Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson, brilliant writer, gorgeously written book, a chilling and beautiful thriller. New York Times Bestselling Author, shows Johnson’s ability of writing. Johnson, has become my favorite author. She has very beautiful books, she knows how to explain stories, very well written, The Madness Underneath, is the second book, the first one is The Name of The Star. At first, I had trouble relating to the book, and character. The main character, has a special ability, called terminus, this allows her to kill spirits that are going after her, or that are suffering. In the beginning, Rory the main character, got stabbed in the abdomen, sent back to her hometown, returned to London, and is facing the reality again. First, relating to the book was difficult, because the main character has a special ability, and in real life no one does. Rory, stabbed by Jack the Ripper, after he got to her, he gave her the last terminus before he stabbed her, after handing her the terminus, he exploded, the reason why he exploded, is because the terminus is to kill vengeful spirits. After getting the terminus, Rory has been able to kill spirits just by touching them. She, seems terrified, depressed, because she wants to help them, but not by making them explode and leave. Rory, sees the pain they are going through. For example, Rory is staying clear …show more content…
However, a spirit is a soul that never left the world. For instance, the spirit is living the same death cycle over and over again. Furthermore, the reason why Rory got stabbed was because, she could see all the spirits, she could see Jack. Once Jack found out she could see every moment he made, then he knew, he had to change something, might as well kill her. However, by Jack being noticed he couldn't move very well around place, the first book, has when Rory got the terminus from Jack, she killed him because she had a very strong power after receiving the