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Escaping from Houdini

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Author: Kerri Maniscalco Read: 9/26/2018 Pages: 416 Rating:  3.5 Format: A udio Response: The Third installment of Kerri Maniscalco's YA mystery series was a perfect addition to the set. The entire book was a satisfying journey from England to America full of twists and turns. I assumed with a name like "escaping from Houdini", the murderer wouldn't be Houdini, but Maniscalco had me questioning that through the second half of the book. there is so much to offload with the ending of this book. The reason I have this book as a 3.5, is despite how much I loved it, the ending was garbage. First of all, Cresswell leaving without Audrey!? I'm not okay. These two are goals and she nearly died for him. Like, come on. Second, the Epilogue wasn't well written to know if Cresswell actually comes back to Audrey, or leaves for his in...

Stalking Jack the Ripper

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Author: Kerri Maniscalco  Read: 4/29/2018 Pages: 326 Rating: 4.5 Format: physical Response: Let me start this off with saying I'm not big on mystery books. I'm more of an action and adventure type of girl, so this was my first tumble into this genre. It was like stepping into the kiddy pool for me, as it was still very YA. Audrey Rose and Thomas Cresswell are some of my favorite characters I've read. Their dynamic is adorable and makes me stupid smile. Stalking Jack the Ripper takes place in the Victorian Era where women, especially lord's daughters, are expected to behave a certain way and like certain things. They're expected to hold tea and like pretty things. They're not supposed to enjoy running around the more shady parts of London trying to solve a murder and cutting into people to study their organs. But as Audrey says at one point, she can like both. Th...