Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

13 reviews

tmholsman_1994's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely fell in love with this story when I first read it and I just fell even more in love with it upon reread. This was my first historical fantasy book and I fell in love with the genre. I really loved Kerri Maniscalco's take on Jack the Ripper. I love how Audrey Rose didn't care what society thought of her fascination with studying science and dissecting bodies. instead of doing what society deems appropriate. I loved the growth of Audrey and Thomas' relationship and I am very excited to read more of their adventures. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness and Suicide

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Despite how tricky the premise is, it is much more respectful than you think it would be. The romance is a bit trite, but it does become quite sweet over time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Beware of dismemberment, prostitution, abuse of prostitutes, fear of disease, whorephobia, poverty, and death of a sibling.

iseefirede's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Vomit, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic

m4evzie's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

3/5 stars.
first half was so booooooooring and cluttered with info! and the author cant write a good empowering female character for shit bro
😭 audrey is just so “i'm not like other girls!" and her character doesnt seem to have a unique trait whatsoever? and its just too unrealistic, i swear.
what a way to start 2024 i guess.
i mean, for a bit, the plot was intriguing and i was engaged with it by the 60% mark, but the ending disappointed me too much.
thomas was a fun character tho, not particularly well-written, but he’s charming and quick-witted and probably has adhd a.k.a i like him the best bc hes just so me.
props to this book for giving us absolutely nothing!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness and Vomit

saniyasyed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Blood

c_e_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

oh_roudha_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad 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

4.75

The book was good however, I think that some parts were dragged out and unnecessary. Also the ending was really unexpected like I got click-baited 🤨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Stalking

fremzz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Animal death, Torture, and Alcohol

Slight spoilers for first and second book The drug use/abuse is referring to her father's use of opium and Thomas’s smoking (although I’ve read he stops in the second book)

iqdq's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

rayneyisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Vomit