"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, as the contents might be the key to a lucrative chemistry scholarship.
To improve her odds, Jill enlists the help of gorgeous, brooding 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 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."
What I have to say about it:
So cute! Of course, you have the nerdy outcast girl who is really cute, and the dark and dangerous boy. What is different about this book is the fact that it, as you might have guessed, draws from the whole Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. And there's chemistry involved! Both kinds. But seriously, I liked this book. The characters are not as stereotypical as they usually are in teen romance books (but not completely original, I guess) and the story line is...different. I actually felt invested in Jill, rooting for her and feeling ashamed for her when she starts being bad.
Now, the psychological parts might not be explained as well as I might have liked (I have my psych degree so that's not surprising), but I love that there's chemistry and psychology involved! Final thoughts, I liked it. It was cute, it was different enough to stand it apart from all those other YA books. I'd recommend it.
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