A review by alliepeduto
The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber
4.0
I really like character driven stories, and I thought Kiera was a very easy character to root for. It helped (for me) that there was a bit of an angsty romance with Gage, a la Regency era, so even though the story was a bit light on mystery, I was very invested in how it all panned out. It veered more toward romantic suspense for some of it, but with a more clear cut mystery than most of that genre, so I would still count this firmly as “historical mystery.” Also, shout out to Alana and Philip, they were excellent supporting characters!
The murder was much more gruesome than I expected. For how romance-y it was, I expected more of a cozy vibe and it was NOT COZY. AT ALL. I was very bothered by the whole anatomy scene at the start of the book, and the tone was very dark. I actually guessed the first major suspect and like Kiera started doubting myself, but in retrospect the killer is kind of obvious. Still, I like how the investigation progressed, and I liked that it was a locked room murder situation.
This was very good and I’m excited to read more from the series!
The murder was much more gruesome than I expected. For how romance-y it was, I expected more of a cozy vibe and it was NOT COZY. AT ALL. I was very bothered by the whole anatomy scene at the start of the book, and the tone was very dark. I actually guessed the first major suspect and like Kiera started doubting myself, but in retrospect the killer is kind of obvious. Still, I like how the investigation progressed, and I liked that it was a locked room murder situation.
This was very good and I’m excited to read more from the series!