Wishlist Wednesday: My Dear Henry
When is it out?: Already released
What’s it about?: In this gothic YA remix of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, a teen boy tries to discover the reason behind his best friend’s disappearance—and the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic stranger—in misty Victorian London.
London, 1885. Gabriel Utterson, a 17-year-old law clerk, has returned to London for the first time since his life— and that of his dearest friend, Henry Jekyll—was derailed by a scandal that led to his and Henry’s expuslion from the London Medical School. Whispers about the true nature of Gabriel and Henry’s relationship have followed the boys for two years, and now Gabriel has a chance to start again.
But Gabriel doesn’t want to move on, not without Henry. His friend has become distant and cold since the disastrous events of the prior spring, and now his letters have stopped altogether. Desperate to discover what’s become of him, Gabriel takes to watching the Jekyll house.
In doing so, Gabriel meets Hyde, a a strangely familiar young man with white hair and a magnetic charisma. He claims to be friends with Henry, and Gabriel can’t help but begin to grow jealous at their apparent closeness, especially as Henry continues to act like Gabriel means nothing to him.
But the secret behind Henry’s apathy is only the first part of a deeper mystery that has begun to coalesce. Monsters of all kinds prowl within the London fog—and not all of them are out for blood…
Why do I want to read it?: Gothic Victorian setting- check. Mystery- check. LGBTQ+ romance- check. I’m a big fan of Bayron’s novels, and I always love the way she manages to combine fantasy elements into our own world, so I have no doubt that this will be a fantastic read anyway. But when you combine that with elements of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Oh my goodness, just take my money already. I’m patiently waiting on this one if only because my bookshelf space is severely limited and I’m getting through a backlog of books, but the moment I get a chance to read it, I’ll be ready!
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