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devilinlaw
Posted 2016-06-03 7:39 PM (#13711 - in reply to #12872)
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Location: Las Vegas, NV		Just finished "The Diabolical Miss Hyde" by Viola Carr and I have to say that it was only slightly above average. Part steampunk, part faerie story, part Silence of the Lambs, it never quite rang as very original to me. I know that may seem a little presumptive of me, calling a re-imagining of the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde unoriginal, but there were many threads to the story that just felt derivative rather than fresh. I will say that story did pick up towards the end and I may even check out the sequel, "The Devious Dr. Jekyll," at some point.

On another note, the synopsis of the book found on here WWE is not quite accurate. It's close, and probably even from the back of the book or the publisher, but it's not quite accurate. A few examples: the killer is dubbed the Chopper not the Slicer, the Royal Society doesn't sic Lafayette on her to prove she's a sorceress, and Eliza only uses the elixir twice, I think, in the course of the book. Most of the time, she's using her "remedy" to keep Lizzie from bubbling to the surface; with little effect, I might add.

Edited by devilinlaw 2016-06-03 7:40 PM

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