STARS: 4 this speaks to the science nerd girl in me who wanted to be a pathologist when I entered college. Historical fiction out of England, feminism, lady surgeon. . .and a romance over stolen dead bodies. . .plus the cover. So clever.
My Thoughts:
Besides the thoughts above, I am not reading white YA authors as I want to spend more time with non-white authors, however, this is a historical fiction piece about a young woman who wants to be a surgeon and lives in a society where she has to dress up in her dead brother's clothes to get bodies. She also has to sneak in side doors just to learn because unless a man escorts her, doors are closed to her.
In addition, there is the class difference between Hazel and Jack. Who does not love a secret dalliance with a boy who is well below your social station? In the game of smash or pass, this is a hard smash.
I am also going to add a spoiler here. She loses the boy at the end when her ex fiancee has him killed. But there is one last chance of hope, so make sure you have the second book in the duology, even if it more about her coping without Jack and trying to live out her dream.
I listened to this as an audiobook, and if you want a professional reader in your ear reading in an accent, definitely borrow the audiobook from your local library.
From the Publisher:
Dana Schwartz’s Anatomy: A Love Story is a gothic tale full of mystery and romance.
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, Beecham will allow her to continue her medical career. Without official lessons, though, Hazel will need more than just her books―she’ll need corpses to study.
Lucky that she’s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living.
But Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets, and the dreaded Roman Fever, which wiped out thousands a few years ago, is back with a vengeance. Nobody important cares―until Hazel.
Now, Hazel and Jack must work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.
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, Beecham will allow her to continue her medical career. Without official lessons, though, Hazel will need more than just her books―she’ll need corpses to study.
Lucky that she’s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living.
But Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets, and the dreaded Roman Fever, which wiped out thousands a few years ago, is back with a vengeance. Nobody important cares―until Hazel.
Now, Hazel and Jack must work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.
Publication Information:
Author: Dana Schwarz
Narrator: Mhairi Morrison, Tim Campbell
Publisher: McMillan Audio (January 18, 2022)
Length: 9 hours 35 minutes
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