Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

6 reviews

puterea_cuvintelor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Death, and Hate crime

lulibooks's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Hate crime, Death, Vomit, Violence, Torture, and Blood

melis_246's review

dark medium-paced

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

0.75

The ending was shit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Mental illness

There was no rep

bubothereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

I’m not normally a huge historical fiction fan, but @kerrimaniscalco knows how to write one that I want to read.  
The intrigue, the plot, the gasps. I read about 300 pages in one night up until 3:30 a.m. because I didn’t want to put it down. 

The characters are top notch, her foreshadowing is superb, without being heavy-handed—I didn’t know what would happen, but when the reveal occurred I saw all the dominoes fall into place. Such an Agatha Christie move!! 
The atmosphere was bone-chilling. I’d get scared and put the book down, shake it out, then pick it right back up. 
The writing was a great style for Victorian England as well. Very believable. 
The romance was something I shipped and felt natural. No insta-love. Very well-paced. Plus, i appreciate that Audrey Rose didn’t lose her head about him either—she questioned him and his motives. A reasonable approach to a relationship. 

This is a 5-star read for me. I’ve not felt this jazzed about a book in a few months. Will pick up the sequel next year!

TW: the book is fairly gory, deals with murder, shows autopsies, and has some gaslighting moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Hate crime

chantellimus's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Vomit, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

semelos's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

4.5

this book could eat me out 😛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Torture

Minor: Chronic illness and Death of parent