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Jekel Loves Hyde

Beth Fantaskey (2010)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.63
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGriefFamily Secrets

Positive tags

Slow BurnHealing ArcSelf-DiscoveryMystery

Hero archetypes

Cursed HeroBookish / Nerdy Hero

Heroine archetypes

Bookish / Nerdy HeroineHeroine with Secret

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Forbidden LoveHidden IdentityEnemies to LoversComing of AgeReluctant HeroQuestHidden HeirForbidden Magic

Themes

IdentityFamily LegacyScience vs MagicDualityComing of AgeRedemptionLove vs Duty

Synopsis

As seventeen-year-old Jill Jekel and classmate Tristen Hyde work together on a chemistry project, hoping to win a scholarship for her and a cure for his curse, they also uncover family secrets and a chemistry of their own.

Is Jekel Loves Hyde appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This Jekyll and Hyde retelling features two teens uncovering dark family secrets while working together on a chemistry project. Contains mild peril, family tragedy, references to curses and potential dark impulses, and sweet romance.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death of parent, grief, and family secrets.

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with the modern Jekyll/Hyde retelling that blends chemistry, family mysteries, and first love.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyGothic RomanceRetellingSupernatural Romance