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A review by bookish_withsky
Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
3.0
Once again, we follow Hazel Sinnett, an aspiring surgeon. She’s convinced that the events that took place a year before were all in her imagination, though she can’t stop herself from looking for Jack within each and every crowd. Once she’s arrested after saving a life, Hazel gets the opportunity to work with the Princess, Charlotte, who is very sick. She becomes more and more entangled in the court and still can’t stop her heart from searching for the person she loves most.
I absolutely adored the first novel and rated it five stars. That being said, I did not enjoy this one as much as I had hoped that I would.
Let’s begin with the pros: Hazel and other characters that we know and love are here and we do get some answers the questions the first book left us with. I love novels that have a bit of political intrigue and this book did delve into that a bit, which was pretty fun. I enjoyed the plot itself in general.
Here are the cons: The atmosphere felt a bit off and slightly different from the first one in a way that I struggled with. I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the first and felt out of place in the story with this one. There’s also a character that I felt acted differently, though still probably logically. They just didn’t show up when I thought that they would. I had hoped that I was going into the second novel to see an active search or a quick reunion, but that didn’t happen until half way, if not slightly over, through the book. I can see why the choices were made the way that they were, I just didn’t personally enjoy it. There’s also a bit of a love triangle that felt weird in this one, especially since we had one in the last book too.
Overall, it’s a good book. I can’t deny that it’s as good as the first. I was just hoping for a different outcome and dont fully agree with quite a few of the choices made.
I absolutely adored the first novel and rated it five stars. That being said, I did not enjoy this one as much as I had hoped that I would.
Let’s begin with the pros: Hazel and other characters that we know and love are here and we do get some answers the questions the first book left us with. I love novels that have a bit of political intrigue and this book did delve into that a bit, which was pretty fun. I enjoyed the plot itself in general.
Here are the cons: The atmosphere felt a bit off and slightly different from the first one in a way that I struggled with. I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the first and felt out of place in the story with this one. There’s also a character that I felt acted differently, though still probably logically. They just didn’t show up when I thought that they would. I had hoped that I was going into the second novel to see an active search or a quick reunion, but that didn’t happen until half way, if not slightly over, through the book. I can see why the choices were made the way that they were, I just didn’t personally enjoy it. There’s also a bit of a love triangle that felt weird in this one, especially since we had one in the last book too.
Overall, it’s a good book. I can’t deny that it’s as good as the first. I was just hoping for a different outcome and dont fully agree with quite a few of the choices made.