A review by _luuucy_
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

Usually I’m really picky with fiction that deals in historical worlds I’m pretty familiar with (in this case, mid-19th century medical history), and while this had some definitive departures from strict reality, it did a great job of setting the stage accurately enough for the story to shine through without me going “aseptic technique wasn’t in practice yet!!” or whatever. I was kind of resistant to the titular love story at first (give me more really-intense-for-technically-YA surgical gore!) but ended up getting into it, and I think it did justice to how very weird this time/setting actually was!