Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life.
Against her stern father’s wishes and society’s expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle’s laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.
The story’s shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this dazzling, #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.
Review:
Let’s break this sucker down into two parts. What was great and what was the biggest let down that you wanted to push the nearest person over.
The good:
Well the story for starters. I was a brilliant and unique story idea, without sugar coating any graphic of horrific crimes. BOOM, it was there twerking in your face and I sat back throwing the dollar bills, it was awesome. Also on a side note – who the fuck cares if it wasn’t historically accurate…? IT’S A FUCKING BOOK. It is a work of fiction otherwise it would have ‘true story’ or ‘based on facts’ on the front, but it didn’t. So don’t be angry because it didn’t happen like that in history…
Thomas Cresswell. He was alright. I don’t understand why a lot of female book lovers are willing to throw their favourite knickers at him, but he was alright. He was kind of funny, amusing and a complete smart ass but maybe I just have higher opinions on what ‘book bf’s’ should be like. Mr Cresswell was a no from me but hey each to their own. Regardless he was an interesting character and added value to the story.
The ending. It was good twist. Mind you I figured that shit out in the second or third chapter, but I generally have a knack for figuring out how all books end. It’s my hidden talent, that and eating pizza like a fucking machine. For those that don’t have an overactive destroyer of a brain, the ending would have been a good twist. Regardless I sat there with my popcorn and cheered on that plot twist like an embarrassing school mum.
The bad:
Summing that shit storm up in two words is Audrey Rose. What a fucking chaotic mess that was. I mean was she meant to be the snobbiest bitch on the earth? Was her goal in life to have me slap her with a salmon? Really, she was damn well asking for it a bitch slap by the end of the book.
You cannot write a character that acts tough and stuff if she isn’t going to finish a bloody fist fight. Just saying.
“I wasn’t the sort of girl that backed down” but then faints as soon as she could. BITCH PLEASE. You cut up dead bodies all the fricken time and they are lying on a slab butt naked, with all thing pointed up the hounds of heaven but a dead boy on the street makes you pass out. Naa mateeee, you ain’t a tough girl, you’re a little softie. Stop trying to be a whisky when you’re a mascato. Just stop. The inconsistency with this character actually killed the buzz of the whole book.
“I was thankful that I wasn’t the kind of girl to lose my mind over a handsome face” Really?? Cause Thomas came around the corner and it was Niagara falls between your legs hunny. Get this bitch a towel, she creaming up everywhere in this damn book. Honestly though, if she was a dog, I feel like there would have been a lot of leg humping going on.
Can we also talk about the fact she is a spoilt brat that is trying so hard to be a Sherlock Holmes? RDJ don’t wanna hear about it love. Audrey Rose was consistently rude and fucking arrogant throughout the whole book. Her cousin stayed with her so she spends a few paragraphs bagging her out and then finishing it with ‘oh but I adore her.’ Well clearly you don’t.
The writing of this character seemed to go in the direction of making her a bad ass. But there wasn’t anything bad ass about her. She was just an annoying hairy twat.
“I am powerful and fearless” Something mildly scray casually walks around the corner and this bitch has gone ahead and fainted again.
I also love how she contradicted herself..? That was fun. Jack the Ripper is going around and killing women at night, so AR pretty much says that women need to stay safe and blah blah blah but then goes and gets all made when she is caught sneaking out of the house in the middle of the night. Bitch did you wanna get stabbed?
See, she is a major buzz kill. Audrey Rose was bluntly put, the cock block of the book. It was miserable and everyone is blue ballingggg.
Also can we try and not use the one phrase over and over???
Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of. Kind of.
It was kind of annoying.
Summing that rant up. I think I might invest on putting a hit on Audrey Rose, does this work with fictional characters? ‘Cause she was KIND OF annoying as all hell.
Rating: 3/5
Publisher: Jimmy Patterson
ISBN: 9780316273497