Maureen Johnson
Paperback | Pages: 372 pages Rating: 3.89 | 45795 Users | 5166 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Name of the Star |
| ISBN: | 0142422053 (ISBN13: 9780142422052) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Shades of London #1 |
| Characters: | Jerome, Aurora "Rory" Deveaux, Julianne "Jazza" Benton, Stephen Dene, Bhuvana “Boo” Chodhari, Callum Mitchell |
| Setting: | London, England |
| Literary Awards: | Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult (2012), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2013), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2013), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2011) |
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Jack the Ripper is back, and he's coming for Rory next....Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London to start a new life at boarding school just as a series of brutal murders mimicking the horrific Jack the Ripper killing spree of more than a century ago has broken out across the city. The police are left with few leads and no witnesses. Except one. Rory spotted the man believed to be the prime suspect. But she is the only one who saw him - the only one who can see him. And now Rory has become his next target...unless she can tap her previously unknown abilities to turn the tables.
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| Title | : | The Name of the Star (Shades of London #1) |
| Author | : | Maureen Johnson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 372 pages |
| Published | : | October 2nd 2012 by Speak (first published September 29th 2011) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Mystery. Fantasy. Paranormal. Ghosts |
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Ratings: 3.89 From 45795 Users | 5166 ReviewsJudgment Epithetical Books The Name of the Star (Shades of London #1)
Hilarious, fun and mysterious read that I recommend everyone read!Find the enhanced version of this and other reviews at: http://flashlightcommentary.blogspot....The only thought in my head for much of the reading was that of Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore. It doesnt do much credit to a story when the reader is perpetually distracted by a pop culture reference. You dont see Heathcliff or Rochester being thrown around the literary world for a reason. The goal is to hook your reader, not set them in mind of other amusements. Perhaps I am too judgmental but I feel
You can also find my review on my blog thatgirlbookwormJust a fun fact about me: I don't read book blurbs. Whether I've been anticipating the book for a long time, or it's a book I've never heard of, I don't read blurbs. I find they give away too many little spoilers that I would much rather find out. Therefore I am a judge a book by it's cover type of person.That being said, I chose to read this entirely because I loved Maureen Johnson's story in Let It Snow. That was my entire reason and
Oh dear. Disappointment! One of my least favorite feelings. When Hannah first told me about this book, I had stars in my eyes: Maureen Johnson, who charmed me with The Bermudez Triangle and makes me giggle on Twitter sometimes, writing a teen book about Jack the Ripper? It seemed sort of like the pairing of brownies and soda -- gee, I don't know how this will work! But each of those things on their own? Yummy decay.The cover of this book, though -- I felt such apprehension. Why is it glittery?
WOW! That last page!This better be part of a series, or I will have a mini fit.The Name of the Star was one heck of a book - creepy, funny, adventure-and-action filled, I really enjoyed it! I read it slowly over a few days, however I'm glad I did as I was able to take it all in and marvel in its uniqueness. There's just something about Jack the Ripper that sends shivers down your spine. I knew, reading this, that I was going to look into the original Ripper murders, and my goodness, some of
2020 reread - Im not going to change my original rating but it didnt quite hit 5 star status for me in reread. I think mostly because in a shocking twist I actually remembered most of this story so I knew things this time around that I didnt on the first read which made it less compelling but I still really enjoyed it and definitely put this as one of my top trilogies. After thinking about this for a couple of days I'm changing my rating to 5 stars. Series like this is why I read YA and it
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