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thestoryowl's review against another edition
3.0
It's been a while since I've read the others, but I still managed to follow along with this one.
tiffym's review against another edition
1.0
This novel was short, bland, and rushed to finish the series with open-ended questions.
alyram4's review against another edition
5.0
5/5 stars
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was an exciting read and I couldn't put it down! It was interesting take on the Jekyll and Hyde story, adding in some egyptian and modern elements. I thought this was greatly executed! Great standalone story and definitely worth a read!
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was an exciting read and I couldn't put it down! It was interesting take on the Jekyll and Hyde story, adding in some egyptian and modern elements. I thought this was greatly executed! Great standalone story and definitely worth a read!
saviinvhetin's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This one didn’t have any of the things I enjoyed from the first two and the cameos of characters from the first two were frankly the only good parts. It was incredibly slow until Edward showed up and once he did it moved almost too fast. The way they wrapped up everything with vileroy was boring.
lisaluvsliterature's review against another edition
5.0
First I want to thank both Netgalley and Candlewick Press for the chance to read this egalley. I don't think I reviewed either of the first two books on Goodreads, you'll have to go to my blog at http://misclisa.blogspot.com/ to find those reviews. But I really enjoyed the first two: [b:Another Faust|6378237|Another Faust (Another, #1)|Daniel Nayeri|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320461448s/6378237.jpg|6564263] and [b:Another Pan|6762468|Another Pan|Daniel Nayeri|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1280177653s/6762468.jpg|6960064] by Daniel and Dina Nayeri. And so, I was so excited when I saw this 3rd one on Netgalley, I immediately requested it. It seems like it was forever before they accepted my request, I began to get worried I wouldn't be approved, but I was, and I'm so happy, because I was NOT disappointed in any way, shape, or form!
Let me say this was a perfect ending to a great series! The books are modern day versions of some classic tales, which you can tell from the titles: Faust, an old German tale about a man who is unsatisfied with his life, so he sells his soul to the devil; Peter Pan, a boy who stays a boy forever, and has a band of boys who follow him, and then there is Wendy too; and finally, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the story of the man with the mild doctor personality by day, and the monstrous personality at night. All stories are well updated in this series. We started in the first book meeting Madame Vileroy, the beautiful and mysterious governess/guardian of 5 teens, all who have in a way sold their soul to her for what they want, beauty, success, smarts, athleticism, etc. However, she is basically like the devil, in that their wishes don't quite turn out the way they want, and she is almost defeated in the end, and three of the teens escape. Oh, and this story takes place at the prestigious Marlowe school in NYC. In the 2nd book we meet the Darlings, Lucy and John, who go to Marlowe because their father is a history professor, and researches into ancient Egypt. Because of some ancient artifacts that are loaned to the school for a special exhibit, the underworld is let out to take over the basement of the school. The new mousy school nurse seems to be a part of it, and we learn that she is Madame Vileroy, back to seek bone dust, the stuff that makes her immortal and beautiful. Peter is a new kid at school, there because he follows these artifacts, because he too has an interest in the bone dust, and the mousy nurse.
And finally, the 3rd, and what seems to be the final installment. Thomas, who used to date Belle, one of Madame Vileroy's charges, before she dumped him, now has to deal with Vileroy and his father getting married. Of course she isn't who you'd want for a stepmother, one reason for Thomas is that he is heartbroken and confused at Belle leaving, and what he thinks he saw before she left, and part of the reason is that she needs her son to be "re-born" in order for her to regain what she needs to be her normal, beautiful, immortal self. And she has chosen Thomas to be the "vessel" I guess you would say. Which leads to a whole Jekyll and Hyde scenario, and Thomas begins to have blacked out times that he cannot remember.
(Spoiler alert!!!)
In the end, I think there is no way you can say that the evil isn't destroyed. I believe this villain is gone, they defeated her. And that is the way that I want some stories to end. I want there to be an end to the evil. Kind of like Harry Potter destroyed Voldemort. Sometimes it is okay for evil to really go. And this is the perfect way it was done.
Let me say this was a perfect ending to a great series! The books are modern day versions of some classic tales, which you can tell from the titles: Faust, an old German tale about a man who is unsatisfied with his life, so he sells his soul to the devil; Peter Pan, a boy who stays a boy forever, and has a band of boys who follow him, and then there is Wendy too; and finally, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the story of the man with the mild doctor personality by day, and the monstrous personality at night. All stories are well updated in this series. We started in the first book meeting Madame Vileroy, the beautiful and mysterious governess/guardian of 5 teens, all who have in a way sold their soul to her for what they want, beauty, success, smarts, athleticism, etc. However, she is basically like the devil, in that their wishes don't quite turn out the way they want, and she is almost defeated in the end, and three of the teens escape. Oh, and this story takes place at the prestigious Marlowe school in NYC. In the 2nd book we meet the Darlings, Lucy and John, who go to Marlowe because their father is a history professor, and researches into ancient Egypt. Because of some ancient artifacts that are loaned to the school for a special exhibit, the underworld is let out to take over the basement of the school. The new mousy school nurse seems to be a part of it, and we learn that she is Madame Vileroy, back to seek bone dust, the stuff that makes her immortal and beautiful. Peter is a new kid at school, there because he follows these artifacts, because he too has an interest in the bone dust, and the mousy nurse.
And finally, the 3rd, and what seems to be the final installment. Thomas, who used to date Belle, one of Madame Vileroy's charges, before she dumped him, now has to deal with Vileroy and his father getting married. Of course she isn't who you'd want for a stepmother, one reason for Thomas is that he is heartbroken and confused at Belle leaving, and what he thinks he saw before she left, and part of the reason is that she needs her son to be "re-born" in order for her to regain what she needs to be her normal, beautiful, immortal self. And she has chosen Thomas to be the "vessel" I guess you would say. Which leads to a whole Jekyll and Hyde scenario, and Thomas begins to have blacked out times that he cannot remember.
(Spoiler alert!!!)
In the end, I think there is no way you can say that the evil isn't destroyed. I believe this villain is gone, they defeated her. And that is the way that I want some stories to end. I want there to be an end to the evil. Kind of like Harry Potter destroyed Voldemort. Sometimes it is okay for evil to really go. And this is the perfect way it was done.
napqueeniereads's review against another edition
4.0
This is (I'm assuming) the final book in the Another series and I think it's the best of the three. I've never read the original Jeckyll and Hyde so I can't really make comparisons. I like how in Another Jeckyll, Another Hyde everything ends up coming full circle. The whereabouts of the Faust children were finally revealed if not their final fates. I would have liked an epilogue on ehat the children all ended up doing after Vileroy was gone, although you do find out one thing about Christian. I would have also liked to know if Annie ever told anyone about her suspicions surrounding Thomas. She seemed like the type to not back down.
I really liked Thomas in this book. He wasn't just a snobby rich kid like everyone though. His life was not perfect. The fact that he missed Belle so much was nice to know, it showed a deeper feeling within him. I had thought Vileroy would play a more obvious role, but I guess she did through other means. Edward is technically a part of her so she played a major role. I felt really bad for Thomas having to deal with another voice in his head. Can you imagine how scary it would be to have such long blackouts? In the end Thomas was stronger than Edward and he closed him out. Humans are powerful beings especially when backed into a corner.
I won this book through a Goodreads First-Reads Giveaway.
I really liked Thomas in this book. He wasn't just a snobby rich kid like everyone though. His life was not perfect. The fact that he missed Belle so much was nice to know, it showed a deeper feeling within him. I had thought Vileroy would play a more obvious role, but I guess she did through other means. Edward is technically a part of her so she played a major role. I felt really bad for Thomas having to deal with another voice in his head. Can you imagine how scary it would be to have such long blackouts? In the end Thomas was stronger than Edward and he closed him out. Humans are powerful beings especially when backed into a corner.
I won this book through a Goodreads First-Reads Giveaway.
directorpurry's review against another edition
2.0
I read the first book in this trilogy while I was still in high school and very much enjoyed it - but then it took me several years to finish the series. I'm glad I finally did, even if they weren't exactly stellar books.
In general, I would say this series was enjoyable to read. It's light, sometimes silly, and not exactly "high literature," but that is also what makes it so readable.
In general, I would say this series was enjoyable to read. It's light, sometimes silly, and not exactly "high literature," but that is also what makes it so readable.
folklaureate's review against another edition
3.0
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Without reading the first two novels I must say that I was able to follow along with the plot without getting lost. I call that an accomplishment, though I should get my hands on the first two novels. For the moderate read it was, I had been able to finish in a few hours during my long car ride to my spring break destination.
It was a fun read, characters I was able to see brought or talked about back from previous books like the Faust children from Another Faust and Wendy Darling from Another Pan, so it was interesting to see them incorporated in Another Jekyll, Another Hyde. Vileroy's character development was extremely wicked and I loved it. But learning about her evil son Edward, I would have enjoyed some more development within his character. There was backstory: great! But, I wanted to know more about Edward Hyde, about his character.
Now some portions did take turns for the slow and steady that I felt could have been sped up. The occasional repetitive scenes, the chronic blackouts. The scenes without Edward in it dragged. The farther into the book I went, the faster it got and I enjoyed it. I also wanted to know why the drug of choice given to Thomas was named W, what it stood for. That would have been a nice little tidbit.
All in all, Another Jekyll, Another Hyde was a cute modern retelling and really could be played off as a stand alone novel because there was enough back story to keep me involved, and not really ask many questions about what happened in previous books. Sure reading them would have helped me with the characters in the novel but I still enjoyed it.
Without reading the first two novels I must say that I was able to follow along with the plot without getting lost. I call that an accomplishment, though I should get my hands on the first two novels. For the moderate read it was, I had been able to finish in a few hours during my long car ride to my spring break destination.
It was a fun read, characters I was able to see brought or talked about back from previous books like the Faust children from Another Faust and Wendy Darling from Another Pan, so it was interesting to see them incorporated in Another Jekyll, Another Hyde. Vileroy's character development was extremely wicked and I loved it. But learning about her evil son Edward, I would have enjoyed some more development within his character. There was backstory: great! But, I wanted to know more about Edward Hyde, about his character.
Now some portions did take turns for the slow and steady that I felt could have been sped up. The occasional repetitive scenes, the chronic blackouts. The scenes without Edward in it dragged. The farther into the book I went, the faster it got and I enjoyed it. I also wanted to know why the drug of choice given to Thomas was named W, what it stood for. That would have been a nice little tidbit.
All in all, Another Jekyll, Another Hyde was a cute modern retelling and really could be played off as a stand alone novel because there was enough back story to keep me involved, and not really ask many questions about what happened in previous books. Sure reading them would have helped me with the characters in the novel but I still enjoyed it.
rydswaneee's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed Another Jekyll, Another Hyde, I enjoyed the mystery. It was like we were finally getting to see Vileroy be defeated, because you already know who (how) she is from Another Pan. It's like each book was building you up to another level of her evil. My favorite part about this book was when Thomas, or another character, would mention a past character, or talk to a past character(s). I don't know why I enjoyed that so much, but I liked seeing how my favorite characters were doing I guess. The whole book was like something I never read before, about how W was like a drug (well it was, but at the same time it was something entirely different). The ending was sort of anti-climatic, but I guess the suspense that was in the rest of the story pretty makes up for that for me, even though I would have liked things to be less easy for Thomas, or for there to be more of a fight. I also wanted to all characters (Peter, Bice, Belle, and Christian) come and help Thomas gang up on Vileroy. I mean they did (not Peter, but John helped) in their own way, but I guess I wanted them to be physically there or something. Also I would have liked the epilogue to show what happened to each of the characters from each book, like what exactly happened to Victoria and Valentin, and what about Wendy and John and Peter? I guess I mainly just want to know about the last three, that was my favorite book out of the three. I know Peter left, but without the bonedust, did he die like Vileroy, or was it like once the bonedust stopped working he started growing like he should have? Anyway, I had a great time reading this series, it's one of my favorites!
phoebejeziel's review against another edition
4.0
I love this series, I feel that it is so unique and mystical that it immediately draws you in. I loved this book, and I appreciate the ending for Nicola. The only thing that leaves me unsatisfied is not knowing what happens with the other characters. I'm a sucker for happy endings, or at least knowing the ending fate of the characters I've followed, and I just wish it were a little more clear for Thomas. But I really loved how you gradually began to see the the changes in Thomas to Edward, it was done in such a creative way, the way the story of Hyde is woven into Nicola's life. I also loved how they brought back all of the other characters for a brief cameo, it was lovely. Really loved the plot, really love this series. I'm sad to see it end!