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Hyde (Hyde, #1)

Lauren Stewart

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Aug 08, 2012 Jen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle-own

All I can really say is, "Wow"! This book had me from the first page right until the last. I stayed up pretty much all night to finish it and I will be a walking zombie today;but it was so worth it!
If Lauren Stewart keeps writing books like this, she will go far as an author. I am so waiting in anticipation for the next book!!!
This book was a great new take on the "Jekyl and Hyde" idea. As I read this book I went through a roller coaster of emotions, and I love books that do that for me. Not onl All I can really say is, "Wow"! This book had me from the first page right until the last. I stayed up pretty much all night to finish it and I will be a walking zombie today;but it was so worth it!
If Lauren Stewart keeps writing books like this, she will go far as an author. I am so waiting in anticipation for the next book!!!
This book was a great new take on the "Jekyl and Hyde" idea. As I read this book I went through a roller coaster of emotions, and I love books that do that for me. Not only does this have romance, but it also has suspense, betrayal and some horror thrown in! Throughout this story I was constantly finding out something else that had been hidden and the surprises that pop up at the end were great!! I really don't want to go into details of this book in fear that I might let something slip, and it is such a great read I would want any reader to experience it the way I did and not have a heads up on some of the secrets! I fell in love with the characters, Mitch and Eden. Mitch is a guy you can either love or hate, but because of his reasons for being so bitter and mean to people, I developed such a soft spot for him. He was so busy trying to throw his walls up and have people be pushed away, there was such a sense of vulnerability about him. Watching his sensitivity emerge throughout this story was so enjoyable and helped me realize that mostly everyone who holds such bitterness inside of them also has a part of them just wanting to be accepted and loved. It is usually there way of protecting themselves because they just don't want to be hurt in their lives.
Eden begins with being a little bit naive and holds such an extreme amount of loyalty in the people she loves and sees them as someone that can do no wrong. In alot of ways this sets her up to be hurt because no one is perfect and when a person puts another on a pedestal, there is always going to come a time where they let that individual down.
I love that this book has gotten me thinking about the dynamics of people and their interactions with other. In so many ways there is just so much insight in this book and so many facets of it that can keep me busy for hours thinking about it. This one is going to stay with me for awhile and I eagerly await the release of part two. Lauren Stewart has a new fan in me and I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to be entertained and likes to read books that really stop and make you think! My suggestion when you do sit down and read it, allow yourself ample amount of time to read it in one sitting, you won't want to put it down! ...more

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Jan 30, 2013 Tom rated it it was amazing

I’m going 4.5 but fully enjoyed this book almost cover to cover.

I was in a funk when I got nudged into giving this one a try. It was on my radar and I’m not exactly sure what turned me off in the first place or if it just got lost in the pile. Anyway thanks for the shout Sare. *waves* I love books that kind of get you at the prologue and just suck you in. Well that is what this book did to me. It helps when going in I was thinking it was going to be the same story of Jekyll and Hyde that we all ...more

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Oct 04, 2012 Jen rated it it was amazing

Loved this! It kept me captivated and has romance to boot! I can't wait for book 2 in December... I have to know what happens in Mitch and Eden's story! ...more

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Jul 17, 2012 Estelle (E) rated it did not like it

This book was so highly rated and so loved by everyone I had to try it, but it didn't do it for me. I liked to idea of Hyde, and I tried to read half of it but I had to give up after that.

I really felt the author was trying to 'feel the gaps'. Loads of dialogs and scenes and 'thoughts' were unnecessary.
And may I mention that the sex scene lasts for 10% of the book!
I felt everything was dragging... I did roll my eyes few times at some turns of events.

Anyway.. let's just say it wasn't my cup of t ...more

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Jul 27, 2012 Lise *friends don't flag* rated it really liked it

Shelves: sup-suspense-romance

3.5 stars. Fascinating take on an old story. Liked the main character Mitch; sexy, sarcastic and crass. The mystery and suspense surrounding his and Eden's condition, will have me reading book 2 when it comes out in December. ...more

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