#anatomy: a love story

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Consuming media in small bites rather than gulping it all down at once is great. It allows you to properly digest all the story beats and explore the nooks and crannies of every detail.

In the case of mystery detective-like stories, it also gives you a chance to connect the dots yourself. Which is awesome, except for when I was reading Anatomy: A Love Story, and screamed, outloud, in the middle of taking a shower, "they stole her vagina".

My boyfriend has become a befuddled witness of this event.

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books I’ve read in 2023

Anatomy: a Love Story by Dana Schwartz

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Edinburgh, 1817. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who’s just trying to survive in a city where it’s too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist’s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham’s lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal with Dr. Beecham: if she can pass the medical examination on her own, the university will allow her to enroll. Without official lessons, though, Hazel will need more than just her books – she’ll need bodies to study, corpses to dissect. Lucky that she’s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living, then. But Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets. Hazel and Jack work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.

Let me preface this review by stating that I am not a fan of historical fiction nor am I fond of romance novels. So that leaves the question, "What was I doing reading this book?" It's simple. The plot sounded delightfully dark and the cover is beautiful. What more did I need? And guess what? I loved the story. 

Pros: 

While this novel has elements of romance, it isn't the focal point from the beginning. We have time to learn about Hazel (darling Hazel!) and her ambitions to become a surgeon, despite having her life in high society planned out for her since birth. 

The mystery leading up to the big "Aha!" moment wasn't what I thought would happen at all, which left me exclaiming, "Oh?? So is this the road we're taking?! Okay, interesting!" 

Schwartz's depiction of Scotland sounds so gloomy and pretty that it's almost romantic. Even the Old Town has its charm.

Cons:

The second half of the second act–the third act feels a bit rushed. While I like Jack and how he treats Hazel as a competent woman who is more than capable of making her dreams come true, I don't wholeheartedly believe they could've fallen in love as quickly and as fervently as they did. They barely know each other. I feel like the romance should've had more time to marinate before the story gets into all of the mushy things these rowdy kids do.

As it stands, I think Anatomy is a charming little gothic tale worth reading. And if you enjoyed it as much as I did and found yourself wanting more of Hazel and her antics, there is a sequel that was recently released! I'll be requesting that my library pick up a copy as soon as possible so I can continue to go on adventures with the determined and headstrong Dr. Sinnett. While I recommend this book, as always, I suggest you take a look at trigger warnings here and if you want to buy the book, you can do so here!

Rating: 💀💀💀💀

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Anatomy: a Love Story by Dana Schwartz (Audio) Book Review

5/5 stars! This review will contain spoilers, read at your own risk. Summary: Hazel Sinnett is a young noblewoman from Edinburgh, Scotland. She has never been a typical young lady from a young age – much to her mother’s chagrin. When both she and one of her brothers are infected with Roman Fever (named for the bloody boils that formed on the infected people’s backs, not for its origin), Hazel…

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BOOK REVIEW: Anatomy by Dana Schwartz

Anatomy: A Love Story is set in Edinburgh in 1817. Hazel Sinnett is a young woman of seventeen who wants to be a surgeon. Unfortunately, as a member of the upper class, she is destined to marry to provide a rich man an heir, to be pretty, and idle away her life in luxury. She’s known her future fiancé since they were babies but now his kisses leave her unmoved. Still determined to become a…

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BEST BOOKS I READ IN 2022

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THE RARKYN’S FAMILIAR by Nikky Lee GENRE: Young Adult, High Fantasy, Dark Fantasy If you haven’t read my review, here’s the link.  This young adult fantasy is for those who enjoy Garth Nix and Trudi Canavan. The worldbuilding is amazing and the characters are complex. The second book in the series, THE RARKYN’S FALL, is yet to have a release date, so I’ll be keeping an eye out for that. THE…

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Hello hope you are having a good day or night,I just randomly thought about this but are you self taught or did you have an art teacher?

Why thank you, I hope your day or night has been good as well!

I’m a little bit of both, as my mom learned about portraiture from my grandfather, and passed onto me her love of studying life and watching nature and art documentaries when I showed an interest in drawing. It’s because of her encouragement that I strived to learn and grow in my drawing skills and eventually made the decision to go to art school for my degree.

Of course, I can also attribute the fact that I started drawing at all to those amazing Warriors Cats animations on early Youtube. I learned how to do digital art through watching speed paints :)

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As a celebration for the 75th emmys, today we have the actors of every iconic tv show you know and love, which we've never even nominated for ANYTHING, presenting the awards for the same 5 shows that win every award every single time

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Lucas & Simone temporarily reconnecting. 😘

Grey's Anatomy ep 20x08

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can I interest anybody in a Sonic and the Secret Rings comic I made 4 years ago

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Nurm after a long, hard day of being the most stunning guy I have ever and will ever draw. WHY is he so pretty