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Anatomy: Eine Liebesgeschichte – Lass dich entführen in die geheimnisvolle Regency-Welt dieses #1 New York Times Bestsellers by Dana Schwartz

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lesemaus2303's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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tokiberry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Anatomy: A Love Story
⤷ ⭑⭑⭑.𝟳𝟱

❝ It was an impossible situation, a trick of society as a whole: force women to live at the mercy of whichever man wants them but shame them for anything they might do to get a man to want them. ❞

✶⋆.˚ In 1817 Edinburgh, lady Hazel Sinnett wanted nothing more than to become a surgeon. The only problem was that she was a woman, and according to society, women could not study medicine, let alone pursue a surgical career. Determined to achieve her ambition, she disguises herself as a boy to attend a lecture by the most renowned surgeon, Dr. Beecham, where she meets Jack Currer, a resurrection man who digs up bodies to sell to the Royal Edinburgh Anatomists’ Society for Medical Research. The two strike up an arrangement as Hazel prepares for the Annual Physician's Examination to become a surgeon.

what an intriguing take on historical fiction! it’s refreshing and something i haven’t come across before. the gorgeous cover piqued my interest even more. despite it being titled as a love story, i think of it as more of a subplot since the romance didn’t develop until we were halfway through. when we we did get there, it felt rushed kind of like insta-love. the book is fast-paced and ends abruptly.

it's a bit disappointing because I believe it would still be good even without the romance. however, despite these drawbacks, I still plan to read the sequel because of how entertaining the female lead is.

⊹˚☀️₊⋆ Hazel Sinnett is a lady from a wealthy family in Edinburgh who loved reading books and pamphlets about the human anatomy from her grandfather’s library. she has a strong desire and a burning passion for surgery. despite being confident in her abilities, she also has a vulnerable side, wondering how far she can actually go in reaching her dreams, especially with the societal barriers preventing her from studying medicine and thinking about her family’s expectations of her marriage despite feeling unimportant.

⊱ ۫ ׅ ❝ I used to be so confident. That’s the funny thing: I used to think that I knew everything, that I could do anything. And then you see it firsthand, and you realize how thin the line is between everything being all right and everything being ruined forever and you just become suddenly aware that you know nothing. I’m just a silly little girl playing dress-up and pretending. ❞ ✧

⋆˚🌙 ˖° Jack Currer knows his place in society and tries to make a living the best he can. when he meets Hazel, something about her immediately draws him in and catches his interest. i like that he reminds Hazel of the big gap they had in society and shows her the harsh reality of their side of town in contrast to her sheltered nature. honestly, Jack was underdeveloped, which is why i think the romance feels like "insta-love" due to his (unknowingly) immediate attraction to Hazel.

⊱ ۫ ׅ ❝ Dead bodies are never going to bite you. They're never going to do anything to you. It's living things that hurt you. ❞ ✧

i don’t think it’s going to be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you believe the premise to be something that intrigues you, then i encourage you to pick this up! you also gotta check out the audiobook version because the voice actor is ON POINT and why i loved Hazel more ♡ ⊹ ˖

⭑ ❝ My heart is yours, Hazel Sinnett,❞ Jack said.
❝ Forever. Beating or still. ❞ ࿐ ࿔*:･ﾟ

⋆𖦹.✧˚

✧ post-read: “Forever. Beating or still.” HOLD UP 🥹😭🫶🏻

✧ pre-read: NO REGRETS GETTING THE AUDIOBOOK VERSION. I LOVE THE NARRATOR.

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lolopatry's review against another edition

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dark hopeful informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The storyline was really good overall, it was a fun read. It didn’t have that much gore, but it was still pretty nice. I liked it a lot, it was pretty easy to read and to stay entertained. The chapters weren’t too long and I liked the MC very much and Jack. A pretty light and easy read.

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sarahgmo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

It was an entertaining read and I’ll probably read the sequel, but the narrative remained mostly surface-level: quickly moves through the plot, little world and character development

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katybeardshall's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i ate this up, can’t wait to read the second one

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emily98griffin's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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linguisticdinosaur's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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megstro's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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lucroseli's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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clovetra's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

hmm.

i don’t like comparing books because that’s like comparing art (not even “like” it literally is). but. sorry this is a worse version of the spirit bares its teeth SORRY

like yes books can have similarities! also this book literally predates tsbit so if anything that book copies this! but tsbit was magnificent…. and this was just…. good.

like i’m sorry tsbit pulls off “afab protag in high society in the victorian era betrothed to affluent man goes rogue and pursues a career in surgery where a male relative undermines the protag and protag uncovers secret relating to murders occurring in an establishment they are studying in”. like

i know that’s suuuchhhh a niche ‘trope’ but THE OVERARCHING PLOTS ARE SO SIMILAR!!!!!

and tbh i wouldn’t even be mad!!!! if i liked this as much as i liked tsbit!!!!!! which i didn’t!!!!!!

which isn’t to say i didn’t like this!!! i did!!! just….. it was ok.

like lowkey i didn’t care about the main characters until i was like 70% deep. i think i became a tad disillusioned because the book felt “predictable” as it followed the same plot beats as tsbit? idk. but jack & hazel felt so surface level. ok yeah hazel is rich and betrothed to shithead and wants to be a surgeon. idk it didn’t feel like there was anything truly deeper. jack is just a poor boy who does some morally questionable things to survive. and he likes isabella. like ??? cmon give me more than that!!!! they felt so two dimensional!!! also there was zero buildup to their romance. it went from her meeting him to them being in love way too quickly imo. i needed more tension than that!!! make them meet sooner man idk. i just didn’t feel connected to their love story as it felt like it only happened because the narrative says it must, not that the characters actually have chemistry.

also can i just say….. the ending is pissing me off sitting here thinking about it. the ending literally concludes nothing and it’s so obvious it’s setting up for a second book. obviously i know there’s a second book but my god i would be fuming if i read this as it was released. cuz seriously there’s a big difference imo between leaving room for a second book but still having a lot of shit closed, and making it so obvious you have to read the second book for any conclusions. i don’t think i’m explaining this right but. i don’t know when everything is essentially left open-ended for another instalment it pisses me off. like agggtm still has room for sequels but many plot points are closed. so many are left open at the end of this book and it’s annoying! some of them im not mad at, like oooo what happened to jack. but like what happened with hazel & her exam? why is her family still staying away from her? why is everybody in the town not furious at hazel regarding bernard??? like idk man i would’ve liked a tad more conclusive-ness.

tbh i think the characterisation & overall plot were what let me down with this. i had heard suchhhh good things about this book (plus i get my hopes up when a book has a good cover like this!!!) but idk it felt like this did not live up to the hype……

i think i defo will finish the series simply so i can say i know what happens. but honestly im not too invested? i kinda just want to read the next book in the series to know where jack is, not how anything else actually turns out 😬

i will say tho a big positive is i love me a book taking place in scotland. SCOTLAND FOREVER!!!!!!!! jack also sounds like he’d be hot. hmu real life jack’s (please don’t it’s pride month and i’m a lesbian)

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