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Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper #4)

  • Nov 28, 2024
  • 2 min read

Updated: Dec 2, 2024


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Capturing the Devil

By Kerri Maniscalco



 

Dates Read

Nov 26 - 28

2024

 

Listened to audio through Libro

12 hrs 25min

 

Blurb:

Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London they knew. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders.


Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've heard of before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him---and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed as a terrifying torture device---is another.


Will Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?

 

Favorite Character:

Grandmama

She knows whats up I just wish we had more of her.

 

Favorite Quotes:

Chapter 12

"I want to share a name with you, Thomas doesn't quite Suit me, although you'd make a lovely Audrey Rose"


Chapter 15

Thomas wouldn't care if I showed up to the church in my laboratory apron, sawdust clinging to my hems, scalpel In hand.

 

Thoughts: (Spoiler Alert)

The mid wedding breakup felt a little forced. Mainly because we haven't actually had any interactions with his father before now, or the girl she was only involved in one scene and then she just disappeared.

Also why would an American priest care about British aristocratic marriage contracts. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with the laws of the time but I'm still pretty sure an American wouldn't care.

At least there were no I can't breathe in my corset comments.



PopSugar Reading Challenge 2024 Updated 11/27/ 24

  • Nov 27, 2024
  • 3 min read


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Follow others doing this challenge




 

1) A book with the word "leap" in the title


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Sapho's Leap

By Erica Jong


How it fits:

Sahpho's 'Leap'



 

2) A bildungsroman

Coming of age story


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The Modern Faerie Tales

by Holly Black


How it fits:

Kaye and Val both have significant character growth during their stories.


 

3) A book about a 24-year-old


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A Curious Beginning

By Deanna Raybourn


How it fits:

Veronica is 24 years old during this novel




 

4) A book about a writer

Book cover for 'Kill Your Darlings' by L.E. Harper. The artwork depicts a woman in a flowing dress levitating in a dramatic pose, her body glowing against a vivid blue, starry background. Her head hangs back, and her arm drips with blood. The title, 'Kill Your Darlings,' is displayed in bold golden letters at the bottom, with 'A Novel' written below.
Kill Your Darlings

By L.E. Harper


How it fits:

The main character wrote the story they are trapped in.




 

5) A book about K-pop


 

6) A book about pirates

The cover of the book "The Demons in the Deep: Extended Edition" by Rebecca F. Kenney features a dark and captivating design. It showcases a ship's broken wheel surrounded by swirling, metallic waves and ethereal mist in shades of blue and silver, creating an ominous and mystical atmosphere. The title and author name are displayed in elegant, serif font, with the subtitle indicating it is part of the "Savage Seas" series, specifically Book Two.
The Demons in the Deep

By Rebecca F. Kenney


How it fits:

They start on a pirate ship and compete in pirate games.


 

7) A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete


 

8) A book by a blind or visually impaired author

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Half - Blood

By Jennifer L. Armentrout


How it fits:

Armentrout is visually impaired


 

9)A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author


 

10) A book by a self-published author


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Satan's Affair

By H.D. Carlton


How it fits:

H.D. Carlton is self-published


 

11) A book from a genre you typically avoid

Mortal Monarchs
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By Dr. Suzie Edge


How it fits:

I don't typically get nonfiction


 

12) A book from an animal's POV

Black Beauty
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By Anna Sewell


How it fits:

Told from a horses POV



 

13) A book originally published under a pen name


Clockwork Angel
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By Cassandra Clare


How it fits:

Cassandra Clare is a pseudonym for Judith Lewis



 

14) A book recommended by a bookseller


 

15) A book recommended by a librarian

The Lost Sister
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By Holly Black


How it fits:

It was recommended to me after I read The Cruel Prince



 

16) A book set 24 years before you were born


 

17) A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list

The Vampire Book Club
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By Nancy Warren


How it fits:

Ireland is on my bucket list


 

18) A book set in space

Love on the Korlyan Moon
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By Petra Palerno


How it fits:

Takes place on a different planet in space.


 

19)A book set in the future

Shatter Me
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By Tahereh Mafi


How it fits:

Takes place in a dystopian future.


 

20) A book set in the snow


 

21) A book that came out in a year that ends with "24"


 

22) A book that centers on video games


 

23) A book that features dragons


 

24) A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours


 

25) A book that was published 24 years ago


 

26) A book that was turned into a musical


 

27) A book where someone dies in the first chapter


 

28) A book with a main character who's 42 years old


 

29) A book with a neurodivergent main character


 

30) A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary


 

31) A book with a title that is a complete sentence


 

32) A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot


 

33) A book with an unreliable narrator


 

34) A book with at least three POVs


 

35) A book with magical realism


 

36) A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person


 

37) A book written during NaNoWriMo


 

38) A cozy fantasy book


 

39) A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author


 

40) A horror book by a BIPOC author


 

41) A memoir that explores queerness


 

42) A nonfiction book about Indigenous people


 

43) A second-chance romance


 

44) An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll


 

45) An LGBTQ+ romance novel


 

46) A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours


 

47) A book with 24 letters in the title


 

48) A collection of at least 24 poems


 

49) The 24th book of an author


 

50) A book that starts with the letter "X"

Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper #3.5)

  • Nov 26, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Dec 2, 2024


Man in tailored suit holding a sword

Becoming the Dark Prince

By Kerri Maniscalco



 

Dates Read

Nov 25

2024

 

Purchased through Kindle

64 pages

 

Blurb:

In this irresistibly-priced short story, catch a glimpse of the inner struggles and triumphs that drive Stalking Jack the Ripper's endearing but troubled hero.


Enigmatic, brooding, and darkly handsome, Thomas Cresswell has always been the one mystery Audrey Rose has never been able to fully solve. As brilliant partners in crime investigation, they understand each other perfectly...but as young lovers, their passionate natures have led to both euphoria and heartbreak throughout the Stalking Jack the Ripper series.

 

Favorite Character:

Thomas of course.

 

Thoughts: (Spoiler Alert)

He finally, technically, proposed. Although I thought he made his intentions clear in the last book but I'm going to look past that. Especially the way he signed that last letter to Audrey Rose's father. They're in America and I can't wait for the final book.


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