Following the grief and horror of her discovery of Jack the Ripper's true identity, Audrey Rose Wadsworth has no choice but to flee London and its memories. Together with the arrogant yet charming Thomas Cresswell, she journeys to the dark heart of Romania, home to one of Europe's best schools of forensic medicine...and to another notorious killer, Vlad the Impaler, whose thirst for blood became legend.
But her life's dream is soon tainted by blood-soaked discoveries in the halls of the school's forbidding castle, and Audrey Rose is compelled to investigate the strangely familiar murders. What she finds brings all her terrifying fears to life once again.
Title: Hunting Prince Dracula (Stalking Jack the Ripper #2)
Author: Kerri Maniscalco
Publisher: James Patterson
Amount of Pages: 430
Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Historical, Romance
Date Read: 02-07-2018 - 03-07-2018
Favorite Quote: “For there are no limits to the stars, their numbers infinite. Which is precisely why I measure my love for you by the stars. An amount too boundless to count.”
Review:
Sometimes book can suffer from the "second book syndrome" in a series. Meaning they sometimes aren't as good as the first one. This was definitely not the case. The characters were still as good as they where in the first book, they got even better. The mystery was still there and it was as unpredictable as it was in the first book.
One thing that did start to bother me a tiny bit is the amount of times Audry Rose would say they where being unchaperoned and how bad that was for their image and such, for her to be alone with Thomas. At some point I felt my self thing "Yes I know, you're being scandalous, I got it".
What is this book about:
This book is about Audry Rose and Thomas. Both are traveling to Romania to attend a medical forensic school. Both of them could use some peace and quiet after the events in Stalking Jack the Ripper. Audry Rose is still very much struggling with everything that happend, and still mourning. However peace and quit just doesn't seem like that can happen for both of them as there has been a murder committed right outside their train compartment. And things don't end there. As if it isn't hard enough for Audry Rose to be in such a women unfriendly profession and school, students and maids go missing and end up murdered. Is the famous Vlad Dracula really back from the dead as the villagers are thinking, or is there a more scientific explanation for these odd deaths.
As Audry Rose and Thomas work their best to secure a spot on the academy, and solving murders, they are also growing more close. Their friendship is getting stronger and there is also some change going on. Once again its up to our crime solving duo to figure out who is behind these murders before they themselves become a target....
What did I like about this book:
I really loved the banter between Audry Rose and Thomas. They would make an amazing couple and that needs to happen ASAP. They are just perfect for one another.
I loved the mystery in this book. Once again I couldn't figure out who was behind these killings. It's very cleverly written.
I just adore Thomas. He is such a funny, charming guy. I really like him.
Another thing I liked seeing was how Audry Rose was struggling with what happend. Not that I liked to see her suffering but it made it more realistic.
I can't wait to read more about them, especially after that ending. That ending made me so incredibly happy.
Sadly that happiness changed into anxiety and took some of the magazines of these books away after I saw a bit of a spoiler regarding the next book. If its gonna go the way people are suggesting they are it might ruin the books for me. There are certain tropes that I just can't do and it seems like that might happen.
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| Audry Rose and Thomas Credit: Phantomrin |
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