Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

6 reviews

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

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

obsessivebooklover's review

dark hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abortion

Moderate: Rape and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Medical content

laffi's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Outing, Sexual content, Violence, Sexism, Gore, Medical content, Body horror, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Classism, Hate crime, Stalking, Chronic illness, Alcohol, and Abortion

Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, and Mental illness

teawitchontravel's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Sexism, Gore, Misogyny, Outing, Sexual content, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Abortion, Classism, and Hate crime

Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, and Mental illness

marywahlmeierbracciano's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Badass female surgeon Hazel Sinnett is back!  In this follow-up to Dana Schwartz’s bestselling Anatomy, Hazel is forced to trade her practical trousers for custom-made dresses when she is summoned to London to treat an ailing princess.  As she’s faced with a new medical mystery, Hazel labors over her thesis and finds herself in both a love triangle and a secret society.  This duology’s conclusion ponders prisons of circumstance, irreversible actions, and the meaning of love.  If you’re dying to know the rest of Hazel and Jack’s story, this utterly readable sequel is just what the doctor ordered.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion, Police brutality, Confinement, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol