Immortality: A Love Story
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 Immortality: A Love Story |
American History > Industrial Age > Women in Science
Immortality: A Love Story is the eagerly-anticipated sequel to Dana Schwartz's #1 bestselling gothic romance, Anatomy: A Love Story.
"Schwartz continues to seamlessly blend fiction with historical events, creating a richly detailed and engaging look at life in Regency London...the central mystery is intriguing and fun, with a delightful historical who’s who in the form of a secret society." ―School Library Journal, starred review
"Accomplished prose" ―Kirkus
Hazel Sinnett is alone and half-convinced the events of the year before―the immortality, Beecham’s vial―were a figment of her imagination. She doesn’t even know if Jack is alive or dead. All she can really do now is treat patients and maintain Hawthornden Castle as it starts to decay around her.
When saving a life leads to her arrest, Hazel seems doomed to rot in prison until a message intervenes: Hazel has been specifically requested to be the personal physician of Princess Charlotte, the sickly granddaughter of King George III. Soon Hazel is dragged into the glamor and romance of a court where everyone has something to hide, especially the enigmatic, brilliant members of a social club known as the Companions to the Death.
As Hazel’s work entangles her more and more with the British court, she realizes that her own future as a surgeon isn't the only thing at stake for her. Malicious forces are at work in the monarchy, and Hazel may be the only one capable of setting things right.
Emily's Review
I adored Anatomy: A Love Story - it was a near-perfect gothic horror story with a beautifully ambiguous ending. I loved it. So I was curious to see what the author would do with a sequel. And the first 1/3 of the book was fantastic. I felt that it captured the same vibe as the first book.
Then the middle seemed to drag for a bit. I wasn't sure where the plot was even going until I hit just past the halfway mark. Luckily the pace picked back up at around 70%.
There were elements that I really loved - the dark tone at the beginning of the story, the Companions to the Death, the Princess Charlotte storyline, and even just the horror of how the immortality tincture actually works. I also found the way the author blended fantasy into history - it's my favorite kind of fantasy and the author does it very well.
What I loved about the first book was the story of a girl fighting to find her place in a world dominated by men. And also the graverobbing. I just didn't feel that in this story after that first 1/3. There were way too many coincidences to make me give this 5 stars, unfortunately. I definitely preferred the gothic settings and ambiguous ending of the first book. I also feel that this story leaned way more toward romance than the first book did. Where Anatomy feels like a gothic horror with a bit of romance, this felt more like historical romance with a touch of fantasy/horror. But all that said, I still really enjoyed getting to visit with these characters again.
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