Kerri maniscalco escaping from houdini11/6/2023 ![]() ![]() I recommend this book to lovers of Jules Verne (oceanic voyage and all), Agatha Christie fans, and of course, the classic Houdini admirers. For Audrey Rose, the Moonlight Carnival with its disturbing acts and. But the voyage quickly descends into a horror show when young women begin turning up dead. One of my characters in one of my short stories in Lost Scribblings.) On board, the ship’s seven nights of carnival entertainment starring a promising young escape artist prove to be the perfect distraction from the grim task that awaits. I liked his real name too! (Spoilers: Ayden is a diminutive of Aidan or Aiden. A magician and a scientist? Science and magic? Isn’t that fun? Mephisto has his own quirks too: he engineers, he invents masks (putting plague doctor masks an inventive twist), and he wears masks in broad daylight? How can we NOT fall over that? If they are given more time to bond and to get to know each other, maybe it’s a good working duo. But Mephisto as Audrey’s husband?I can’t say it’s a total no for me. ![]() Thomas and Audrey has a sensible reason to get together. They’re not superficial as Kerri will like to paint when the stakes challenge them. Their emotions are not just a wink in the moonlight. He has a stronger bond with Audrey and they have been through more adventures together. Spoiler alert: I’d love to see Audrey and Mephisto work together as a couple.īetween Mephisto and Thomas, I’d choose Thomas. See for yourself and tell me how Audrey and Mephisto are that incompatible. The stakes are there, sure, but if Audrey’s confused with her emotions, she doesn’t show it as the book nears the ending. Mephistopheles – I love Mephisto’s character he’s a great addition to the cast, but what prevents me from enjoying it is the love triangle between him, Thomas, and Audrey.The killer’s motives are good and reasonable. It turned out to be boring when we got to the middle part. The killer’s identity – Honestly, I skipped a few parts for this.This third book in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series made me so mad - but like. 'We women could be called creatures, if only the men who said such careless words accepted our claws were fearsome things when we decided to scratch.' Genre (s): Young Adult, Mystery, Horror, Historical Fiction. They aren’t gaudy for my taste in fact, the Moonlight Carnival is why I love this book more than the first two. Review: Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco. Kerri gives innocent characters a reason for plausible motives:Įach character has a motive to spare, despite which direction the evidence points towards. The classic red herring formula is present throughout the novel. Moonlight Carnival features talented performers and swordsmen, but one of them is dangerous. ![]() This is a breakthrough in the YA whodunit genre. Not to mention the presence of two enigmatic characters: the famous Harry Houdini and Mephistopheles.Ĭast your bets. Before I started reading this series, I craved this book as much as Thomas Cresswell would crave butter or scones. We follow Audrey and Thomas as they take on another adventure aboard the RMS Etruria. A sleight of words is a double-edged sword.Įscaping from Houdini is the avant-garde of the series. ![]()
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