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Anatomy: A Love Story
by Dana Schwartz
3.5 stars
If you know me, you know I love a good historical fiction and when you mix that with the YA genre, I'm 100% in. I grabbed this book for two primary reasons. First was the description but the second reason was the cover. I LOVE it.
Hazel is our main character and the thing she wants most is to become a surgeon. Unfortunately for her, as a Lady, that isn't something society is really willing to accept / allow. So when she comes up with a plan to sign up for classes / instruction as a man, she has the opportunity to do the thing she knows is the future for her. Unfortunately, she is found out but she makes a deal with one of the instructors. If she can pass the exam (without his classes), she will be allowed to enroll in University. It's a good thing she knows someone who can help her get bodies to study and dissect.
Jack Currer is a resurrection man and when he crossed paths with Hazel, little did he know things would quickly take a turn for him. As the city of Edinburgh deals with a plague, he and his fellow resurrection men are finding that their jobs have become more dangerous. Jack's friends are disappearing and when they do come back (not always) they are missing body parts. As he works closely with Hazel, they start to realize there is more happening here than they expected.
I loved the layers to this story. You have the class level issues (marriage, trying to survive, expectations of women, etc.) but you also have this other mystery of what is truly happening to these people disappearing off the street. I have to admit, that bit of the story was unexpected and it was a great twist to the story.
Ultimately, I enjoyed this story. There were a few things I wanted to know more about in the end like, how did Hazel's mother feel about everything...she was a major character in the beginning and drove a lot of the decisions Hazel made but then there was no closure. Too, her father is mentioned often but only as a catalyst to where Hazel is today, nothing noted around any of the choices she made. Jack!! I can't really say anything here but I'm a sucker for a happy ending.
If you're looking for a historical YA with a bit of a mystery and a gothic feel, definitely check this one out!
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the early copy in exchange for an honest review.
If you know me, you know I love a good historical fiction and when you mix that with the YA genre, I'm 100% in. I grabbed this book for two primary reasons. First was the description but the second reason was the cover. I LOVE it.
Hazel is our main character and the thing she wants most is to become a surgeon. Unfortunately for her, as a Lady, that isn't something society is really willing to accept / allow. So when she comes up with a plan to sign up for classes / instruction as a man, she has the opportunity to do the thing she knows is the future for her. Unfortunately, she is found out but she makes a deal with one of the instructors. If she can pass the exam (without his classes), she will be allowed to enroll in University. It's a good thing she knows someone who can help her get bodies to study and dissect.
Jack Currer is a resurrection man and when he crossed paths with Hazel, little did he know things would quickly take a turn for him. As the city of Edinburgh deals with a plague, he and his fellow resurrection men are finding that their jobs have become more dangerous. Jack's friends are disappearing and when they do come back (not always) they are missing body parts. As he works closely with Hazel, they start to realize there is more happening here than they expected.
I loved the layers to this story. You have the class level issues (marriage, trying to survive, expectations of women, etc.) but you also have this other mystery of what is truly happening to these people disappearing off the street. I have to admit, that bit of the story was unexpected and it was a great twist to the story.
Ultimately, I enjoyed this story. There were a few things I wanted to know more about in the end like, how did Hazel's mother feel about everything...she was a major character in the beginning and drove a lot of the decisions Hazel made but then there was no closure. Too, her father is mentioned often but only as a catalyst to where Hazel is today, nothing noted around any of the choices she made. Jack!! I can't really say anything here but I'm a sucker for a happy ending.
If you're looking for a historical YA with a bit of a mystery and a gothic feel, definitely check this one out!
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the early copy in exchange for an honest review.