![]() ![]() We get in depth character analysis of her day to day life yet for all that is written, I ended the story feeling like I never really got to know the true Rory. ![]() We spend a great deal of time in Rory Devereux’s head. While the book was entertaining to a certain extent it was a low key entertainment, not eliciting much emotion either way for me. I expected more action and suspense in regards to the mystery. ![]() Though smoothly written with a steady pace, the premise promised more than what was delivered. Name Of The Star (book one) is a lightweight supernatural YA. When Rory has a small mishap that suddenly gives her the power to see spirits, she is thrust into a shadowy world of secret police and the next target of the killer. As Rory attempts to find her “British feet” there is a series of murders occurring around the city that mimic the infamous crimes of Jack the Ripper. The first book in the series, The Name Of The Star, introduces us to Rory Devereux, a high school student from a small town in Louisiana whose parents are teaching for a year in England and she chooses to go along. ![]() Maureen Johnson’s Shades of London series follows a young southern girl’s journey to London where she has chosen to attend school for a year. I read both books back to back and decided to combine them into a single review. Name Of The Star and The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #1 and #2) by Maureen Johnson ![]()
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