blackburn when the only reason he wanted her help was the try and win her affections and marry her.

I loved how she constantly talked back to men trying to put her down because of her gender, and how she did it both politely and rudely at times.

I really enjoyed how the author foreshadowed Nathaniel as  Jack the Ripper, as this was a reread I already knew but while reading i noticed so many things I had missed, like how nervous he got anything the police were near, as well as how much he hated Audrey Rose’s involvement when things got more complicated and more murders occurred.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Alcohol

em_davies7019's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

jules_c's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Alcohol