The Whitechapel Fiend

By: Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

Narrated by: Luke Pasqualino

Length: 1 hr and 31 mins

Publisher's Summary

Jack the Ripper stalks through London, and only the Shadowhunters can stop him. One of 10 adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

Simon learns the truth behind the Jack the Ripper murders - "Jack" was stopped by Will Herondale and his institute of Victorian Shadowhunters.

This standalone short story follows the adventures of Simon Lewis, star of the number-one New York Times best-selling series The Mortal Instruments, as he trains to become a Shadowhunter. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy features characters from Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, and the upcoming Dark Artifices and Last Hours series. The Whitechapel Fiend is written by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson.

©2015 Cassandra Claire, LLC. (P)2015 Simon & Schuster

eh...

just not enough happening in these short books
I like the idea of Simon. becoming shadow hunter, ;but these three books just don't give enough of a story. it would have been better if they wrote one book, although even then they'd have to pick up Tue story and move things along.

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Cool

Loved it! Narrator is Awesome!!! He should do more narrating his voice is perfect for it.

Nice tie in

I enjoyed the connection of some past and present things but it was kind of a long reminiscent story....

support

great relaxing listening
makies you want to continue to listen to the other bookd
keeps you interested

love love love

these short stories are awesome! hilarious too Simon has it all. witty and heroic

superb

For the Shadowhunter enthusiasts this was just lovely to wrap everyone up in a bow... the continuation of the story line pure joy I'm loving it!

Interesting story

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Listening this book wa something very nice. Meeting again Tessa and Jace was diferente, since this story is about Simon. I like this book.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I like the way this stories are written. I think very cool the fact that the author mix characters from two series that complement each other and at the same time are independent of each other. So,in my opinion, the end couldn't be diferente or anything else.

Which scene was your favorite?

I liked the way the pratice exercise was describe.This series is just a parallel to the main series. I do not know who has the potential to be life itself.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I don't think so. This is a

Great story bad narration

So I am a huge fan of Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson. I have to say I have been waiting for a Jack the Riper Shadowhunter story. This story was great, but the narration was bad. I had a hard time figuring out who was talking. In my opinion everyone sounds the same.

fun at the shadowhunters academy

Would you consider the audio edition of The Whitechapel Fiend to be better than the print version?

I did not read the books went straght to the audio

What did you like best about this story?

they were about simon,s story needed to be told

What about Luke Pasqualino’s performance did you like?

he was perfect as fare as i am concerned

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Both

Any additional comments?

as I said I loved all three.However I felt a little let down at the end.So wish it could have gone into more about Simon and Izzie

Not enough actually about Simon.

I wish that would have gone into more detail about what Simon is actually doing and his experiences at the academy.