However, if your child loves a good mystery/thriller/horror/historical fiction, this is certainly a worthy candidate. The revelation of Jack the Ripper's identity is very upsetting, as the killer is someone very close to Audrey Rose. One character tries to bring his dead mother back from the grave. The text in these letters is actually from the real Jack the Ripper, and this might make things even more disturbing for young readers. In one letter he encloses half a kidney, telling how he fried and ate the other half. Women (specifically prostitutes) are brutalized and killed by a terrifying killer that sends taunting messages to his hunters. I will say this, though - be prepared for a lot of gore. Audrey Rose is a good role model for teens - she is clever, determined, and refuses to be defined by the limitations of her time. I kept wanting to see what happens next in Audrey Rose's race to catch the Ripper, and her romance with her partner Thomas Cresswell increased the enjoyment factor. I personally really enjoyed reading this book.
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