Sunday, September 11, 2016

Jacqueline the Ripper, by Karl Alexander

Karl Alexander does a wonderful job re-creating H.G. Wells in this sequel to his 1979, "Time After Time," but, as in the prior novel, he still is unable to create believable women characters. How does Amber Reese fall in love with Wells? Her immediate love makes absolutely no sense. Why does Amy Catherine Robbins Wells's second persona, "Catherine," come across as psychotic and why is Amy such a wimp? Notwithstanding the fact that at times I was ready to throw the book against the wall because the women characters were so badly developed, I finished the book because the plot was excellent and the character of H.G. Wells was so well crafted. This is why I gave the book four stars and why the book is worth reading.

Print Length: 336 pages
Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (November 10, 2009)
Publication Date: November 10, 2009
Sold by: Macmillan
Language: English

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