Maureen Johnson
Hardcover | Pages: 290 pages Rating: 3.88 | 15587 Users | 2106 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2) |
| Author | : | Maureen Johnson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 290 pages |
| Published | : | February 26th 2013 by G.P. Putnam's Sons (first published February 1st 2013) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Paranormal. Mystery. Ghosts |
Commentary To Books The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2)
After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Deveaux has been living in Bristol under the close watch of her parents. So when her therapist suddenly suggests she return to Wexford, Rory jumps at the chance to get back to her friends. But Rory’s brush with the Ripper touched her more than she thought possible: she’s become a human terminus, with the power to eliminate ghosts on contact. She soon finds out that the Shades—the city’s secret ghost-fighting police—are responsible for her return. The Ripper may be gone, but now there is a string of new inexplicable deaths threatening London. Rory has evidence that the deaths are no coincidence. Something much more sinister is going on, and now she must convince the squad to listen to her before it’s too late. In this follow-up to the Edgar Award–nominated The Name of the Star, Maureen Johnson adds another layer of spectacularly gruesome details to the streets of London that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.Details Books Toward The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2)
| Original Title: | The Madness Underneath |
| ISBN: | 039925661X (ISBN13: 9780399256615) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399256615,00.html |
| Series: | Shades of London #2 |
| Characters: | Charlie Storm, Aurora "Rory" Deveaux, Stephen Dene, Bhuvana “Boo” Chodhari, Callum Mitchell |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2)
Ratings: 3.88 From 15587 Users | 2106 ReviewsColumn Appertaining To Books The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2)
352 pages. About 200 pages too long as far as relevant content goes.Rory is recovering from her injury in the previous book, and spends much of her time moping around in Bristol with her parents. She then gets permission to go back to Wexford, where she spends more time moping around, tentatively and reluctantly embracing her new role as a new Terminus (but not really doing much about it or with her new powers). Actually, she spends much of the book doing nothing BUT moping. This isn't Shades ofI really liked this book. A lot.Especially because it is composed by so many great things.Great story.Great characters.Great MC.Ghosts.Flawless writing (with funny dialogues and creepy parts).Imagine a table full of your favorite desserts (I'm using a metaphoric example with food, because just like Rory, I much appreciate the subtle art of eating). Even though you want to eat them all, you can not, because your poor stomach would clearly not resist. So you pick up a plate and you serve
Rory is now a survivor of a vicious assault with all the emotional baggage that brings. She's also not coping at school, or coping anywhere at all really. But she still sees ghosts, and now she has an added ability as well, one that may make her essential to the Shades.I liked this one a lot more than the first one. The writer is clearly so much better at her craft here. Rory is so clearly suffering from traumatic stress and the injunction placed on her not to talk about her experiences has her
3.5/5starsA bit of a lower rating mostly because it was just setting up the final book so not a TON happened. Super interested to continue after that ending though!!
Cover Blurb: Yes or No? Divided. If I saw this book without knowing anything about it, I may not have been inclined to pick it up just because it doesn't really especially ghostly or intriguing. But I do like the title font, and there is something slightly haunting about it when you know what the series is about.Characters: Rory is a blast. She's got a great sense of humor, is practical for the most part, and not overly emotional. Rory has suffered some series trauma, but rather than losing her
Thoughts on the Cover Is it just me... or does that cover look A HELL OF A LOT like the Morganville Vampires series?
God, I was so disappointed with this book! So very disappointed.I adored The Name of the Star and I thought it was really cool to read Maureen Johnson's version of speculative fiction and urban fantasy/paranormal/what-have-you since the majority of her books have been of the contemporary fiction variety. TNotS was refreshing, but still had the MJ signature writing style.While The Madness Underneath still retains that same style, it does not do the premise of its predecessor justice. Where
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