Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron

8 reviews

bea_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I really liked this book, and I think the only thing I would consider a downside was how few answers we got about what was actually going on with Henry. It’s kind of just like “Aha! A potion! That explains everything!” when there was so much more that could’ve been expanded upon. Just seemed like a bit of a lost opportunity to add some really cool intrigue is all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Outing, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Outing, and Police brutality

wildatheart1339's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Racism

Moderate: Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment

caidyn's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

What an excellent retelling! Black and queer folk in Victorian England. I greatly enjoyed reading this one and Bayron is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. I loved how she took the story and made it her own while continuing to stay close to the source material.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

eni_iilorak's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Classism, Death, Grief, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Slavery

stardustandrockets's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Murder and Classism

pvbobrien's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was the queer retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde that I didn’t know I needed in my life!

I will say, it took me awhile to get into this audiobook due to the narrator’s flat and unemotional performance, causing me to “not-right-now” this book for a couple weeks. But once I got past that, I absolutely flew through this book! 

I haven’t read the original book, so I don’t know how it compares, but for me I couldn’t put it down because I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see how the plot and mysteries within would all unravel.

The romance between Gabriel and Jekyll, while a bit too Insta-love for my tastes, was a relationship you wanted to root for. The mutual pining and tension between the characters made my heart break and soar in equal measure. 

Overall, I’m so glad to have been approved by Macmillan Audio & Netgalley for an ALC of this one, because it opened my eyes to this remixed classics series that has retellings of Pride & Prejudice, Little Women, and Romeo & Juliet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Racism, Medical content, and Murder

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gore, and Body horror

Minor: Vomit