To make a long story short: I totally loved this book! This is by far the best YA book that has come out this year-and in a long time as well.
Petrucha will ditch a few of the tropes while still giving us an engaging world steeped in history and fantasy. As Carver tails one obscure clue after another in search of the Ripper, you get a good sense of how much legwork is really involved in a criminal investigation and how precious any new lead can be. Petrucha also does a good job making New York feel big. You can believe in the portrait he presents while also marveling in the fantastic elements. He uses historical facts and anecdotes to give weight to his colorful characters and dreams up some wild inventions that liven up the his portrayal of New York in the late 1800s. The world he creates is actually quite absorbing in a lot of ways.
There's even a gloriously-telegraphed 'surprise' ending.īut its not all bad for Mr. Even after all three are adopted out, they keep running into each other and having wacky adventures spread out across New York City that would have felt more natural confined to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.įrom Angels and Demons, this novel borrows a city-wide chase for a crazed killer (in this case Jack the Ripper, who may or may not be Carver's father!) and a series of dastardly puzzles.
His notable companions at the orphanage are a brilliant, know-it-all girl who doubles as a love interest and a socially clumsy, misunderstood, red-headed bully. Ripper is the story of Carver Young a bullied orphan with skills. In practice, this young adult novel suffers from being a little too familiar for anyone who's read the most popular of fiction. "It's Harry Potter meets Angels and Demons!" Which sounds like a great story idea if your plan is to replace your editor's irises with dollar signs.
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