Summary
The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveauz
arrives in London marks a memorable occasion. For Rory, it’s the start of a new
life at a London Boarding school. But for many, this will be remembered as the
day a series of brutal murders broke out across the city—gruesome crimes
mimicking the horrific work of Jack the Ripper in the autumn of 1888.
Soon “Rippermania” takes hold of modern-day London, and the
police are left with few leads and no witnesses. Except one. Rory spotted the
man police believe to be the prime suspect. But she is the only on who saw.
Even her roommate, who was with her at the time, didn’t notice the mysterious
man. So why can only Rory see him? And more urgently, what is he planning to do
about her?
Number of pages: 372
Review
I’m not exactly sure how I feel about sleeping in my very
dark, spacious room tonight. Not after reading this book.
And I’ll let you know why. This book is all about a series
of murders that resemble the murders taken place in 1888. And let me tell you,
none of them were pretty. The victims were mutilated in a series of ways that
is pretty gory. I wouldn’t say the book is completely graphic, but when it came
down to it some parts were pretty nasty to read about. But don’t let that freak
you out! No, what is freakier than that is the invisible killer doing all of
these murders. Yea . . . invisible killer.
This book was a good read. I had some issues with it at the
beginning. I’d have to say that the book didn’t really pick up speed until 150
pages or so into the book, I thought. It went by meticulously slow at the set
up of the store while Rory settled into her new school and you were caught up
to speed on Jack the Ripper’s murders. It got more enjoyable near the second
half of the book. That was where the more suspenseful side of the story kicked
in. The plot was a good one. Definitely one that was planned out in all of it’s
complexity. The main character was all right. I found her kind of tedious to
follow sometimes, but she did well when push came to shove. Now the ending of
the book was great. That really was a good ending for it over all. Now, it kind
of leaves the reader with a new revelation. I’m not sure if that is supposed to
signify the start of a new book, or just a way to close the curtains with a
bang. I gets we will just have to wait and see. From 1-10? I’d give The Name of
the Star a good solid 5.
Cover Close Up: The cover is
really quite beautiful and interesting, but it has nothing to do with the story. At all. I hate when that happens . .
.
(This is irrelevant, but
when my room door is slightly ajar it sometimes closes by itself . . . and it just closed for no reas
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