Reviews

Sawbones by Catherine Johnson

pepsiandcake's review against another edition

2.0

2
deadest book ever but I loved Ezra

wintergirl94's review against another edition

4.0

I liked this book a lot, it’s a great romp for YA readers and wonderfully written, a great diverse read. I love the natural formation of the trio who I hope will get up to many more adventures!

I did think the mystery was a little flat, but the characters more than made up for it!

crlyjn94's review against another edition

1.0

Very rushed book I found, things just sort of happened with not a lot of information. And the last chapter/couple of pages jumped from November to March and summarised what had happened in between in a couple of sentences.
Not my favourite, had to read for work, but I wouldn’t recommend! Would be good for year 6/year 7 I would say. The historical side was good, the speech and how Ezra was treated, but the actual story took a long time to get going and was actually quite boring.

katebull's review against another edition

4.0

Ooooooo, gripping and gory! Very good!

honee's review

medium-paced

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

3.75

kirby95's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

bethegaycowboy's review against another edition

this was sooo charming and fun, i really recommend it especially if, like me, you're interested in the history of anatomy lessons/body-snatching!!!

spellebook's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Gun violence

kentcryptid's review against another edition

3.0

Sawbones has an interesting and original setting: the gruesome world of surgeons in 1790s London. It has an enjoyable amount of grinchy detail about surgical procedures of the time and by the end I did care what happened to Ezra, the former slave turned surgeon's apprentice. However, the other characters don't come off the page (Loveday, the only significant female character, never feels like a real person) and the plot relies on everyone behaving thoroughly illogically.

alice_sherwood12's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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