I really didn't like it. The plot was nonsensical. There didn't seem to be a really solid reason for the MC to suspect members of her family of being Jack the Ripper. The love interest didn't have any chemistry with her.
Oh my goodness! I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this book. The writing is beautiful, character development is complete, and the storyline is hypnotic. Audrey Rose is a teenage girl in the late 1800s. She should be planning parties, worried about dresses, and seeking a husband to take care of her instead of performing autopsies with her uncle and his apprentice. She has a strong, deep desire to chase her dream of forensics and she does it in such a way that is not bullish, in your face, but with tact and heart. She works alongside her no-nonsense uncle and his all-nonsense apprentice Thomas (until it comes to a case then he's no-nonsense as well). The interactions between Thomas and Audrey Rose will melt your heart. They try to fight it as well but you can just feel the magnetic pull they have toward each other and you cannot wait for them to give in. But giving in in the 1800s is not the same as it is today. While they are stalking Jack the Ripper, which turns out to be an exploding surprise, they fall for each other and, with a chaperone, Thomas courts Audrey Rose. It is just the sweetest courtship, you'll wish it was how things were done today. These two are my favorite couple in any book I've ever read! Aside from the romance, the book is full of mystery, intrigue, and 1800s forensics. SUPERBLY, WELL-DONE! There are 3 more after this one and I love them all!
