Thank you to Feiwel & Friends for the advanced listener copy. For me, I would instantly recommend the physical copy of this book and not the audiobook. I did not feel like the audiobook narrator changed voices enough, I found myself confused over who was talking, and that took away from the experience. If you are considering reading this, I would not recommend the audiobook.

HOWEVER, I would recommend this story overall. Kalynn was masterful in her retelling and that kept me listening to the story. This is a retelling of the classic tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but as a queer, bipoc romance (at least, that is what I got out of it.)

We follow Gabriel Utterson, who in this story is a boy we follow from ages 15-17 as he studies in London, first in medicine then in law. Gabriel becomes enamored with Henry Jekyll, a boy he meets in school and in his boarding house. However, after an incident in the medical school that causes Gabriel to switch to law, Henry disappears and strange occurrences begin to happen, including a person named Hyde appearing to come and go from the Jekyll house as he pleases.

I loved the ending, but this was pretty slow paced in the middle. I would give the audiobook a 3/5 stars, but would recommend the physical copy of this book.