SuitabookInherited identity and responsibility
Tristen believes a family curse may turn him into a violent killer, while Jill’s formula-related transformation is described as unleashing her darkest nature.
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Beth Fantaskey - Author
A dark, romantic retelling built around inherited identity, scientific experimentation and family secrets.
Jill Jekel has always obeyed her parents' rules - especially the one about never opening the mysterious old box in her father's office. But when her dad is murdered and her college savings disappear, she's tempted to peek inside, because the contents just might be a key to winning a lucrative chemistry scholarship. To better her odds, Jill enlists the help of Tristen Hyde, who has his own dark secrets locked away. As the team of Jekel and Hyde, they recreate experiments based on the classic novel, hoping not only to win a prize, but to save Tristen's sanity. Maybe his life. But as things heat up in the lab, Jill's accidental taste of a formula unleashes her darkest nature and compels her to risk everything - even Tristen's love - just for the thrill of being bad. Listed as one of Barnes and Noble's top eight must-read "fairy tale mashups.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA dark, romantic retelling built around inherited identity, scientific experimentation and family secrets.
Tristen believes a family curse may turn him into a violent killer, while Jill’s formula-related transformation is described as unleashing her darkest nature.
Jill and Tristen’s growing relationship develops while they recreate dangerous experiments and confront violent or threatening behaviour.
Jill seeks scholarship money and works with Tristen to recreate experiments linked to the classic story, despite secrets and potentially dangerous consequences.
Consider whether the reader is comfortable with a story involving a murdered parent, a missing parent, family depression, feared transformation, violent behaviour, dangerous experiments and a romance affected by loss of control.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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