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William Ritter (1)

Author of Jackaby

For other authors named William Ritter, see the disambiguation page.

9+ Works 3,235 Members 245 Reviews 3 Favorited

Series

Works by William Ritter

Jackaby (2014) 1,600 copies
Beastly Bones (2015) 641 copies
Ghostly Echoes (2016) 419 copies
The Dire King (2017) 297 copies
Changeling (2019) 120 copies
The Map (2015) 82 copies
Rook (2023) 38 copies
The Unready Queen (2020) 29 copies
Deepest, Darkest (2021) 9 copies

Associated Works

Welcome Home: An Anthology on Love and Adoption (2017) — Contributor — 25 copies

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Birthdate
20th Century
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Aloha, Oregon, USA
Places of residence
Oregon, USA

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Reviews

The fourth Doctor except fantasy. A bit more juvenile than I expected; I think I was mixing it up with another book when I borrowed it. Totally all right, nothing special.
 
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caedocyon | 130 other reviews | Feb 23, 2024 |
This was a very cute read. It wasn't the best historic fiction, though it does fit right up there in the YA fantasy. Very nice. I'll definitely be reading the second installment in September!
 
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BrandyWinn | 130 other reviews | Feb 2, 2024 |
Jackaby: Spolier review I really liked this book as well. This book was a very strong for me. I loved both the lead characters of abby and jackaby. I liked how their relationships were developed throughout this novel. and also how side characters were also introduced and also how the mystery was developed. I did not see the mystery coming and that is sometimes hard to do for me. 
I really liked how the world was developed but as always with world that are fantasy i always want more and that means I am excited to read more in this series. 
 
I thought that this book is able to really become it own thing and not relay on anything but it def inspired by sherlock and dr. who but this story to me is both unique and different even though it losing combination of two popular ideas. 
 
I liked how abby really feel into this world unexpectedly but she was able to fit and find a home with these characters. I liked how complex the mystery was and also all the loose ends that we were left with. The book has hard and complex as it was was still very funny and that is something that both sherlock and dr. who do for me. 
 
I really loved how one chapter was removed and i can't get what could have been in that chapter  out of my mind and also how the end abby started writing down case flies like watsen would have done!Very good book with strong world building!
Check out my review video here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiH1w9FY2ss
 
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lmauro123 | 130 other reviews | Dec 28, 2023 |
One of my new fav. loved the character and the world and the premise! Nice start of series!
 
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Works
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Members
3,235
Popularity
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Rating
3.9
Reviews
245
ISBNs
94
Languages
5
Favorited
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