Ripper
Stefan Petrucha,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Young Readers Group
Stefan Petrucha,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Young Readers Group
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142424186 (0142424188)
ASIN: 142424188
Publish date: April 4th 2013
Publisher: Speak
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Steampunk,
Horror
This book is full of action from beginning to end. You follow a boy named Carver on his journey to find his father. Meanwhile Jack the Ripper is terrorizing the town. Clues to finding his father lead up to Jack the Ripper. Could the Ripper really be his father? As you get deeper into the book you wi...
This review can also be found on my blog. The introduction to the book throws you in to the plot. It was a great start to the novel.The mystery kept me on my toes. Petrucha did an amazing job detailing the story. It definitely felt like a cat and mouse chase. Having the story narrated in third pers...
The plot progresses quickly with lots of exciting turns. This is obvious considering that at the beginning of the book Carver is in an orphanage and eventually ends up chasing Jack the Ripper. Along the way Carver meets future president Roosevelt, lives in an asylum and researches in a secret underg...
This book was very entertaining. It was a new take a Jack the Ripper. I love reading anything about Jack the Ripper because let's face it, he is very interesting to read about. This book is about what happened to Jack after the Whitechapel murders. After Jack finished terrorizing London, he came to ...
Decent read. I liked the incorporation of actual historical figures (yay for Teddy Roosevelt) and I love anything Jack-the-Ripperesque. Very unrealistic characters, & I called the twist at about the 50% mark. But still fun.