Stalking Jack the Ripper

Unfortunately this one just didn't hit the mark for me.

I was looking forward to the spin on the Jack the Ripper mystery but in the end the big reveal just fell completely flat and I ended up simply not caring who it was, how they did it and how that impacted the characters.

I also thought the romance in the book felt contrived and unnecessary, it could have been removed from the story without any detriment to the plot. I don't know whether it was put in because it was a YA book and for some reason this seems to be a requirement, but I really think it could have been exactly the same story without the romance.

I will say that the writing was okay however I felt the pacing was off so it did feel a bit slow and dragged for me a bit, but then this could be because I wasn't enjoying the story much.

I can absolutely see how a lot of people will love this - it definitely has some great moments, some brilliant one liners and I liked the portrayal of Audrey Rose as a young woman who wanted to split away from society and walk her own path. Overall however this one just wasn't for me which is a shame, maybe I'm just outgrowing YA a bit? Hmm...