Before I start my review, I would like to thank Dragon Girl Press and NetGalley for allowing me to review Tamzin Clarke V Jack the Ripper by Lauren Stock.

**All opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone. I received Tamzin Clarke V Jack the Ripper from Dragon Girl Press through NetGalley for free for my honest review.**

Now onto my review:

When I first saw the title of this book, I almost passed it over and thought to myself “Really”. But I read the blurb and got intrigued. Jack the Ripper, the most infamous murderer in history being written into a YA book. Hmmmmm. Then the bad thoughts happened….mainly along the line of “this book is going to suck” and “I really shouldn’t read/review this book because I know I will give it a low rating”.

Well, I am happy to say, that not only did the book not suck but I am not giving it a low rating. See, this book was a great read with two storylines that are interwoven together.

The book starts off with Tamzin’s much older sister, Vickie, being murdered by a caped gentleman as she is undercover to catch johns (I forget the exactly what they call those types of stings)

That’s when we meet Tamzin. She is, understandably, devastated by her sister’s death but she has a great support system of her mother, father, boyfriend and friends to help her through it. On her way home from dance class, where she teaches a class to 5-6 year olds, she meets a mysterious boy who she finds out is named Daniel.

She works for her father in his antique shop and in her spare time, besides teaching dance, she babysits a young girl in her class. In the meanwhile, as we are getting to know Tamzin, 3 more murders are committed by Jack Angel (what the media have dubbed him).

One day, shortly after her sister’s funeral, the creepy owner of the club down the street stops in to see if her father has any new items. While he is there, the little girl who Tamzin babysits for comes in and creepy guy gets even creepier by sniffing them and saying that they smell good.

Later on that day, Tamzin gets a phone call from her mother saying that Maxine (or Max) has been kidnapped. So what does Tamzin do, she decides to go and track down Max herself with Daniel and her friends.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I loved Tamzin. She was spunky, bright and came across as a total sweetheart. But she shouldn’t have gone running off after Max. A big no no but, hey, what is a heroine is supposed to do.

Daniel was an enigma for most of the book. I couldn’t figure out how his was disappearing (I figure he was like an Invisible Man). So when it is revealed who Daniel is, I was very surprised.

Jimmy was alright. I can totally understand his jealousy when Tamzin starts spending time with Daniel. He is a very caring person (and talented musician).

The end of the story was great and I loved that the author attempted to humanize Jack the Ripper.

How many stars will I give Tamzin V Jack the Ripper? 5

Why? This is a book that I would feel comfortable letting my tween daughter read. Well written and fast paced, it takes you on a wild ride!!

Will I reread? Yes

Will I recommend to family and friends? Yes

Age range: Teen on up

Why? Very clean (no sex or foul language). There is violence but it is tastefully written.

This is an entertaining and absorbing short read. Tamzin Clarke is a well adjusted young woman who is doing well. She has a boyfriend, Jimmy, works with her dad at his antiques shop and has begun to teach a beginner's tumbler class. Then she meets the strange Daniel, an elusive character, who intrigues her because he often just disappears! Tamzin's sister is murdered and her mum works the case as the lead detective. As a number of murders emulating Jack the Ripper take place, Tamzin tries to work out what is going on whilst concerned that David has gone missing again. A suspense driven tale with plenty of thrills. Thanks to the publisher for an ARC via netgalley.

I loved it. What an interesting twist on time travel!

This book was free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest and fair review

I enjoyed this book and the concept of Jack the Ripper being half human half demon, and that he needs to eat the flesh of his victims to keep the demon side sated (also shades of Sweeney Todd as he bakes the victims innards in pies).

When Tamzin’s Aunt Vickie is horrifically murdered by the Ripper, Tamzin’s mother who is a homicide cop leads the investigation, however it is really down to Tamzin to save the day.

The book was a well written YA supernatural thriller, that for a change is not about Zombies or Vampires (you can have too much of a good thing).

The characters are all interesting and Tamzin comes across as a spunky teenager, who amazingly has time for school, dance, teaching, helping in her dads shop and watching her boyfriend’s band at gigs. However, when the mysterious Daniel turns up she does develop feelings for him.

Other than Jack and Daniel, the rest of the characters are mainly peripheral, but as this is going to be a series, I am sure those characters will be explored more in future books.)

I do like the way that the author has no qualms about killing off likable characters and the injuries inflicted by the Ripper, while horrific are consistent with the real Jack the Ripper (although he did mutilate the face as well)

One of the problems however is the fact that they have Tamzin’s mother investigating Vickie’s death, although Vickie is called Tamzin’s Aunt they are not related however it is unlikely that someone that close to the victim would be allowed to investigate the case due to a conflict of interests. Other than that, it’s a great story which I really enjoyed.

A great start to a new YA series filled with unexpected twists and turns. This edge of your seat book will keep readers at all levels anxious to get to the next book.