Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

18 reviews

bmpolito's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Murder, and Sexism

directorpurry's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

teawithgriffon's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

BREATHTAKING. beautiful book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Blood, Cursing, Classism, Medical trauma, Sexism, Medical content, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, and Gore

i put all triggers in graphic even though they arent all explicit. i do that because if you have an extreme sensitivity to any of them you will be triggered.

makredmon's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Body horror, Animal cruelty, and Kidnapping

quietlex's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

At first I found this a boring read with a few interesting points/moments thrown in, but by the end of it, I’m feeling a wanting sadness. Jack and Hazel have so much chemistry, a connection that anyone would envy. Their love story is an odd yet simple tale, soiled only by others’ greed. Poor boy falls for rich girl, they are forbidden to be, yet both struggle to find a way.

It really didn’t make sense for Dr. Beecham to give up his vial of formula so easily, especially after Hazel made it clear that she wouldn’t be using it for herself, but on Jack. I know he was hoping to have an immortal partner in crime to help advance medicine, but Hazel showed no signs of giving up on her love for Jack. They also never touched back on the “burning coals” in Bernard’s eyes after he sees Hazel taking care of Jack. I know the police immediately arrest Jack, so you could conclude that Bernard went straight to the cops, but they make it seem like Bernard was on Jacks side until the viscount convinced them otherwise. Otherwise, I really enjoyed watching the two love birds fall for each other and slowly being affectionate. It really encapsulated how it feels to be young and in love for the first time. What a trip to read Jack’s letter to Hazel about his still beating heart, “beating or still,” and to close the book and see the engraved anatomically correct heart on the front, still. My heart!

Easy read, if only boring at times with a sweet streak of romance that keeps you going. Long live Jack! And medicine!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Murder, Blood, Torture, Body horror, Violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child death, Death, Gore, Classism, Grief, and Medical trauma

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Death, Animal death, Gore, and Misogyny

shel_bay11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Incest, Medical content, Murder, Torture, and Sexism

elderflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.25

I received this ARC from Goodreads Giveaways. This in no way affects my review; all opinions are my own

Similar reads: 

• The Madman’s Daughter Series by Megan Shepherd

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent