Romance, Murder, Mystery and a touch of a classic; this book screamed to me read me, read me my formula is perfection. Well, just like the original Dr. Jekylls formula this book was just bad.

The two main characters are not well developed, the author falls back on characteristics of Jekyll and Hyde from the Classic instead of making them into today teens. This would have been fine if the author had not relied so much on her readers having read the classic. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is not a book that I read when I was a teen and I do not think that it is on many teen reading lists.

The Romance has no sizzle. Yes it is a rocky relationship and you wonder if they are really going to end up together but it is lacking that page turning element.
All of the murders take place before the book starts, so they are all memories/haunts. Which is fine but using the same formula over and over was unexciting. As for the who done it portion, it is very predictable. I guess all in all this book is totally predictable which made it boring.

When I started reading this book I was immediately hit with another parent who was totally incapable of taking care of herself. I am so tired of this trend in Young Adult novels. Being an adult with children I know that this is not a common occurrence and I guess I am getting tired of being portrayed as going to fall apart at the drop of a hat. Also, teens that take care of their parents, pay bills etc etc without difficulty seems a bit unrealistic to me. Yes I know it happens but I would imagine it would put a load of stress on the teen decreasing their grades and relationships with others. These book (and others that I have read) seem to glorify this situation.

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This is a book that twists the Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story and brings it into present day.
The story was worth the read. It is nothing that will knock your socks off but IS enjoyable and contains some surprises that you won't see coming.
OK for teenagers. As an adult it kept my interest.

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I gave this book 3.5-4 stars. I had seen this book a few times before so I was a little excited to read it. It was an interesting modern day take on Jekyll and Hyde. Jill Jekel is a descendent of the famous Dr Jekyll. Her father was just murdered and his secrets are coming to light. The only person who cares to comfort her is Tristen Hyde, but he has some dark secrets of his own. As the relationship between them develops, so do the complications.

I found this story to be interesting, but a little flat. I found Jill's character to be annoyingly naive and goody goody for her age. I am all for females being portrayed in a good light, but there is a line. In regards to the relationship between Jill and Tristen, I felt like the emotion was flat. I wanted more oomph. The story built up to have a more action packed ending and then it just stopped. I felt that the author could have included more instead of just ending the situation.

Overall it is a good read. I recommend it to anyone wanting a quick read that is a bit out of the ordinary.

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