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Anatomy: A Love Story
by Dana Schwartz
dark
mysterious
medium-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 / 5 ⭐️
This was everything I needed in a gothic YA novel. Strong female lead and lovable side characters. The title Anatomy : A love story, leads more towards the FMC’s passion for human anatomy and biological science over her falling in love with a boy. Which, even though you could categorise this book as a slow burn romance it wasn’t the main drive in the plot.
I loved the Frankenstein meets dark Jane Eyre, 19th century Scotland setting. Very romantic in a classic novel mysterious way. A story of a young girl with a dream to become a surgeon in a patriarchal society and a young ‘grave robber’ who steals bodies for her to study on.
Read this in a singular day, which for me I don’t usually do unless it’s an action packed fantasy. But clearly the dormant academic part of my brain took over because I became very invested in the scientific elements and her progress as a physician.
I was slightly irritated by the ending but since finding I out its actually a duology the final couple of chapters make sense. If you like reading classics or dark gothic fantasy I would definitely recommend this!
This was everything I needed in a gothic YA novel. Strong female lead and lovable side characters. The title Anatomy : A love story, leads more towards the FMC’s passion for human anatomy and biological science over her falling in love with a boy. Which, even though you could categorise this book as a slow burn romance it wasn’t the main drive in the plot.
I loved the Frankenstein meets dark Jane Eyre, 19th century Scotland setting. Very romantic in a classic novel mysterious way. A story of a young girl with a dream to become a surgeon in a patriarchal society and a young ‘grave robber’ who steals bodies for her to study on.
Read this in a singular day, which for me I don’t usually do unless it’s an action packed fantasy. But clearly the dormant academic part of my brain took over because I became very invested in the scientific elements and her progress as a physician.
I was slightly irritated by the ending but since finding I out its actually a duology the final couple of chapters make sense. If you like reading classics or dark gothic fantasy I would definitely recommend this!