Review: Hyde, an Urban Fantasy

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Title - Hyde, an Urban Fantasy

Author - Lauren Stewart

Series or Standalone -Book 1

Genre - Fantasy Paranormal

Publication - July 8th 2012

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Rating 5 out of 5

Synopsis

To survive, they must embrace what they most despise . . . in themselves and each other.

Mitch Turner is everything women want most in a man—charismatic, successful, drop-dead gorgeous. Except he’s not a man—he’s a monster.

The only way Mitch can protect others from his monstrous side is to stop them from getting too close…that and a 7x7 foot cage. Isolated by his genetic curse, he spends his life hurting people emotionally, driving them away before Hyde can harm them physically. But, after a night of the best sex Mitch has ever had, he realizes that might be impossible. Except the woman he was with claims she doesn’t remember any of it.

Eden Colfax is everything men want most, men other than Mitch, that is. She’s kind, honest to a fault and sickeningly sweet. To rid herself of the monsters that haunted her broken childhood, Eden doesn’t lie, doesn’t curse, and definitely never wakes up naked in strangers’ beds…until the day she does. 

Then the flashbacks start—places she’s never been, people she’s never met, blood she’s never spilled. She discovers she’s split into two parts—the woman she thought she knew and another who is capable of anything. And the only person with any answers is the one man she never wants to see again. 

What neither of them know is that someone is watching them both, manipulating them, determined to see just how evil the two of them really are. And when the truth begins to seep through the cracks, leaving them nowhere to turn but each other, they will be forced into a partnership neither had expected. 

Because in life, who you trust is as important as who you are. And when you can’t even trust yourself, sometimes the only person you can rely on is the last person on Earth you should be falling for.*** This novel is intended for adults only, as it includes lots of cursing, descriptive sex, biting sarcasm, and themes similar to those in Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, from which this story was inspired.

Review

I received Hyde, an Urban Fantasy as part of the Blog Tour Hosted by Bewitching Book Tours in return for a honest review. Mitch is attractive and successful, but he's also has a deep dark secret that which explains why he comes off as a jerk. Eden also is attractive super nice, but she also has a deep dark secret one she doesn't even know that she has. One night Eden wakes up in Mitch's bed, unknown as to how she's gotten there. It's not uncommon for her to wind up in different places then when she goes to sleep since she's been known to sleep walk now and then. 

After Eden wakes up in Mitch's bed everything starts to come out who she really is what's really happening, who this stranger Mitch that's she's drawn to is. They each have a part of them that is someone else, that when they sleep the other person takes over control of their body. While Eden's tends to be a party girl who's into hooking up with men then dumping Eden in random spots. Mitch's alternate persona is different he’s monster, he's filled with rage and wants to kill all who he comes in contact with. Eden doesn't know how she's gotten Chastity while Mitch inherited his Hyde from his father. 

I've never read any of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde stories but I've always been fascinated with the whole concept so when I saw this book I had to read it. I found the story entertaining; it's a fast paced story that keeps you on your toes as we learn more about Mitch and Eden. At first I wasn't too sure about Mitch but I was instantly in love with Eden she's so sweet you can't not like her. The more the story progressed and we learn why Mitch act's the way he does I started to like him to. I admit the story is a little heavy on the cursing, descriptive sex but if you look past it, and focus on the story aspect it's a great story. It's a new concept to me, and I really liked that they both had their own version of a Hyde because I've never heard of a female version of a Hyde like character, and it's not the traditional story. I feel like Lauren Stewart did a great job taking a known concept and creating a unique story. I loved the story however I suggest over 18 for anyone interested in reading Hyde, an Urban Fantasy. 

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