A review by katreadslit
The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap

4.0

What if we dreamily looked into each other's eyes while digging up a grave?

Although this book didn’t make me go as feral as I was hoping I still had a really fun time with it. The Resurrectionist follows our main character James as he gets wrapped up in the grave robbing business in order to earn some money. I liked the way the story explored the medical field in the academic setting, making me aware of the lack of resources during this era. The crime aspect of the graveyard/grave robbing scenes were so disgusting and nerve wracking! 

For the characters I really liked how the author honed in on James’s naivety making him easy to manipulate. Nye was also such an interesting character and I wasn’t fully convinced of his intentions till the very end. I would’ve loved it if the characters were a bit more unhinged, which is crazy to say because they are literal grave robbers, but I was ready for some crazy dissections and potential killings. 

I think the romance was really well done and a nice touch to the story. It was more of a light romance aiding in adding additional stakes to the mystery and grave robbing business. Both James and Nye had such great chemistry and I really enjoyed the way they bounced off each other. 

The story leaves off in a good place but I definitely would not be opposed to a potential expansion of their story in a sequel! Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington for providing me with this ARC.