My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix

You know, I was excited to read this, and I was excited to read [b:Cinderella Is Dead 43900612 Cinderella Is Dead Kalynn Bayron https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574698353l/43900612.SY75.jpg 68309452], and I felt a bit underwhelmed by both. I think Bayron has great concepts for books but that maybe, to me, fall apart a little in the execution. Like here I LOVE the big picture concept for the Jekyll and Hyde remix ( that baby Jekyll's father, Dr. Jekyll, is so ashamed of his son's queerness that he attempts to fully remove it from him and then creates a sad blanked-out version of Jekyll and a Hyde who's actually compassionate but in a way that's scary to Victorians...). Like, that part is rad. But the instant romantic connection between Gabe and Henry felt...underdeveloped...especially given other attempts to depict the period's intense propriety etc etc etc. Just didn't quite add up for me but I still liked the big concept as well as some of the historical details involved.