Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

52 reviews

gohan's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The book was enjoyable however it didn’t live up to the first. The event just kind of happened. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content

readwithev's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

The ending was a bit anti-climactic. I thought Hazel would have a more dramatic exit from the Companions of the Death. None of the other members came after her, except Anne-Marie. Plus Anne-Marie’s meddling in the king’s illness did not surprise me. Also, I thought we’d get more crimes from their group. Like embezzlement of royal funds or poisonings. I did like the bit about Anne-Marie ending up a floating head after Jack hacked her apart. I appreciated that the queen and her lady’s maid were in love and Hazel’s respect for them. Her willingness to help and conspire to make their dreams come true made me happy. I also liked that finale when Beecham appeared as his own solicitor.

Moreover, I liked Hazel’s personal development, her growing confidence as a physician, her love and loyalty to Jack even when the temptation of another man came around, and her determination to help others.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Alcohol and Medical content

sandwiiche's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

i'm going to pretend that this book doesn't exist and that anatomy is a standalone. apart from hazel (mostly), this book was a sad, disappointing, unsatisfactory mess

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Misogyny, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

wytherwytch's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Just loved this sequel to Anatomy. Such a beautiful story! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Violence and Sexual content

gracescanlon's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Classism, Child death, Dementia, Gore, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, Racism, and Lesbophobia

m_liz's review

medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

priscillarobock's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Gore, Grief, Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Violence

sarah_royal04's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

I don't think this sequel was required. 

She should have ended up with Simon, Jack was kind of a jerk in this sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Gore

leer_libros_1111's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

It's considered a YA book, but I would suggest more geared towards an older teen crowd. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Death, and Medical content

rebeccap's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective

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

4.0

“Immortality: A Love Story” is the sequel to “Anatomy: A Love Story”. Even though I was approved to read the book prior to publication I didn’t get around to reading it until a year later. Therefore there was a gap in time between when I read the first book and the second book. This meant I had a little trouble remembering everything that happened in “Anatomy”. But, I got into “Immortality” within a few chapters. The story was interesting and I enjoyed the mixture of medical mystery, history and romance. It was low spice which I also appreciated. There is also a philosophical and political aspect to the story… it makes you think.  

All in all, I enjoyed this and would definitely recommend it to my friends. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Gore