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The Madness Underneath

(Shades of London #2)

Maureen Johnson (Goodreads Author)

3.87 · Rating details · 16,645 ratings · 2,168 reviews

After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Deveaux has been living in Bristol under the close watch of her parents. So when her therapist suddenly suggests she return to Wexford, Rory jumps at the chance to get back to her friends.

But Rory’s brush with the Ripper touched her more than she thought possible: she’s become a human terminus, with the pow ...more

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Published February 26th 2013 by G.P. Putnam's Sons (first published February 1st 2013)

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Dec 10, 2011 Heidi rated it it was ok

After loving Maureen Johnson from afar, largely via her very entertaining Twitter feed, I was thrilled that she was venturing into the world of speculative fiction by delving into the horror of Jack the Ripper, ghosts, and mystery via a London boarding school and secret police force. That’s much more up my alley than her usual contemporary route. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy The Name of the Star, I didn’t forget about it, and am still constantly recommending it to readers over a year later. N After loving Maureen Johnson from afar, largely via her very entertaining Twitter feed, I was thrilled that she was venturing into the world of speculative fiction by delving into the horror of Jack the Ripper, ghosts, and mystery via a London boarding school and secret police force. That’s much more up my alley than her usual contemporary route. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy The Name of the Star, I didn’t forget about it, and am still constantly recommending it to readers over a year later. Needless to say, I was very much anticipating the follow up, spurred on by the much approved cover makeover of the series to the creepy shadowy goodness you see above. And so, I am sad to report, that The Madness Underneath is the greatest disappointment of 2013 thus far. It may not be the most egregious offender of the second book slump scenario, but between the let down and my complete non-support of where Johnson is aiming to take this series, I’m afraid the Shades of London and I are at an impasse.

The Madness Underneath doesn’t lack for entertainment value. As with its predecessor, Rory’s story completely sucks you in. Johnson’s writing flows with ease and humor, and I honest to goodness had no idea how little was actually happening in this book until I was nearly 3/4 of the way through. I was kicking back and enjoying the set up so much, I didn’t realize that there wasn’t really much of a story. Once I did, I felt deflated–but this does spell promise for other reader’s ability to just enjoy and not pick at The Madness Underneath as I am about to.

So here are my issues with The Madness Underneath:

-What happened to the rest of that cast we loved? In book one, I had such a great time getting to know the Shades, the ghosts, and Rory’s frienimies at Wexford Academy. They’re still here in The Madness Underneath, but only in a very shallow surface sense. Rory is so self-involved for the entirety of this book, that these other characters are no longer players themselves, but mere props. Which brings me to the fact that…

-This book is largely angst disguised as character development. Yes, Rory goes through some growing pains in The Madness Underneath that are undoubtedly integral to who she will be as a character as the series continues, but I felt as if Johnson flip-flopped the proper ordering of things. In my mind, this development should have been an accessory to the plot, and not the other way around.

-The plot was scattered. Why bother giving us a preface that sets up a potentially awesome new creepy plot when you’re going to essentially solve this issue quickly and move on to something completely different and unrelated? When there are revelations later on in the story that were very loosely tied back to this beginning plot, it seemed an afterthought rather than well-planned. The first part of this book had only a very fragile connection to the second part, making it seem as if there really wasn’t the material here for a complete book–it’s just another strained stretch of a set-up for book three shoved into its own binding.

-The last 30% of the book…this is the section that sets up for book three rather than creating any sort of finalized story for book two (or rather, the only part of the book with a real plot). Rory goes from a girl struggling to deal with a jilting realignment of her personal expectations as well as the expectations of everyone she knows to an idiot who throws everything out the window on a whim. I realize that teenagers are impulsive and moody and make mistakes, but Rory’s path is baffling to me as it seems completely out of character, despite her angsty developments in this book. I felt Johnson created a convenient excuse for this rather than actually justifying it. Perhaps this wouldn’t be so upsetting if I felt there had been more of a build up or connection with the beginning of the book–unfortunately, there wasn’t.

-The ending. I’ll admit it, this one I can’t blame on Johnson so much as acknowledge that it’s personal. Some readers will love this unexpected turn of events, but I hated the ending of this book. Please someone else who’s read it contact me via Twitter or Goodreads so that I can complain about the absolute eye-rollyness of it without spoiling it for those yet to read. Note: It is not an open/cliffhanger ending for those who may be concerned since that is indeed what usually sets off my rage meter–it’s a twist.

Alas, I have to acknowledge that one of the double edged swords of book blogging is that it has caused me to become a much more critical reader. Had I read The Madness Underneath directly after finishing The Name of the Star a year and a half ago, I’m sure I wouldn’t have felt struck with the disappointment that I felt today. Yes, there were things I loved about it–the fact that Rory can have relationships that don’t have to be true love (heck, they don’t have to be love at all), the humor, the creepy edge of knowing and seeing what few others can. I can see many readers greatly enjoying this one, I, however, toss it unceremoniously onto the second book slump pile of series I have abandoned.

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Nov 03, 2011 Amanda rated it it was amazing

If you're like me, whenever you get invested in a book series, you're worried the remaining books won't live up to the first one, right? Well, you won't have to worry about that with The Madness Underneath. It is one of the rare ones. A sequel that is even better than the first one. It is everything you hope for in a sequel. This book has made me feel so many genuine emotions (scared, sad, worried and heart broken) and the ending is a whopper.

Rory is one of my favorite characters. I love her vo ...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Cora Tea Party Princess rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I just have to get this out of my system... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

After the first book, I wasn't expecting much from this book. It would have been wrong for this one to be as twisted and creepy as the first, it would have been too much. But it stays in the same unique universe.

But I wasn't expecting that. Or that. Or that.

Although at times The Madness Underneath feels like a filler, a space between the first and third books when nothing too much *can* happen, it is great in its own righ ...more

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Apr 03, 2015 Kristina Horner rated it liked it

Shelves: ghosts

This book was a roller coaster. And by that, I mean the kind that putt along the entire time, to the extent where you start to wonder if maybe you accidentally just got on a kiddie ride, then OMG I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS DROP I'M GONNA BARF.

It definitely suffered from middle book syndrome, as it's Book 2 in a trilogy... but it felt like the first half resolved issues set up in book 1, and the second half ramped up to the inevitably crazy and exciting book 3. I was actually quite let down, until ...more

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Mar 06, 2013 jv poore rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ghost-story, young-adult, legends-myths-fables, own-it, mystery

The second book in the Shades of London series does not disappoint. Contrarily, I loved it so very much, that although I have the third book (recently released) in this series, I can't bring myself to start it just yet for fear of suffering major withdrawal upon completion. I'm going to savor these brilliant, kind, honest and witty characters for awhile.

Here are some of my favorite lines from The Madness Underneath.

“We would be friends. Oh, yes. We would be friends.”

“The pointless procedure is ...more

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Jul 15, 2013 Vanessa rated it it was ok · review of another edition

My main problem with this second book was the lack of plot...to be honest, this was really more of an in-between book. Yes, it's interesting to see Rory try to reconcile what happened to her in the last book and what to do with her new ability. However, the book didn't really feel like it started until I was about 60% through. Everything before that point was Rory kind of wandering around trying to decide what to do, being confused and directionless. I think that would have been interesting if R My main problem with this second book was the lack of plot...to be honest, this was really more of an in-between book. Yes, it's interesting to see Rory try to reconcile what happened to her in the last book and what to do with her new ability. However, the book didn't really feel like it started until I was about 60% through. Everything before that point was Rory kind of wandering around trying to decide what to do, being confused and directionless. I think that would have been interesting if Rory's thought process had shown more of her dealing with the trauma she experienced and how it affected her. Yet, as she wanders around confused, she is "ignoring" the trauma of what happened and it led to a huge portion of the book where nothing was happening. Her relationship, which started in the first book, felt like it was non-existent and awkward. Which I actually kind of appreciated as it's pretty realistic for a first relationship (where you start to realize that maybe you're only dating the person because they're there). At the same time, I feel like her realization that she should maybe move on should have been more connected to the fact that this wasn't really much of a relationship, as opposed to her focusing on the her "ability" as the reason she should move on.

Even when she takes the initiative to use her abilities, I was left confused as to whether she actually got the murderer or if she had just eliminated someone random. The book spends a lot of time summarizing past events as well, but then doesn't go over many of the more easily forgotten details, which makes some of the narrative confusing. I also wasn't sure how much editing went into this book...in one scene, Rory notices a coat and makes the connection that its owner is missing. A few scenes later, she relays the information that this character is missing by saying "I saw her upstairs and the next second she was gone.".

The last 40% of the book started to get interesting, as she had made a decision (even though as the reader I saw red flags everywhere), and a plot started to really get moving. However, some very dramatic, important plot movements were happening so crushed together that I felt like they weren't being built up enough BEFORE they happened. It started to feel as if these events where just being thrown in because not enough happened earlier in the book. ...more

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Jan 27, 2012 Morgan Walsh marked it as to-read · review of another edition

What exactly will this book be about? I LOVED The Name of the Star, and I am dying for the sequel to be released, but I'm confused as to what it will be about. The kind-of cliffhanger of book one raised the potential for the sequel, but the Ripper is gone, so... will there be a 3rd Ripper? Will the Ripper return? What happens to Jerome and Rory?!?! Extremely cute couple, but I can't deny that I'm curious if Steven and Rory will get together.... Will there even be a bad ghost in this book, or wil ...more

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Mar 10, 2018 Emma rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, ya, paranormal

Wow! That was incredibly dramatic and exciting. Laced with humour, the story line was unexpected and emotional. Can hardly wait to read the next one. Even if you don't normally do YA fantasy, you should give this series a go. Recommended. ...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Tom rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I have an axiom that if a character in a book is engaging enough then even watching them chew oatmeal will be interesting. Maureen Johnson has found a strong, memorable voice in her protagonist/narrator Rory Deveaux, a Lousiana girl transplanted to London. Rory has a colorful personality, injecting random asides and humorous descriptions into everything, and telling embarrassing stories about her family when she gets nervous.

Some people don't enjoy the character because she's not very heroic, bu ...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Khanh, first of her name, mother of bunnies rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: uk

352 pages. About 200 pages too long as far as relevant content goes.

Rory is recovering from her injury in the previous book, and spends much of her time moping around in Bristol with her parents. She then gets permission to go back to Wexford, where she spends more time moping around, tentatively and reluctantly embracing her new role as a new Terminus (but not really doing much about it or with her new powers). Actually, she spends much of the book doing nothing BUT moping. This isn't Shades of ...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Danielle The Book Huntress rated it liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: The lovers of the Grand Old Dame London

Shelves: 2013-200s-club-challenge, supernatural-defense-agency, october-scare-fest-2013, ghost, heroine-i-loved, thriller-suspense, library-checkout, set-in-london, yearly-reading-challenge-2013, covert-agency

Can I be honest? I feel... a bit manipulated. I am going through a horrible reading slump right now, so I know that I am a lot less tolerant than I would have been prior to this dry spell. So my review of this book might be a bit harsher. I feel that despite my rather harsh criticism, I am being fair and respectful, which are crucial to me as a reviewer.

I loved the first book, The Name of the Star, and I gave it five stars. I actually thought it was quite brilliant. In comparison, my feelings ar ...more

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Mar 12, 2019 Katie Gallagher rated it really liked it

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Okay, what do I even say about Maureen Johnson at this point? She’s awesome? I love her characters, her voice, her plotting? Does that about cover it?

Listen, Maureen Johnson has a certain style that you’ll either like or you won’t, and her books are all different versions of the same wonderful thing. Quirky and intelligent MC, no parents for miles, a way of inserting detail and humor into the text that keeps you just reading one page, no, two pages, no, twe ...more

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Feb 15, 2021 rachel ☾ rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult-lit, mystery-thriller-suspense, urban-fantasy, 2-star, ghost-ghouls-and-spooks, magical-bureaucracy

#1) The Name of the Star ★★★☆☆
#3) The Shadow Cabinet ★★★★☆

➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler).

▷ Representation: Boo (sc) Indian-British; Callum (sc) Jamacian-British; ...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Sarah Elizabeth rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, r2r-complete, read-2013, as, death, mystery, contemporary, young-adult, paranormal, fantasy

2019 review:
Such a sad ending! (view spoiler) So much change in this book though, so much was so completely different at the end of this book compared to the end of book 1. I really want to know how things work out, so it's quite annoying that this series looks like it will be unfinished.

2013 review:
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Nov 04, 2015 Lindsay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Rory is now a survivor of a vicious assault with all the emotional baggage that brings. She's also not coping at school, or coping anywhere at all really. But she still sees ghosts, and now she has an added ability as well, one that may make her essential to the Shades.

I liked this one a lot more than the first one. The writer is clearly so much better at her craft here. Rory is so clearly suffering from traumatic stress and the injunction placed on her not to talk about her experiences has her ...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Kate Welsh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, read-in-2012, published-in-2013

I need some time to... absorb this... but whoa. Whoa. WHOA.
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Okay, I wrote the above immediately after finishing, and now I've slept on it and it's the next morning, so I'll try to be a little more articulate. THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD. I almost don't want to say ANYTHING because I want you to be SURPRISED by everything, but let's just say that the concern I've seen about THE NAME OF THE STAR wrapping things up too neatly to allow for more books is NOT something you should be worrying about. There i ...more

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May 11, 2018 Amanda rated it did not like it

Shelves: children-young-adult

This was one of the most miserable sequels I've ever read. The first book was fun and good. This was a mess. The plot had no building tension. There were five mini-plots that didn't connect very well and didn't compel me to keep reading. There was kissing because kissing has to happen in YA, apparently, even though the kissing was lukewarm at best. There were three huge cliffhangers at the end, which is a bit excessive. And the first quarter of the book is spent recapping what happened in the fi ...more

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Sep 15, 2015 Justine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015-read

Another great entry in the Shades of London series. While this was very much a middle book, that was OK because it picked up the story from book 1 nicely and spent some time letting the characters develop and introduced some new ones. The ending set the stage for book 3, which based on that, promises to be very interesting.

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Nov 06, 2015 Robyn rated it liked it

Shelves: 2015

3.5. A solid middle entry to the series but I'm not in love with the direction the plot took in the last third of the novel. ...more

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Mar 13, 2014 Inês rated it really liked it

Shelves: drooling-over-cover, favorites

I really liked this book. A lot.
Especially because it is composed by so many great things.

Great story.
Great characters.
Great MC.
Ghosts.
Flawless writing (with funny dialogues and creepy parts).

Imagine a table full of your favorite desserts (I'm using a metaphoric example with food, because just like Rory, I much appreciate the ~~subtle~~ art of eating). Even though you want to eat them all, you can not, because your poor stomach would clearly not resist. So you pick up a plate and you serve yoursel ...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Shannon Duane rated it did not like it · review of another edition

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Aug 31, 2017 Dana Al-Basha | دانة الباشا rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own

Almost half way through this book and I just ordered the third one. The Shades of London books are spectacular!!

In the first book, Rory almost dies from Jack the Ripper (wanna be) attack, and discovers she gained a new ability besides seeing ghosts, so Jack was right.

Now Rory returns to school but she's not the same in some ways, she feels behind in all her classes, she isn't sure she likes her boyfriend anymore and she can't relate to her friends.

Rory is getting on my nerves! For most of the b ...more

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Oct 03, 2012 Mara rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-stars, mystery, supernatural

Cover Blurb: Yes or No? Divided. If I saw this book without knowing anything about it, I may not have been inclined to pick it up just because it doesn't really especially ghostly or intriguing. But I do like the title font, and there is something slightly haunting about it when you know what the series is about.

Characters: Rory is a blast. She's got a great sense of humor, is practical for the most part, and not overly emotional. Rory has suffered some series trauma, but rather than losing her ...more

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Jan 14, 2021 Vee rated it it was ok

This book was a complete mess and it broke my heart.

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Feb 26, 2013 Liviania rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Warning: There are major spoilers for book one in this review. I advise you to read it first.

In THE NAME OF THE STAR, book one of the Shades of London series, American exchange student Rory discovered that she could see ghosts. Her ability got her mixed up with the Shades - Boo, Callum, and Stephen - and their hunt for a man copying the Jack the Ripper murders. Rory's trying to recover mentally from her stabbing, but she's having trouble. It doesn't help that she's been turned into a human termi Warning: There are major spoilers for book one in this review. I advise you to read it first.

In THE NAME OF THE STAR, book one of the Shades of London series, American exchange student Rory discovered that she could see ghosts. Her ability got her mixed up with the Shades - Boo, Callum, and Stephen - and their hunt for a man copying the Jack the Ripper murders. Rory's trying to recover mentally from her stabbing, but she's having trouble. It doesn't help that she's been turned into a human terminus and any time she touches a ghost they blast off into the unknown.

I loved the character development in THE MADNESS UNDERNEATH. All of the relationships from THE NAME OF THE STAR have changed, mostly because Rory has changed. This is not a series where the heroine easily bounces back. Rory needs therapy and support, and she mostly gets it, but she's blocked off from a great deal of help by the fact that she can't tell people she was attacked by a murderous ghost.

Plus Rory's voice is irresistible. Maureen Johnson manages to inject a great deal of humor into a creepy, morbid series. Rory may not instantly be better, but neither is she depressed and nonfunctioning. She's fighting and part of that is holding on tight to her sense of humor. I've mentioned that Rory changed, but the charming narrator of the first book is most definitely not gone.

The plot of THE MADNESS UNDERNEATH meanders a bit more than THE NAME OF THE STAR. There is a murder in a bar, there is a murder of a psychic, there is a case but it's not as cohesive as it was last time. Things don't really start to pull together until the end, and just when it looks like resolution is coming Johnson flings out a major gamechanger. I sure hope there isn't a gap between THE MADNESS UNDERNEATH and book three as there was between THE NAME OF THE STAR and book two. Everyone is going to be talking about this ending.

If you loved THE NAME OF THE STAR, then I believe THE MADNESS UNDERNEATH will meet your expectations. If you haven't read THE NAME OF THE STAR, I recommend starting there. Much of THE MADNESS UNDERNEATH is about consequences and I don't think it will have the full impact if you're unfamiliar with the many characters. This series is a great choice for people who love ghost stories, London, and young people who fight crime. ...more

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Mar 17, 2013 Paigeewa rated it it was ok · review of another edition

God, I was so disappointed with this book! So very disappointed.

I adored The Name of the Star and I thought it was really cool to read Maureen Johnson's version of speculative fiction and urban fantasy/paranormal/what-have-you since the majority of her books have been of the contemporary fiction variety. TNotS was refreshing, but still had the MJ signature writing style.

While The Madness Underneath still retains that same style, it does not do the premise of its predecessor justice. Where th ...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I read this in one sitting, in raw panic, while stress eating to combat my terror for Rory and her friends. The Madness Underneath is fantastic. Even though Maureen Johnson made me cry AGAIN (it seems to be her hobby), I highly recommend it! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to eat this entire box of crackers with this jar of Cheese Whiz while I impatiently wait for the rest of the series. ...more

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Mar 16, 2015 Ronda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2015-favourites

This book was amazing!

I really enjoyed the first book 'The Name of the Star' and the prequel 'The Boy in the Smoke' and when I read the reviews of 'The Madness Underneath', I thought I was going to be disappointed... I really wasn't!

I wasn't sure what to expect, I certainly didn't think that Rory was going to be a major part of this book (probably because I didn't read the synopsis - I rarely do in a series though) and when I started reading and realised that this was going to be a continuation, ...more

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Sep 25, 2015 Veronique rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, paranormal, r2015, r2020, young-adult, stars-4-0

3.75*

In two minds about this middle book...

On one side, I loved getting back to Rory and seeing how she copes, or rather how she is not coping, with finding out about her Sight and the attack on her person from “the Ripper”. The fact that she cannot tell anyone is compounding the problem, making her spiral into deeper lies, threatening her relationships to loved ones and friends, and impeding her to return to her studies and normal life.

The new threat is a good one, suitably evil and scary, and ...more

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Apr 14, 2012 Kita marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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Is it just me... or does that cover look A HELL OF A LOT like the Morganville Vampires series?

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