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I love to read. I am very eclectic in my reading but I especially enjoy erotica and erotic romance. I also like movies, live theater and concerts, hockey, and counted cross-stitch.
JEKEL LOVES HYDE by Beth Fantaskey
| Retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, set in a small Pennsylvania town with two teen-agers and their families as descendants of the famed literary characters. Jill Jekel's father has been murdered and her mother has a breakdown. She has to take care of herself and her mom. The chance for a scholarship comes up and her science teacher thinks she and Tristen Hyde should work together and prove the formula that Jekyll and Hyde had exists and works. Tristen knows the curse that follows the Hyde line but can he and Jill find a cure for it? I liked this telling. It is imaginative and up-to-date. I like the connection Tristen feels towards Jill. They are typical teens, oblivious to what is happening within their families. There is a gothic feel to the story. I like the path Tristen and Jill take. They learn about each other and about themselves during their research. It is nothing they or the reader will expect. |